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24 Aug 9:04 am
... property issues around the world, is seeking a high performing professional to join its Senior Executive Team as the Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Examination Policy. The USPTO is a fully user fee-funded organization with an annual budget in excess of $1.9 ... ; has an award-winning performance reporting program;
and is transitioning to electronic end-to-end processing of both patent and trademark applications. The USPTO is located at its new state-of-the-art headquarters in Alexandria,
VA. KEY ...
25 Jan, 2007 7:58 am
... for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Love most recently served as the acting deputy commissioner for
patent examination policy, and has previous experience in Technical Center 2600, which handles Internet-related ... agency in a variety of leadership positions, including
director of the technology center with responsibility for examining business method patents and computer related inventions. He was appointed
to the Senior Executive Service in 1988. See USPTO announcement here ...
18 Jun 6:46 am
... the big topics during the meeting was patent quality, which was addressed by Marc Adler(member, Andrew Hirshfeld, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy). Marc identified some areas of consideration for the PTO: • Defining "Quality" - the term should be defined
in terms of the validity of the granted patent, and not the commercial value of the invention. Quality should be composed of 3 main elements: (1) drafting quality of the ...
23 Apr, 2007 1:29 am
... on what "substantial reason" would trigger this provision, or how "significant" the harm must be. The decision to grant the petition will be left entirely up to the USPTO
Commissioner, which is a politically appointed position (and cause for some concern). The proceeding will be a more strict type of
reexamination request, where the patentee gets one opportunity to amend the patent. Amendments may not enlarge the scope of the claims. No ...
25 Jul, 2005 1:27 am
... For one, the USPTO wasn't "told" to cover its costs - it was actively seeking a fee-based system (the commissioner at the time, Gerald
Mossignhoff, has openly talked about this on numerous occasions). The idea was that, if the USPTO went to ... all the applications they examine. For those of us that prosecute
extensively before the USPTO, there is the annoying phenomenon of patent "churning" - where certain Examiners reject applications in an attempt to provoke RCE's, which the
Examiners also receive ...
31 Dec, 2008 4:14 am
... 10 plus years as a result of a reduction in maintenance fees that would have been paid for these issued patents. When coupled with the
current economic crisis and the need for the U.S. government to fund agencies and projects that are ... current economic climate it is doubtful that such a radical step will happen. At
a minimum, I remain hopeful that the new PTO commissioner to be named in the very near future will be focused toward changing the PTO to make
it more efficient and to provide maximum ...
6 Mar, 2008 4:23 am
Earlier, the 271 Blog reported on USPTO Commissioner Dudas' testimony before Congress (link), where he commented that the allowance rate for
applications has dropped to 44%. As recently as November 2007, the USPTO indicated ... 2006) and the JPO (48.5% in 2006). In the upcoming issue of IAM, the magazine will look at the
controversial subject of "patent quality:" what does it mean, how can it be identified, is it possible to measure? Contibutors to the article will include Jon Dudas, Alison
Brimelow ...
15 May 6:06 am
... for the applicant, lead to venture funding and consequently be good for the economy. Related posts: An Interview with the Acting Commissioner for PatentsJust over two weeks ago I wrote an article explaining that quality review at the USPTO was changing for ... of James Rogan and Jon
Dudas, the last two political appointees to hold the Position of Director of the PTO. Acting Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino has told me that examiners will begin holding interviews with applications and their ...
22 May 1:40 pm
... firm I am with - Zies Widerman & Malek. Mark had an interesting conversation earlier today with a patent examiner who shall remain nameless. The purpose of the call was
to inquire about the status of a particular application that had been filed over 4 ... about this article and one thing lead to another and ultimately I spoke with Acting
Commissioner for Patents, Peggy Focarino, for about 40 minutes regarding what the Patent
Office is trying to do to enhance quality and make a better, smoother ...
12 May 7:52 am
... critiquing what has happened. In my opinion, all of this is excellent news! Related posts: Obama Administration Tackling Patent BacklogEven before President Obama announces
his selection for Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, a post known ... of James Rogan and Jon Dudas, the last two political appointees to hold the Position of Director
of the PTO. Acting Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino has told me that examiners will begin
holding interviews with applications and their ...
20 Aug, 2008 9:59 am
... find inventions -- the word 'invent' comes from the Latin verb that means 'to find' -- then import and patent them]. * The whole contents of a New Zealand complete
specification with an earlier priority date published after the ... by surgery or therapy and methods of diagnosis practised on human beings. * Creation of a Maori Advisory Committee to
advise the Commissioner of Patents on whether a claimed invention is derived from Maori traditional
knowledge or from indigenous plants or animals and, ...
22 Oct, 2008 1:26 pm
John J. Doll, Commissioner for Patents, US Patent & Trademark Office, talked today at the
BIO Intellectual Property Counsel Committee's Fall Conference and Committee Meeting, a group with a very keen ... the field, the allowance rate in TC 1600 was just 33.6% (click on the
graph at left to see the data). It is noteworthy that the Commissioner revealed that the number of original applications has remained rather
constant. The explosion in filed application numbers (441,637 applications in FY2007) ...
16 Jun 7:28 pm
... a process that involves the use of recombinant DNA technology, must in substance be disclosed in the complete specification of the patent and in substance fall within the
scope of the claim or claims of that specification. The "per se" limitation has ... was whether such a structure was "a substance (including a mixture or compound of substances)." In
following the Sanofi decision, the Commissioner held that "substance" and "compound" should be given broad meanings in order to reflect the
statutory ...
9 Jun 1:48 am
... invalidity. Now, Kenny J has refused BMW Plastics' attempt to get an order to have the Commissioner re-examine VIP Plastic Packaging's
patent. Section 97 provides for re-examination of a standard "patent" in 3 situations: ... too. Kenny J was (with respect) justifiably sceptical about the costs savings
that might flow: I doubt that the provision of a report by the Commissioner after re-examination would reduce the cost of this proceeding and
expedite its determination. First, the Commissioner's ...
5 Nov, 2008 4:44 pm
... of Commerce, and the Administration about intellectual property matters. As Director of the USPTO, he administers the laws of granting patents and trademarks and the day-to-day management of the $1.8 billion agency and its more than 8,900 ... ) but the previously embattled Deputy Director
Margaret Peterlin has already announced her resignation. Commissioner for Patents John Doll and
Commissioner for Trademarks Lynne Beresford are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for 5-year terms that are not ...
22 Feb, 2008 12:11 am
... the applicants' IP have plenty of other sources for it. Furthermore, there have been several rulings by the Israel Patents Commissioner in the last few years in which he published decisions relating to as-yet-unpublished patent applications - in clear violation of the
statute that prohibits such publication. But no one took the Commissioner to task for this. So while it is the case that if an application is
finally rejected - a rare occurrence, since the ILPTO is ...
26 Aug 10:04 am
... public (anywhere in the world) before filing an application for the invention. Specifically, Article 29(1) of the Korean Patent Act provides that the novelty of an invention
is destroyed where: the invention was publicly known or publicly worked in Korea or a ... grace period. The prospective applicant must also submit a document to the KIPO Commissioner proving the relevant facts, within thirty-days of filing the patent application. For applications entering the Korean national phase based
on a PCT ...
11 Jan, 2008 1:43 pm
... requirements of the new Rules, and did not disclose any estimate by the PTO of the economic burden of the loss of patent value that would be caused by the new Rules. There
was no disclosure of any of the PTO's data, assumptions, computer ... used in developing the proposed "Continuations," "Examination of Claims," or "IDS" rules…; At one of the public
"Town Hall" meetings, Commissioner Doll confirmed that the PTO did not analyze its data to ascertain the underlying cause of "rework" to
evaluate ...
15 Jul, 2008 5:35 pm
... must be submitted. The request for participation in the Triway pilot program must be faxed to:T he Office of the Commissioner for
Patents at 571-273-0125, directed to the attention of Magdalen Greenlief. Once the request for participation in the ... JP office action, an
English translation thereof, an accuracy statement, and the IDS must be faxed to the Office of the Commissioner for Patents at 571-273-0125, directed to the attention of Magdalen Greenlief. At this point, each of the corresponding ...
27 Sep, 2007 1:59 am
Patentdocs has a rather critical assessment of a recent lunchtime talk by John Doll, Commissioner for Patents at the USPTO. Specifically, concerning peer-to-patent, patentdocs wrote: As mentioned by the luncheon audience, the likelihood that a
competitor will try to manipulate the [peer-to-patent] system against an applicant is high, and the Office appears to be uninterested in the consequences of this possibility.. Of
patent grant rate, patentdocs ...
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