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18 Apr 2007, 7:40 am
In an open letter to the heads of the United States, European, Canadian, German, and Austrian patent offices, an international coalition of patent examiner groups seeks changes in the demands on patent examiners, stating that the increase in productivity demands and the number of applications to be examined, combined with the increased complexity of applications is leading to a decline in patent quality. [read post]
18 Jun 2019, 2:00 am
In Return Mail Inc v United States Postal Service, 587 U. [read post]
4 Sep 2013, 12:14 pm
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the PPH in 2006 with a number of other patent offices in an effort to reduce duplication efforts and to accelerate the examination process. [read post]
28 Oct 2013, 3:41 am
Getting back on track after the government shutdown, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now looking forward to defining its strategy for the next four years. [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 1:36 pm
Oral arguments were held December 7, 2011 at the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
15 Apr 2008, 7:24 am
Per this USPTO press release yesterday: The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it is initiating a six-month pilot program that will allow an applicant to have an interview with the patent examiner prior to the first Office action on the merits in a new utility application. [read post]
11 May 2021, 12:15 pm
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued its 11 millionth patent today, May 11, 2021. [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 4:35 pm
IPNews® - The United States Patent and Trademark Office released a preliminary ruling that one of the patents in question in the Apple and Samsung patent wars is invalid. [read post]
11 Apr 2015, 1:04 pm
The United States Patent and Trademark Office current fee schedule went into effect on January 1, 2014, and was last revised on April 1, 2015... [read post]
24 Dec 2009, 9:47 am
Faced with a growing backlog and long patent pendency periods in a difficult fiscal environment, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reaching out to former patent examiners, inviting them to [...] [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 8:00 am
This is the final segment of my interview with Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
22 Aug 2008, 6:00 pm
Interesting quote in the comments (Comment 9) to the NEW rule set I mentioned previously on “Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule (14Aug2008)” (emphasis added): Non-practitioners are not entitled to provide legal advice or otherwise practice law. [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 10:41 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding making permanent the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program between the two offices and setting forth the common desire to implement further developments of the PPH program during a high level event in Budapest honoring Hungarian inventors and innovative companies. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 9:55 pm
The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David Kappos, announced Monday that he will step down from his post in January. [read post]
27 Apr 2015, 3:00 am
Bernie Knight, a partner with McDermott and a former General Counsel to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, will co-moderate the event along with me. [read post]
8 Jul 2019, 8:15 am
That’s more than the combined total for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO; 605,571), the Japan Patent Office (JPO; 318,381), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO; 208,830) and the European Patent Office (EPO; 159,358). [read post]
22 Sep 2022, 7:14 am
A maintenance fee is a fee paid to the United States Patent and Trademark Office after the patent grant. [read post]
5 Mar 2007, 5:59 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has launched a community review project according to an article in the Washington Post. [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 8:24 am
USPTO and EPO Work on Joint Patent Classification SystemThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to work toward the formation of a joint patent classification system. [read post]
9 Aug 2007, 12:20 am
The following came into IPBiz via email:Complex Work Units Pilot at the USPTO The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking participants for a Complex Work Units (CWUs) Pilot Program scheduled for late 2007. [read post]
