Posts Tagged: accelerated examination
USPTO considering an end to accelerated examination
The Patent Office recently announced changes to the accelerated examination program, and hinted that they would soon publish another notice soliciting public comments with respect to whether …
Strategic Uses of New USPTO Initiatives and Procedures: How to Improve Prosecution Expediency
As is evident from Figure 2, a significant problem affecting USPTO performance has been identified as the Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Backlog, which grow dramatically from 2009 into 2013. …
An Overview of the U.S. Patent Process
The first time you will substantively hear from the examiner is when the examiner issues what is referred to as a First Office Action on the Merits (…
The USPTO Green Tech Program: Guidepost for the Future
The Green Technology program has taken on a new importance. Clean tech represents a major element in the economics and pubic debate over federal funding of research …
Track One By the Numbers. What are you Waiting for?
The USPTO has returned to the historical philosophy that patent examiners should work cooperatively with patent applicants to identify allowable subject matter and issue patents on what …
Patents for Humanity Announced at White House Event
I had the honor of being invited to the White House today for the Innovation for Global Development Event, which was held in support of the President’…
Accelerated Examination is Better Examination
I spoke to five patent practitioners (attorneys and agents) who filed successful 12 month accelerated examination cases in 2011 to get their input on how the process went for …
Patent Strategy: Discovering Crucial Patent Examiner Data
What if you could have a crystal ball looking inside the United States Patent and Trademark Office to easily determine an array of statistical information related to …
USPTO to Begin Accepting Requests for Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications on May 4, 2011
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today plans for the agency to begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications – allowing inventors and …
Extending Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
The program will continue on a temporary basis. The USPTO may further extend this plan (on either a temporary or permanent basis), or may discontinue the plan …
Lots of Support at Patent Office Three Track Public Meeting
All in all I would characterize the mood of the PTO officials I spoke with as up-beat and the mood of the stakeholders in attendance was generally …
PTO Proposes Major New Patent Application Processing Rules
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking public comment on a major new patent examination initiative that would provide applicants greater control over the speed …
