Via del Muschio 12/2
Castiglione della Pescaia
58043  GR  Italy

Inquiries: e-mail peterodgibson@yahoo.com for return call gratis.
patents pending

specializes in sound patents with minimal pending at the US Patent Office:

19 months from full Application filing to Issue is the average for all but *one of
the 50+ U.S. Patents viewable herein - please see 'Appendix-US Patents'; - versus
about five years current industry average.  *US 7,765,141 for a business method
examination backlogs of three years and invalidity infringement defense

'fodder': rejections based on prior art incurred by adversarial prosecution during
examination; are wholly obviated by filing with a petition requesting Accelerated
Examination based on a patent search & setting forth why a patent is merited in view
of the prior art.  This can now result in Patent Issue within six months of filing.

Document
US 7,741,974 - USB Port Connectible Device Reminder
The PDF above is a recent example: US Patent 7,741,974; for 'USB Port
Connectible Device Reminder' filed 28 Dec. 2009 and issued June 22, 2010.
Accelerated Examination obviates not only examination backlogs but also
invalidity infringement defense fodder in replacing otherwise typically
adversarial prosecution with appreciative consideration of a good petition's
explanation of how the claims are patentably distinguished over the prior art.
Preparation of the full 'written description' required by U.S. statute in proper
 support of the claims and in accordance with the Patent Rules does the rest.

Patentability searches also facilitate preparation of Applications that
contrast the claimed invention with the prior art with the concise, consistent,
definite language required by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:
the top U.S. Patent court; assuring against accusations of invalidity.

All full Applications are filed in full and proper condition for Allowance &
include formal drawings as further required of Accelerated Examination.
All work is quoted and full confidentiality is guaranteed to all clients.

Patentability searches average $900.  One third the quoted full cost:
requested in advance; is payment in full if disclosed by the prior art.
Petitions requesting Accelerated Examination average $570 plus filing fee.

Preparation of full Applications average $2,700 including formal drawings.
Provisional Applications, which secure for up to one year:
(a) foreign filing rights under the Paris Convention; (b) full Patent Pending status;
(c) an early filing 'cut-off' date for prior art applicable during examination of a full
Application for the same invention claiming benefit of the Provisional filing date;
average $690 with 3 day 'turn around' and informal drawings.

Please see 'patent process overview' page for quotation ranges by category.
Peter Gibson has been a US Patent Agent since 1991; was a manufacturing
engineer in the Chicago area; is married to an Italian woman with U.S. citizenship
and 20 years in the States; now lives in Italy where it is 7pm when 1pm in NYC or
10am CA; will gladly return calls concluded by this hour requested by e-mail:
peterodgibson@yahoo.com.