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A helpful guide for applicants to navigate through the most common options in responding to a final office action at the USPTO.

This primer covers the basics of U.S. restriction practice and offers some considerations when responding to a restriction requirement.

Applicants seeking to pursue intellectual property protection in the United States can find themselves facing a process for a long period of time. However, there are a number of programs and options that can be employed to expedite the process and reduce not only time but also costs.

Trade secret law provides protection for information that its owner takes reasonable measures to keep secret and that derives independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable. If a trade secret is misappropriated by another, the owner may be entitled to damages, an injunction preventing further use or disclosure of the trade secret, and in some cases the recovery of attorneys’ fees.