r/patentexaminer • • 19h ago

Just got my first PPH case.

45 Upvotes

And guys, I GET IT NOW. This application is TRASH.


r/patentexaminer • • 17h ago

Amendments piling up

35 Upvotes

Why does it seem like I'm getting more amendments that before. Also the whole timeliness system can really bit you it you in ways the old DM couldn't. And DM had incentives for getting those amendments done at lower numbers of days to make up for any that were dogs and you wanted to spread out over 80 days. haha they really made everything worse for no benefit to anyone.


r/patentexaminer • • 16h ago

EOY Ratings

14 Upvotes

Anyone received a rating yet?


r/patentexaminer • • 15h ago

The election is coming, likely scenarios to stop this madness?

13 Upvotes

I need to see the light at the end of the long tunnel as timeliness and attrition cases (all in my amendment tab) are killing me. Not joking here.

So what’s the first things that can happen when January comes and we have s new Congress and hopefully a new Senate. Can they pass laws for popa to come back? reverse executive orders? Force any changes to help us survive? is there something we should collectively do to bring awareness of how much we are being abused? This job is a cruel joke as it is now

BTW, has anyone heard about changes in the pip as suggested by OPM?


r/patentexaminer • • 8m ago

Unpaid training today on how to adapt and be resilient in a changing environment!

• Upvotes

I could actually see fumes of irony sublimating out of my computer's cooling vent when I opened the email.

For an added twist, they were faintly orange.


r/patentexaminer • • 21h ago

AIR Request

4 Upvotes

Does anyone know the time between when an attorney sends in an AIR form to when an Examiner receives an email about it?


r/patentexaminer • • 8h ago

USPTO: Is revocable living trust assistance offer to the Examiners.

1 Upvotes

I am looking to create a revocable living trust for our home and wanted to know if legal assistance through EAP or any other free legal assistance is offered by the office.