Patent Ombudsman Pilot Program | Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0032 |
10/21/2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is currently developing a Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program (“Program”). More...
Interim Examination Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter Eligibility | Interim Eligibility Instructions |
8/24/2009
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has provided Interim Examination Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter Eligibility ( “Interim Eligibility Instructions”) for use by USPTO personnel in their review of patent applications to determine whether the claims in a patent application are directed to patent eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 pending a final decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Bilski v. Kappos, S.Ct. No. 08-964 (cert. granted June 1, 2009). More...
July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures | 37 CFR Part 1, [Docket No.: PTO–P–2009–0025], RIN 0651–AC34 |
7/1/2009
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has revised the rules of practice in title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) to conform them to certain amendments made to the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“PCT”) that took effect on July 1, 2009. More...
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees | 37 CFR Part 1, RIN 0651–AC28, Docket No.: PTO–P–2008–0023 |
11/12/2008
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has announced amended the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ("PCT"). More...
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office | 37 CFR Parts 1 and 11, Docket No.: PTO–C–2005–0013, RIN 0651–AB55 |
11/17/2008
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has adopted new rules governing the conduct of individuals registered to practice before the USPTO. More...
Delay of Effective and Applicability Dates of BPAI Rules | 37 CFR Part 41; Docket No.: PTO–P–2007–0006; RIN 0651–AC12 |
12/10/2008
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has announced that the final rule relating to practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (“BPAI”) in ex parte appeals did not take effect on December 10, 2008 as originally scheduled. It added that new effective and applicability dates will be identified in a subsequent announcement. More...
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act of 2008 | S. 3325 |
10/13/2008
U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law a legislation that calls for coordinated U.S. agency efforts in the fight against intellectual property piracy, effectively marshalling national resources to help better equip state and local associations when protecting IP rights.
The new law, known More...
Clarification of Patent Regulations Currently in Effect, and Revision in Applicability Date of Provisions on Patent Applications | PTO–P–2008–0035 |
8/7/2008
In a notice issued on August 4, 2008 , the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) notified the public about a new applicability date of regulatory provisions dealing with related applications in the “Claims and Continuations” Final Rule. This Final Rule was permanently enjoined by More...
37 CFR Parts 1 and 41, Docket No. PTO–C02008–0004, RIN 0651–AC21 |
8/14/2008
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued on August 14, 2008 a final rule that directs the adjustment of patent fees for fiscal year to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). The patent statute provides for the annual CPI adjustment of patent fees set by statute to More...
37 CFR Part 41, [Docket No. PTO–P–2007–0006], RIN 0651–AC12 |
6/10/2008
The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published in the Federal Register new rules that seek to improve the process of ex parte appeals before the USPTO’s Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), an agency announcement said. According to More...
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