We are pleased to announce Ryan Pool’s paper entitled, “The Inherency Doctrine: A Performance Review” has been published in Volume 101 the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Mr Pool also presented this paper at the 2019 annual meeting of the AIPLA. The paper provides a statistical and legal analysis of The Inherency Doctrine. The paper also provides helpful and innovative strategies for overcoming difficult prior art rejections by creatively using the Inherency Doctrine. The data and insight provided in this work aids applicants in addressing difficult prior art rejections and strengthening the patent portfolios for their valuable inventions.
A link to the full paper appears here: 101-2 JPTOS – Pool Inherency
A link to Mr. Pool’s Inherency Doctrine strategy proposal for overcoming rejections can be found here: The Inherency Doctrine and How You Can Use it to Obtain Patents