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USPTO Director Kappos Discusses New Blog

November 10, 2009

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos today launched a blog to foster a direct dialogue with the USPTO’s stakeholders and the general public.
“It’s important for me to be able to hear directly from the IP community, and that is why we [...]

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USPTO Director Announces New Initiative To Accelerate The Patent Process For Independent Inventors

November 9, 2009

On November 5, 2009, USPTO Director David Kappos delivered the keynote address at the 14th Annual Independent Inventors Conference held at USPTO’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va.
During the address, Director Kappos announced a new initiative that is specifically designed to accelerate the patent process for independent inventors.  He called it a “backlog reduction pilot project” that [...]

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Design Day 2009 to be Held at the USPTO on April 6

March 9, 2009

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host its third annual Design Day at the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia next month. The event will be co-sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association and the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law. Design Day is being [...]

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