We’re pleased to highlight a recent guest post by Alex Gambino, Registered Patent Attorney with Thrive IP®, featured by the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center on August 13th. In “Intellectual Property...
Changes to USPTO Unintentional Delay Rules: What Patent Owners Need to Know
A missed patent deadline can become a serious problem. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has now made the consequences of a long delay more significant for certain petitions based ...
Alexander J. Gambino Publishes Article on AI and Attorney-Client Privilege
Registered Patent Attorney Alexander Joseph Gambino had his article “The Missing Shield: Forging Privilege for the AI Age,” published in the June 2026 edition of the Association of Intelle...
USPTO’s India Intellectual Property Rights Toolkit: What Businesses Need to Know Before Expanding into India
Entering a new international market creates opportunities for growth, but it also exposes a business’s intellectual property to new legal risks. Companies should understand how intellectual prop...
USPTO Changes Ex Parte Reexamination Procedure for Patent Owners
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a procedural change that could affect how patent owners respond to ex parte reexamination requests. Under the new process, pate...
What’s Telling About the USPTO’s China IP Guide
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released an updated guide on intellectual property in the People’s Republic of China. At first glance, it looks like just another gover...
Director Orders Patent Reexamination in Video Game Technology
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ordered a reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 12,430,397 B2, a patent focused on video game technology. The outcome of which could affect inventors, devel...
Dr. Stipkala Speaks in Charleston on Legal Risk Mitigation for Small Businesses
Jeremy M. Stipkala, Ph.D., J.D., Patent Attorney and Certified Mediator with Thrive IP®, served as a panelist at the “Strategic Growth: Risky to Resilient” event hosted by the South Carolina Smal...