Megan reviews the prosecution history and examiner statistics for U.S. Patent No. 7,669,123, a very controversial patent that covers the Facebook newsfeed. Was it allowed on merit, or was the USPTO influenced by the identity of the applicant?

Megan reviews the prosecution history and examiner statistics for U.S. Patent No. 8,825,597, which covers the Dropbox technology. Based on the examiner's statistics, how likely was it for Dropbox to obtain this patent?

Megan decides what to do with an application facing a non-functional, descriptive subject matter argument: US Application No. 11/635,318. She provides the history of this type of rejection, which provided ammunition against business method and software patents before Alice and continues to pose problems for some applicants.

Megan explores what makes a good patent attorney in today's world of big data.

Megan interviews Professor Shine Tu, from the University of West Virginia, about his research in examiner allowance patterns.

Megan talks about whether the USPTO's Track One program is worth the money.

Megan decides whether to reinstate appeal in U.S. Application No. 12/173,281.

Megan interviews former Examiner A about USPTO examiner training and what a typical career path might look like.

Megan decides whether to pre-appeal U.S. Application No. 10/474,658.

Chris and Megan decide what to do with an application facing a non-functional, descriptive subject matter argument: US Application No. 11/635,318. Chris provides the history of this type of rejection, which provided ammunition against business method and software patents before Alice and continues to pose problems for some applicants.