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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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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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AIPLA Invites PTO Examiners, Foreign Registered Practitioners to Join as Members

June 29, 2009

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) announced June 25 that its board of directors has voted to expand its membership to include two new categories: (1) Patent and Trademark Office “professionals,” including patent examiners; and (2) foreign attorneys and agents who are registered to practice before the patent or trademark office in their country [...]

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USPTO Examiner Receives Alexandria’s Rising Star Award

May 1, 2009

Patent examiner (pharmaceutical and biotechnology) Alicia Hughes recently received Alexandria’s 2009 Rising Star Award.  Hughes was honored by the Alexandria Commission for Women at the Annual Salute to Women Awards Program on March 30 in Old Town Alexandria for her work in the community to benefit women and children.
 
Ms. Hughes holds a B.S. in Biology [...]

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