Archive for the 'USPTO' Category

• 02.13.08 PTO spokeswoman - invention must be ‘very innovative’ to be patentable posted in USPTO
• 02.05.08 Dudas: First quarter allowance rate at about 44% posted in USPTO
• 10.31.07 New Rules Injunction - A serious wound to the newly activist and arrogant Patent and Trademark Office posted in USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, United States
• 10.31.07 and there was much rejoicing…. posted in USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, United States
• 10.31.07 Halloween 2007 - RIP 35 U.S.C. s.120 posted in USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, United States
• 10.17.07 Our new and improved, doubly ineffective patent system posted in Patent reform, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States
• 08.24.07 I wonder what took so long? posted in USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States
• 04.30.07 USPTO proposed rules march on; Comment on the unknown posted in USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States
• 03.13.07 Interesting choice of words posted in Caselaw, Federal Circuit, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, United States
• 10.20.06 Friday food for thought: Just how much fee diversion are you talking about? posted in Caselaw, FridayFood, Patent fees, USPTO, United States
• 09.27.06 A proposed agenda for the ‘new patent reform’ posted in Patent reform, USPTO, USPTO Strategic Plan, United States
• 09.22.06 Friday food for thought: The changing scope of ‘patent reform’ posted in FridayFood, Patent reform, USPTO, USPTO Strategic Plan, United States
• 09.08.06 Friday food for thought: What would the CCPA and Chief Judge Markey say about ‘continuation abuse’ and PTO efforts to cure it? posted in FridayFood, Patent reform, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr
• 09.01.06 Friday food for thought: Has software infiltrated the Patent and Trademark Office? posted in Patent reform, Software, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr
• 07.18.06 The Rules are coming…the Rules are coming… posted in Regulations, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States
• 07.12.06 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee approves USPTO funding bill posted in Legislation, Patent fees, USPTO, USPTO Appropriations, United States
• 06.21.06 House Appropriations Committee approves Patent and Trademark Office funding level pegged at estimated fee collections posted in Legislation, Patent fees, USPTO, USPTO Appropriations, United States
• 06.19.06 PTO funding debate set to begin - fee diversion to reappear? posted in Legislation, Patent fees, USPTO, United States
• 06.06.06 Proposed fees for 2007 highlight the current legislative mess surrounding patent fees posted in Legislation, PTFMA_2005, Patent fees, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Revision of Patent Fees for 2007, United States
• 05.25.06 Placing limits on continuation practice - does the Patent Act of 2005 imply a current absence of authority? posted in Legislation, Patent reform, Regulations, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, United States
• 05.18.06 Finally, some out-of-the-box thinking from the PTO posted in ProvisionalFilings, USPTO, United States
• 04.26.06 Has the pursuit of administrative efficiency by the USPTO gone too far? A trap for the unwary posted in Patent prosecution, Patent prosecution - US, Regulations, USPTO, United States
• 04.25.06 House subcommittee to hold oversight hearing on patent harmonization posted in Harmonization, Legislation, Patent reform, USPTO, United States
• 04.21.06 The invisible hand of Intel? The battle for fundamental change is on in the Patent and Trademark Office posted in Patent reform, Regulations, Software, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States
• 04.20.06 Crunch time cometh - get your comments in on the USPTO proposed rules posted in Patent prosecution, Patent prosecution - US, Regulations, USPTO, USPTO Proposed Rule - Limits on Continuation and RCE Pr, USPTO Proposed Rule - Representative claims for initial, United States