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Pre-Office Action Interview Pilot Program.
Per this USPTO press release yesterday: The Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it is initiating a six-month pilot program that will allow a… more »
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Pre-Office Action Interview Pilot Program.
Jake Ward wrote 1 month ago: Per this USPTO press release yesterday: The Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Tradem … more »
Tafas v. Dudas; SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Dudas - Permanent Injunction Granted.
Jake Ward wrote 1 month ago: Defendants Jon W. Dudas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office are permanently enjoined f … more »
USPTO-IP Australia Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program.
Jake Ward wrote 1 month ago: The USPTO and the Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) have agreed to a trial program allowing ap … more »
Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation In a Patent Application.
Jake Ward wrote 1 month ago: The USPTO is revising its procedures for handling requests to withdraw from representation by a prac … more »
March Madness Trademark?
Jake Ward wrote 2 months ago: Per the Miller Small Business IP blog: Is “March Madness” considered a trademark? … more »
Importance of Patentability Searching.
Jake Ward wrote 2 months ago: The Patent Prospector has a well written post today that creatively ties the USPTO’s recent c … more »
Wiki Community Patent Review Update.
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Jake Ward wrote 2 months ago: Many months ago, we had posted on WikiPatents, an online community designed to review U.S. pate … more »
Don't Hassle With Our Trademarks, Hoff!
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Mike Dockins wrote 2 months ago: Section 45 of the Lanham Act defines a trademark as: “any word, name, symbol, or device, or an … more »
The London Agreement and European Patents.
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Jake Ward wrote 3 months ago: The Patent Baristas have a good post on the London Agreement and the effect it will have on Europea … more »
Revised Procedure for an Oath or Declaration.
Jake Ward wrote 3 months ago: Per a USPTO press release today: If an oath or declaration filed on or after June 1, 2008 does n … more »
USPTO Notice of Preliminary Injunction.
Jake Ward wrote 6 months ago: Per this USPTO notice, early evening of October 31st: The United States Patent and Trademark Office … more »
Senator Schumer Asks PTO to Delay Implementing New Rules.
Jake Ward wrote 6 months ago: On Thursday, October 25, 2007, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), a Judiciary Committee member, sent t … more »
A Call to Arms Over the New Claims and Continuations Rules?
Jake Ward wrote 7 months ago: Notable practitioner Gene Quinn (of IPWatchdog and PLI Blog fame) issued a press release today in … more »
MPEP, 8th Edition, Revision 6 now available.
Jake Ward wrote 7 months ago: The 8th Edition, Revision 6 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) is now available in P … more »
Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness in View of KSR.
Jake Ward wrote 7 months ago: The USPTO published examination guidelines yesterday for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. … more »
