Extremely important.  Docketing is what keys our actions in IP prosecution.  Every patent or trademark application has due dates (usually many, many due dates) which if missed could result in the abandonment of an application.  Some missed dates are recoverable while some are not.  Of those that are recoverable, reinstatement can be quite expensive and require untold hours of additional work.

INTRODUCTION
Once treated like the crazy uncle no one wants to be seen with, Intellectual Property and the scope of its influence is fast becoming a media darling. Public releases from both the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as the American Bar Association have let that crazy uncle out of the closet and pushed him into the spotlight.

There’s a saying in Texas: “If you don’t like the weather… wait around a few minutes.” Courtesy of the National Football League bestowing local Arlington with the privilege of hosting Super Bowl XLV, the whole world got to see just how bizarre the weather can get here. In the span of 48 hours we went from cool and mild to frozen and snowed in from a relentless succession of storms that lasted two weeks.