Patent Prosecution

Office Action Responses

Purpose:
To reply to rejections or objections raised by a patent examiner during examination.

Includes:

Analyzing the examiner’s arguments (e.g., novelty, obviousness)

Amending claims to overcome rejections

Drafting a legal response with technical arguments

Strategic claim narrowing or clarification

Hearings

Purpose:
To directly communicate with the patent controller to clarify issues and speed up prosecution.

Includes:

Conducting hearings with the controller (phone, video, or in-person)

Discussing claim language, prior art, etc. directly

Increasing the likelihood of allowance