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Category: Patent Office Rules & Procedures
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By Kevin E. Noonan — The Federal Circuit today ordered en banc review of Tafas v. Doll, vacating the panel decision of March 20, 2009. The Court's decision was reported per curiam and Judge Lourie did not participate in the decision to rehear the appeal en banc. The Court in its order noted that…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a notice published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 31372), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published rule changes relating to amendment practice in PCT applications, which took effect on July 1, 2009. The revision is specific to 37 C.F.R. § 1.485…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In June 29, 2009 press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it has agreed with the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) to establish a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program. As mentioned in prior posts regarding other participant Offices, the motivation behind the…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last Thursday, the White House announced that President Obama had selected David Kappos (at right), the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Intellectual Property Law at IBM, to head up the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In the days since that announcement, a number of patent organizations and trade…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a Notice published in the Federal Register (74 Fed. Reg. 28473) on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced an additional public comment period relating to a potential deferred patent examination pathway. This additional period for submitting comments expires on August 31, 2009. As…
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By Donald Zuhn — Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a statement today indicating that President Obama intends to nominate David Kappos (at right) to be the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Senator Leahy stated that Mr. Kappos' experience as a development engineer…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office posted a notice on its website today announcing that the next meeting of the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) will be held on June 18, 2009. The meeting will be held on the USPTO campus, Madison North Auditorium, Concourse Level, 600 Dulany Street,…
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By Christopher P. Singer — Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent out by e-mail its latest e-Commerce e-Alert, this one entitled "Tips to Improve Your e-Filing Effectiveness." Included in the e-Alert were four general procedures that help to streamline electronic prosecution through the use of EFS-Web and Private PAIR. Patent…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently unveiled a beta test release of its new website. According to the USPTO, the new site has been designed to improve the overall look and feel, as well as to enhance the user experience with improved navigation. The USPTO's goal of the…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last February, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hosted a roundtable discussion on deferred examination. The roundtable, which lasted about four hours, brought together two dozen participants, representing a variety of industries and organizations (as well as positions on the issue), to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a…
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