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Tag Archives: United States Patent and Trademark Office
USPTO Remains Open for Six Business Days if Government Shuts Down
Press Release, 11-26 USPTO Prepares for Possible Government Shutdown In the event of a government shutdown on April 9, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will remain open and continue to operate as usual for a period of six business days – through Monday, April 18, 2011 — because the USPTO has enough available reserves, not linked to the current fiscal year, to remain in operation until then. Should a shutdown occur and Read More >
BIO Hosts U.S./China Biotechnology Examiner Workshop with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and China’s State Intellectual Property Office
Press Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, April 05, 2011) – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) hosted a U.S./China Biotechnology Examiner Workshop with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) on March 28, 2011 in Beijing, China. The workshop which was organized by BIO for SIPO examiners, focused on biotechnology patenting and encouraged bilateral cooperation between SIPO and the USPTO.“BIO recognizes the commitment on behalf of the Chinese Government and Read More >
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Tags: Access and Benefit Sharing, Beijing, BIO, biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry Organization, China, Chinese Patent Office, claim homology, enablement, Events, Examiner workshop, genetic resources, patent, patent disclosure, patent law, PTO, sequence homology, SIPO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, written description
USPTO to Issue Proposal for “Track One” Accelerated Patent Examination in Flexible “Three Track” Patent Processing Program
In case you missed this last week, the USPTO will be issuing a Federal Register Notice requesting comments on their proposed Track One Accelerated Patent Examination requirements. The forthcoming Federal Register notice will request comments from the public on a number of different proposed requirements for participation in Track One, including (a) the proposed fee of $4,000 for each application (to recover the full cost of resources necessary to prevent the delay of other, non-prioritized applications); Read More >
Patent backlog hinders nation’s job creation
Article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel with interesting numbers. Highlights: -Many of the missing jobs – hundres of thousands or possibly millions – are buried under the backlog of 1.2 million unprocessed patent applicatoins that have accumulated over the past 10 years at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. -A single U.S. patent can create three to ten jobs. -Nothaft estimates more than 2 million new jobs are buried in the backlog -”Innovation is our Read More >
