Here is a statement from ITKG regarding how the new patent process has affected there current lack of success with the USPTO. This most likely is not showing up on your sar. Excerpted from the latest 10Q...........
Of the aforementioned 73 U.S. patent applications which have been filed, 57 have been rejected and 16 have received a non final rejection. Certain patent applications have been rejected by the patent office due to more stringent requirements implemented by the patent office over 18 months ago. The company has elected not to appeal those patent application rejected as the contents of those rejected applications have been incorporated into subsequent applications.
Recent developments in the law increase the challenge of obtaining U.S. patent protection. In particular, the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR v. Teleflex (2007) makes it easier for the USPTO to sustain obviousness rejections. As a result, the USPTO is now more likely to reject applications by combining elements from the prior art – even where no motivation to combine can be shown in the art references. This new approach affects all applicants, including Integral Technologies, Inc., and has reduced the rate of patent issues. Nevertheless, Integral Technologies, Inc., continues to pursue intellectual property protection through its patent and trademark portfolio while constantly evaluating its filings to judiciously apply resources to the most critical technologies.
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