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New USPTO Director Encourages The Use of Interviews To Expedite Patent and Trademark Prosecution

September 15, 2009

In a recent “Director’s Blog” post to USPTO employees, David Kappos outlined the benefits of personal interviews to expedite the prosecution of patent and trademark applications.  Reproduced below is the post:
The practice of conducting interviews with patent and trademark applicants has been around a long time.  At times interviews are clearly productive.  At other times, [...]

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USPTO Suspends Program That Pays Tuition For Examiners To Attend Law School

March 28, 2009

Just a Patent Examiner reports on another “casualty of the economy.”  The examining corps received an email on March 23 that the Non-Duty Hours Legal Studies Program has been suspended effective March 16.
The program has been suspended and reinstated in the past.  At a minimum, the suspension of the program is a major hassle for [...]

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