Posts Tagged: Cooperative Patent Classification
A Look Inside Patent Processes at the USPTO: Effects of the Pandemic and Upcoming Changes
On Thursday, July 30, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld and other USPTO staff updated attendees of IPWatchdog and LexisNexis’ webinar, “A …
Techniques for Patenting Blockchain in Europe, the United States, China and Japan
Patentability of Blockchain is a hot topic primarily because of the tremendous expectations around this emerging, disruptive and promising technology. On December 5, 2018, the European Patent Office (EPO) …
A Better Way to File Patent Applications
The PathWays system is designed to help applicants predict which art units an application is likely to be filed before the application is even filed. A unique …
Patent Searching 101: A Patent Search Tutorial
Inventors and entrepreneurs who are looking to cut costs frequently want to do their own patent search. This is a wise first move, but inventors need to …
USPTO and KIPO Announce Expansion of the Cooperative Patent Classification System
The latest cooperation between KIPO and the USPTO also achieves the goal of KIPO classifying its patent collection in of the Cooperative Patent Classification system ahead of …
Congressional Testimony: Lee on USPTO Patent Operations
Lee will tell Congress that the USPTO is on pace during FY 2014 to receive nearly 600,000 patent applications, which represents an increase of more than 5% as compared to …
USPTO and KIPO Announce Launch of Cooperative Patent Classification System Pilot
The pilot between KIPO and the USPTO marks a major first step towards KIPO classifying its patent collection using the CPC. For the pilot, KIPO will apply …
USPTO and EPO Publish Advance Version of Cooperative Patent Classification System
The U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) today announced early publication of a classification system …
