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USPTO Director Announces President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Request for the USPTO

February 1, 2010

In a press release today, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos today announced President Obama’s $2.322 billion fiscal year 2011 (FY 2011) budget request for the USPTO.
The president’s budget request for FY 2011 will support a five-year plan designed to enable [...]

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USPTO, EPO & JPO To Start PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway

November 13, 2009

The Trilateral Offices (European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)) agreed on November 13, 2009 to begin a pilot program in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) framework utilizing PCT work products (international search reports, written opinions, and international preliminary examination reports).
Under the PPH, an applicant receiving a determination [...]

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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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WIPO Lists Top PCT Applicants For 2008

September 24, 2009

As we reported here, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its latest compilation of IP-related statistics.  Annex B to the report is a list of the top PCT applicants in 2008.  That list is available below (please click on the image to open a larger version that is easier to read and can [...]

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WIPO Report Shows Growth in IP Rights before Onset of Economic Crisis

September 23, 2009

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced a new report monitoring recent trends in intellectual property (IP) activity.  The report shows that demand for IP rights continued to increase prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, with 1.85 million patent (+3.7% increase over 2006), almost 3.3 million trademark (+1.6%) and approximately 0.62 million [...]

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Summary of the Kappos Confirmation Hearing

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The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary conducted a nomination hearing on July 29, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:14 a.m. for David J. Kappos to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Beverly Baldwin Martin (to be United States Circuit Judge for the [...]

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WIPO To Debate IP vs. Greentech

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The Financial Times reported today that efforts to avert a clash between the U.S. and emerging economies over patents at a climate change meeting later this year will top the agenda at a two-day conference that opens today on IP and public policy and organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
At the G8 summit [...]

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Senators Urged To Schedule Confirmation Hearing For PTO Director As Soon As Possible

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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) on Wednesday urged Senate Judiciary Committee leaders to schedule a hearing soon on the confirmation of President Obama’s pick, David Kappos, for Patent and Trademark Office director.  IPO said it is “critical for new management to be put in place as soon as possible” to address the many challenges currently [...]

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Foreign Affairs Bill Passes With IP Text

June 11, 2009

The House voted overwhelmingly late Wednesday to establish new U.S. policy in opposition to any global climate change treaty that weakens the intellectual property rights of American green technology as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act.  The vote comes as diplomats prepare for December negotiations as part of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate [...]

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Another Bill Introduced To Prohibit Patents On Tax Planning Methods

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The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants applauded Representative Rick Boucher, a Democrat from Virginia, and Representative Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, for introducing legislation that would prohibit patents on tax planning methods.
 
“We need this bill so that U.S. tax laws will be applied equally to all taxpayers,” AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon [...]

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