Patent Related Notices - 2013

TITLE*

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

OG CITE

OG DATE

FR CITE

FR DATE

Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (31Dec2013)1398 OG 19728JAN201479 Fed. Reg. 642 [PDF]06JAN2014
Request for Comments Regarding Prior Art Resources for Use in the Examination of Software-Related Patent Applications (30Dec2013)1398 OG 19528JAN201479 Fed. Reg. 644 [PDF]06JAN2014
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 (30Dec2013)1398 OG 19228JAN2014  
Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction (05Dec2013)1398 OG 4407JAN201478 Fed. Reg. 75251 [PDF]11DEC2013
Changes To Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (20Nov2013)1397 OG 33931DEC201378 Fed. Reg. 71870 [PDF]29NOV2013
Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty (21Oct2013)1397 OG 4203DEC201378 Fed. Reg. 62368 [PDF]21OCT2013
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (15Oct2013)1397 OG 12003DEC2013  
Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property (12Sep2013)1395 OG 20415OCT2013  
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic (11Sep2013)1395 OG 20215OCT2013  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Israeli Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (11Sep2013)1395 OG 20315OCT2013  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (30May2013)1392 OG 5002JUL2013  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (30May2013)1392 OG 4902JUL2013  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (29May2013)1391 OG 21925JUN2013  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (17May2013)1391 OG 16318JUN2013  
After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 (13May2013)1391 OG 10811JUN201378 Fed. Reg. 29117 [PDF]17MAY2013
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (01May2013)1390 OG 26128MAY2013  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (01May2013)1390 OG 26428MAY2013  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 (05Apr2013)1390 OG 4907MAY2013  
Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty (01Apr2013)1390 OG 5007MAY201378 Fed. Reg. 21788 [PDF]11APR2013
Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment (25Mar2013)1389 OG 22423APR201378 Fed. Reg. 19416 [PDF]01APR2013
Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway 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 (25Mar2013)1389 OG 17116APR2013  
Extension of the Period for Comments on the Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents (11Mar2013)1389 OG 11509APR201378 Fed. Reg. 16474 [PDF]15MAR2013
Extension of the Period for Comments on the Preparation of Patent Applications (11Mar2013)1389 OG 11709APR201378 Fed. Reg. 16474 [PDF]15MAR2013
Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Correction (07Mar2013)1389 OG 11109APR201378 Fed. Reg. 16182 [PDF]14MAR2013
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (05Mar2013)1389 OG 4902APR2013  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (05Mar2013)1389 OG 5002APR2013  
Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (05Mar2013)1389 OG 5202APR2013  
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program (28Feb2013)1388 OG 34526MAR2013  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (12Feb2013)1388 OG 27919MAR2013  
Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0 with the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (12Feb2013)1388 OG 28019MAR2013  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (12Feb2013)1388 OG 15419MAR2013  
Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (11Feb2013)1388 OG 15519MAR201378 Fed. Reg. 11059 [PDF]14FEB2013
Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (11Feb2013)1388 OG 21119MAR201378 Fed. Reg. 11024 [PDF]14FEB2013
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Icelandic Patent Office (28Jan2013)1387 OG 16319FEB2013  
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees (11Jan2013)  78 Fed Reg. 4212 [PDF]18JAN2013
Request for Comments on Preparation of Patent Applications (10Jan2013)1387 OG 5005FEB201378 Fed. Reg. 2960 [PDF]15JAN2013
Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (03Jan2013)1387 OG 4605FEB201378 Fed. Reg. 2256 [PDF]10JAN2013