Q: What do I do with this information?Referenced CitedU.S. Patent Documents11287037
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Other references
Translation of International Search Report for Application No. PCT/EP2021/053075 dated Apr. 16, 2021 (2 pages).
Patent History
Patent number: 11920679
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 2021
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 2024
Patent Publication Number: 20230091687
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart)
Inventor: Gerhard Wetzel (Korntal-Muenchingen)
Primary Examiner: Stacey A Fluhart
Application Number: 17/908,890
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: With Separate Manual Operator (192/219.6)
International Classification: F16H 63/34 (2006010
A: I would be glad to help you with this (pending knowing your identity, in order to do a conflicts check). But the situation is more complicated than the limited information that you have presented, and it would not be appropriate to present more information in this forum. If you're interested in assistance, let's go offline.
A:
It appears that you have filed a patent application on your own and have received an Official Action that rejects some or all of your claims.
As a matter of statistics, inventors in this situation cannot get meaningful protection without the help of a patent attorney. However, I have no knowledge of the facts in your case and do not know if the statistics apply to you.
It is understandable that you do not wish to incur the expense of engaging a patent attorney. But you may wish to consider whether the loss of protection on your invention would cost more than the attorney's fee.
I wish you the very best in your endeavor.
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