Service
The years after filing are where patents are won or lost
An application is examined, objected to, amended, and sometimes narrowed. The technical arguments that survive that process are built from the same evidence work that preceded filing.
- Who it is for
- Applicants who have received an examination report
- You provide
- The application, the examination report, and the file history
- You receive
- Analysis of each cited reference against your claims
Who this is for
- Applicants who have received an examination report
- Teams managing a growing portfolio
- Anyone facing a deadline they do not understand
What you provide
- The application, the examination report, and the file history
- The commercial features you most need to keep covered
- The deadline you are working to
What you receive
- Analysis of each cited reference against your claims
- Technical arguments and proposed amendment options with their scope trade-offs
- A drafted response for review by the professional of record
- A deadline and renewal calendar
- Portfolio notes on what to keep, divide, or let go
Process
How this work runs
Each step has an output you can read. If a step changes the answer to "stop here", we tell you at that step rather than at the end.
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01
Assess
Read the objections and the cited art against the claims as filed.
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Option
Set out amendment options and what each one gives up.
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03
Draft
Prepare the technical response and supporting arguments.
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04
File
The response is filed by the professional of record within the deadline.
Responses are filed by the attorney or agent of record. Examination outcomes remain with the patent office. Missed statutory deadlines can cause irreversible loss of rights.
Often taken next
- Patent drafting — Specification, embodiments, drawings, and claim strategy, with review at each stage.
- Patent landscape — Map who is filing what, where, and which technical areas are still open.
- Questions people ask before starting
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