Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC announces recently issued patents and recent patent applications of its clients published by the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

Patent recently issued

U.S. Patent No. 7,285,209 B2 for Method and Apparatus for Separating Emulsified Water from Hydrocarbons. U.S. Design Patent No. D547,074 S for a Picture Frame with Graduation Tassel Retainer. U.S. Patent No. 7,244,915 B2 for Microwavable Flexible Sheets for Draping Over Food During Microwave Heating

Recently published Patent Applications

U.S. Patent Application No. 2007-0199142 A1 for Pool or Spa Cover and Methods Therefor

U.S. Patent Application No. 2007-0145057 A1 for an Automatic Countertop Access Port and Method of Use Thereof

U.S. Patent Application No. 2007-0125007 A1 for a Multi-functional Construction Apparatus

Other news:

The United States Patent & Trademark Office had recently issued new rules that would make the filing of continuation patent applications and divisional patent applications much more restrictive. Additionally, the USPTO had issued rules that restricted the examination of patent claims. Fortunately, implementation of these rules, planned for November 1, 2007, was suspended by a court injunction. In time these new rules may come into play, but for now, filing and examination of patent applications remains under the old rules.

Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC serves clients nationwide from Atlanta, Georgia, providing services related to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, litigation and corporate matters.

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