{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Omni Legal Group Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog","title":"Why is it important to be proactive during patent pendency?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oRVGCvetah\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/patent-pendency\/\">Why is it important to be proactive during patent pendency?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/patent-pendency\/embed\/#?secret=oRVGCvetah\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why is it important to be proactive during patent pendency?&#8221; &#8212; Omni Legal Group Blog\" data-secret=\"oRVGCvetah\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/February-16th.png","thumbnail_width":452,"thumbnail_height":275,"description":"When an individual finds themselves languishing in the \u201cpatent pending\u201d phase of the application process, they often ask, \u201cwhy is this taking so long?\u201d and \u201cshould I be concerned with the status of my application?\u201d These are perfectly reasonable and important questions. The short answer is that you should not worry very much if you find yourself in the \u201cpatent pending\u201d phase for several months or even years. Why? Because it is important to understand that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is an extremely busy government agency tasked with analyzing thousands of patent and trademark applications each..."}