Category Archives: USPTO Practice and Policy

Patent Office Provides Slideshow to Examiners to Assist in Testing Claims for Statutory Subject Matter

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Warren Woessner

As a supplement to the “instructions” discussed in my last post, the PTO has now provided a compact slideshow to Examiners to assist them in evaluating claims for statutorily patentable machines, processes or compostions of matter. Ironically,the flowcharts are a … Continue reading →

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PTO Issues Interim Examination Instructions for Patentable Subject Matter and Invites Comments

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On August 24, the PTO issued interim instructions (not rules) to guide Examiners post-Bilski. I did not see this as a major event, given that the Supreme Court will soon be reviewing the Bilski “machine or transformation” (M or T) … Continue reading →

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David Kappos Confirmed as PTO Director

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Warren Woessner

Just minutes ago, the US Senate confirmed David Kappos as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office. On behalf of the leadership of AIPLA, I would like to … Continue reading →

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USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting Materials

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Warren Woessner

The materials from the June 3, 2009 USPTO Customer Partnership Meeting are available online but I have downloaded them into a PDF format available here.USPTO Meeting Materials.pdf

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