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USPTO Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents
In the December 9, 2009 issue of the Fed. Reg., the PTO requested public comments on a wide range of patent preparation and prosecution topics, from “Finding the Best Prior Art” to issuing and responding to first office actions and … Continue reading
PTO Launches Pilot Program to Speed Patenting Green Technologies
On December 8th, the Patent Office implemented a pilot program in which an applicant may have an unexamined application filed before December 8, 2009 made special upon a showing that the putative patent would “materially enhance the quality of the … Continue reading
Give A Little, Get A Little: New PTO Program Aims to Speed Examination
On November 27, 2009, the USPTO published the “Patent Application Reduction Stimulus Plan” (74 Fed. Reg. 62285) (a PDF is found at the end of this posting). Briefly, a procedure has been established whereby a small entity applicant can have … Continue reading
David Kappos and The Impact of KSR – A Unique Opportunity For Our Profession
By Paul Cole Visiting Professor, Intellectual Property Law, Bournemouth University, UK On Tuesday 24 November, David Kappos made a posting on the Director’s Forum including the following statement: Some have suggested that the Office is determining obviousness in a way … Continue reading