Posts Tagged: detroit satellite patent office
Michelle Lee announces major patent quality initiative at Brookings event
She then pivoted to address the other side of the issue, which relates to issuing patents that should never have been issued in the first place. Lee …
PTAB Chief Smith and Vice-Chief Moore, Part II
Chief Judge Smith: "The unique thing about the job particularly right now - and I think this is true for my job and the Vice Chief Judge …
USPTO Opens First Ever Satellite Office in Detroit
The Detroit USPTO will create approximately 120 highly-skilled jobs in its first year of operations alone. The IP experts in the office will work closely with entrepreneurs and …
USPTO Announces Satellite Offices: Denver, San Jose, Dallas
David Kappos today announced plans to open regional USPTO offices in or around Dallas, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Silicon Valley, California. These offices are in addition to …
Kappos 2.0: USPTO Funding, Board Hiring & Harmonization
In this installment we learn from Director Kappos that the USPTO budget is not a problem whatsoever. While the Office did not achieve a permanent end to …
PTO Announces Riverfront Office Space for Detroit Satellite Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on January 10, 2012 that it has concluded a five-year lease agreement through the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) …
Top 10 Locations the PTO Should Consider for Satellite Offices
My list is heavily dominated by California locations, and there are probably a couple surprises, but Albuquerque, New Mexico and Syracuse, New York? I make the case …
USPTO Seeks Comments on Future Locations for Satellite Offices
The USPTO sees the establishment of satellite offices as an important component of their continued efforts to recruit and retain a highly skilled workforce, reduce patent application …
Kappos to Congress: Funding Woes to Reverse PTO Progress
Specifically, we learned that the USPTO projects an average first action pendency of 23 months by the end of fiscal 2011, that participating in the First Action Interview Pilot …
Detroit, Michigan Announced as First Regional Patent Office
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced that the first Regional Patent Office would be located in Detroit, Michigan and will open at some point during 2011, employing some 100 patent …