Patent Related Notices - 2010

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* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg.

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Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (07Dec2010)1363 OG 10315FEB2011  
A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art (06Dec2010)1361 OG 23028DEC2010  
Pilot Program for Extended Time Period To Reply to a Notice To File Missing Parts of Nonprovisional Application (19Nov2010) [Form for Pilot]1362 OG 4404JAN201175 Fed. Reg. 76401 [PDF]08DEC2010
Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan (16Nov2010)1361 OG 22828DEC201075 Fed. Reg. 71072 [PDF]22NOV2010
Elimination of an Inventor's Mailing Address on Patents and Application Publications (29Oct2010)1360 OG 19723NOV2010  
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex
Parte Appeals (21Oct2010)
  75 Fed. Reg. 69828 [PDF]15NOV2010
Expansion and Extension of the Green Technology Pilot Program (15Oct2010)1361 OG 5007DEC201075 Fed. Reg. 69049 [PDF]10NOV2010
Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program (05Oct2010)1360 OG 5602NOV2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (17Sept2010)1359 OG 25626OCT2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (17Sept2010)1359 OG 25526OCT2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (17Sept2010)1359 OG 25426OCT2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office (17Sept2010)1359 OG 25326OCT2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (17Sept2010)1359 OG 18919OCT2010  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO (17Sept2010)1359 OG 11412OCT2010  
Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System (13Sept2010)1359 OG 12112OCT201075 Fed. Reg. 57261 [PDF]20SEP2010
Patent Examiner Technical Training Program (09Sep2010) [MORE INFORMATION]1359 OG 11712OCT201075 Fed. Reg. 56059 [PDF]15SEP2010
Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex (20Aug2010) [MORE INFORMATION]1358 OG 37228SEP201075 Fed. Reg. 53643 [PDF]01SEP2010
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia (23Jul2010)1358 OG 4507SEP2010  
Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View of Bilski v. Kappos (04Jul2010) [Comments from the Public]1357 OG 18817AUG201075 Fed. Reg. 43922 [PDF]27JUL2010
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings (20Jul2010)1360 OG 25223NOV201075 Fed. Reg. 50750 [PDF]17AUG2010
Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a Representative Capacity (16Jul2010)1357 OG 25424AUG2010  
Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings (16Jul2010)1360 OG 24923NOV201075 Fed. Reg. 47269 [PDF]05AUG2010
Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is Appropriate (14Jul2010)1357 OG 26224AUG201075 Fed. Reg. 42079 [PDF]20JUL2010
United States Patent and Trademark Office Draft Strategic Plan for FY 2010-2015 (01Jul2010) [MORE INFORMATION]  75 Fed. Reg. 39493 [PDF]09JUL2010
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and Finland (01Jul2010)1356 OG 25727JUL2010  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Patent Office (30Jun2010)1356 OG 25827JUL2010  
Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings (18Jun2010)1356 OG 19020JUL201075 Fed. Reg. 36357 [PDF]25JUN2010
Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office (18Jun2010)1356 OG 17620JUL201075 Fed. Reg. 36294 [PDF]25JUN2010
Expansion and Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan (18Jun2010)1356 OG 17320JUL201075 Fed. Reg. 36063 [PDF]24JUN2010
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (02Jun2010)1355 OG 31929JUN2010  
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting (25May2010)1355 OG 32329JUN201075 Fed. Reg. 31763 [PDF]04JUN2010
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings (18May2010)  75 Fed. Reg. 29321 [PDF]25MAY2010
Notice Regarding the Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs (18May2010)1358 OG 40528SEP201075 Fed. Reg. 29312 [PDF]25MAY2010
Request for Comments on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in Patent Applications (17May2010)1357 OG 25724AUG201075 Fed. Reg. 33584 [PDF]14JUN2010
Elimination of Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program (12May2010)1355 OG 18815JUN201075 Fed. Reg. 28554 [PDF]21MAY2010
Electronic Filing System--Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option (12May2010)1355 OG 19015JUN201075 Fed. Reg. 27986 [PDF]19MAY2010
Notice of Roundtables and Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents and on United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Quality Metrics (23Apr2010)1354 OG 17418MAY201075 Fed. Reg. 22120 [PDF]27APR2010
Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program (07Apr2010)1354 OG 5104MAY2010  
Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program (29Mar2010) [MORE INFORMATION]1353 OG 21927APR201075 Fed. Reg. 17380 [PDF]06APR2010
Request for Comments on Proposed Change to Missing Parts Practice (29Mar2010)1353 OG 22327APR201075 Fed. Reg. 16750 [PDF]02APR2010
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review (24Mar2010)  75 Fed. Reg. 15689 [PDF]30MAR2010
Request for Comments on Methodology for Conducting an Independent Study of the Burden of Patent-Related Paperwork (19Feb2010) [MORE INFORMATION]  75 Fed. Reg. 8649 [PDF]25FEB2010
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday, February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010 (17Feb2010)1352 OG 14616MAR2010  
Interim Procedure for Patentees To Request a Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment To Comply With the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) (26Jan2010) [FAQs]1351 OG 20423FEB201075 Fed. Reg. 5043 [PDF]01FEB2010
Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan (26Jan2010)1351 OG 20223FEB201075 Fed. Reg. 5041 [PDF]01FEB2010
Extension of Period for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents (26Jan2010)1351 OG 20323FEB201075 Fed. Reg. 5040 [PDF]01FEB2010
Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media (26Jan2010)1351 OG 21223FEB2010  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IPOS (26Jan2010)1351 OG 20123FEB2010  
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Program in the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) (Between the USPTO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO)) (23Jan2010)
23FEB2010
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (23Jan2010)
23FEB2010
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (23Jan2010)
23FEB2010