Posts Tagged: PAIR
40 Years of Patent Trends
To uncover and visualize underlying trends in the subject matter of patents, we analyzed four decades of data from the USPTO PAIR database, from 1977 through 2016, inclusive. Extracting …
Improving efficiency of the examination process for patents worldwide
The IP5 is the name given to a forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world that was set-up to improve the efficiency of …
USPTO experiences catastrophic failure of electronic patent and trademark systems
On December 22, 2015, at approximately 7:00 pm, the USPTO experienced a catastrophic failure of electronic information systems due to what is being called a major power outage at the …
USPTO Systems Maintenance on December 5th
Due to maintenance required on USPTO systems, access to Public PAIR, Private PAIR, EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency will be unavailable beginning 12:01 a.m. and ending at 11:59 p.…
USPTO to issue Apple patents for traffic data system, antenna and curing material next week
On October 27th, Apple will be issued a patent for a technology that analyzes a person’s travel plans to provide them with potential points of interest, …
Google Chrome to discontinue Java support, prevents access of USPTO resources
This change to the Chrome browser system is one of which U.S. patent applicants will want to be aware because of its impacts to some of …
Jave 8 May Not Be Compatible with EFS and Private PAIR
Oracle's first version of Java 8 will be released on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. If install Java 8 and encounter authentication issues when trying to use EFS Web or Private PAIR …
IP News & Notes: CLS Bank, Inventor Expo, PAIR & More
Starting January 15, 2014, some EFS-Web and Private PAIR users experienced issues when authenticating to the system… The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Alice Corp. v. CLS …
