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Posted by: Zeev Fisher in USPTO on
Nov 19, 2008
Fees will recover costs for maintaining attorney-agent automated system; fund the disciplinary system. Consistent with its commitment to e-government initiatives and promoting high standards of practice before the Office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has adopted new annual practitioner maintenance fee rules for individuals recognized to practice in patent cases. The annual fee recovers costs to the USPTO of maintaining the roster of attorneys and agents authorized to practice in patent cases, including the USPTO disciplinary system. Beginning in the spring 2009, active patent practitioners will be required to pay a $118 annual practitioner maintenance fee. Adequate notice will be published and sent to practitioners in advance of the due date for payment of the
I'd like to draw your attention to Dennis Crouch's latest posting on Patenly O, presenting an actual estimation of waiting times for a first USPTO Office Action . I don't know if the statistics refer to all US Applications, i.e. including those filed as a PCT National Phase. As far as I know, Applications filed as a national phase of a PCT Application take longer than Applications originally submitted as a US Application.
Posted by: Zeev Fisher in USPTO, JPO, EPO on
Nov 15, 2008
The European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have agreed to move forward on work sharing and to support the recently initiated co-operation of the five largest intellectual property offices (the three Trilateral Offices plus the Korean and Chinese IP Offices, known as IP5). Meeting at their 26th annual Trilateral Conference in The Hague on 14 November, the heads of the three offices also agreed to contribute to further developing the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and implement a number of work-sharing projects. Co-operation between the EPO, USPTO and JPO began in 1983, with annual Trilateral conferences held alternately on each continent. "Trilateral co-operation will be an important driver of the IP5 process," said
Posted by: Zeev Fisher in USPTO, PCT filing on
Nov 13, 2008
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising the rules of practice to adjust the transmittal and search fees for international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Office is adjusting the PCT transmittal and search fees to recover the estimated average cost to the Office of processing PCT international applications and preparing international search reports and written opinions for PCT international applications. The new PCT transmittal fee will be $240.00; the new search fee where the USPTO is acting as the International Searching Authority will be $2,080.00; and the new supplemental search fee where the USPTO is acting as the International Searching Authority will be $2,080.00 per additional invention. These changes will apply to
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USPTO and DKPTO to Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway
Trial program to improve quality and pendency at both offices
Washington, D.C. - The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) today announced that they intend to launch a new trial cooperation initiative called the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) today. The Patent Prosecution Highway will leverage fast-track patent examination procedures already available in both offices to allow applicants to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently. It also will permit each office to exploit the |
Posted by: Zeev Fisher in USPTO, US, JPO, Japan on
Oct 04, 2008
USPTO PRESS RELEASE: Washington, D.C. -On September 24, 2008, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon Dudas met with Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) Takashi Suzuki in Geneva, Switzerland. They discussed how the USPTO and the JPO can further promote the existing close relationship between the two offices. They agreed that the expeditious protection of intellectual property rights including patents is critical to fostering technological innovation and accelerating economic development. At the conclusion of their meeting, Commissioner Suzuki and Under Secretary Dudas signed a statement focusing on enhanced mutual cooperation. The JPO and the USPTO have already been cooperating closely to
The USPTO and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to launch a patent prosecution highway (PPH) pilot program similar to the PPH pilot programs between the USPTO and the patent offices of Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, and Australia. An exception is that PCT international applications (including national stage applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 371) are excluded. This PPH pilot program will commence on September 29, 2008, and continue for a period of one year ending on September 29, 2009. The trial period may be extended for up to an additional year if necessary to adequately assess the feasibility of the PPH program. Details of the PPH can be found here. The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis, PC Washington Patent Attorney
Posted by: Michael Kondoudis in USPTO, US on
Sep 22, 2008
For those who are still filing by paper, the USPTO announced last week that it will finally be doing away with the requirement for duplicate copies of forms required for processing fees (e.g., an authorization to charge a deposit account). Before Image File Wrappers (IFWs), when paper filing was an Applicant's only option, duplicate copies of fee processing forms were required because the USPTO processed fees separately from the paper application file. Today, however, these forms are scanned into an IFW so that they are viewable throughout the USPTO, even when these forms are submitted by paper. Even in those few applications in which duplicate copies would still be necessary for processing a fee (e.g., national security applications), the USPTO will make any necessary copies required
The USPTO has developed a system to administer continuing legal education to practitioners. This system, entitled the "Continuing Education for Practitioners" or ("CEP") system, is intended to "increase efficiency, reduce pendency, and improve quality in the patent process." The USPTO states that the CEP system is "built on the recognition that a smoothly operating patent system requires well-qualified USPTO personnel working hand-in-hand with up-to-date patent practitioners." The USPTO asked for volunteers to participate in a pilot test of an on-line system to administer the CEP system. 850 registered practitioners helped evaluate the system and provide feedback concerning the system's ease of use and the usefulness of the educational materials. Importantly, participants in the pilot
Posted by: Michael Kondoudis in USPTO, US on
Aug 25, 2008
The United States Congress has been debating whether to amend the patent laws currently in Title 35 of the United States Code. If respective patent reform bills pass the House and the Senate, this would represent the first comprehensive patent law reform by Congress since the Patent Act of 1952.
The Senate Bill has been shelved for this session but will likely be reintroduced next year. The House Bill, however, has passed, mirrors the Senate Bill, and includes the following major changes to current U.S. Patent Law and practice:
1. A switch from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. The current U.S. "first to invent" system would be replaced with a "first to file" system.
2. A mechanism for third parties to submit art directly to Examiners. Under current U.S. practice, the
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