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Category: Patent Office Rules & Procedures
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On Wednesday, we published a request from Dr. Richard Belzer to patent practitioners and patent applicants to submit comments regarding the Ex parte Appeal Rule to the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) (see "Unhappy with the Ex parte Appeal Rule? Read This Now — Updated"). Because the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has not…
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By Christopher P. Singer — We have learned from one of our foreign associates that the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced that it will launch an online priority document exchange (PDX) service with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) beginning on October 14, 2008. The KIPO has a similar PDX program…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a Notice published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the names of persons that have been appointed to the Performance Review Board. Among the twelve familiar names constituting the Board, Margaret J. A. Peterlin (Under Secretary of Commerce…
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By Richard Belzer — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) today published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public comments on paperwork burdens associated with the changes in the procedural requirements for ex parte appeals (73 Fed. Reg. 32937-32977, June 10, 2008). This notice arises under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44…
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By Donald Zuhn — Last Wednesday, Plaintiffs-Appellees SmithKline Beecham Corp., SmithKline Beecham plc, and Glaxo Group Ltd. (GSK) filed their brief in the Tafas v. Dudas appeal (see "GSK Files Brief in Tafas v. Dudas Appeal"). As we previously reported, the Plaintiffs-Appellees had until September 24th to serve and file their brief. Also…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a press release on September 26, 2008 announcing that it had signed a statement of understanding with the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) which memorializes the existing cooperation between the two Offices and enhances the cooperative efforts on work sharing and international…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a September 25, 2008 press release the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it has entered into an agreement with IP Australia (IPAU), whereby IPAU will act as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for certain Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)…
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By Donald Zuhn — On Wednesday, SmithKline Beecham Corp., SmithKline Beecham plc, and Glaxo Group Ltd. (GSK) filed their brief in the Tafas v. Dudas appeal (see "Brief of Plaintiffs-Appellees GlaxoSmithKline"). As we previously reported, the Plaintiffs-Appellees had until September 24th to serve and file their brief. Most patent practitioners are no doubt…
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By Christopher P. Singer — In a memorandum dated September 22, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to enter a pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program, effective September 29, 2008, for a term of one year. The addition of the EPO…
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By Christopher P. Singer — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a press release on September 24, 2008 announcing that the Office had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) regarding a comprehensive plan on cooperative patent examination. The motivation behind this program is to increase…
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