Archive for July, 2015

  • In: USPTO PATENT NEWS

    USPTO Offering Expedited Patent Appeals

    USPTO Offering Expedited Patent Appeals Guest Blog by Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Russ Slifer The USPTO recently launched a new pilot program that will allow appellants with multiple ex parte appeals pending before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)... Continue reading

     

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    Update on our Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative

    Update on our Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative Guest blog by Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace I am encouraged that we have received more than 1,100 comments and suggestions about our Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative in response to our Federal Register notice, internal Patents Forums, and Patent Quality... Continue reading