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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Last Thursday (May 10, 2012), a roundtable of intellectual property experts convened at the George Washington University Law School. It was co-sponsored by the USPTO and the U.S. Copyright Office. The purpose of this roundtable meeting was to consider the possible introduction of small claims proceedings for patent and/or copyright claims.
The day began with framing of the challenge:... Read More
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Guest blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Teresa Stanek Rea
Currently, the USPTO has two principal ways of challenging granted patents - inter partes reexamination and ex parte reexamination. Both of these are an examination performed in the Patent Examining Corps, specifically in the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU). Inter... Read More
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Google was awarded design patents on Tuesday for its Project Glass browser glasses, which take wearable computing to a new stage.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
As USPTO continues to work toward improving effectiveness, a key to maintaining progress will be financial stability, predictability, and sustainability.
Towards this end, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) authorized a 15 percent surcharge on most patent fees, which went into effect on September 26, 2011. The AIA also entrusted the USPTO with the responsibility to set fees... Read More
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Friday, May 11, 2012
An actuary describes the long and winding road to obtaining a patent — in his case, for a statistical sampling method that can be used by insurance companies.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
If you missed our wonderful exhibit— The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World —while it was on display several months ago here at the USPTO campus, you now have another chance. This exhibit, which commemorates the far-reaching impact of Steve Jobs’ innovation on our daily lives, opens today at the Smithsonian Institution. Head to the concourse of the... Read More
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
USPTO is making it a major focus to actively engage and have regular conversations with our stakeholders on a host of issues. Look no further than how we have managed the rulemaking process to implement the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), including – for the first time in the Agency’s history – proposing and setting a new fee schedule.
Recently, the Government Accountability Office... Read More
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
One of our stars here at the USPTO was honored this morning for her excellent work as a public servant. Senior Telework Advisor Danette Campbell is one of 33 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists in the category of Management Excellence. Under Danette’s guidance, the USPTO has created a teleworking program that is a model not just for the federal government but for any employer. A... Read More
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Guest blog by Acting Administrator for Policy and External Affairs Shira Perlmutter
As fiscal year 2012 moves forward, the Office of Policy and External Affairs (OPEA) continues to make great strides toward improving the global intellectual property system. Our dedicated staff promotes the protection of U.S. intellectual property interests around the world—from the World Intellectual... Read More
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Board of Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), like other areas within the USPTO, have experienced increased growth, leading to a large backlog of ex parte appeals. With the new Post-Grant Review processes set forth in the America Invents Act (AIA) fast approaching and BPAI resources being diverted to prepare for those new proceedings, there are concerns this backlog may continue to grow. As a... Read More
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Friday, Apr 27, 2012
This entry in our series on implementation of the America Invents Act (AIA) focuses on the proposed rules for supplemental examination.
The supplemental examination procedure was designed to provide patentees with a quick and decisive examination of items that were overlooked during the patent’s original prosecution. So quick in fact, that the AIA set a three-month period for us to conduct... Read More
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Saturday, Apr 21, 2012
Is this really the golden age for inventors?
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