ISA Search Report Received

[schristensen7]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin

I have received an International Search Report with 45 days to consider ammending my PCT filed in October 2007 with their input. The first 11 claims were not searched because they pertain to subject matter not required to be searched (directed computer software), claims 17 - 19 are novel but not inventive (referenced documents are a patent - X/Y, a patent application - X and a patent application - A) and claims 12 - 20 judged to have industrial applicability. I didn't expect a clean report and feel the non-inventive claims of 12 - 20 can be addressed in ammendment and perhaps reversed.

My question is this: should I bother filing an ammendment at this time to upgrade the patent before first review (US the filing authority) or wait until the first review to address the ISA issues? Money is tight and I'd prefer to spend my patent dollars wisely.

Thanks.

 

[divgradcurl]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin

I have received an International Search Report with 45 days to consider ammending my PCT filed in October 2007 with their input. The first 11 claims were not searched because they pertain to subject matter not required to be searched (directed computer software), claims 17 - 19 are novel but not inventive (referenced documents are a patent - X/Y, a patent application - X and a patent application - A) and claims 12 - 20 judged to have industrial applicability. I didn't expect a clean report and feel the non-inventive claims of 12 - 20 can be addressed in ammendment and perhaps reversed.

My question is this: should I bother filing an ammendment at this time to upgrade the patent before first review (US the filing authority) or wait until the first review to address the ISA issues? Money is tight and I'd prefer to spend my patent dollars wisely.

Thanks.

Generally, there is little to be gained by filing anything at this point.

 

[schristensen7]

Thanks DivGradCurl

Thank you for a prompt reply.