US Patent Law
You are employed by the Space Enterprises Inc. In 2012, Space Enterprises filed a patent application for a matter anti-matter engine that is still being prosecuted by the USPTO. You notice a patent that just issued in 2017 for a similar design engine that was also filed in 2012. Your boss asks for your recommendations for a course of action. What option(s) do you recommend to your boss? List and explain all reasonable options. Are there other options that you could suggest?
Initiate a derivation proceeding.
Initiate an interference proceeding.
Initiate a reexamination proceeding.
Do nothing. Accept that the competitor won and admit defeat.
Approach your competitor with an offer to collaborate.