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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1342 O.G. 51, on May 12, 2009.
For information on subject matter under Rule 39 that a particular
International Searching Authority will not search, see Annex D of the PCT
Applicants' Guide.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002, in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America, provided that the European
Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority. However,
the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article
32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals
in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is
filed with the EPO on or after March 1, 2002, and where the application
contains one or more claims directed to the field of business methods.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased, effective
October 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1346 O.G. 5,
on September 1, 2009.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
effective September 15, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1345 O.G. 163, on August 25, 2009.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
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directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.
IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining
Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority. However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP Australia
and where the application contains one or more claims directed to the
fields of business methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of
technology as defined by specified areas of the International Patent
Classification System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the
USPTO and IP Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008.
For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265 on December 23, 2008.
The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective September 15,
2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1345 O.G. 163, on
August 25, 2009.
Fees
The transmittal fee and search fees for the USPTO were changed,
effective January 12, 2009, and were announced in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority was established, effective November 9, 2007, and was
announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective May 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1340 O.G. 212, on March 31,
2009.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of October 1, 2009, is
as follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $240.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $2,080.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $2,080.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,378.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
- for international applications filed in English $729.00
IP Australia as ISA $1,278.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,184.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
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electronically without PCT EASY zip file $1,095.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip files $1,006.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $13.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).
September 17, 2009 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable |
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 5, 2006
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 7,143,446 through 7,146,645
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 3, 2002
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,487,724 through 6,490,728
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on December 1, 1998
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,842,227 through 5,845,332
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set forth
in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g). To obtain
the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO Contact Center
at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule posted on the USPTO
Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov, click
on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down and click on the "Fees,
USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee schedule.
| Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee |
Notice of Expiration of Patents
Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 28, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
5,680,654 08/681,559 10/28/97
5,680,661 08/509,756 10/28/97
5,680,668 08/569,495 10/28/97
5,680,677 08/695,681 10/28/97
5,680,678 08/622,213 10/28/97
5,680,679 08/083,530 10/28/97
5,680,680 08/582,833 10/28/97
5,680,685 08/474,488 10/28/97
5,680,689 08/556,388 10/28/97
5,680,690 08/653,458 10/28/97
5,680,699 08/688,581 10/28/97
5,680,701 08/470,560 10/28/97
5,680,703 08/767,533 10/28/97
5,680,711 08/609,713 10/28/97
5,680,712 08/548,231 10/28/97
5,680,713 08/611,058 10/28/97
5,680,721 08/457,472 10/28/97
5,680,729 08/386,284 10/28/97
5,680,740 08/457,956 10/28/97
5,680,741 08/463,529 10/28/97
5,680,745 08/374,955 10/28/97
5,680,747 08/613,255 10/28/97
5,680,748 08/675,432 10/28/97
5,680,757 08/574,649 10/28/97
5,680,760 08/623,073 10/28/97
5,680,763 08/550,483 10/28/97
5,680,767 08/526,471 10/28/97
5,680,772 08/757,298 10/28/97
5,680,776 08/426,726 10/28/97
5,680,783 08/519,641 10/28/97
5,680,786 08/697,306 10/28/97
5,680,789 08/700,024 10/28/97
5,680,800 08/558,076 10/28/97
5,680,801 08/552,320 10/28/97
5,680,804 08/409,013 10/28/97
5,680,808 08/647,250 10/28/97
5,680,810 08/759,327 10/28/97
5,680,816 08/723,184 10/28/97
5,680,823 08/408,671 10/28/97
5,680,827 08/497,889 10/28/97
5,680,848 08/684,620 10/28/97
5,680,849 08/703,066 10/28/97
5,680,860 08/550,778 10/28/97
5,680,868 08/665,286 10/28/97
5,680,869 08/714,814 10/28/97
5,680,872 08/406,902 10/28/97
5,680,878 08/569,924 10/28/97
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5,680,881 08/708,508 10/28/97
5,680,889 08/710,688 10/28/97
5,680,890 08/675,012 10/28/97
5,680,892 08/690,518 10/28/97
5,680,893 08/592,262 10/28/97
5,680,894 08/735,526 10/28/97
5,680,899 08/482,371 10/28/97
5,680,907 08/390,637 10/28/97
5,680,913 08/755,519 10/28/97
5,680,918 08/778,513 10/28/97
5,680,929 08/678,464 10/28/97
5,680,940 08/680,798 10/28/97
5,680,941 08/693,980 10/28/97
5,680,944 08/610,041 10/28/97
5,680,948 08/329,439 10/28/97
5,680,959 08/773,318 10/28/97
5,680,964 08/521,935 10/28/97
5,680,967 08/712,397 10/28/97
5,680,985 08/597,235 10/28/97
5,680,992 08/436,543 10/28/97
5,681,000 08/523,188 10/28/97
5,681,002 08/598,545 10/28/97
5,681,007 08/625,348 10/28/97
5,681,010 08/542,925 10/28/97
5,681,012 08/368,830 10/28/97
5,681,013 08/577,966 10/28/97
5,681,022 08/360,751 10/28/97
5,681,028 08/546,640 10/28/97
5,681,033 08/595,152 10/28/97
5,681,035 08/712,725 10/28/97
5,681,038 08/550,961 10/28/97
5,681,045 08/682,836 10/28/97
5,681,051 08/462,805 10/28/97
5,681,054 08/568,156 10/28/97
5,681,055 08/726,431 10/28/97
5,681,065 08/354,893 10/28/97
5,681,075 08/406,343 10/28/97
5,681,076 08/543,204 10/28/97
5,681,079 08/560,316 10/28/97
5,681,080 08/591,399 10/28/97
5,681,082 08/545,730 10/28/97
5,681,088 08/701,446 10/28/97
5,681,094 08/616,571 10/28/97
5,681,106 08/674,501 10/28/97
5,681,116 08/767,877 10/28/97
5,681,117 08/695,831 10/28/97
5,681,120 08/518,423 10/28/97
5,681,124 08/574,962 10/28/97
5,681,128 08/391,215 10/28/97
5,681,130 08/603,112 10/28/97
5,681,138 08/757,154 10/28/97
5,681,150 08/438,386 10/28/97
5,681,158 08/405,266 10/28/97
5,681,160 08/504,184 10/28/97
5,681,162 08/702,196 10/28/97
5,681,163 08/546,602 10/28/97
5,681,166 08/498,837 10/28/97
5,681,171 08/566,949 10/28/97
5,681,174 08/576,723 10/28/97
5,681,176 08/565,415 10/28/97
5,681,178 08/495,780 10/28/97
5,681,184 08/593,219 10/28/97
5,681,185 08/549,971 10/28/97
5,681,186 08/611,227 10/28/97
5,681,188 08/696,215 10/28/97
5,681,196 08/560,061 10/28/97
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5,681,202 08/664,997 10/28/97
5,681,211 08/602,948 10/28/97
5,681,212 08/628,325 10/28/97
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5,681,217 08/678,366 10/28/97
5,681,220 08/215,033 10/28/97
5,681,230 08/767,669 10/28/97
5,681,234 08/771,969 10/28/97
5,681,241 08/450,588 10/28/97
5,681,243 08/440,041 10/28/97
5,681,252 08/534,251 10/28/97
5,681,253 08/625,942 10/28/97
5,681,259 08/583,473 10/28/97
5,681,271 08/533,206 10/28/97
5,681,278 08/264,458 10/28/97
5,681,279 08/743,504 10/28/97
5,681,307 08/329,479 10/28/97
5,681,317 08/662,398 10/28/97
5,681,323 08/680,382 10/28/97
5,681,333 08/555,335 10/28/97
5,681,337 08/485,098 10/28/97
5,681,354 08/603,416 10/28/97
5,681,380 08/769,885 10/28/97
5,681,388 08/647,745 10/28/97
5,681,394 08/110,838 10/28/97
5,681,403 08/364,050 10/28/97
5,681,404 08/385,807 10/28/97
5,681,406 08/249,296 10/28/97
5,681,420 08/518,247 10/28/97
5,681,429 08/411,829 10/28/97
5,681,449 08/584,462 10/28/97
5,681,453 08/522,355 10/28/97
5,681,468 08/599,810 10/28/97
5,681,482 08/700,045 10/28/97
5,681,491 08/591,177 10/28/97
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5,681,512 08/578,993 10/28/97
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5,681,527 08/584,692 10/28/97
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5,681,645 08/456,842 10/28/97
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5,682,183 08/332,544 10/28/97
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5,682,207 08/671,093 10/28/97
5,682,209 08/556,481 10/28/97
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 193 |
5,682,279 08/626,114 10/28/97
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5,682,591 08/479,464 10/28/97
5,682,596 08/563,716 10/28/97
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PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 23, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
6,305,022 09/508,231 10/23/01
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 194 |
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 195 |
6,305,283 09/514,146 10/23/01
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 196 |
6,305,531 09/318,350 10/23/01
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 197 |
6,305,808 09/446,433 10/23/01
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 198 |
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| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 199 |
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6,306,797 09/534,114 10/23/01
6,306,804 09/457,686 10/23/01
6,306,807 09/312,933 10/23/01
6,306,808 09/763,017 10/23/01
6,306,816 09/757,192 10/23/01
6,306,822 09/193,214 10/23/01
6,306,823 09/362,284 10/23/01
6,306,824 09/395,453 10/23/01
6,306,831 09/150,999 10/23/01
6,306,835 09/154,365 10/23/01
6,306,839 09/397,566 10/23/01
6,306,840 08/376,372 10/23/01
6,306,845 09/240,935 10/23/01
6,306,846 08/480,152 10/23/01
6,306,852 09/556,651 10/23/01
6,306,854 09/806,890 10/23/01
6,306,857 09/371,667 10/23/01
6,306,861 09/627,766 10/23/01
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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6,306,864 09/367,960 10/23/01
6,306,866 09/036,490 10/23/01
6,306,867 09/678,807 10/23/01
6,306,869 09/673,649 10/23/01
6,306,870 09/592,514 10/23/01
6,306,884 09/436,399 10/23/01
6,306,886 09/094,944 10/23/01
6,306,887 09/338,832 10/23/01
6,306,891 09/323,519 10/23/01
6,306,892 09/598,208 10/23/01
6,306,897 09/354,550 10/23/01
6,306,898 09/457,368 10/23/01
6,306,909 09/041,371 10/23/01
6,306,910 09/743,370 10/23/01
6,306,913 09/218,273 10/23/01
6,306,914 09/170,326 10/23/01
6,306,925 09/216,510 10/23/01
6,306,930 09/400,628 10/23/01
6,306,935 09/413,374 10/23/01
6,306,938 09/294,042 10/23/01
6,306,939 09/335,787 10/23/01
6,306,943 09/515,948 10/23/01
6,306,944 09/447,568 10/23/01
6,306,947 09/320,718 10/23/01
6,306,948 09/427,234 10/23/01
6,306,949 09/177,451 10/23/01
6,306,953 09/504,829 10/23/01
6,306,959 09/171,258 10/23/01
6,306,960 09/433,485 10/23/01
6,306,963 09/657,648 10/23/01
6,306,975 09/010,951 10/23/01
6,306,978 09/245,255 10/23/01
6,307,008 09/512,381 10/23/01
6,307,009 09/474,561 10/23/01
6,307,033 09/646,936 10/23/01
6,307,034 09/669,465 10/23/01
6,307,035 09/230,196 10/23/01
6,307,036 09/257,580 10/23/01
6,307,038 09/167,151 10/23/01
6,307,044 09/329,674 10/23/01
6,307,050 09/779,136 10/23/01
6,307,051 09/497,220 10/23/01
6,307,054 09/108,622 10/23/01
6,307,056 09/464,466 10/23/01
6,307,061 09/771,029 10/23/01
6,307,064 09/304,792 10/23/01
6,307,069 09/363,354 10/23/01
6,307,071 09/496,310 10/23/01
6,307,072 09/746,158 10/23/01
6,307,075 09/452,282 10/23/01
6,307,076 09/481,662 10/23/01
6,307,077 09/370,496 10/23/01
6,307,084 09/477,948 10/23/01
6,307,089 09/736,802 10/23/01
6,307,091 09/678,694 10/23/01
6,307,093 09/448,996 10/23/01
6,307,102 09/172,016 10/23/01
6,307,106 09/440,280 10/23/01
6,307,114 08/885,624 10/23/01
6,307,118 08/862,818 10/23/01
6,307,120 09/328,605 10/23/01
6,307,122 07/965,901 10/23/01
6,307,128 08/868,373 10/23/01
6,307,134 09/748,769 10/23/01
6,307,151 09/324,111 10/23/01
6,307,155 09/446,853 10/23/01
| December 15, 2009 |
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1349 OG 201 |
6,307,160 09/182,979 10/23/01
6,307,162 08/761,515 10/23/01
6,307,165 09/444,415 10/23/01
6,307,167 09/363,550 10/23/01
6,307,181 09/493,679 10/23/01
6,307,184 09/351,586 10/23/01
6,307,186 09/442,731 10/23/01
6,307,187 09/319,354 10/23/01
6,307,202 09/332,540 10/23/01
6,307,225 09/596,574 10/23/01
6,307,239 09/560,013 10/23/01
6,307,244 09/368,897 10/23/01
6,307,250 08/625,327 10/23/01
6,307,257 09/473,310 10/23/01
6,307,258 09/218,180 10/23/01
6,307,279 09/311,595 10/23/01
6,307,288 09/593,138 10/23/01
6,307,293 09/313,208 10/23/01
6,307,295 09/559,087 10/23/01
6,307,309 09/375,397 10/23/01
6,307,310 09/254,976 10/23/01
6,307,311 09/344,540 10/23/01
6,307,312 09/266,090 10/23/01
6,307,313 09/280,062 10/23/01
6,307,314 09/270,104 10/23/01
6,307,315 09/158,196 10/23/01
6,307,318 09/383,764 10/23/01
6,307,321 09/532,331 10/23/01
6,307,329 09/564,664 10/23/01
6,307,330 09/558,263 10/23/01
6,307,333 09/450,232 10/23/01
6,307,334 09/199,087 10/23/01
6,307,340 09/535,276 10/23/01
6,307,344 09/517,824 10/23/01
6,307,350 09/364,336 10/23/01
6,307,353 09/731,725 10/23/01
6,307,373 09/323,649 10/23/01
6,307,376 09/219,029 10/23/01
6,307,385 09/221,738 10/23/01
6,307,386 09/087,006 10/23/01
6,307,388 09/511,789 10/23/01
6,307,391 09/511,791 10/23/01
6,307,403 09/461,391 10/23/01
6,307,406 09/160,410 10/23/01
6,307,422 09/516,658 10/23/01
6,307,427 09/362,707 10/23/01
6,307,439 09/198,224 10/23/01
6,307,440 09/533,502 10/23/01
6,307,445 09/479,301 10/23/01
6,307,456 09/459,173 10/23/01
6,307,457 09/210,418 10/23/01
6,307,461 09/359,105 10/23/01
6,307,464 09/563,081 10/23/01
6,307,469 09/602,364 10/23/01
6,307,478 09/746,244 10/23/01
6,307,483 09/287,775 10/23/01
6,307,489 09/526,005 10/23/01
6,307,492 09/576,441 10/23/01
6,307,506 09/420,058 10/23/01
6,307,509 09/313,241 10/23/01
6,307,513 09/551,352 10/23/01
6,307,515 09/457,329 10/23/01
6,307,517 09/592,715 10/23/01
6,307,524 09/484,055 10/23/01
6,307,526 09/172,599 10/23/01
6,307,533 09/129,101 10/23/01
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1349 OG 202 |
6,307,536 09/263,779 10/23/01
6,307,551 09/006,988 10/23/01
6,307,552 09/039,915 10/23/01
6,307,555 09/164,089 10/23/01
6,307,562 09/270,260 10/23/01
6,307,567 08/995,568 10/23/01
6,307,579 09/519,587 10/23/01
6,307,588 09/001,052 10/23/01
6,307,599 09/041,361 10/23/01
6,307,600 09/265,215 10/23/01
6,307,625 09/343,148 10/23/01
6,307,635 09/176,617 10/23/01
6,307,639 08/377,532 10/23/01
6,307,641 08/950,944 10/23/01
6,307,647 08/435,592 10/23/01
6,307,664 09/403,156 10/23/01
6,307,665 09/273,758 10/23/01
6,307,672 08/775,684 10/23/01
6,307,673 09/699,484 10/23/01
6,307,677 09/775,850 10/23/01
6,307,682 09/504,719 10/23/01
6,307,685 09/144,329 10/23/01
6,307,689 09/581,987 10/23/01
6,307,691 09/369,919 10/23/01
6,307,695 09/268,258 10/23/01
6,307,698 09/368,885 10/23/01
6,307,701 09/176,079 10/23/01
6,307,709 09/289,276 10/23/01
6,307,710 09/193,206 10/23/01
6,307,711 09/398,056 10/23/01
6,307,724 09/497,188 10/23/01
6,307,727 09/434,425 10/23/01
6,307,741 09/504,644 10/23/01
6,307,750 09/444,776 10/23/01
6,307,751 09/259,937 10/23/01
6,307,756 09/605,561 10/23/01
6,307,761 09/424,020 10/23/01
6,307,762 09/459,379 10/23/01
6,307,766 09/721,016 10/23/01
6,307,772 09/546,710 10/23/01
6,307,776 09/680,797 10/23/01
6,307,777 09/646,789 10/23/01
6,307,793 09/604,910 10/23/01
6,307,804 09/543,352 10/23/01
6,307,808 09/495,349 10/23/01
6,307,812 09/536,654 10/23/01
6,307,829 09/401,305 10/23/01
6,307,831 09/095,411 10/23/01
6,307,833 09/249,895 10/23/01
6,307,834 09/049,678 10/23/01
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6,307,856 08/918,493 10/23/01
6,307,857 09/102,194 10/23/01
6,307,861 09/271,701 10/23/01
6,307,865 08/992,294 10/23/01
6,307,870 08/989,777 10/23/01
6,307,872 09/695,024 10/23/01
6,307,874 09/648,249 10/23/01
6,307,883 08/852,891 10/23/01
6,307,886 09/009,559 10/23/01
6,307,889 09/075,321 10/23/01
6,307,897 09/456,469 10/23/01
6,307,907 09/046,823 10/23/01
6,307,908 09/400,697 10/23/01
6,307,916 09/395,476 10/23/01
6,307,920 09/159,432 10/23/01
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6,307,927 09/147,701 10/23/01
6,307,934 09/324,833 10/23/01
6,307,938 09/114,024 10/23/01
6,307,944 09/258,628 10/23/01
6,307,951 08/936,985 10/23/01
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6,307,972 09/084,467 10/23/01
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6,307,983 09/495,303 10/23/01
6,307,986 09/840,043 10/23/01
6,307,989 09/431,442 10/23/01
6,307,994 09/338,572 10/23/01
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6,308,001 09/218,201 10/23/01
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6,308,066 09/003,959 10/23/01
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6,308,114 09/719,866 10/23/01
6,308,115 09/361,996 10/23/01
6,308,118 09/546,807 10/23/01
6,308,121 08/935,622 10/23/01
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6,308,226 09/041,761 10/23/01
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6,308,247 08/861,684 10/23/01
6,308,249 09/311,954 10/23/01
6,308,251 09/264,500 10/23/01
6,308,260 09/156,133 10/23/01
6,308,272 09/217,870 10/23/01
6,308,290 09/315,461 10/23/01
6,308,295 08/946,166 10/23/01
6,308,298 09/192,808 10/23/01
6,308,302 08/944,857 10/23/01
6,308,304 09/321,785 10/23/01
6,308,316 09/004,505 10/23/01
6,308,325 08/631,650 10/23/01
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PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 25, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
6,957,453 10/751,870 10/25/05
6,957,462 10/991,112 10/25/05
6,957,463 10/757,271 10/25/05
6,957,464 10/928,054 10/25/05
6,957,474 10/257,135 10/25/05
6,957,484 10/878,271 10/25/05
6,957,495 10/845,291 10/25/05
6,957,511 09/712,478 10/25/05
6,957,512 10/720,910 10/25/05
6,957,515 10/388,877 10/25/05
6,957,519 10/665,490 10/25/05
6,957,521 10/925,423 10/25/05
6,957,524 10/793,575 10/25/05
6,957,529 09/793,402 10/25/05
6,957,538 10/664,082 10/25/05
6,957,541 10/242,767 10/25/05
6,957,546 08/811,925 10/25/05
6,957,548 10/620,305 10/25/05
6,957,552 10/179,797 10/25/05
6,957,564 10/373,491 10/25/05
6,957,571 10/467,713 10/25/05
6,957,573 10/353,414 10/25/05
6,957,578 10/269,163 10/25/05
6,957,579 10/326,961 10/25/05
6,957,590 10/786,064 10/25/05
6,957,596 10/280,779 10/25/05
6,957,603 10/997,912 10/25/05
6,957,604 10/049,690 10/25/05
6,957,606 10/111,929 10/25/05
6,957,621 10/840,991 10/25/05
6,957,622 10/773,605 10/25/05
6,957,625 10/380,737 10/25/05
6,957,626 10/195,624 10/25/05
6,957,627 11/013,947 10/25/05
6,957,634 10/263,799 10/25/05
6,957,639 10/663,160 10/25/05
6,957,645 10/761,764 10/25/05
6,957,646 10/774,171 10/25/05
6,957,654 10/134,829 10/25/05
6,957,663 10/359,822 10/25/05
6,957,666 10/481,838 10/25/05
6,957,667 10/671,662 10/25/05
6,957,674 10/751,640 10/25/05
6,957,680 10/273,328 10/25/05
6,957,691 10/704,585 10/25/05
6,957,694 10/097,422 10/25/05
6,957,696 10/426,572 10/25/05
6,957,713 10/825,322 10/25/05
6,957,715 10/347,227 10/25/05
6,957,716 10/613,941 10/25/05
6,957,718 10/227,579 10/25/05
6,957,719 10/363,199 10/25/05
6,957,724 10/257,743 10/25/05
6,957,727 10/640,009 10/25/05
6,957,728 10/804,831 10/25/05
6,957,734 10/603,561 10/25/05
6,957,735 10/384,740 10/25/05
6,957,749 10/452,798 10/25/05
6,957,750 11/036,950 10/25/05
6,957,754 10/368,585 10/25/05
| December 15, 2009 |
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6,957,755 10/090,658 10/25/05
6,957,770 10/142,687 10/25/05
6,957,772 09/565,160 10/25/05
6,957,774 11/029,141 10/25/05
6,957,790 10/457,163 10/25/05
6,957,792 10/606,096 10/25/05
6,957,794 10/190,948 10/25/05
6,957,795 11/045,280 10/25/05
6,957,803 10/936,208 10/25/05
6,957,805 10/846,328 10/25/05
6,957,808 10/189,938 10/25/05
6,957,809 10/835,764 10/25/05
6,957,812 10/435,424 10/25/05
6,957,815 10/128,371 10/25/05
6,957,818 10/897,046 10/25/05
6,957,821 10/346,600 10/25/05
6,957,830 10/192,764 10/25/05
6,957,833 10/420,209 10/25/05
6,957,836 10/919,536 10/25/05
6,957,837 10/797,908 10/25/05
6,957,838 10/851,874 10/25/05
6,957,839 10/950,087 10/25/05
6,957,840 10/982,984 10/25/05
6,957,841 10/709,170 10/25/05
6,957,842 10/836,313 10/25/05
6,957,844 10/692,302 10/25/05
6,957,856 10/854,204 10/25/05
6,957,867 11/114,854 10/25/05
6,957,869 10/831,838 10/25/05
6,957,870 09/736,440 10/25/05
6,957,873 10/415,618 10/25/05
6,957,875 10/776,272 10/25/05
6,957,876 10/640,803 10/25/05
6,957,882 10/438,697 10/25/05
6,957,890 10/408,738 10/25/05
6,957,894 10/770,087 10/25/05
6,957,896 10/804,742 10/25/05
6,957,897 09/604,474 10/25/05
6,957,900 10/722,412 10/25/05
6,957,905 10/263,922 10/25/05
6,957,908 09/954,677 10/25/05
6,957,912 10/869,354 10/25/05
6,957,925 10/832,661 10/25/05
6,957,930 10/364,066 10/25/05
6,957,935 10/362,923 10/25/05
6,957,940 10/799,688 10/25/05
6,957,946 10/459,914 10/25/05
6,957,950 10/356,624 10/25/05
6,957,953 10/368,417 10/25/05
6,957,960 10/790,166 10/25/05
6,957,961 10/368,355 10/25/05
6,957,976 10/951,484 10/25/05
6,957,996 10/260,475 10/25/05
6,958,000 10/951,717 10/25/05
6,958,003 10/250,129 10/25/05
6,958,010 10/973,960 10/25/05
6,958,018 10/931,721 10/25/05
6,958,019 10/165,435 10/25/05
6,958,021 10/833,559 10/25/05
6,958,025 10/346,743 10/25/05
6,958,026 10/226,481 10/25/05
6,958,039 10/824,254 10/25/05
6,958,052 09/947,943 10/25/05
6,958,055 10/349,378 10/25/05
6,958,088 10/950,292 10/25/05
6,958,090 10/327,274 10/25/05
| December 15, 2009 |
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1349 OG 206 |
6,958,097 10/439,090 10/25/05
6,958,098 10/421,501 10/25/05
6,958,107 09/806,557 10/25/05
6,958,111 09/847,299 10/25/05
6,958,118 10/229,680 10/25/05
6,958,120 09/819,574 10/25/05
6,958,136 10/828,834 10/25/05
6,958,142 10/298,378 10/25/05
6,958,152 10/258,860 10/25/05
6,958,165 10/320,770 10/25/05
6,958,173 10/806,777 10/25/05
6,958,188 10/910,106 10/25/05
6,958,207 10/314,031 10/25/05
6,958,208 10/696,819 10/25/05
6,958,218 10/090,827 10/25/05
6,958,222 10/701,200 10/25/05
6,958,237 10/271,311 10/25/05
6,958,238 10/464,939 10/25/05
6,958,248 10/789,336 10/25/05
6,958,250 10/716,624 10/25/05
6,958,254 10/477,130 10/25/05
6,958,262 10/825,246 10/25/05
6,958,276 10/817,569 10/25/05
6,958,288 10/853,255 10/25/05
6,958,309 10/210,353 10/25/05
6,958,311 10/332,993 10/25/05
6,958,314 10/379,927 10/25/05
6,958,317 10/930,221 10/25/05
6,958,321 10/137,077 10/25/05
6,958,327 10/111,933 10/25/05
6,958,340 10/485,170 10/25/05
6,958,347 10/725,181 10/25/05
6,958,348 10/232,394 10/25/05
6,958,351 09/969,318 10/25/05
6,958,352 10/364,292 10/25/05
6,958,353 10/258,610 10/25/05
6,958,359 09/713,780 10/25/05
6,958,362 10/898,230 10/25/05
6,958,363 10/388,905 10/25/05
6,958,366 10/240,759 10/25/05
6,958,367 10/423,362 10/25/05
6,958,373 10/333,646 10/25/05
6,958,376 10/659,126 10/25/05
6,958,382 10/698,457 10/25/05
6,958,385 10/122,286 10/25/05
6,958,390 09/594,065 10/25/05
6,958,395 10/362,961 10/25/05
6,958,402 10/812,143 10/25/05
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Erratum
In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 16, 2009 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 8, 2009, all reference to Patent No. 6,302,166 which issued from
Application No. 09/501,911 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.
| Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 11/16/2009 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee from 11/16/2009
Patent Application Filing Issue Granted
Number Number Date Date Date
5,528,507 08/104,750 08/11/93 06/18/96 11/17/09
5,560,835 08/500,572 07/11/95 10/01/96 11/19/09
5,576,717 08/441,776 05/16/95 11/19/96 11/20/09
5,584,388 08/477,070 06/07/95 12/17/96 11/19/09
5,589,211 08/156,273 11/22/93 12/31/96 11/18/09
5,647,412 08/612,375 03/08/96 07/15/97 11/19/09
5,655,540 08/418,175 04/06/95 08/12/97 11/17/09
5,853,793 08/765,749 02/28/97 12/29/98 11/17/09
5,977,073 07/711,530 06/06/91 11/02/99 11/18/09
6,070,859 08/942,750 10/02/97 06/06/00 11/18/09
6,142,673 09/317,475 05/24/99 11/07/00 11/19/09
6,151,356 09/156,019 09/17/98 11/21/00 11/20/09
6,160,999 08/937,305 08/18/97 12/12/00 11/20/09
6,179,375 09/263,991 03/05/99 01/30/01 11/16/09
6,254,309 09/204,183 12/03/98 07/03/01 11/17/09
6,267,322 09/072,580 05/04/98 07/31/01 11/17/09
6,287,455 09/080,335 05/15/98 09/11/01 11/18/09
6,297,470 09/180,226 11/03/98 10/02/01 11/18/09
6,554,289 09/974,527 10/11/01 04/29/03 11/18/09
6,648,348 09/953,246 09/13/01 11/18/03 11/18/09
6,679,840 09/677,365 10/02/00 01/20/04 11/18/09
6,713,308 09/701,922 05/12/00 03/30/04 11/18/09
6,729,964 10/167,877 06/12/02 05/04/04 11/19/09
6,772,525 10/320,476 12/17/02 08/10/04 11/20/09
6,841,093 10/204,055 08/16/02 01/11/05 11/17/09
6,851,566 10/639,013 08/13/03 02/08/05 11/18/09
6,872,289 09/799,609 03/07/01 03/29/05 11/16/09
6,876,981 09/427,426 10/26/99 04/05/05 11/18/09
6,878,249 09/867,383 05/31/01 04/12/05 11/18/09
6,886,703 10/447,747 05/30/03 05/03/05 11/18/09
6,888,474 10/643,135 08/18/03 05/03/05 11/18/09
6,892,669 09/863,338 05/24/01 05/17/05 11/16/09
6,902,037 10/653,839 09/02/03 06/07/05 11/16/09
6,909,375 10/439,160 05/15/03 06/21/05 11/18/09
6,910,664 10/419,363 04/18/03 06/28/05 11/16/09
6,916,776 10/945,722 09/21/04 07/12/05 11/18/09
6,923,452 10/306,216 11/29/02 08/02/05 11/18/09
6,924,605 10/305,492 11/27/02 08/02/05 11/16/09
6,948,196 10/872,218 06/18/04 09/27/05 11/19/09
6,949,156 10/778,627 02/13/04 09/27/05 11/16/09
6,951,640 10/375,454 02/27/03 10/04/05 11/19/09
6,952,058 10/883,214 07/01/04 10/04/05 11/20/09
6,952,676 09/904,256 07/11/01 10/04/05 11/19/09
| Reissue Applications Filed |
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).
D. 532,011, Re. S.N.: 29/327,929, Nov. 14, 2008, CL: D14/375, ELECTRONIC
DEVICE, Bartley K. Andre, et. al., Owner of Record: APPLE INC., Attorney or
Agent: Perry J. Saidman, Ex. GP.: 2913
5,868,114, Re. S.N. 12/471,597, May 26, 2009, Cl. 123/399, AIR FLOW RATE
CONTROL APPARATUS, Yasuhiro Kamimura, et al., Owner of Record: Hitachi,
Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, JP, Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi,
JP, Attorney or Agent: James F. McKeown, Ex. Gp.: 3747
5,904,365, Re. S.N.: 12/459,451, June 02. 2009, CL: 056/014.600, COMBINE
WITH POWERED AND STEERABLE GRAIN TRAILER, Ben N. Dillon, Attorney or Agent:
Jerry K. Mueller, Jr., Ex. GP.: 3671
6,991,843, Re. S.N.: 12/610,534, Nov. 02, 2009, CL: 514/221.000,
FASTENERS ENGAGEABLE WITH LOOPS OF NONWOVEN FABRICS AND WITH OTHER OPEN
STRUCTURES, AND METHODS AND MACHINES FOR MAKING FASTENERS, Luis Parellada,
Owner of Record: Velcro Industries B.V., Attorney or Agent: Brett A.
Krueger, Ex. GP.: 1614
7,255,988, Re. S.N.: 12/540,396, Oct. 13, 2009, CL: 056/014.600, USE OF
ALPHA 1-ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN POLYPEPTIDES, OR NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING THEM, OR
OF A CELL WHICH IS EXPRESSING AN ACT POLYPEPTIDE, OR A NUCLEIC ACID
ENCODING IT, FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF DIABETES-ASSOCIATED AND/OR
ARTERIAL POORLY HEALING WOUNDS AND FOR ID, Joern-Peter Halle, Owner of
Record: Switch Biotech, AG Neurid, Germany, Attorney or Agent: Joyce Von
Natzmer, Ex. GP.: 1646
7,295,768, Re. S.N. 12/588,121, Oct. 05, 2009, Cl. 386/068, RECORDING
AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS, Shugi Saito, et al., Owner of Record: Sharp
Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP, Attorney or Agent: Joseph A. Rhoa, Ex. Gp.:
2621
7,471,622, Re. S.N. 12/576,005, Oct. 08, 2009, Cl. 370/335, METHOD OF
TRANSFERRING AND/OR RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS
THEREOF, Cheol Woo You, et al., Owner of Record: LG Electronics, Inc.,
Seoul, KR, Attorney or Agent: Lew Edward V. Macapagal, Ex. Gp.: 2617
| Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
RE. 36,571, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,671, Requested Date: 09/11/09, Cl.
363/021, Title: LOW LOSS SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER FOR APPLICATION TO
CLAMPED-MODE POWER CONVERTERS, Inventor: Allen Frank Rozman, Owners of
Record: Lineage Power Corporation, Mesquite, TX, Attorney or Agent: Hitt
Chwang and Gaines, Richardson, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: James M.
Smith, Esq., Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds, PC., Concord, MA
5,148,366, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,670, Requested Date: 09/10/09,Cl.
707/001, Title: COMPUTER-ASSISTED DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING OR
REPLACING THE PROCESS OF DICTATING AND TRANSCRIBING, Inventor: Ken Buchanan
et al., Owners of Record: I-THINK, LLC., Ann Arbor, MI, Attorney or Agent:
Martin & Ferraro, LLP., Hartville, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Cerner
Corporation, Kansas City, MO, Daniel P. Devers, Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP.,
Kansas City, MO
5,903,309, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,683, Requested Date: 09/15/09, Cl.
348/333, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED
MULTIMEDIA TYPES IN THE INTERFACE OF A DIGITAL CAMERA, Inventor: Eric C.
Anderson, Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA,
Attorney or Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC,
Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Kyocera Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA,
Kaare D. Larson, Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
5,942,986, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,587, Requested Date: 09/25/09, Cl.
340/825, Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CRITICAL EVENT
NOTIFICATION, Inventor: Myron M. Shabot et al., Owners of Record:
Cedars-Sinaimedical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Attorney or Agent: Davis
Wright Tremaine, LLP/Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Janelle D. Waack, Howrey, LLP., Houston, TX
6,222,538, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,679, Requested Date: 09/15/09, Cl.
345/336, Title: DIRECTING IMAGE CAPTURE SEQUENCE IN A DIGITAL IMAGING
DEVICE USING SCRIPTS, Inventor: Eric C. Anderson, Owners of Record:
FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney or Agent: FlashPoint
Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Kyocera Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA, Mehran Arjomand, Morrison &
Foerster, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
6,223,190, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,680, Requested Date: 09/15/09, Cl.
707/501, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN INTERNET PAGE
DESCRIPTION FILE ON A DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE, Inventor: Tim Takao Aihara et
al., Owners of Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney
or Agent: FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Kyocera Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA, Michael
Stanley, Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
6,278,447, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,684, Requested Date: 09/15/09, Cl.
345/328, Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING A USER INTERFACE OF AN
IMAGE CAPTURE UNIT DURING PLAY MODE, Inventor: Eric C. Anderson, Owners of
Record: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, Attorney or Agent:
FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova, Cary, NC, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Kyocera Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA, Michael Stanley,
Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
6,552,109, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,685, Requested Date: 09/16/09, Cl.
524/270, Title: GELATINOUS ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES, Inventor:
John Y. Chen, Owners of Record: Applied Elastomerics, Inc., Pacifica, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Applied Elastomerics, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Ex. Gp.:
3991, Requester: The Ohio Willow Wood Co., Mark R. Engle, Standley Law
Group, LLP., Dublin, OH
6,803,984, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,588, Requested Date: 09/28/09, Cl.
349/187, Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL
| December 15, 2009 |
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DISPLAY DEVICE USING SERIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES, Inventor: Sang Ho Park et
al., Owners of Record: LG Display Co., LTD., Seoul, Korea, Attorney or
Agent: McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Taiwan, Babak Redjaian, Irell & Manela,
LLP., Los Angeles, CA
7,218,374, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,586, Requested Date: 09/23/09, Cl.
349/190, Title: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
THE SAME, Inventor: Moo Yeol Park et al., Owners of Record: LG Display,
Co., LTD., Seoul, Korea, Attorney or Agent: McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP.,
Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Taiwan,
Babak Redjaian, Irell & Manella, LLP., Los Angeles, CA
| Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
6,488,508, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,234, Requested Date: 09/18/09, Cl.:
434/307, Title: INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING VIDEO
GAME AND KARAOKE SOFTWARE, Inventor: Takeya Okamoto, Owners of Record: ADC
Technology, Inc., Japan, Attorney or Agent: Davis & Bujold, PLC., Concord,
NH, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc., Microsoft Corp., Nintendo of America, Inc.;
(Att'y Is: Eric A. Buresh, Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP., Kansas City, MO),
Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
6,781,231, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,509, Requested Date: 10/07/09, Cl.:
257/704, Title: MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM PACKAGE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
AND INTERFERENCE SHIELD, Inventor: Anthony D. Minervini, Owners of Record:
Knowles Electronics, LLC., Itasca, IL, Attorney or Agent: Fitch Even Tabin
& Flannery, Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Analog Devices, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Robert M. Asher, Sunstein Kann Murphy &
Timbers, LLP., Boston, MA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester
6,847,822, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,238, Requested Date: 09/28/09, Cl.:
455/456, Title: CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEM THAT USES POSITION OF A MOBILE
UNIT TO MAKE CALL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, Inventor: Everett Dennison et al.,
Owners of Record: EMSAT, Advanced Geo-Location Technology, LLC., Loveland,
OH, Attorney or Agent: Fiala & Weaver, PLLC., Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.:
3992, Requester: Third Party Requester: Cellco Partnership (Verizon
Wireless); (Att'y Is: Mehran Arjomand, Morrison & Foerster, LLP., Los
Angeles, CA), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
6,891,811, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,240, Requested Date: 10/02/09, Cl.:
370/310, Title: SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE CENTER MOBILE-ORIGINATED TO HTTP
INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, Inventor: Richard A. Smith et al., Owners of
Record: Telecommunication Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD, Attorney or Agent:
Manelli Denison & Selter, PLLC., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester:
Third Party Requester: Sybase, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Robert Greene Sterne, Esq.,
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC), Real Party in
Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
7,355,990, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,241, Requested Date: 10/02/09, Cl.:
370/203, Title: MOBILE-ORIGINATED TO HTTP INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS,
Inventor: Richard A. Smith et al., Owners of Record: Telecommunication
Systems, Inc., Annapolis, MD, Attorney or Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter,
PLLC., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party Requester:
Sybase, Inc.; (Att'y Is: Robert Greene Sterne, Esq., Sterne Kessler
Goldstein & Fox, PLLC., Washington, DC), Real Party in Interest: Same As
Third Party Requester
7,457,802, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,233, Requested Date: 09/17/09, Cl.:
707/005, Title: INTERNET SEARCHING ENHANCEMENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING
TOPICAL RELEVANCE SCORES, Inventor: Jason Coleman et al., Owners of Record:
Jason Coleman, Dallas, TX, Steven Thrasher, Dallas, TX, Attorney or Agent:
Steven Thrasher, Richardson, TX, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Third Party
Requester: NeXplore Corporation; (Att'y Is: Steven H. Washam, Carsterns &
Cahoon, LLP., Dallas, TX), Real Party in Interest: Same As Third Party
Requester
| Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew |
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due To Failure to Renew
15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be renewed
for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period upon payment
of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable application for
renewal. This may be done at any time within one year before the expiration
of the period for which the registration was issued or renewed, or it may
be done within six months after such expiration on payment of an additional
fee.
According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
November 21, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW
Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date
125,149 71/112,428 04/15/1919
255,148 71/249,964 04/16/1929
255,121 71/272,190 04/16/1929
255,202 71/276,622 04/16/1929
508,735 71/534,969 04/19/1949
508,745 71/536,529 04/19/1949
508,776 71/542,817 04/19/1949
508,779 71/542,866 04/19/1949
508,780 71/542,867 04/19/1949
508,784 71/543,165 04/19/1949
508,794 71/543,813 04/19/1949
508,835 71/555,145 04/19/1949
508,836 71/555,146 04/19/1949
677,120 72/010,646 04/14/1959
676,911 72/045,446 04/14/1959
677,062 72/048,890 04/14/1959
676,857 72/050,072 04/14/1959
676,984 72/054,856 04/14/1959
676,962 72/056,130 04/14/1959
868,080 72/251,855 04/15/1969
868,288 72/253,276 04/15/1969
868,273 72/259,249 04/15/1969
868,127 72/265,487 04/15/1969
868,182 72/272,714 04/15/1969
868,203 72/274,514 04/15/1969
868,087 72/274,907 04/15/1969
868,081 72/276,820 04/15/1969
868,128 72/276,973 04/15/1969
868,213 72/277,650 04/15/1969
868,274 72/278,152 04/15/1969
868,187 72/282,399 04/15/1969
868,086 72/285,616 04/15/1969
868,183 72/286,106 04/15/1969
868,121 72/286,158 04/15/1969
868,166 72/289,078 04/15/1969
868,279 72/291,129 04/15/1969
868,234 72/292,007 04/15/1969
868,245 72/292,968 04/15/1969
868,158 72/293,336 04/15/1969
868,222 72/297,842 04/15/1969
868,275 72/300,524 04/15/1969
868,255 72/302,184 04/15/1969
868,135 72/305,603 04/15/1969
868,126 72/307,719 04/15/1969
868,211 72/308,741 04/15/1969
| December 15, 2009 |
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868,176 72/309,594 04/15/1969
868,172 72/309,782 04/15/1969
868,174 72/310,274 04/15/1969
868,200 72/310,936 04/15/1969
1,116,694 73/092,721 04/17/1979
1,116,564 73/097,585 04/17/1979
1,116,582 73/117,073 04/17/1979
1,116,566 73/121,241 04/17/1979
1,116,729 73/128,612 04/17/1979
1,116,553 73/136,423 04/17/1979
1,116,574 73/144,980 04/17/1979
1,116,549 73/152,030 04/17/1979
1,116,606 73/152,422 04/17/1979
1,116,718 73/155,931 04/17/1979
1,116,669 73/157,384 04/17/1979
1,116,544 73/159,721 04/17/1979
1,116,685 73/163,779 04/17/1979
1,116,529 73/165,866 04/17/1979
1,116,578 73/166,353 04/17/1979
1,116,686 73/173,088 04/17/1979
1,535,675 73/406,417 04/18/1989
1,535,524 73/438,505 04/18/1989
1,535,833 73/473,637 04/18/1989
1,535,218 73/494,619 04/18/1989
1,535,835 73/509,970 04/18/1989
1,535,654 73/522,368 04/18/1989
1,535,021 73/523,596 04/18/1989
1,535,161 73/544,564 04/18/1989
1,535,023 73/582,992 04/18/1989
1,534,921 73/599,933 04/18/1989
1,535,307 73/617,100 04/18/1989
1,534,922 73/617,695 04/18/1989
1,534,958 73/620,154 04/18/1989
1,535,371 73/624,960 04/18/1989
1,534,924 73/624,991 04/18/1989
1,535,966 73/625,550 04/18/1989
1,534,975 73/628,412 04/18/1989
1,535,024 73/629,274 04/18/1989
1,535,025 73/634,925 04/18/1989
1,535,372 73/636,367 04/18/1989
1,535,557 73/640,979 04/18/1989
1,535,374 73/642,798 04/18/1989
1,535,147 73/644,108 04/18/1989
1,535,183 73/645,488 04/18/1989
1,534,896 73/647,894 04/18/1989
1,535,292 73/650,869 04/18/1989
1,535,681 73/653,194 04/18/1989
1,535,027 73/657,355 04/18/1989
1,535,028 73/659,413 04/18/1989
1,535,986 73/660,051 04/18/1989
1,535,148 73/663,260 04/18/1989
1,535,796 73/663,836 04/18/1989
1,535,716 73/664,399 04/18/1989
1,535,357 73/665,600 04/18/1989
1,535,753 73/666,164 04/18/1989
1,535,564 73/666,777 04/18/1989
1,535,841 73/667,172 04/18/1989
1,535,012 73/667,832 04/18/1989
1,535,683 73/669,311 04/18/1989
1,535,377 73/671,753 04/18/1989
1,534,959 73/673,789 04/18/1989
1,535,952 73/674,191 04/18/1989
1,534,960 73/674,416 04/18/1989
1,534,926 73/674,445 04/18/1989
1,535,222 73/676,359 04/18/1989
1,535,379 73/677,110 04/18/1989
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 217 |
1,535,754 73/677,168 04/18/1989
1,534,981 73/680,610 04/18/1989
1,535,033 73/681,657 04/18/1989
1,535,685 73/684,609 04/18/1989
1,535,309 73/684,667 04/18/1989
1,535,035 73/685,164 04/18/1989
1,535,643 73/685,304 04/18/1989
1,535,991 73/685,960 04/18/1989
1,535,981 73/685,997 04/18/1989
1,535,036 73/687,236 04/18/1989
1,535,755 73/687,876 04/18/1989
1,535,849 73/689,289 04/18/1989
1,535,850 73/689,311 04/18/1989
1,534,983 73/689,739 04/18/1989
1,535,037 73/690,280 04/18/1989
1,535,187 73/692,019 04/18/1989
1,535,771 73/692,555 04/18/1989
1,535,385 73/692,760 04/18/1989
1,535,162 73/694,085 04/18/1989
1,535,855 73/695,232 04/18/1989
1,535,358 73/696,572 04/18/1989
1,535,858 73/696,894 04/18/1989
1,534,930 73/698,224 04/18/1989
1,535,281 73/698,438 04/18/1989
1,535,227 73/698,858 04/18/1989
1,535,861 73/700,393 04/18/1989
1,535,689 73/701,011 04/18/1989
1,535,758 73/701,188 04/18/1989
1,535,759 73/701,205 04/18/1989
1,535,392 73/701,240 04/18/1989
1,534,912 73/701,434 04/18/1989
1,535,477 73/701,862 04/18/1989
1,534,949 73/702,392 04/18/1989
1,535,203 73/702,455 04/18/1989
1,535,043 73/703,033 04/18/1989
1,534,901 73/703,735 04/18/1989
1,535,228 73/703,967 04/18/1989
1,535,229 73/704,192 04/18/1989
1,535,230 73/704,195 04/18/1989
1,535,808 73/704,293 04/18/1989
1,535,969 73/704,567 04/18/1989
1,535,047 73/704,902 04/18/1989
1,535,048 73/704,933 04/18/1989
1,534,989 73/706,188 04/18/1989
1,534,990 73/706,203 04/18/1989
1,534,932 73/706,311 04/18/1989
1,535,970 73/706,520 04/18/1989
1,534,992 73/707,026 04/18/1989
1,535,050 73/707,128 04/18/1989
1,535,051 73/707,240 04/18/1989
1,535,052 73/708,052 04/18/1989
1,535,691 73/708,648 04/18/1989
1,534,995 73/709,104 04/18/1989
1,534,996 73/709,105 04/18/1989
1,535,480 73/709,670 04/18/1989
1,535,398 73/709,790 04/18/1989
1,534,997 73/710,220 04/18/1989
1,535,811 73/710,921 04/18/1989
1,535,188 73/710,924 04/18/1989
1,534,998 73/711,811 04/18/1989
1,535,760 73/712,064 04/18/1989
1,535,236 73/712,612 04/18/1989
1,535,237 73/712,681 04/18/1989
1,535,056 73/712,993 04/18/1989
1,535,866 73/713,189 04/18/1989
1,535,955 73/713,330 04/18/1989
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 218 |
1,535,483 73/713,518 04/18/1989
1,535,164 73/713,592 04/18/1989
1,535,660 73/714,049 04/18/1989
1,535,165 73/714,740 04/18/1989
1,535,241 73/715,255 04/18/1989
1,535,581 73/715,381 04/18/1989
1,535,152 73/715,709 04/18/1989
1,534,965 73/716,285 04/18/1989
1,535,870 73/716,959 04/18/1989
1,535,626 73/717,565 04/18/1989
1,535,063 73/718,602 04/18/1989
1,535,649 73/719,983 04/18/1989
1,535,959 73/720,439 04/18/1989
1,535,001 73/721,083 04/18/1989
1,535,207 73/721,873 04/18/1989
1,535,486 73/722,146 04/18/1989
1,535,068 73/722,300 04/18/1989
1,534,937 73/723,137 04/18/1989
1,535,586 73/724,070 04/18/1989
1,535,070 73/724,093 04/18/1989
1,535,816 73/724,383 04/18/1989
1,535,817 73/724,681 04/18/1989
1,535,246 73/725,837 04/18/1989
1,535,073 73/725,879 04/18/1989
1,535,587 73/726,241 04/18/1989
1,535,076 73/726,432 04/18/1989
1,535,960 73/727,052 04/18/1989
1,535,878 73/727,571 04/18/1989
1,535,628 73/727,715 04/18/1989
1,535,590 73/727,846 04/18/1989
1,535,974 73/728,074 04/18/1989
1,534,904 73/728,134 04/18/1989
1,535,079 73/728,461 04/18/1989
1,535,080 73/728,929 04/18/1989
1,535,082 73/729,854 04/18/1989
1,535,084 73/729,939 04/18/1989
1,535,880 73/729,995 04/18/1989
1,535,591 73/730,122 04/18/1989
1,535,774 73/730,188 04/18/1989
1,535,963 73/730,636 04/18/1989
1,535,822 73/730,674 04/18/1989
1,535,086 73/731,017 04/18/1989
1,535,700 73/731,822 04/18/1989
1,534,967 73/732,337 04/18/1989
1,535,322 73/732,628 04/18/1989
1,535,943 73/732,832 04/18/1989
1,535,090 73/732,947 04/18/1989
1,535,727 73/733,186 04/18/1989
1,535,217 73/733,204 04/18/1989
1,535,980 73/733,566 04/18/1989
1,535,728 73/734,957 04/18/1989
1,535,250 73/735,901 04/18/1989
1,535,593 73/735,923 04/18/1989
1,535,594 73/735,924 04/18/1989
1,535,324 73/735,980 04/18/1989
1,535,326 73/736,117 04/18/1989
1,534,940 73/736,121 04/18/1989
1,534,905 73/736,480 04/18/1989
1,535,355 73/736,503 04/18/1989
1,535,884 73/737,073 04/18/1989
1,535,413 73/737,077 04/18/1989
1,535,701 73/737,169 04/18/1989
1,534,906 73/737,184 04/18/1989
1,535,664 73/737,415 04/18/1989
1,535,541 73/737,794 04/18/1989
1,535,542 73/737,847 04/18/1989
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 219 |
1,535,887 73/737,884 04/18/1989
1,535,193 73/737,971 04/18/1989
1,525,233 73/738,165 02/21/1989
1,535,212 73/738,475 04/18/1989
1,535,097 73/738,485 04/18/1989
1,535,098 73/738,519 04/18/1989
1,535,702 73/738,599 04/18/1989
1,535,893 73/739,833 04/18/1989
1,535,894 73/740,002 04/18/1989
1,535,895 73/740,005 04/18/1989
1,535,599 73/740,235 04/18/1989
1,535,291 73/740,513 04/18/1989
1,535,898 73/740,719 04/18/1989
1,535,788 73/740,724 04/18/1989
1,535,330 73/740,830 04/18/1989
1,535,017 73/740,902 04/18/1989
1,535,825 73/740,985 04/18/1989
1,535,101 73/741,034 04/18/1989
1,534,907 73/741,660 04/18/1989
1,535,102 73/741,971 04/18/1989
1,535,258 73/742,183 04/18/1989
1,535,260 73/742,422 04/18/1989
1,535,666 73/742,465 04/18/1989
1,535,904 73/742,500 04/18/1989
1,535,731 73/742,505 04/18/1989
1,535,732 73/742,626 04/18/1989
1,535,262 73/742,741 04/18/1989
1,535,907 73/743,006 04/18/1989
1,535,419 73/743,588 04/18/1989
1,535,733 73/743,812 04/18/1989
1,535,734 73/743,998 04/18/1989
1,535,498 73/744,280 04/18/1989
1,535,603 73/744,285 04/18/1989
1,535,332 73/744,297 04/18/1989
1,535,333 73/744,303 04/18/1989
1,535,544 73/744,315 04/18/1989
1,535,605 73/744,385 04/18/1989
1,535,735 73/744,519 04/18/1989
1,535,919 73/744,629 04/18/1989
1,535,740 73/744,978 04/18/1989
1,535,708 73/744,983 04/18/1989
1,535,608 73/745,136 04/18/1989
1,534,955 73/745,180 04/18/1989
1,535,299 73/745,352 04/18/1989
1,535,742 73/745,379 04/18/1989
1,535,667 73/745,386 04/18/1989
1,535,924 73/745,402 04/18/1989
1,535,106 73/745,468 04/18/1989
1,534,969 73/745,595 04/18/1989
1,535,636 73/745,635 04/18/1989
1,535,267 73/745,851 04/18/1989
1,535,744 73/746,057 04/18/1989
1,535,927 73/746,104 04/18/1989
1,535,501 73/746,181 04/18/1989
1,535,550 73/746,406 04/18/1989
1,535,746 73/746,435 04/18/1989
1,535,767 73/746,474 04/18/1989
1,535,270 73/746,525 04/18/1989
1,535,931 73/746,571 04/18/1989
1,535,426 73/746,638 04/18/1989
1,535,334 73/746,646 04/18/1989
1,535,668 73/746,659 04/18/1989
1,535,611 73/746,788 04/18/1989
1,535,935 73/747,030 04/18/1989
1,535,614 73/747,040 04/18/1989
1,535,615 73/747,059 04/18/1989
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 220 |
1,535,335 73/747,070 04/18/1989
1,535,936 73/747,220 04/18/1989
1,535,637 73/747,441 04/18/1989
1,535,339 73/747,470 04/18/1989
1,535,551 73/747,724 04/18/1989
1,535,552 73/747,729 04/18/1989
1,535,617 73/747,800 04/18/1989
1,535,618 73/747,838 04/18/1989
1,535,340 73/747,853 04/18/1989
1,535,194 73/747,880 04/18/1989
1,535,175 73/748,076 04/18/1989
1,535,300 73/748,185 04/18/1989
1,535,750 73/748,193 04/18/1989
1,535,790 73/748,502 04/18/1989
1,535,769 73/748,895 04/18/1989
1,535,301 73/748,960 04/18/1989
1,535,159 73/749,011 04/18/1989
1,535,274 73/749,032 04/18/1989
1,535,939 73/749,317 04/18/1989
1,535,470 73/749,782 04/18/1989
1,535,178 73/749,848 04/18/1989
1,535,342 73/750,063 04/18/1989
1,535,770 73/750,088 04/18/1989
1,535,751 73/750,292 04/18/1989
1,535,433 73/750,299 04/18/1989
1,535,123 73/750,492 04/18/1989
1,535,436 73/750,529 04/18/1989
1,535,179 73/750,704 04/18/1989
1,535,125 73/750,768 04/18/1989
1,535,126 73/750,772 04/18/1989
1,535,128 73/750,881 04/18/1989
1,535,130 73/751,398 04/18/1989
1,535,131 73/751,563 04/18/1989
1,535,132 73/751,645 04/18/1989
1,535,134 73/751,894 04/18/1989
1,535,181 73/751,913 04/18/1989
1,535,302 73/752,090 04/18/1989
1,535,452 73/752,483 04/18/1989
1,535,453 73/752,484 04/18/1989
1,535,516 73/752,513 04/18/1989
1,535,517 73/752,531 04/18/1989
1,535,518 73/752,631 04/18/1989
1,535,197 73/752,837 04/18/1989
1,535,137 73/752,859 04/18/1989
1,535,198 73/753,190 04/18/1989
1,535,521 73/753,197 04/18/1989
1,535,019 73/753,203 04/18/1989
1,535,139 73/753,426 04/18/1989
1,535,142 73/754,032 04/18/1989
1,535,459 73/754,079 04/18/1989
1,535,352 73/754,224 04/18/1989
1,535,304 73/754,885 04/18/1989
1,535,305 73/754,916 04/18/1989
1,535,366 73/755,262 04/18/1989
1,535,463 73/755,441 04/18/1989
1,535,464 73/755,582 04/18/1989
1,535,779 73/756,202 04/18/1989
2,240,037 74/574,420 04/20/1999
2,240,902 74/616,466 04/20/1999
2,240,903 74/630,850 04/20/1999
2,240,909 74/691,077 04/20/1999
2,240,912 74/698,200 04/20/1999
2,240,914 74/705,683 04/20/1999
2,241,348 74/712,453 04/20/1999
2,240,923 75/004,396 04/20/1999
2,240,055 75/016,354 04/20/1999
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 221 |
2,241,349 75/021,573 04/20/1999
2,240,934 75/044,517 04/20/1999
2,240,937 75/051,385 04/20/1999
2,240,940 75/061,165 04/20/1999
2,240,942 75/066,442 04/20/1999
2,240,950 75/078,104 04/20/1999
2,240,071 75/079,584 04/20/1999
2,240,958 75/096,972 04/20/1999
2,240,076 75/107,433 04/20/1999
2,240,968 75/112,216 04/20/1999
2,240,969 75/114,043 04/20/1999
2,240,971 75/114,694 04/20/1999
2,240,976 75/122,474 04/20/1999
2,231,080 75/143,360 03/09/1999
2,240,990 75/145,954 04/20/1999
2,241,351 75/158,778 04/20/1999
2,241,010 75/173,995 04/20/1999
2,240,104 75/179,456 04/20/1999
2,240,109 75/185,586 04/20/1999
2,240,113 75/189,069 04/20/1999
2,240,118 75/200,797 04/20/1999
2,241,025 75/201,223 04/20/1999
2,241,029 75/202,323 04/20/1999
2,241,038 75/205,360 04/20/1999
2,241,046 75/212,013 04/20/1999
2,241,047 75/212,067 04/20/1999
2,241,053 75/212,616 04/20/1999
2,241,058 75/217,424 04/20/1999
2,241,065 75/221,879 04/20/1999
2,240,131 75/222,611 04/20/1999
2,240,135 75/226,943 04/20/1999
2,241,069 75/227,165 04/20/1999
2,241,074 75/229,822 04/20/1999
2,240,136 75/230,938 04/20/1999
2,241,087 75/240,161 04/20/1999
2,240,146 75/240,308 04/20/1999
2,241,092 75/244,496 04/20/1999
2,241,093 75/245,195 04/20/1999
2,240,152 75/247,288 04/20/1999
2,241,100 75/248,831 04/20/1999
2,241,106 75/252,205 04/20/1999
2,240,156 75/252,675 04/20/1999
2,241,354 75/255,599 04/20/1999
2,240,159 75/255,979 04/20/1999
2,241,126 75/262,399 04/20/1999
2,241,135 75/273,361 04/20/1999
2,241,140 75/278,359 04/20/1999
2,240,180 75/279,248 04/20/1999
2,241,145 75/283,087 04/20/1999
2,240,184 75/284,328 04/20/1999
2,241,149 75/286,285 04/20/1999
2,240,186 75/286,338 04/20/1999
2,240,188 75/286,949 04/20/1999
2,241,154 75/288,455 04/20/1999
2,240,192 75/288,899 04/20/1999
2,241,156 75/289,346 04/20/1999
2,241,157 75/289,347 04/20/1999
2,241,158 75/289,349 04/20/1999
2,240,193 75/289,444 04/20/1999
2,241,161 75/291,046 04/20/1999
2,241,165 75/291,451 04/20/1999
2,241,171 75/294,593 04/20/1999
2,240,212 75/298,355 04/20/1999
2,241,185 75/300,623 04/20/1999
2,240,217 75/302,251 04/20/1999
2,241,191 75/302,736 04/20/1999
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 222 |
2,241,194 75/304,754 04/20/1999
2,241,196 75/305,053 04/20/1999
2,241,197 75/305,054 04/20/1999
2,241,359 75/308,260 04/20/1999
2,240,227 75/309,086 04/20/1999
2,240,228 75/310,460 04/20/1999
2,241,204 75/311,371 04/20/1999
2,241,206 75/312,093 04/20/1999
2,241,207 75/312,244 04/20/1999
2,240,238 75/313,048 04/20/1999
2,240,240 75/314,794 04/20/1999
2,241,217 75/316,710 04/20/1999
2,240,253 75/320,574 04/20/1999
2,240,254 75/320,744 04/20/1999
2,241,224 75/321,317 04/20/1999
2,240,261 75/323,856 04/20/1999
2,240,262 75/323,922 04/20/1999
2,240,265 75/324,378 04/20/1999
2,240,269 75/326,072 04/20/1999
2,240,277 75/327,719 04/20/1999
2,241,362 75/328,555 04/20/1999
2,240,282 75/329,529 04/20/1999
2,241,241 75/329,735 04/20/1999
2,241,242 75/330,226 04/20/1999
2,241,365 75/330,904 04/20/1999
2,241,243 75/331,072 04/20/1999
2,241,245 75/333,130 04/20/1999
2,240,296 75/334,131 04/20/1999
2,240,304 75/336,254 04/20/1999
2,240,311 75/338,458 04/20/1999
2,241,250 75/338,811 04/20/1999
2,240,330 75/341,538 04/20/1999
2,241,256 75/343,282 04/20/1999
2,240,338 75/343,699 04/20/1999
2,241,262 75/345,358 04/20/1999
2,240,350 75/349,534 04/20/1999
2,240,354 75/351,660 04/20/1999
2,240,360 75/353,157 04/20/1999
2,240,363 75/354,519 04/20/1999
2,241,280 75/355,989 04/20/1999
2,241,285 75/359,647 04/20/1999
2,241,291 75/362,623 04/20/1999
2,240,386 75/364,276 04/20/1999
2,240,393 75/367,347 04/20/1999
2,240,394 75/367,607 04/20/1999
2,240,397 75/368,440 04/20/1999
2,241,294 75/368,546 04/20/1999
2,240,399 75/369,260 04/20/1999
2,240,400 75/369,424 04/20/1999
2,241,297 75/370,714 04/20/1999
2,241,300 75/372,318 04/20/1999
2,240,407 75/373,017 04/20/1999
2,240,408 75/373,348 04/20/1999
2,241,374 75/374,972 04/20/1999
2,241,301 75/375,412 04/20/1999
2,241,302 75/375,549 04/20/1999
2,240,414 75/375,828 04/20/1999
2,241,375 75/377,082 04/20/1999
2,241,310 75/387,086 04/20/1999
2,240,444 75/387,996 04/20/1999
2,241,313 75/389,731 04/20/1999
2,241,314 75/392,399 04/20/1999
2,241,384 75/392,934 04/20/1999
2,240,457 75/393,396 04/20/1999
2,241,315 75/393,691 04/20/1999
2,240,471 75/398,837 04/20/1999
| December 15, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1349 OG 223 |
2,240,481 75/401,342 04/20/1999
2,241,323 75/402,112 04/20/1999
2,240,483 75/402,142 04/20/1999
2,241,327 75/403,263 04/20/1999
2,240,489 75/404,873 04/20/1999
2,241,388 75/405,626 04/20/1999
2,240,493 75/407,648 04/20/1999
2,240,497 75/408,532 04/20/1999
2,240,507 75/411,336 04/20/1999
2,240,508 75/411,376 04/20/1999
2,240,515 75/412,777 04/20/1999
2,240,518 75/413,431 04/20/1999
2,240,519 75/413,750 04/20/1999
2,240,531 75/417,603 04/20/1999
2,240,536 75/418,055 04/20/1999
2,240,537 75/418,126 04/20/1999
2,240,539 75/418,194 04/20/1999
2,240,544 75/419,001 04/20/1999
2,240,557 75/421,346 04/20/1999
2,240,562 75/421,924 04/20/1999
2,240,566 75/423,265 04/20/1999
2,240,569 75/423,903 04/20/1999
2,241,339 75/424,532 04/20/1999
2,240,577 75/425,416 04/20/1999
2,240,586 75/427,998 04/20/1999
2,240,595 75/431,916 04/20/1999
2,240,612 75/436,543 04/20/1999
2,240,613 75/436,549 04/20/1999
2,240,614 75/436,835 04/20/1999
2,240,642 75/442,948 04/20/1999
2,240,646 75/443,801 04/20/1999
2,240,649 75/444,587 04/20/1999
2,241,395 75/445,184 04/20/1999
2,240,657 75/445,729 04/20/1999
2,240,660 75/446,328 04/20/1999
2,240,662 75/446,719 04/20/1999
2,240,675 75/448,341 04/20/1999
2,240,680 75/449,598 04/20/1999
2,240,682 75/450,073 04/20/1999
2,240,691 75/451,080 04/20/1999
2,240,692 75/451,109 04/20/1999
2,240,695 75/451,535 04/20/1999
2,240,696 75/451,545 04/20/1999
2,240,701 75/452,026 04/20/1999
2,240,702 75/452,102 04/20/1999
2,240,726 75/456,939 04/20/1999
2,240,733 75/457,761 04/20/1999
2,240,739 75/458,604 04/20/1999
2,240,753 75/461,286 04/20/1999
2,240,758 75/461,912 04/20/1999
2,240,764 75/462,956 04/20/1999
2,240,768 75/463,059 04/20/1999
2,240,774 75/464,945 04/20/1999
2,240,777 75/465,207 04/20/1999
2,240,784 75/465,447 04/20/1999
2,240,807 75/470,345 04/20/1999
2,241,401 75/476,812 04/20/1999
2,240,830 75/479,065 04/20/1999
2,240,833 75/479,647 04/20/1999
2,240,842 75/487,866 04/20/1999
2,240,843 75/488,386 04/20/1999
2,241,403 75/489,099 04/20/1999
2,240,845 75/491,516 04/20/1999
2,240,847 75/494,587 04/20/1999
2,240,849 75/497,302 04/20/1999
2,241,404 75/497,510 04/20/1999
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2,240,852 75/498,703 04/20/1999
2,240,853 75/498,712 04/20/1999
2,240,857 75/500,681 04/20/1999
2,240,862 75/506,400 04/20/1999
2,240,863 75/510,645 04/20/1999
2,241,405 75/511,994 04/20/1999
2,240,873 75/518,418 04/20/1999
2,241,406 75/519,327 04/20/1999
2,240,884 75/533,535 04/20/1999
2,240,885 75/533,536 04/20/1999
2,241,344 75/978,100 04/20/1999
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Infigen, Inc., Deforest, Wisconsin, Registration No. 1722678 for the mark
"GENMARK", Cancellation No. 92051533.
NetFaze Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, Registration No. 3409155 for
the mark "NET FAZE TECHNOLOGIES", Cancellation No. 92051636.
TINA CRAVEN
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
daysof this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Tshimanga Biakabutuka, Charlotte, North Carolina, Registration No. 3253108
for the mark "[BEYA] JEWELRY", Cancellation No. 92051576.
NICOLE M. THEIR
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been
filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last
known address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable,
notice is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its
assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty
days of this publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of
default.
Recruiting New Teachers, Inc., Belmont, MA, Registration No. 1914891 for
the mark "BE A TEACHER. BE A HERO.", Cancellation No. 92051598.
MILLICENT CANADY
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the
application identified below having been filed, and the notice of such
proceeding sent to applicant at the last known address having been returned
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by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless
the applicant listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall
enter an appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition
will proceed as in the case of default.
Life Factor Research LLC, La Quinta, CA, Application Serial No. 77699930
for the mark "ESSENTIAL FACTORS", Opposition No. 91192253.
KARL KOCHERSPERGER
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
| 37 CFR § 1.47 Notice by Publication |
37 CFR § 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of the following applications with
a petition under 37 CFR § 1.47 requesting the acceptance of the application
without the signature of all inventors or, if the inventor is deceased, the
legal representative of the deceased inventor. The petition in each
application has been granted. A notice has been sent to the last known
address of the non-signing inventor or legal representative. The inventors
or legal representatives whose signatures are missing may join in the
application by promptly filing an oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
§ 1.63.
Non-Signing
Inventor(s)
Application or Legal
No. Filing Date Representative Title of Invention
29/294,034 Dec. 19, 2007 Will Philips Display Screen
29/318,506 May 21, 2008 John B. Van Den User Interface
Nieuwenhuizen
10/592,543 Sep. 11, 2006 Orlando Martinelli Resetting Tool
10/917,942 Aug. 13, 2004 Fang-Cheng Chang Method And Apparatus
For Deblurring Mask
Images
11/186,565 Jul. 21, 2005 Silvio Devincentis System And Method For
Monitoring A Computer
Apparatus
11/327,062 Jan. 6, 2006 Stefanie Lattner Vestibular System
Stimulation Apparatus
11/400,762 Apr. 6, 2006 Eric Heiser Storage Media With
Benchmark
Representative Of Data
Originally Stored
Thereon
11/517,251 Sep. 8, 2006 Trevor A. Dunn Data Masking System
And Method
11/526,294 Sep. 25, 2006 Hadi F. Habal Cellular Network-Based
Location System
11/674,519 Feb. 13, 2007 Michael Hofstetter E-Module With
Interface-Proof
Inductive Sensing
11/714,663 Mar. 6, 2007 Akash Mathur Octanoic Acid
Derivatives As
Dipeptidyl Peptidase
Inhibitors
11/750,167 May 17, 2007 Werner Schnabele Change Management
Gunter Friedrich Schunck Methodologies For
Industrial Automation
And Information
Systems
11/765,394 Jun. 19, 2007 Joseph A. Stanko Non-Invasive Insertion
Phani Pandrangi Of Pagelets
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11/770,365 Jun. 28, 2007 Justin Maguire Rich Conference
Invitations With
Context
11/778,538 Jul. 16, 2007 Alan L. Robin Method For Treating
Primary And Secondary
Forms Of Glaucoma
11/781,458 Jul. 23, 2007 Mikael Carl Lang Apparatus And Method
Of Data Organisation
11/798,860 May 17, 2007 Charles Strong Means And A Method For
Connecting Pieces Of A
Tube
11/823,977 Jun. 29, 2007 Dale H. Storck Inbred Corn Line
LLD19BM
11/856,389 Sep. 17, 2007 Peter Pelech Spare Tire Carrier
Tony Voegeli Having Overload
Protection With
Controlled Cable
Payout
11/858,667 Sep. 20 2007 Katsuyuki Kuramoto Radio-Frequency Tag
Communication Device
11/861,458 Sep. 26, 2007 David Edward Maddison Urine Collection
Device
11/933,778 Nov. 1, 2007 Peter Nash Adherence Inhibitor
Directed To And Method
Of Making And Using
11/937,059 Nov. 8, 2007 Frank Kock Dual Chamber Adapter
11/940,814 Nov. 15, 2007 Kenneth R. Jordan Power Tool, Battery,
Charger And Method Of
Operating The Same
11/954,574 Dec. 12, 2007 Eran Ofek Method Of Assessing
Risk In A Area
11/973,880 Oct. 10, 2007 Carl Arsin Diverter Valve
Apparatus And Method
11/974,391 Oct. 11, 2007 Dr. Mamdouh Yanni Collaborative GPS/INS
System And Method
11/975,365 Oct. 18, 2007 Duane N. Mateychuk Dual Moded Stacked
John Z. Lu Microstrip Patch
Attenna
11/983,203 Nov. 6, 2007 Mark Baker Depletion Of Plasma
Proteins
11/986,684 Nov. 21, 2007 Payam Saisan Method And Apparatus
For Optimal Placement
Of Actuators For
Shaping Deformable
Materials Into Desired
Target Shapes
12/005,815 Dec. 28, 2007 Douglas E. Hollies Use Of Coated Slots
For Control Of Sand Or
Other Solids In Wells
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Completed For
Production Of Fluids
12/009,828 Jan. 22, 2008 Kevin Hartnett Tabbed Divider Making
Apparatus And Method
12/013,713 Jan. 14, 2008 Karl M. Truitt Refrigeration
Appliance Dispenser
12/018,719 Jan. 23, 2008 John Karsner Automatic Step-Down Of
Prepaid Accounts For
Communication Services
12/032,264 Feb. 15, 2008 Dominique Gauthier Method And System For
Exchanging Data
Reserved For A User
12/032,318 Feb. 15, 2008 Maurice Ross Baldwin Energy Management
System
12/034,484 Feb. 20, 2008 Mogomat Shafiek Ganief Flexible Tanks In
Which Bulk Liquids Are
Transported
12/034,874 Feb. 21, 2008 Leonid Khodor Methods and Systems
For Detecting
Concealed Objects
12/049,125 Mar. 14, 2008 Mark Gordon Releasably Locking
Auto-Aligning Fiber
Optic Connector
12/053,228 Mar. 21, 2008 Mike Reyero Controlled Discovery
Ken Sandars Of Scan-Attached SCSI
Devices And Access
Control Via Login
Authentication
12/060,604 Apr. 1, 2008 Quanzu Yang Lipid Coatings For
Implantable Medical
Devices
12/071,813 Feb. 26, 2008 Takashi Kasahara Objective Lens
Actuator And Optical
Pickup Device
Including The Same
12/074,938 Mar. 6, 2008 Will Phillips System For
Coordinating The
Presentation Of
Digital Content Data
Feeds
12/099,247 Apr. 8, 2008 Daniel J. Kegg Apparatus And Method
For Extinguishing
Fires In A
Multi-Floored Building
12/108,190 Apr. 23, 2008 Steven Dennis Morais Enterprise Web
Application
Constructor System
And Method
12/108,280 Apr. 23, 2008 Stephan Dennis Morais Constructor Web-Based
Change Control System
And Method
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12/108,293 Apr. 23, 2008 Eugene Vander Griend Molded Tank With
Cast-In Fitting Seat
12/108,314 Apr. 23, 2008 Stephan Dennis Morais Web Based Application
Constructor Using
Objects As Pages
12/108,372 Apr. 23, 2008 Stephan Dennis Morais Web Based Application
Constructor Using Data
Spaces
12/108,390 Apr. 23, 2008 Steven Dennis Morais Web Based Application
Constructor Using Page
Components Accessible
By URL
12/108,411 April 23, 2008 Stephen Dennis Morais Web Based Application
Constructor Using
Querying Across Data
12/111,777 April 29, 2008 Wee Tuck Teo System And Method For
Providing
Transactional Security
For An End-User Device
12/115,830 May 6, 2008 Scott Andrews Computer Implemented
Gaurav Verma Methods, Systems, And
Computer-Readable
Media For Determining
A Model For Predicting
Printability Of
Recticle Features On A
Wafer
12/117,114 May 8, 2008 Stephen J. Brown Medical Device Rights
And Recall Management
System
12/127,134 May 27, 2008 Yasuhiro Miura Fluid Dynamic Bearing,
Fluid Dynamic
Bearing-Type Disc
Drive, And Method Of
Manufacturing Fluid
Dynamic Bearing
12/129,171 May 29, 2008 Kevin A. Lenzo System And Method For
Client Voice Building
12/130,279 May 30, 2008 Garry L. Meyers PH Modulated Files For
Delivery Of Actives
12/131,834 Jan. 31, 2007 James B. Williams Local Portal
Joel Rigler
Matthew R. Muyres
12/131,869 Jun. 2, 2008 Scott Nelson Enhanced Jukebox
12/137,368 Jun. 11, 2008 Pedro Fernandez Heat Exchange For
Outdoor Enclosures
12/138,682 Jun. 13, 2008 Takeshi Saito Address Assignment
Apparatus, Address
Assignment Method,
And Computer Product
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12/174,801 Jul. 17, 2008 Boris Niemann Optical Scattering Of
Light Beam
12/230,397 Aug. 28, 2008 Jae In Yoon System And Method For
Mark G. Polyak Detecting, Collecting,
Jane W. Blake Analyzing, And
James M. Wilson, MD Communicating
Event-Related
Information
12/240,064 Sep. 29, 2008 Balajee Ramakrishnananda Automated Quiz
Generation System
Registration to Practice
The following list contains the names of persons seeking for
registration to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark
Office. Final approval for registration is subject to establishing to the
satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline
that the person seeking registration is of good moral character and repute.
37 CFR § 11.7 Accordingly, any information tending to affect the
eligibility of any of the following persons on moral, ethical, or other
grounds should be furnished to the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on
or before January 1, 2010, at the following address: Mail Stop OED, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450
Balagopal, Rajappan, 1106 Wabash Street, Pasadena, CA 91103
Blasko, Sean Michael, Fish & Richardson P.C., 111 Congress Avenue, Suite
810, Austin, TX 78701
Browdy, Michelle Helene, IBM, 1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY
10604
Brown, Stewart Murray, 6824 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
Bultan, Aykut, 867 North Patterson Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Choksi, Nilay Jayendra, 1331 Briarwood Drive, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30306
Claps, Ricardo Javier, Haynes and Boone, LLP, 2033 Gateway Place, Suite
400, San Jose, CA 95110
Claybon, Allan Brian, 1806 North Berendo Street, #105, Los Angeles, CA
90027
Davis, John Philip, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Duner, LLP.,
3300 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94043
Desai, Praful Chhotubhai, 2615 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345
Dumais, Brice Stephen Bek, 5502 McCommas Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75206
Gehling, Stephanie Lynne, Carr & Ferrell LLP, 2200 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA
94303
Gianino, Salvatore Basta, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, One Metropolitan Square,
Suite 2600, St. Louis, MO 63102-2740
Grace, Natalie Jeanette, Fish & Richardson, P.C., 3200 RBC Plaza, 60 South
6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Hart, Bryan Thomas, 630 N. State Street, Apartment 1409, Chicago, IL 60654
Hashemi, Majid Mahmoud, Consultant, P.O. Box 20577, San Jose, CA 95160
Howard, James Lyle, 212 Ruby Walk Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560
Huang, Yao David, 306 Cabin Road S.E., Vienna, VA 22180
Jennings, Romeao Jon, 1499 Massachusetts Avenue N.W., Apartment 708,
Washington, DC 20005
Jordan, Christopher Sam, 1151 El Centro Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
Jorge, Matthew Morgan, Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, law firm, 150 S. Wacker
Drive, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606
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Ju, Jeonghyun, 85 Manchester Street #32, Concord, NH 03301
Khalifeh, Omid Emile, 600 N. Bundy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Kitchura, John Micheal, Mills & Onello LLP, 11 Beacon Street, Suite 605,
Boston, MA 02108
Koenig, Matthew Edward, 293 Forest Road, Athens, GA 30605
Kuriakose, Neena, MBM Intellectual Property Law L.L.P., 200 Granville
Street, Suite 2200, Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4, Canada
Lee, Juwon, 99 Clinton Street, Unit #410, Concord, NH 03301
Lee, Wyan-Ching Mimi, Ropes & Gray LLP, 39th Floor, 1211 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10036
Leming, Christopher Lloyd, Syngenta Biotechnology Road, 3054 Cornwallis
Road, Durham, NC 27709
Marino, Michael Walter, 18 Skelton Road, Burlington, MA 01803
Michalek, Brian Raymond, Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery, 120 S. La Salle
Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603
Nadipuram, Asha Krishna, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C, 1100 New
York Avenue, N.W, Washington, DC 20005
Newton, Jared Weston, 1200 North Hartford Street, Apartment 104, Arlington,
VA 22201
Nomura, Ian James, Winston & Strawn, LLP, 333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90071
Paker, Marianne Germaine Flood, Paker Technical Consulting, LLC, 9
Horseshoe Bend, Madison, WI 53705
Pickett, William Scott, 1806 Wichita Street, Houston, TX 77004
Rzaniak, Martin Jacques, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, 110
Schlumberger Drive, MD-1, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Saelao, Rebecca Snavely, Morrison & Foerster LLP, 425 Market Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105
Schneck, Daniel Judah, Shachal 54, Apartment 30, Jerusalem, 93720, Israel
Sims, Cassius Kirkpatrick, 1015 9th Street, Apartment 2, Durham, NC 27705
Solinsky, Peter George, 4322 Devereaux Street, Philadelphia, PA 19135
Soni, Viren Suresh, 323 Eden Court, Roselle, IL 60172
Stoffregen, Joel Thomas, Kramer IP Search, 1725 Duke Street, Suite 240,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Stover, Jeffrey Todd, 1517 Gator Trak, Charleston, SC 29414
Strong, Sarah Ann, N30 Pharmaceuticals, 3122 Sterling Circle, Suite 200,
Boulder, CO 80301
Tannan, Vinay, University of Virginia Patent Foundation, 250 West Main
Street, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Tauh, Poonam, MBM Intellectual Property Law L.L.P, 270 Albert Street, 14th
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Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5G8, Canada
Thelen, Ryan Kevin, Hamilton Sundstrand, 1 Hamilton Road, Windsor Locks, CT
06096
Tulk, Amy Rebecca, Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn Co., LPA, 250 West Street,
Columbus, OH 43215
Welter, Rachael Eva, USPTO, 600 Dulany Street, Remson 2C61, Alexandria, VA
22314
Whaley, Sean David, Kramer and Amado, P.C., 1725 Duke Street, Suite 240,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Yaguchi, Taro, Keisen Associates, Eight Penn Center, Suite 1300, 1628 John
F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Zhou, Shijian, 9331 East Lake Highlands Drive, Dallas, TX 75218
November 17, 2009 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment & Discipline
| Service by Publication Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline |
Service By Publication
Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
The following four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary
complaint against Glen C. Brown have been filed with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Director: (1) a Request for Notice and Order
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (2) a Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (3) certified copy of the December 24, 2008,
order of the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon in In the Matter of the
Form B Resignation of Glenn C. Brown (Case No. S056743) accepting Mr.
Brown's affidavit of resignation and ordering that his name be stricken
from the roll of attorneys and that he no longer be entitled to the rights
or privileges of an attorney in that jurisdiction; and (4) a proposed
Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24.
In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 11.35, the documents were attempted to be
served on Mr. Brown by first-class certified mail, return receipt
requested, to two addresses. One was an address in Bend, Oregon, provided
by Mr. Brown to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline pursuant to 37
C.F.R. § 11.11. The other was an address in Sisters, Oregon, where the
Director of Enrollment and Discipline reasonably believed Mr. Brown
received mail. The letter mailed to the Bend, Oregon, address was returned
with the explanation that it was unable to be forwarded. The letter mailed
to the Sisters, Oregon, address was returned with the explanation that it
was "unclaimed" after three notices.
Mr. Brown is hereby notified through this publication that he may obtain
a copy of the four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary complaint
against him by sending a written request addressed to: Mail Stop OED,
Director of Enrollment and Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.
November 16, 2009 HARRY I. MOATZ
Enrollment and Discipline Director
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Trademark Public Advisory Committee Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report |
TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FISCAL YEAR 2009 ANNUAL REPORT
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Trademark Public Advisory Committee
Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report
|
Jeff Storie
July 11, 1956 to November 8, 2009
TPAC dedicates this report to Jeffery W. Storie, who was a member of TPAC until his death on
November 8, 2009. We always will remember Jeff for his kindness, humility, faith and
wonderful sense of humor, in addition to his strong contributions to TPAC. We miss him
greatly. We send our prayers and thoughts to him and his family.
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I. Introduction.
Note: A glossary of the acronyms used in this report appears at the end of the document.
This is the tenth annual report of TPAC. This report reviews the trademark operations of
the USPTO for the FY ending September 30, 2009. TPAC’s mission, which is specified
in enabling legislation, 35 U.S.C. § 5(b)(1) and (d)(1), is “to represent the interests of
diverse users” of the USPTO and to “review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and
user fees” of the USPTO with respect to trademarks.
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 5(d)(2), this report is submitted within 60 days following the end
of the federal FY and is transmitted to the President, the Secretary of Commerce and the
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives. This report
is submitted for publication in the Official Gazette of the USPTO. The report will be
available to the public on the USPTO website, www.uspto.gov.
Members of TPAC. As of the end of FY 2009, the following individuals are members of
TPAC:
- Makan Delrahim, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Washington,
D.C., and Los Angeles, California (term ends October 6, 2011).
- Mary Boney Denison, Member, Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC, Washington, D.C
(term ends October 6, 2011).
- John B. Farmer (appointed TPAC Chair), Member, Leading-Edge Law Group, PLC,
Richmond, Virginia (term ends June 6, 2011).
- James H. Johnson, Jr., Counsel, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Atlanta,
Georgia (term ends December 6, 2010).
- Timothy J. Lockhart, Member, Willcox & Savage P.C., Norfolk, Virginia (term ends
October 6, 2011).
- Elizabeth R. Pearce, Director of the Intellectual Property Group, American
International Group, Inc., New York, New York (term ends December 6, 2010).
- Jeffrey W. Storie, P.C., Shareholder, Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall &
Bates, Fort Worth, Texas.
In addition to the above voting Members, the following people are non-voting TPAC
members representing the membership of USPTO unions:
- Harold Ross of the National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU”) Chapter 243.
- Howard Friedman of NTEU Chapter 245.
- Randall P. Myers of the Patent Office Professional Association.
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II. Overview.
A. Organization Notes.
- Something New – TPAC Championed Issues. Over a year ago, TPAC
became proactive and enhanced how it operates. TPAC has had
subcommittees for a while and still does. TPAC added the tracking of
individual issues by TPAC issue “Champions.” A Champion has primary
responsibility within TPAC for that issue. TPAC keeps the USPTO
apprised of these championed issues. It meets with USPTO officials
regarding these issues at each in-person TPAC meeting in Alexandria.
Champions also stay in touch with their USPTO counterparts on these
issues throughout the year. This annual report includes reports on issues
championed during FY 2009 – both issues that are completed and active
issues. For each championed issue, this report provides both background
and a status report.
- What This Report Isn’t. This report does not attempt to report on all
facets of USPTO performance that bear on trademarks, and it is not the
vehicle for USPTO officials to present their views on the USPTO’s
performance. The USPTO issues a detailed annual report that fills that
role. Instead, this report does two things: (i) it reports on the performance
aspects of the USPTO that the TPAC enabling statute requires be
addressed, with an emphasis on the performance issues that are of greatest
interest to the trademark community, and (ii) it reports on the status of
issues TPAC is championing or has championed during FY 2009.
B. Report Highlights. Each of the issues addressed in these highlights are addressed in greater detail in the body of the report.
- A Breach of the Trademark Fence. The Trademark Fence is a statutory
provision that says in essence that trademark fees shall be used to pay only
for the Trademark Operation and its proportionate share of USPTO
overhead. Over TPAC’s strenuous objection, former leadership of the
USPTO successfully pushed for a new law allowing the financially
distressed Patent Operation to borrow up to $70 million from the
Trademark Operation, with this borrowing authority remaining open until
June 30, 2010. TPAC believes the former leadership of the USPTO
handled this issue poorly by, among other things, waiting until other
financial rescue options became unavailable before pushing for this loan
authority. Nevertheless, TPAC is heartened by the quick and decisive
statements and actions on this issue by the USPTO’s new Director,
David J. Kappos and, immediately before him, by a special consultant to
the USPTO, Nicholas P. Godici, who also is a former Commissioner of
Patents at the USPTO. The USPTO now believes it has implemented
sufficient cost savings to get the Patent Operation through the recession
without having to borrow from the Trademark Operation and without
having to furlough or let go any Patent Operation personnel. Yet, this
belief is based upon the current financial forecast of the OCFO. If the
economy performs worse than the OCFO expects, then trademark funds
might be borrowed rather than used for the purpose for which they were
paid.
- Please End Unintentional Fee Diversion. TPAC notes that, by enacting
this temporary loan amendment to the Trademark Fence, the Congress and
President essentially said the USPTO must first look to its own financial
resources to solve its financial problems before financial relief will be
provided from other governmental sources. Following this theme of
financial independence, TPAC believes unintentional diversion of fees
paid to the USPTO should cease. Presently, if the USPTO receives more
in fee payments than forecast and consequently appropriated to the
USPTO, that excess is diverted to the Treasury unless affirmative action is
taken to grant those funds to the USPTO. This could happen again as the
economy recovers. Instead of this unintentional diversion happening, the
USPTO should automatically get and keep every dollar paid in fees. After
all, these dollars are paid as fees for the USPTO to do or maintain things.
Fee diversion takes away the funds to do the job for which the fees were
paid.
- Superb Job by the Trademark Operation and Its Director. The Trademark
Operation turned in another strong performance. The average pendency
for trademark filings is low. Quality is high. Because of its prudent
financial management, the Trademark Operation increased its surplus
during this recession even though trademark filings are down more than
patent filings. The Trademark Operation constantly strives to further
improve its strong performance. It has been quite receptive to TPAC’s
suggestions. Many of the suggestions TPAC has made are ones the
Trademark Operation already had targeted for implementation, and often
are improvements that can be implemented only when the USPTO’s
computer systems are remediated from their poor state. TPAC salutes the
personnel of the Trademark Operation for these results. TPAC especially
commends the Commissioner of Trademarks, Lynne G. Beresford.
- New IT Systems for the Trademark Operation. One of the first directives
of the new Director of the USPTO, David J. Kappos, was for the OCIO to
immediately commence producing a separate, new computer infrastructure
for the Trademark Operation. He recognized the Trademark Operation
was being held back from further improvement by the poor state of the
USPTO’s computer systems and that the surplus built by the Trademark
Operation provided a basis to allow the Trademark Operation to move
forward now on fixing its computer situation. TPAC applauds this
decision.
- TTAB Speed Improving. Last year TPAC expressed some concern about
the pendency times for matters before the TTAB. Those pendency times
have improved substantially and now are in a very good range. While a
decrease in filings due to the recession may be a partial cause of
improvement, TPAC believes improvement and professionalism by TTAB
personnel and a new performance appraisal plan for TTAB interlocutory
attorneys played a large role. Yet, even when the TTAB does its work
promptly in opposition and cancellation proceedings, those litigations are
slow by design. On its own initiative, TPAC is exploring whether a new,
parallel “fast track” option should be created for TTAB opposition and
cancellation proceedings – one that can be elected by either party, perhaps
based upon demonstrating cause. TPAC will have feedback from and a
dialog with the trademark community about this issue.
- Reform TPAC. TPAC believes its effectiveness is hampered by several
facets of its organization. The terms of TPAC members end at various
times of the fiscal year. The TPAC chair is appointed to a three-year term,
which is too long for a job requiring so much work. The TPAC chair may
be selected from outside of TPAC’s membership, which creates the risk
that an unproven, new chair may not work hard or well at the job.
Sometimes there are gaps between terms of TPAC members.
Unfortunately, these things can be fixed only with changes to the law. In
this report, TPAC describes these problems in greater detail and suggests
solutions.
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III. Discussion of Specific Issues.
A. Trademark Operation Performance.
- Performance Statistics.
- Sharp Decrease in Applications. In FY 2009, for the first time in
seven years, the number of trademark applications decreased,
going from 401,392 classes in FY 2008 to an Annualized Total of
351,348 as of July 31, 2009. This is a reduction of approximately
12 percent. (“Annualized Total” means the total for less than FY
2009 is extrapolated to project a total for FY 2009.) (All goods
and services are divided into classes, and a trademark application
or registration can and often does cover more than one class.) The
sharp decrease likely reflects the slowing of the U.S. economy in
late FY 2008 and early FY 2009. Aware of the impact that the
slowing economy would likely have on trademark applications, the
Trademark Operation predicted a decrease in FY 2009 to
approximately 363,000 classes, or 9.6 percent; however, the actual
reduction proved to be significantly greater.
- Balanced Disposals Exceeded Projections. Continuing the trend
shown in FY 2008, the Trademark Operation increased its
productivity in FY 2009. Total Examining Attorney production
was an Annualized Total of 791,747 of Balanced Disposals
as of July 31, 2009. A “Balanced Disposal” is one of three
things: a first Office Action issued, approval of an application for
publication (examination is complete), or abandonment of the
application. The FY 2009 total of Balanced Disposals was
approximately five percent higher than the Trademark Operation
projected.
- Total Office Disposals Significantly Exceeded Projections. “Total
Office Disposals” are abandonments of applications plus issued
registrations. Total Office Disposals for FY 2009 were an
Annualized Total of 433,782 as of July 31, 2009, which exceeded
the Trademark Operation’s projection by 22.5 percent. By
comparison, in FY 2008 actual Total Office Disposals exceeded
the projection for that fiscal year by 28.2 percent; however, that
figure reflects the one-time discovery of a number of older
applications that had not been officially abandoned. The increase
in FY 2009 registrations was lower, 8.2 percent, which likely
indicates that in the slowing economy a larger-than-usual
percentage of applicants chose to abandon their applications.
Nevertheless, the Trademark Operation’s continuing ability to
increase Total Office Disposals reflects its superb management of
an excellent corps of Examining Attorneys.
- Average First-Action Pendency Remains Low and Appropriate.
Average First-Action Pendency was 2.4 months in FY 2009, a 20
percent decrease from the 3.0-month average in FY 2008. “First-
Action Pendency” is the time between the filing of a trademark
application and the Trademark Operation’s substantive review of
that application (which usually results in either an Office Action or
a Notice of Publication). The drop in trademark registration
applications, which was caused by the recession, caused the
pendency decrease. This 2.4-month pendency is just below the
longstanding USPTO goal of keeping pendency within a range of
2.5 to 3.5 months. TPAC has repeatedly endorsed that range.
TPAC unanimously believes this range produces a sufficiently
quick response to trademark registration applicants while fostering
a stable, manageable workforce of experienced Examining
Attorneys. While, in a costless world, some trademark interests
might want faster first-action pendency, a faster speed would cause
staffing problems due to fluctuations in application filing volume.
A shorter average pendency would require having a larger corps of
Examining Attorneys, which would be an added expense. During
dips in filings, there would not be enough work to permit those
attorneys to achieve sufficient productivity. Also, while this view
is not a TPAC consensus, some trademark interests prefer to have a
first-action pendency of approximately 2.5 to 3.5 months to allow
them time to make decisions about mark deployment and to
prepare for proving mark usage. In 2009, Interim Director John
Doll lowered the first-action pendency goal to 2.0 months. TPAC
expressed its concern over this decision and advocated a return to
2.5- to 3.5-month first-action pendency. TPAC is pleased to report
that the new Director, David J. Kappos, restored the goal for first-
action pendency to 2.5-3.5 months.
- Average Total Pendency Drops; Significantly Beats Targets.
“Average Total Pendency” is the average time between the filing
of a trademark application and final disposition of that application,
whether by registration, abandonment, or issuance of a Notice of
Allowance. Average Total Pendency for FY 2009 was 13.1
months with suspended and inter partes cases included, 0.8 months
or approximately 6 percent less than in FY 2008, and
approximately 18 percent shorter than the Trademark Operation
projected. (An application is suspended if the outcome of another
matter must be known before action on the application can be
taken; this situation often occurs if a previously filed application
concerns a confusingly similar trademark but that prior application
has not yet either become a registration or become abandoned. An
inter partes case is an action in the TTAB, such as an opposition to
registration.) When suspended and inter partes cases are excluded,
Average Total Pendency drops to 10.8 months, which is a month
less than in FY 2008 and approximately 1.8 percent shorter than
the Trademark Operation had projected.
- Overall. Except for average First-Action Pendency (where the
actual performance is more appropriate than the original goal), the
Trademark Operation has met or exceeded all of its FY 2009 goals
and is performing well. TPAC commends the Trademark
Operation and particularly the Commissioner for Trademarks,
Lynne G. Beresford, for this outstanding performance. TPAC
believes a further reduction in the average length of pendency after
the first Office Action can be achieved through electronic
processes. Specifically, TPAC advocates moving to electronic
records of a trademark’s registration with an option for the
registrant to also obtain a paper registration certificate, perhaps for
small additional fee. Also, TPAC hopes that, once the computer
systems of the Trademark Operation are revamped, the Trademark
Operation will be able to process applications entirely
electronically from application to issuance. The current state of
the USPTO’s computer systems does not permit such
improvements. Collectively, these two improvements would
substantially reduce total pendency without any need to increase
staff. The Trademark Operation is pursuing both of these
electronic improvements. Also, as noted below, the new Director
has decided that the Trademark Operation will have its own
independent computer system developed promptly. TPAC salutes
the USPTO for its efforts to reach these electronic efficiency goals.
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- Quality.
The quality of the work of the Trademark Operation is high and continues
to rise. TPAC congratulates the Trademark Operation, including the
Commissioner for Trademarks and the Examining Attorneys.
- Compliance Rate. Until recently, the quality of the Trademark
Operation’s work has been measured by reviewing and evaluating
Office Actions that reject applications or raise other problems with
applications, to ascertain whether such Office Actions comport
with statutory bases and the TMEP. This measurement results in a
“compliance rate” (i.e., the percentage of actions or decisions that
have been determined to have no deficiencies or errors). The
Trademark Operation’s revised goals for FY 2009 were 95.5
percent compliance for the first Office Action and 97 percent for
final disposition. As of July 31, 2009, the USPTO had exceeded
those goals by 0.31 and 0.10 percent, respectively, achieving a
compliance rate of 96 percent for the first Office Action and 97.3
percent for final disposition.
- New Measure for Final Disposition. In FY 2009, the Trademark
Operation adopted a new measure for determining the compliance
rate for final disposition. Previously that compliance rate
considered only final Office Actions that reject applications or find
other problems with them. Now the rate also includes Examining
Attorneys’ decisions to approve applications. The new measure
yields results that are more comprehensive of the decisions made
by Examining Attorneys. The target for this measure was revised
to 97 percent based on results achieved through the first quarter of
FY 2009 and reflects continuous progress over a number of years.
- TPAC-Championed Issues.
- Comment on New Form of Mark Registration Certificates.
Explanation. On its own initiative, the USPTO reformatted
paper trademark registration certificates in FY 2009. There
are four major changes: (i) the certificates are now printed
on standard-sized 8½- by 11-inch paper, (ii) the folder has
been eliminated, (iii) the director’s signature and USPTO
seal now appear on the first page, and (iv) the registration
maintenance information now appears on the final page.
This change brings cost savings because these certificates
are printed in-house. Also, printing certificates in-house
speeds up certificate issuance. While TPAC did not initiate
this change, it salutes the change as a good waypoint on the
way to electronic certificates of trademark registration.
The Trademark Operation asked TPAC for its input on
several candidates for this new paper certificate, which
input TPAC provided. TPAC was glad to be consulted on
this issue.
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Status. The Office began issuing the new certificates in September 2009.
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- Comment on Future Form and Length of Trademark Office Actions.
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Explanation. The Trademark Office is evaluating what is
the appropriate level of length and detail for an Office
Action. Pursuant to the request of the Trademark Office,
TPAC reviewed three different formats of Office Actions.
One Office Action format was bare bones – it had minimal
explanations. The second format contained more guidance
than the first. The third Office Action format provided
extensive detailed explanations of every Trademark Office
requirement. TPAC reviewed the formats and concluded
the second format was the best of the three because it
provided ample guidance to the applicants without
requiring the labor intensive, and thus, costly effort of the
third format. Also, TPAC felt the third format might
overwhelm some applicants and might cause the most
important points to not stand out sufficiently.
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Status. TPAC submitted its comments to the Trademark
Office and awaits the decision of the Trademark Office.
We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this effort.
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B. Budget and Budget-Control Issues.
- TPAC-Championed Issues.
- Trademark Fence.
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Explanation. This year legislation was signed that
breached the “Trademark Fence.” The Trademark Fence is
codified at 35 U.S.C. § 42(c). This section states, in
pertinent part:
All fees available to the Director under section 31 of
the Trademark Act of 1946 shall be used only for
the processing of trademark registrations and for
other activities, services, and materials relating to
trademarks and to cover a proportionate share of the
administrative costs of the Patent and Trademark
Office.
In short, the law required trademark user fees be used to
fund only the Trademark Operation and a proportionate
share of the USPTO overhead. This makes sense, because
the Trademark Operation and Patent Operation perform
independent functions. These separate operations are
analogous to two unrelated roommates sharing an
apartment and splitting the cost.
The Patent Operation came into dire financial straits at the
end of 2008 and remains in that status. TPAC will not
comment on the reasons for that financial distress because
doing so is not within TPAC’s purview. Yet, TPAC notes
that, during the current recession, trademark filings are
down more than patent filings, yet the Trademark
Operation has been able to increase its small surplus while
the Patent Operation’s financial situation has worsened. At
the least, this demonstrates the prudent management of the
Trademark Operation.
TPAC unanimously and strongly opposed any alteration of
the Trademark Fence. Continuing the analogy above, it is
as if one apartment roommate got into financial difficulty
and decided to take a “loan” from the other roommate
against the will of that roommate. While the Patent
Operation may have needed the loan – TPAC too did not
wish for there to be furloughs or reductions in force
(“RIF’s”) of Patent Operation personnel – there is no
equitable reason why the Trademark Operation should have
been singled out among the various financial resources of
the federal government to make the loan. Abrogating the
Trademark Fence was a decision of convenience and
following the path of least resistance.
Indeed, because no one knows how long and deep the
recession will be, any borrowing of money from the
Trademark Operation reduces the financial cushion that
guards against the hypothetical possibility that a severe,
persistent recession could cause the need for a furlough or
RIF of Trademark Operation personnel. TPAC does not
believe such a furlough or RIF will occur, however.
Nevertheless, previous leadership of the USPTO pushed for
and secured a new statute temporarily abrogating the
Trademark Fence. While the previous leadership of the
USPTO may have had good intentions, TPAC feels it
mishandled this situation. It believes there were better
alternatives to address the financial distress of the Patent
Operation. TPAC feels the previous leadership’s failure to
pursue those other alternatives vigorously and earlier led to
a situation where there was not sufficient time to deploy
any option other than breaching the Trademark Fence.
Previous USPTO leadership knew of the financial distress
facing the Patent Operation in late 2008 but allowed it to
unfold well into 2009 before taking action to secure
additional funding resources for the Patent Operation.
In essence, the new statute provides as follows:
- Through June 30, 2010, the USPTO is permitted to
borrow up to $70,000,000 from the Trademark
Operation to support the Patent Operation.
- If such borrowing occurs, the USPTO is required to
establish a surcharge on patent fees to repay the loan.
The surcharge would have to take effect no later than
September 30, 2011, and the borrowed funds would
have to be repaid no later than September 30, 2014.
- In order to borrow, the USPTO Director must certify
that borrowing is necessary to avoid a furlough or RIF
in the USPTO (implicitly meaning the Patent
Operation) and that such borrowing will not create a
substantial risk of a furlough or RIF in the Trademark
Operation.
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Status. Regarding this issue, the new leadership of the
USPTO has been a breath of fresh air. Director David J.
Kappos has made clear that he sees borrowing from the
Trademark Operation an absolute last resort. He did so
immediately and forcefully. Before Mr. Kappos was sworn
in, special consultant Nicholas P. Godici (a former
Commissioner for Patents) took the same position. TPAC
has confidence that, under Mr. Kappos’ leadership, the
USPTO is so far doing everything possible to remediate the
Patent Operation’s finances so as to minimize the
likelihood of borrowing from the Trademark Operation.
TPAC is told by the OCFO that it believes no borrowing
will occur based upon present economic forecasts and the
USPTO’s extensive cost cutting. That is good.
Nevertheless, borrowing could still occur. That depends on
how long and deep the recession is. TPAC hopes the
USPTO has economically modeled various economic
forecasts from best case to worst case and has planned for
the worst case. If the worst case should come to pass and
borrowing must occur, TPAC hopes the USPTO has
determined how much of the Trademark Operation’s
surplus should be withheld from borrowing to prevent the
reasonable possibility of any furloughs or RIF’s in the
Trademark Operation between the time of borrowing and
the time by which the loan would have to be repaid
(September 30, 2014). In a worst case there may not be
enough of a Trademark Operation surplus to prevent
furloughs and RIF's in both the Patent Operation and
Trademark Operation. In such a tradeoff, the Trademark
Operation should be protected first because the surplus
consists of trademark fees. Of course, TPAC hopes this
situation never arises.
TPAC has asked questions of the OCFO about whether
such best-case/worst-case modeling has occurred and, if so,
what those finances look like. All TPAC has been able to
get from the OCFO is that it believes no borrowing will be
necessary based upon present economic forecasts. Despite
TPAC’s questions, the OCFO has not presented TPAC with
financial modeling that shows a range of economic
forecasts and associated projections of what funds would be
borrowed from the Trademark Operation in the more dire
cases.
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- Current Fee Collections and Surplus.
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Explanation. Not surprisingly given the economic climate,
trademark fee collections were down in FY 2009, although
the downward trend leveled off in the fourth quarter.
Nonetheless, in part due to increased efficiencies and cost
savings by the Trademark Office, there was a surplus in
excess of $75 million at the end of FY 2008. Even with an
expected growth of only 0.6% in new filings in FY 2010, a
further surplus is anticipated for next year.
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Status. According to very preliminary numbers from the
OCFO, the Trademark Operation surplus is projected to
grow to $88 million by the end of FY 2010. Part of this
surplus growth results from cost-savings measures
implemented USPTO-wide to address the financial crunch
in the Patent Operation, which measures resulted in some
foregone spending in the Trademark Operation.
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- Trademark Fee Study.
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Explanation. One of the most significant new projects
launched in FY 2009 was a review of existing trademark
fees, spearheaded by the OCFO. In October 2008, TPAC
requested the study, which is also required by the Office of
Management and Budget (“OMB”), to determine the
primary and secondary costs of trademark filing and
maintenance and to determine if any fee adjustments should
be made. The executive level kickoff for the study took
place in January 2009 with the formal cost study team
kickoff following in March. The team consisted of senior
members of both the Trademark Operation and the OCFO.
In phase one of the study, the existing activity based cost
(“ABC”) model was examined to verify its effectiveness
and accuracy. This analysis was handled by a third party,
the Pilbara Group, Inc., which was hired to provide an
objective opinion. Pilbara concluded the USPTO has a
“robust” model that largely adheres to best practices in
terms of both technical approach and program
management.
Pilbara’s most significant concern was that the abundant
information available through the ABC model was not
being utilized as fully as it could be. It is possible that, in
the future, the generated information will be used more
strategically. This, however, is not necessary for
proceeding with the fee study.
Phase two of the study involved interviews with relevant
business personnel and further allocation of trademark
costs. The revised costing model was completed in
September. Phase three of the study covers validation of the
results and is expected to be completed by December 2009.
It has taken a high degree of cooperation between the
Trademark Operation and the OCFO to complete this very
thorough study. We hope that this combined effort will
lead to an improved level of communication between these
two important groups.
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Status. TPAC will review and discuss results of the fee
study when they become available. Also, once the
recession ends and it becomes clear trademark funds will
not be tapped to fund the Patent Operation, this fee study
may create a basis for possible realignment of trademark
fees and/or reductions in some trademark fees. TPAC will
discuss any available results of the study at its public
meeting in November 2009 and thereafter.
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- FY 2009 Direct v. Indirect Spending Requirements.
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Explanation. The financial data and analysis supplied by
the USPTO for FY 2009 showed a commitment to both
proper internal accounting for trademark user fees and
responsible expenditure of those fees by business units
outside of the Trademark Operation. TPAC appreciated the
periodic reporting from the USPTO that confirmed this
positive trend.
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Status. TPAC will continue to monitor this issue.
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C. Trademark E-Government and Automation.
- TPAC-Championed Issues.
- Make Processing of Trademark Registration Applications Entirely
Electronic from End-to-End.
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Explanation. During most of FY 2009, nearly all
trademark-related transactions could be performed
electronically. However, there were still a few that
required paper processing – for example, submitting a
request to divide an application. The shared goal of the
Trademark Operation and the trademark community is to
enable trademark owners to perform all trademark-related
transactions online, thereby increasing the speed and
efficiency of the transactions as well as lowering the cost of
performing them. For example, applications that are filed
electronically are processed and disposed of more quickly
than paper-filed applications: 9.3 months for TEAS Plus
applications and 11.7 months for TEAS applications as
compared to 13.9 months for paper-filed applications (in
each instance excluding suspended and inter partes cases).
In addition, while it appears to the outsider that
electronically filed registration applications are processed
electronically end-to-end, such is not the case. There
remain steps that are not fully electronic. TPAC
understands the current distressed state of the USPTO’s
computer systems presently prevents having a fully
electronic process. An end-to-end fully electronic process
could shorten the average pendency of trademark
applications without requiring new hiring by the USPTO.
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Status. The percentage of applications filed electronically
continues to rise, increasing from 96 percent in FY 2008 to
almost 98 percent in FY 2009. This year the Trademark
Operation developed a new measure to identify the degree
to which it is able to receive, process, examine, and dispose
of applications in a completely electronic environment.
Through June 2009, 62.3 percent of office disposals
(registrations and abandonments) were electronically filed
and processed, exceeding the annual target of 62 percent.
On September 12, 2009, the USPTO introduced a new
“global trademark form,” which permits virtually all
trademark documents to be filed electronically. TEAS now
encompasses 50 domestic forms, 25 of which require all
information to be entered into structured data fields and
another 25 of which use the global-form approach wherein
information is entered as free-text or .jpg/.pdf attachments.
TEAS also includes three forms for making international
filings under the Madrid Protocol.
Global-form filings will provide almost all of the benefits
of a regular TEAS filing (e.g., e-mail confirmation of
receipt). However, such filings will not result in the
automated upload of data into the USPTO databases. Thus,
the Trademark Operation views the global form as an
interim step and plans to develop at least a few additional
“structured data” forms.
The development and implementation of the Trademark
Systems Next Generation (“TSNG”) (discussed below)
should enable the Trademark Operation to create a
completely electronic environment. In fact, TPAC believes
one of the most important characteristics of TSNG should
be a completely electronic environment and completely
electronic end-to-end processing.
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- Create a Complaint Procedure and Praise Procedure on the USPTO
Website for Trademark Matters.
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Explanation. Although there are literally dozens of ways to
contact the Trademark Operation by e-mail, postal mail,
and telephone, there is no single method designated for
making a complaint or offering praise about a particular
aspect or employee of the Trademark Operation. For
example, it is not obvious what channel of communication
someone should use to make a complaint or offer praise
regarding working with an Examining Attorney. TPAC has
asked the Trademark Operation to consider whether having
an e-mail address or electronic form specifically for this
purpose would be beneficial.
The USPTO website (www.uspto.gov) lists numerous
e-mail addresses members of the public can use to contact
the Trademark Operation. The addresses are designed to
route each e-mail message to the area of the Trademark
Operation most appropriate for dealing with the topic of a
particular message – for example,
TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov for general
questions and TEAS@uspto.gov for TEAS-related
questions. In addition to inquiries sent to the various
e-mail addresses, the Trademark Operation also receives
numerous comments, many praising the USPTO’s work
and some making suggestions for improvements,
particularly in the area of electronic processing of
trademark-related transactions. The Trademark Operation
reports that its experience indicates that having multiple
addresses for the public to use when submitting comments
results in the comments being read and responded to more
quickly and more expertly than if all such comments were
sent to a central inbox for review by a limited number of
people.
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Status. TPAC will continue to explore with the Trademark
Operation whether there should be a dedicated, express
complaint-or-praise procedure, particularly for interaction
with Examining Attorneys.
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- Monitor Rebuilding of Computer Infrastructure and Networks,
Including Reducing the Number of Desktop Computer
Configurations.
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Explanation. As the CIO has briefed TPAC at each TPAC
meeting in FY 2009, for several historical reasons the
USPTO’s computer infrastructure is largely out-of-date,
inefficient, undocumented, and potentially unstable. One
example is that because the USPTO has not required its
employees to use standard desktop or laptop computer
configurations, very few of the USPTO’s thousands of
desktops and laptops share exactly the same configuration.
The USPTO recognizes it can save considerable
maintenance time and money by adopting a few standard
configurations and requiring all of its employees to use
them.
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Status. On August 14, 2009, the Director of the USPTO
instructed the CIO to separate the trademark information
technology (“IT”) infrastructure from the rest of the
USPTO IT infrastructure and to completely update the
trademark IT to produce TSNG. (The rest of the USPTO’s
August 2008 “OCIO Road Map and Transformation Plan”
Road Map remains intact.) Part of updating the trademark
IT will consist of moving to “cloud computing,” which the
United States National Standards for Information
Technology has defined as “a model for enabling
convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of
configurable resources (for example, networks, servers,
storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly
provisioned and released with minimal management effort
or service provider interaction.” Basing TSNG on cloud
computing will make the USPTO a leader among federal
agencies with respect to embracing this new technology.
The CIO estimates this work will take two to three years,
with most of it being completed within 12 to 18 months.
Reasons for developing TSNG include: (i) to work at peak
efficiency, trademark IT needs to be wholly separate from
patent IT; (ii) the Trademark Operation has money to
upgrade its IT; and (iii) the Trademark Operation has a
largely developed, detailed plan for what it wants to do
with respect to IT. With respect to the desktop/laptop
configuration issue, the OCIO plans to adopt six to eight
standard desktop and laptop configurations. If adequate
funding is available, the OCIO believes it can implement
those configurations by the end of FY 2010.
TPAC believes all of these Trademark Operation IT
initiatives, including but not limited to adopting cloud
computing, are good news for the trademark community as
well as for the Trademark Operation and the USPTO as a
whole. TPAC commends the USPTO for being forward-
looking with respect to IT issues.
TPAC notes the severe computer system problems at the
USPTO predate the current CIO, John Owens II. TPAC
has been impressed with his strong leadership of the OCIO.
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- Changes to Mark Prosecution, If and When Advisable.
| (1) |
Explanation. The Trademark Operation continues to seek
ways to streamline trademark prosecution and decrease
costs. Ending the blackout period – which reflects the old
paper-based model of prosecution – would increase
efficiency, and issue electronic records of registration
would both increase efficiency and decrease cost.
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| (2) |
Status. On September 15, 2009, the Trademark Operation
issued the first of the new paper registration certificates –
ones that are single page and prepared in-house. The same
week the Trademark Operation began e-mailing Notices of
Publication to trademark applicants who have agreed to
receive e-mail communications from the USPTO. The
Trademark Operation estimates it will achieve a savings of
$600,000 per year by transitioning completely to electronic
records of registration and an additional savings (not yet
quantified) by sending out some Notices of Publication by
e-mail instead of postal mail. TPAC commends the
Trademark Operation for these practical and beneficial
initiatives.
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- Get the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (“TMEP”) Updated More Frequently.
| (1) |
Explanation. The TMEP is the definitive reference guide
for trademark application prosecution and registration
maintenance. Periodically, the USPTO issues “Trademark
Examination Guides,” which address new issues not yet
addressed in the TMEP or which alter the TMEP’s
treatment of an issue.
The USPTO website contains a link to the TMEP and also
contains a link to “Trademark Examination Guides, Notes
and Announcements.” The Trademark Operation generally
issues two to four Trademark Examination Guides each
year. At present, the oldest Trademark Examination Guide,
2-07, dates back to November 2007. The TMEP itself was
last published on September 30, 2007. At present there are
seven Trademark Examination Guides posted on the
USPTO website. Not all trademark owners and
practitioners know to check the Trademark Examination
Guides to see whether it changes or supplements the TMEP
regarding a particular issue. Also, doing so in addition to
checking the TMEP is a hassle.
TPAC believes the TMEP should be updated at least
annually. Indeed, ideally the TMEP would be continuously
up to date, although separate examination guides might also
be issued just to draw attention to recent changes
incorporated into the TMEP.
TPAC understands some interests outside of the Trademark
Operation want the TMEP to remain unchanged for
substantial periods of time to facilitate citing the correct,
then-applicable section of the TMEP in legal proceedings.
This need is minor compared to the much more voluminous
need for those working on mark registration applications
and on maintaining registrations to be able to reference
applicable policy in a single publication. This citation need
is not a sufficient reason to keep the TMEP out of date.
Certainly there is a way to electronically archive past
TMEP versions as an easy-to-use reference for litigators
while keeping the TMEP up to date.
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| (2) |
Status. TPAC and the Trademark Operation agree that the
TMEP should be updated more frequently. The Trademark
Operation plans to publish an updated version of the TMEP
before the end of 2009. Also, TPAC understands that the
Trademark Operation aspires to update the TMEP much
more frequently than in the past, as part of its technology
development plans.
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- Foster Strong Communications Between the Trademark Operation and the OCIO.
| (1) |
Explanation. To develop and implement TSNG as
effectively and efficiently as possible, frequent, clear, and
candid communications between the Trademark Operation
and OCIO are essential. In the past, TPAC has had concern
that such communications were somewhat lacking.
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| (2) |
Status. Since assuming his position in late FY 2008, the
CIO, John Owens II, has stressed several times to the senior
managers of the Trademark Operation his desire to receive
detailed input on how the current trademark IT can be
improved. He has also repeatedly indicated his willingness
to take in and train qualified trademark personnel for
specified periods (see below). More recently, he has
solicited recommendations from the Trademark Operation
(and the public – see below) with respect to what current or
additional IT features and functionality should be included
in TSNG. The Commissioner for Trademarks has
responded by increasing the Trademark Operation’s input
to OCIO and by detailing a managing attorney and selected
Examining Attorneys to support OCIO for specific periods.
Both the Commissioner for Trademarks and the CIO have
indicated they are pleased by the increased level of
communications between the Trademark Operation and
OCIO. TPAC believes that, although there is still room for
improvement in this area, particularly with regard to
communications from the Trademark Operation to OCIO,
communications between the two organizations improved
in FY 2009. TPAC commends both OCIO and the
Trademark Operation for that improvement and encourages
both organizations to strive for further improvement in
communicating with and cooperating with one another.
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- Foster Use of Qualified Trademark Operation Personnel by the OCIO During the Recession.
| (1) |
Explanation. Because of the significant decrease in the
number of trademark applications, the corps of Examining
Attorneys had a smaller volume of work than was expected
for FY 2009. On the other hand, the OCIO had 92
employee vacancies as of August 28, 2009. The CIO
indicated throughout FY 2009 that he was willing to take in
and train qualified trademark personnel for specified
periods, which would provide work for potentially
underutilized Examining Attorneys during the recession
and provide much-needed help to OCIO.
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| (2) |
Status. In June 2009, the Trademark Operation detailed a
Managing Attorney to be the CIO’s Acting Special
Assistant for Trademarks. In addition, two Examining
Attorneys were selected for limited work details with the
OCIO. The work details will last for 90 to 120 days each
and can be extended with the mutual agreement of both
business units and the employees. The CIO has indicated
he would like to have more Examining Attorneys assigned
to such limited work details, and the senior managers of the
Trademark Operation have agreed to try to identify suitable
candidates. TPAC commends both business units for
working together on this issue and hopes that, so long as
circumstances warrant, more Examining Attorneys can be
detailed to assist the OCIO.
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- Gather Trademark Community Comments on Desired
Functionality for the Coming Separate Computer System for the
Trademark Operation.
| (1) |
Explanation. Both the Commissioner for Trademarks and
the CIO have stated their desire that the trademark
community comment on the desired features and
functionality of TSNG. Stakeholders such as the
International Trademark Association have underscored the
desirability and importance of such comments. TPAC
concurs with that view.
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| (2) |
Status. TPAC will work with the Trademark Operation and
the OCIO to develop a plan to solicit public comments on
the desired features and functionality of TSNG. TPAC
expects to discuss the issue at its next public meeting and
perhaps outline the elements of the plan. TPAC also will
provide its own comments on the desired features and
functionality of TSNG at the appropriate time.
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- Get Warning Message Posted On TEAS Regarding Times When TEAS May Be Unavailable Due To High Demand.
| (1) |
Explanation. Because of the legacy problems with the
trademark IT, TEAS is sometimes unavailable during
periods of high demand – for example, between noon
Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Pacific Time) and 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (5:00 p.m. Pacific Time). To reduce public
frustration during such situations, OCIO was asked to post
a warning message on the USPTO’s website. In the time
since this request, TPAC members have encountered TEAS
unavailability infrequently at most.
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| (2) |
Status. The OCIO has posted on the USPTO’s website
color-coded times of “optimal” and “increased” TESS and
TDR usage. See
http://www.uspto.gov/helpdesk/status/tdr_tess_status.html.
However, finding this information page on the USPTO
website is difficult. Someone using TEAS would not
ordinarily encounter this page in the process of using
TEAS. TPAC will continue to monitor TEAS availability
and, if unavailability becomes a problem again, explore
with the USPTO whether there is a way to make sure
TEAS users are informed of times of peak TEAS usage.
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- Get Disclaimer Added to USPTO Database Search Results
Indicating that These Searches Don’t Cover State Registrations,
Common-Law Rights and Near Misses.
| (1) |
Explanation. Many members of the general public do not
understand that conducting a trademark availability search
in the USPTO’s database does not reveal information about
state trademark registrations or common-law rights in
marks and, depending on how the search is conducted, may
not reveal marks similar but not identical to the mark being
searched.
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| (2) |
Status. The Trademark Operation has added to TESS the
very helpful “TESS TIPS” found at
http://tess2.uspto.gov/webaka/html/tesstips.htm. TPAC
considers this issue resolved.
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D. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- Performance Statistics, Including Speed. The Trademark Trial and Appeal
Board had a very good fiscal year.
The TTAB has significantly decreased the time it takes to issue decisions.
- In FY 2008, the average pendency of contested motions was 17.8
weeks. In FY 2009, that average decreased to 6.9 weeks.
- The pendency of final decisions was reduced from 11.7 weeks in FY
2008 to 6.6 weeks in FY 2009.
- Average pendency of appeals (from final decisions of Examining
Attorneys), measured from appeal filing to decision, decreased from
53 weeks in FY 2008 to 44 weeks in FY 2009.
The average total pendency from filing to decision of “Trial Cases”
(litigations of opposition petitions and petitions to cancel) rose from 171
weeks in FY 2008 to 192 weeks in FY 2009. Average total pendency is
affected by parties’ decisions to suspend cases, and extend deadlines.
However, this increase is not of concern because (a) virtually all trial cases
decided on the merits in FY 2009 were decided within three months of the
time they became ready for final decision and (b) median pendency for
trial cases remained the same at 150 weeks.
New filings are down compared to FY 2008: new appeals are down
13.5%, new oppositions are down 21.4%, and new cancellation
proceedings are down 15.5%. The number of cases maturing in FY 2009
for a final decision on the merits was virtually the same as FY 2008. The
number of final decisions issued in FY 2009 decreased by 11.9% due to
the assignment of half of the TTAB’s judges to work on revisions to the
Trademark Board Manual of Procedure (“TBMP,” discussed below). In
addition, the number of decisions on contested motions decreased slightly
(by 1.5%) due to the assignment of interlocutory attorneys to work on
TBMP revisions.
The question arises of whether the improved average-pendency speed was
caused by a decrease in filings or by improvements at the TTAB, or both.
The TTAB reports the new performance appraisal plans (“PAPs”) for
interlocutory attorneys is having a positive effect. Certainly good
management and professionalism has improved performance too. TPAC
is hopeful that the TTAB can maintain its faster clip of production as its
volume increases, which will occur as the recession ends.
- TPAC-Championed Issues.
- The Speed of TTAB Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings.
| (1) |
Background. Even when the TTAB processes cases
quickly, it takes a long time to complete an opposition or
cancellation proceeding (collectively, “Trial Cases”). (The
TTAB also hears appeals of final decisions by Trademark
Examining Attorneys which are not at issue.)
If the schedule set in the TTAB’s scheduling order for Trial
Cases is followed with no delays (which is rare), it takes
over 78 weeks to get from the filing of the petition to when
the rebuttal trial brief is due. If you add the current average
pendency of final decision – 6.6 weeks – that means it takes
a theoretical minimum of over 84 weeks to try a case in the
TTAB.
Things never go that fast. The case may be stayed because
the parties choose to stay the case to discuss settlement.
Cases also are delayed due to multiple motions in a case.
Presently, the average total pendency in Trial Cases is 202
weeks-nearly four years. The median pendency is 162
weeks-over three years.
The vast majority of Trial Cases settle before final decisions
on the merits. Often a cancellation or opposition is filed by
a party to force negotiations. Thus, the long time it takes to
litigate a Trial Case may or may not be significant to the
parties.
Yet, there are situations where the long time it takes to
litigate a Trial Case becomes a point of leverage in
resolving such disputes. Also, there are situations where an
applicant may need to know soon whether an opposition
will be sustained, and where a registration owner may need
to know soon whether a cancellation proceeding will result
in cancellation. Yet, some of these situations do not have
the facts that make seeking relief in federal court possible.
Thus, a party with a need for speed can be trapped in a
slow-by-design TTAB process.
| (i) |
Status. TPAC would like to receive comments from
the trademark community about this issue to
determine the extent of interest in an alternative
fast-track procedure that could be elected by either
party based upon demonstrating cause.
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| (2) |
Accelerated Case Resolution Procedure. For several years,
the TTAB has had an “Accelerated Case Resolution”
procedure (“ACR”). Use of the procedure requires the
parties stipulate to its use. ACR can be used to treat a
summary judgment decision as a final decision and can be
used to create an abbreviated trial on the merits.
ACR is flexible and can be adapted to meet the parties’
needs. TPAC learned this year that many, if not
most, trademark practitioners were unaware of ACR as an
option at the TTAB. Therefore, TPAC encouraged the
TTAB to promote the procedure, which resulted in articles
published by the International Trademark Association
(“INTA”), the Intellectual Property Owners Association
(“IPO”), the American Intellectual Property Law
Association (“AIPLA”) and the California Bar Intellectual
Property Section. TPAC thanks the TTAB, particularly
former Chief Judge J. David Sams, for getting the word out.
It is hoped that with more awareness of the availability of
the ACR procedure, more practitioners will use it.
ACR is not a panacea for the speed issue discussed above,
however. First, a party cannot be forced to use ACR.
Thus, if one party is using the slowness of Trial Cases as
leverage, ACR provides no relief.
Second, using ACR requires creativity and initiative by
Trial Case litigants. There are no ACR procedures in the
TBMP. There is no set of ACR rules and procedures to
follow. The parties have to devise and agree upon case-
shortening mechanisms. It essentially is a “make your own
shorter resolution path” opportunity. TPAC suggests ACR
usage may increase if the TBMP creates some ready-made
ACR mechanisms that counsel can study and perhaps
grasp.
Third, ACR will be most appropriate for cases where many
facts can be stipulated, the record is small and the issues are
straightforward.
| (i) |
Status. TPAC will continue to monitor the
development of ACR and to discuss with the TTAB
ways in which it could be more fully developed.
TPAC will also help to spread the word about its
availability.
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- Fraud Standard.
| (1) |
Background. On August 31, 2009, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the
appeal of the case entitled In re Bose Corporation, 2009
U.S. App. LEXIS 19658; 91 U.S.P.Q.2d 1938 (Fed. Cir.
2009).
The TTAB had found Bose committed fraud on the USPTO
in renewing a trademark registration for the mark WAVE.
In a de novo review of the TTAB’s legal conclusions, the
Court found that, because there was no substantial evidence
that Bose intended to deceive the USPTO in the renewal
process, the case should be reversed and remanded. The
Federal Circuit specifically addressed the TTAB’s prior
ruling in Medinol v. Neuro Vasx, Inc., in which the TTAB
found the proper inquiry for a finding a registration was
obtained fraudulently is “not into the registrant’s subjective
intent, but rather into the objective manifestations of that
intent.” 67 U.S.P.Q.2d 1205, 1209 (TTAB 2003). While
the Federal Circuit agreed with the test, it disagreed with the
Board’s holding that a “trademark applicant commits fraud
in procuring a registration when it makes material
representations of fact in its declaration which it knows or
should know to be false or misleading.” Id. (emphasis
added). The Court found the Board had erroneously
lowered the fraud standard in Medinol to a simple
negligence standard. The Court found that, to prove fraud,
the proponent must prove a willful intent to deceive, and
prove it by clear and convincing evidence.
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| (2) |
Status. TPAC has been tracking this issue because of the
concern of some TPAC members that the Medinol standard
for proving fraud was too low. TPAC must now assess
whether any action in this area should be taken in the wake
of Bose. The USPTO is particularly interested in finding
ways to decrease the number of applications which include
multiple pages of goods because of concerns that the
applicant may not in fact have a bona fide intent to use the
mark on so many goods.
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- The TTAB Manual of Procedure (“TBMP”).
| (1) |
Background. TPAC has set these goals regarding the TBMP:
- TPAC would like to have the TBMP posted on the
USPTO website in HTML rather than PDF, because
HTML is quicker to load and easier to use. The TMEP
sets a good standard here.
- TPAC would like to make the entire TBMP searchable
in a single search. Presently, one has to open the
TBMP chapter by chapter (in PDF) and use the PDF
software’s search function. TPAC would like to see
the TBMP match search capability of the TMEP.
- TPAC would like the TBMP to be updated more
frequently. Ideally, the TBMP would be kept
continuously up to date. Note this is the same as
TPAC’s goal for the TMEP.
The TTAB has not updated the TBMP since significant
rules changes were made two years ago. In FY 2009, the
TTAB made major progress on a TBMP update. The
TTAB assigned a significant number of judges and
interlocutory attorneys to update the TBMP, resulting in the
expenditure of 3,500 hours of staff time in FY 2009 on this
project.
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| (2) |
Status. The TTAB anticipates completion, approval and
posting of the revised TBMP on the USPTO website in
FY 2010. When the TBMP text is completed and
approved, it will be posted in HTML. It is unclear how
often the TBMP will be updated in the future. TPAC has
reiterated the importance of frequent future updates to the
TTAB. TPAC will continue to work with the TTAB
regarding the three goals stated above.
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E. International Issues.
- TPAC-Championed Issues.
- Possible Future Changes to the Madrid Protocol.
| (1) |
Background. The Madrid Protocol is an international
trademark filing system. With the Madrid Protocol one can
file an application in one’s home country and extend the
coverage to more than one hundred other countries. The
World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) is
considering the implications of removing the requirement
for a prior national application/registration when filing an
international trademark application. Japan and other
countries that use different letter formats note that the
requirement that the prior national application mirror the
international application puts them at a disadvantage for
those countries that do not recognize or speak the Japanese
characters. Since it does not make sense to use these
characters in countries that would not understand them,
these registrations become vulnerable to cancellation due to
non-use. Eliminating the basic mark requirement would
enable these countries to file for marks in languages other
than the home country language without facing cancellation
for non-use in the home country.
For the United States, the requirement that the international
application must match the basic home application means
U.S. applicants are limited to the identification regimen of
the United States, which is far more restrictive than the
other Madrid Protocol countries. Eliminating the
requirement would enable United States nationals to file for
broader identification of goods/services than would be
acceptable in the United States.
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| (2) |
Status. TPAC and other members of the intellectual
property community are studying the implications of such a
change and whether amendment of United States trademark
law would be required.
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- Possible Changes to Nice Classifications.
| (1) |
Background. Norway presented a proposal to WIPO to
consolidate international classes 29, 30, 32 and 33 into one
food class and one beverage class and to make changes to
class 5. The proposal did not succeed, but Norway is likely
to come back with a revised proposal.
Others desire to split international class 9 into two three
classes, separating computer hardware from scientific
instruments or moving items currently in class 9 to other
classes. The proponents of this change feel international
class 9 as it currently stands covers too many unrelated
goods. This improper grouping undercuts the primary
purpose of the classification system, namely, to cluster
related products together in a particular class.
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| (2) |
Status. TPAC is considering the impact of such changes
and is soliciting the comments of the trademark
community.
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- Trademark Operation Speed vis-à-vis Paris Convention Priority.
| (1) |
Background. Under the provisions of the Paris Convention,
an applicant in his home country may file an application in
a foreign country within six months of the home-country
filing and get the same filing date as the home country.
This “Paris Convention Priority” gives an applicant time to
evaluate international markets of interest without having to
worry about third parties filing conflicting prior
applications. However, because it is possible for an
application filed in the United States to reach publication in
less than six months from filing, there was a concern about
how this speed conforms with Paris Convention Priority.
Did the United States have a legal obligation to hold up
applications to allow the six-month priority period to pass?
In other words, is it sufficient that a party asserting Paris
Convention Priority can oppose or petition to cancel the
U.S. registration of a mark?
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| (2) |
Status. Over a year ago, the USPTO asked TPAC for its
position on this issue. TPAC stated it would not render a
legal opinion on the U.S.’s treaty obligations because doing
so is not TPAC’s job. Yet, TPAC unanimously stated that,
as a matter of policy, it was fine with U.S. trademark
registration applications reaching publication or even
issuance within six months of application filing. Speed
generally is good in mark application processing.
Opposition petitions and cancellation petitions are available
to those with Paris Convention Priority.
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F. Other Issues.
- Possible Changes to PAC Structure.
- Background. There are problems with how TPAC is organized
that impinge upon its effectiveness. Legislation is needed to fix
the situation.
| (1) |
Problem #1 – Appointment Timing. The beginning of this
report listed the terms of the current TPAC members.
There is no common date for the ending of terms. The
dates fall at various times during the year – June,
October and December. Two other members rotated off
TPAC in August 2009. This creates problems. The PAC
year is built around the federal fiscal year (which ends
September 30) and the requirement that a PAC produce an
annual report within 60 days after the end of each fiscal
year. It creates hardship when PAC membership changes
in the middle of a fiscal year or in the 60-day period
immediately thereafter.
| (i) |
Possible Solution. It would be better if TPAC
members were appointed to terms that coincide with
the calendar year due to the statutory requirement
that TPAC produce an annual report to the
President, the Secretary of Commerce and
Congress. 35 U.S.C. § 35(d)(2) requires that this
report be submitted within 60 days of the end of the
federal fiscal year. That means the report is due by
November 29 each year. The report needs to be
written by TPAC members who were on TPAC for
the prior federal fiscal year. Not much happens on
TPAC for the rest of the calendar year after
preparation of the annual report due to the hard
work it takes to produce it and due to the
December holiday season. Thus, it makes sense for
turnover to occur at or near the end of the year.
Here, there are two options:
| (a) |
Appoint for calendar year terms, to keep things simple. |
| (b) |
Have all TPAC terms run from December 1 to November 30, to line things up with the annual report duty. |
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| (2) |
Problem #2 – Getting the Right Chair. The PAC enabling
statute (5 U.S.C. § 35(a)(1)) says the Secretary of
Commerce (the “Secretary”) “shall designate a chair of
each Advisory Committee, whose term as chair shall be for
3 years.” Accordingly, under present law, one of two
things must happen. Each option is sub-optimal:
| (i) |
An existing TPAC member must be appointed
chair. If the appointed person is completing a three-
year term on TPAC, that would mean the person
would serve six years on TPAC with three years as
chair. Because being effective on TPAC requires a
large time commitment, some TPAC members
might decline continued service for an additional
three years.
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| (ii) |
Someone who is not a member of TPAC must be appointed chair.
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In fact, TPAC recommends that the job of chair is too time-
consuming to be a three-year job. TPAC members have
full-time jobs in addition to their TPAC duties.
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| (iii) |
Possible Solution. Create a TPAC officer chain of a
(a) secretary/chair-elect and (b) a chair. Expand
TPAC to eleven members, so there are nine regular
members and two officers. Each year, the Secretary
would appoint three new members to a three-year
term. Absent extraordinary circumstances, each
year the new secretary/chair-elect would be drawn
from the three TPAC members completing their
third year on TPAC. Yet, the statute should permit
drawing from outside of this pool of TPAC
members if circumstances make doing so wise. The
secretary/chair-elect and chair each would serve for
one year. The secretary/chair-elect would
automatically become chair after one year without
additional appointment being necessary.
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| (3) |
Problem #3 – Gaps in Terms. TPAC history demonstrates
many TPAC members will not complete their three-year
terms for various reasons. Also, even when the term of a
member is set to expire, sometimes a replacement is not
appointed in time for that person’s term to dovetail with the
term of the departing member.
| (i) |
Possible Solution. Any replacement members
should continue to be appointed for the balance of
the term left by the departing member, to keep
things on schedule. Also, the law should provide
that appointments last for the longer of the
appointed term or until a replacement can be sworn
in. That way TPAC is not left short-handed to
address its work.
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- Status. TPAC is consulting with PPAC on these issues. The two PACs appear to agree on problems and solutions.
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- Listening to the IP Community.
- Background. TPAC occupies a unique role vis-à-vis the USPTO
because of its access to USPTO officials and information. TPAC
wants the IP community to be aware of TPAC’s existence so the IP
community can bring appropriate issues to TPAC. While TPAC
cannot be a mere pass-through of concerns brought to it, TPAC
wants to well represent the IP community, so it appreciates input.
Also, from time to time, TPAC will want to aid the USPTO in
spreading the word about an issue, such as the existence of ACR
(above). TPAC needs good connections with the IP community to
accomplish this goal.
- Status. TPAC has initiated contact with major IP organizations to
build or strengthen channels of communication. On an issue-by-
issue basis, TPAC members have reached out to smaller IP
organizations, such as state and local IP bar associations.
TPAC has expanded its accessibility by having its public meetings
held at the USPTO webcast and by soliciting in-person and e-mail
comments and questions at those meetings. Contact information
for all TPAC members is posted on the TPAC portion of the
USPTO website, so the public can easily contact any TPAC
member.
TPAC has begun asking that all materials that will be presented by
USPTO officials at public TPAC meetings in Alexandria be posted
on the TPAC portion of the USPTO website at least two weeks
prior to these meetings. This deadline has not always been met,
but this is a new request from TPAC. Performance here by the
USPTO is improving.
- Becoming More Transparent.
- Background. TPAC has been working on being more transparent –
on making it easier for the public to monitor what TPAC does.
TPAC must comply with legal standards for openness. See 25
U.S.C. § 5(i) and the TPAC Charter. Also, TPAC wants to build a
good relationship with the IP community. The USPTO General
Counsel’s office provided advice to TPAC on how to meet the
law’s openness requirements in a memo dated August 19, 2009
(the “Openness Memo”). This memo was posted on the TPAC
portion of the USPTO website.
- Status. TPAC has reengineered its meeting practices to comply
with the Openness Memo. Also, as described in the above section
on “Listening to the IP Community,” TPAC has taken steps to
make it easier to monitor and interact with TPAC. Transcripts of
all public TPAC meetings are posted on the TPAC portion of the
USPTO website. TPAC embraces transparency.
| December 15, 2009 |
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IV. Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms.
“ACR” means “Accelerated Case Resolution,” which means expediting Trial Cases
through consent to quicker procedures.
“Champion” means a member of TPAC who has primary responsibility for an issue
TPAC is following.
“Examining Attorneys” means trademark examining attorneys. They review, and
approve or reject, applications for U.S. trademark registrations.
“Indirect Costs” means costs of the USPTO that provide some benefit to both the patent
and trademark operations. These could be characterized as overhead costs. Indirect costs
include the functions of administration, information systems, finance, and the Office of
General Counsel.
“FY” means the federal government’s fiscal year.
“IT” means information technology.
“OCFO” means the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the USPTO.
“OCIO” means the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the USPTO.
“Office Action” is a response to a trademark registration application. It can raise
substantive obstacles to registration (such as likelihood of confusion with another
trademark registration) or procedural ones (such as changes needed to the description of
goods and/or services).
“TBMP” means the Trademark Board Manual of Procedure, which explains and
discusses application of the rules of procedure for litigating matters before the TTAB.
“TMEP” means the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, which is a reference
guide for trademark application prosecution and registration maintenance.
“TPAC” means the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee.
“Trademark Operation” means the part of the USPTO that processes trademark
applications and registrations. It does not include the TTAB, rent for office space,
trademark employee post-retirement benefits, certain trademark information
dissemination activities (e.g., recording assignments), or the cost of IT systems dedicated
to trademarks.
“Trial Cases” means mark registration opposition proceedings and mark registration
cancellation proceedings. These are administrative litigations conducted before the
TTAB.
“TSNG” means “Trademark Systems Next Generation” – a new computer system being
designed and built for the Trademark Operation.
“TTAB” means the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The TTAB is an administrative
court within the USPTO. Primarily, it hears oppositions to the grant of trademark
applications, petitions to cancel trademark registrations, and appeals by trademark
applicants of adverse decisions of Examining Attorneys.
“User Fees” are fees paid to the USPTO for trademark processes. They include
application filing fees, fees charged at some steps in the prosecution of trademark
registration applications, and fees charged to keep trademark registrations in effect.
“USPTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Note: Technically, a trademark applies to goods and a service mark applies to services.
Yet, for simplicity’s sake, this report uses “trademark(s)” to refer to both trademarks and
service marks.
Errata
"All reference to Patent No. 7,617,735 to Jacques Perriard, et al of
Romont, Switzerland, for BRAKE-FORCE-SENSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE RUNNING
GEARS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,618,543 to Ronald De Strulle of Carmel,
NY for ENVIRONMENTALLY-NEUTRAL PROCESSING WITH CONDENSED PHASE CRYOGENIC
FLUIDS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,618,622 to Darin J. Messina, et al of
Downington ORDERS USING POSTPARTUM DERIVED CELLS appearing in the Official
Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,393 to Eric J. Yarger, et al of
Rigby, ID for SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING ENERGY appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,526 to Scott T. Trosper of Meridan,
ID for RADIO FREQUENCY INDENTIFICATION DEVICES, REMOTE COMMUNICATION
DEVICES, INDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATION METHODS, AND
INDENTIFICATION METHODS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,625 to Douglas A. Voorhies of Menlo
Park, CA for CULLING DATA SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,632 to Ali Noorbakhsh, et al of
Danville, CA for ACQUISITION OF EXTENDED DISPLAY IDENTIFICATION DATA (EDID)
USING INTER-IC (12C) PROTOCOL appearing in the Official Gazette of November
17, 2009 should be deleted since since patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,636 to Akio Ohba of Kanagawa, Japan
for GRAPHIC PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD appearing in the Official
Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,822 to Russell Wayne Gruhlke, et al
of Santa Clara, CA for SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING A LIGHT GUIDING
LAYER appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,830 to Hyo-Chung, et al of Yongin
Korea, Republic of for DRIVER FOR LIQUID-FILLED LENS GENERATING
HIGH-VOLTAGE DRIVE SIGNAL appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17,
2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,619,877 to Neil Rasmussen, et al of
Concord, MA for ADJUSTABLE SCALABLE RACK POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD appearing
in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,620,009 to Guodong Zhang, et al of
Farming-dale, NY for WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
REPORTING TRAFFIC VOLUME MEASUREMENT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT ENHANCED UPLINK
DATA TRANSMISSIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,620,196 to Hiroshi Akino of Machida-shi,
Japan for CAPACITOR MICROPHONE UNIT appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 17, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,620,962 to Sarita M. James, et al of
Bellevue, WA for APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE TO THE SIMPLE OBJECT
ACCESS PROTOCOL appearing in the Official Gazette of November 17, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
| Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction
for November 24, 2009
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7,023,442 7,468,387 7,558,533 7,592,251
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7,052,658 7,479,408 7,561,366 7,593,254
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7,070,879 7,483,743 7,561,579 7,593,287
7,073,059 7,486,324 7,561,717 7,593,512
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7,081,237 7,486,945 7,561,829 7,593,802
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7,140,846 7,497,550 7,564,648 7,594,736
7,144,918 7,497,868 7,564,788 7,594,874
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7,367,509 7,542,193 7,581,881 7,606,868
7,370,610 7,542,566 7,582,035 D. 547,95
7,371,240 7,542,802 7,582,037 D. 555,90
7,373,199 7,542,809 7,582,149 D. 582,84
7,373,432 7,542,873 7,582,661 D. 592,80
7,376,837 7,543,338 7,582,665 D. 594,99
7,381,424 7,543,446 7,582,805 D. 596,05
7,384,747 7,544,105 7,583,393 D. 597,22
7,384,786 7,544,190 7,583,551 D. 597,22
7,386,147 7,544,467 7,583,564 D. 597,34
7,390,484 7,544,661 7,583,590 D. 599,68
7,390,821 7,544,768 7,583,609 D. 599,95
7,391,563 7,545,004 7,583,633 D. 600,59
7,393,543 7,545,765 7,583,758 D. 600,98
7,396,092 7,545,799 7,583,772 D. 601,29
7,397,398 7,545,858 7,583,844 D. 601,35
7,401,369 7,546,346 7,584,462 D. 601,61
7,402,177 7,546,376 7,584,870 D. 601,80
7,406,413 7,547,534 7,585,122 D. 601,90
7,407,955 7,547,721 7,585,504 RE. 40,59
7,410,773 7,548,203 7,585,518 RE. 40,92
| Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
November 9-13, 2009
Date Issued
|
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Issued as Precedent of TTAB |
| 11-9 |
OPP |
91183919 |
Boucheron Holding v. Second Wind Consulting, Inc. |
2(d), 2(a) |
Opposition Sustained on Section 2(d) ground |
"JAIPUR" [perfume, lotions, creams, balms, shampoos, deodorants, essential oils, soaps, make-up and cosmetics, tanning preparations, cosmetics kits comprised of various items] |
"JAIPUR" (stylized) [in Class 3: an extensive listing of personal care, body and beauty products and preparations for cleansing, hygiene and cosmetic purposes] |
|
No |
| 11-10 |
OPP
|
91181958 |
KingPenn Industries, Inc. v. TopDown, Inc. |
2(d) |
Opposition Sustained |
"WIND RESTRICTOR" [automobile wind screens] |
"WIND RESTRICTOR" [automobile windshields] |
|
No |
| 11-10 |
OPP
CANC |
91171509
92045956 |
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta International, Inc. v. Anthony’s Pizza Holding Company, Inc. |
2(d) |
Opposition Sustained, Petition to Cancel Granted [Counter-claim dismissed] |
"ANTHONY’S PIZZA & PASTA" [restaurant services] |
Application: "ANTHONY’S COAL-FIRED PIZZA" (and design)
Registration: "ANTHONY’S COAL-FIRED PIZZA"
[Both for: restaurant services, namely eat-in and take-out coal oven pizza and other items] |
|
Yes |
| 11-13 |
EX |
77145880 |
Advanced Pavement Technology Inc. |
2(e)(1) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"ECOLOGICAL PAVER SYSTEMS" [paving contractor services] |
|
No |
| 11-13 |
OPP |
91174770 |
ViaSat, Inc. v. Viewtech Incorporated |
2(d) |
Opposition Sustained (as to all three applications) |
"VIASAT" [Class 42: designing custom communication systems] "VIASAT" [Class 9: modems, receivers, radios, simulators and networks for satellite and terrestrial communication terminals]; "VIASAT" (stylized) [Class 9: networking hardware and software; modems, receivers, radios, antennas, simulators and networks for communication terminals] [Class 40: custom manufacture of networking hardware and software, communications equipment and systems] [Class 42: design, development and testing of networking hardware and software, communications equipment and systems] |
"VS VIEWSAT" (stylized), "VIEWSAT" and "VIEWSAT LITE" [three applications, all for: satellite receivers, namely integrated receiver /decoder set-top-boxes that receive only one-way direct-to-home free-to-air satellite television broadcasts and excluding two-way broadband satellite communications] |
|
No |
| 11-13 |
OPP |
91168033 |
UBS AG v. United Bankers’ Bank |
2(d) |
Opposition Sustained (as to both classes) |
"UBS" [banking and financial services] |
"UBB" [Class 35: human resources advisory and management services for banks; business management and consulting services for banks] [Class 36: correspondent banking services, asset and liability management services for banks, securities brokerage services, investment portfolio advisory and management services, providing online information to community banks in the field of banking and finance, online banking services for community banks] |
|
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
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| Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries |
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
Available for Public Use in Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
The following libraries, designated as Patent and Trademark Depository
Libraries (PTDLs), provide public access to patent and trademark
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(USPTO). This information includes all issued patents, all registered
trademarks, the Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
search tools such as the Cassis CD-ROM suite of products and supplemental
information in a variety of formats including online, optical disc,
microfilm and paper. Each PTDL also offers access to USPTO resources on
the Internet and to PubWEST (Web based examiner search tool), a system
used by patent examiners that is not available on the Internet.
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service to the public vary, and anyone contemplating use of these
collections at a particular library is urged to contact that library in
advance about its services and hours to avoid inconvenience.
State Name of Library Telephone Contact
Alabama Auburn University Libraries (334) 844-1737
Birmingham Public Library (205) 226-3620
Arkansas Little Rock: Arkansas State
Library (501) 682-2053
California Los Angeles Public Library (213) 228-7220
Riverside: University of
California, Riverside Libraries (951) 827-4392
Sacramento: California State
Library (916) 654-0069
San Diego Public Library (619) 236-5813
San Francisco Public Library (415) 557-4500
Sunnyvale Public Library (408) 730-7300
Colorado Denver Public Library (720) 865-1711
Connecticut Fairfield: Ryan-Matura Library
Sacred Heart University (203) 371-7726
Delaware Newark: University of Delaware
Library (302) 831-2965
Dist. of Columbia Washington: Howard University
Libraries (202) 806-7252
Florida Fort Lauderdale: Broward County
Main Library (954) 357-7444
Miami-Dade Public Library (305) 375-2665
Orlando: University of Central
Florida Libraries (407) 823-2562
Georgia Atlanta: Price Gilbert Memorial
Library, Georgia Institute
of Technology (404) 894-1395
Hawaii Honolulu: Hawaii State Public
Library System (808) 586-3477
Illinois Chicago Public Library (312) 747-4450
Springfield: Illinois State Library (217) 782-5659
Indiana Indianapolis-Marion County Public
Library (317) 269-1741
West Lafayette Siegesmund
Engineering Library,
Purdue University (765) 494-2872
Iowa Des Moines: State Library of Iowa (515) 242-6541
Kansas Wichita: Ablah Library, Wichita
State University 1 (800) 572-8368
Kentucky Louisville Free Public Library (502) 574-1611
Louisiana Baton Rouge: Troy H. Middleton
Library, Louisiana State University (225) 388-8875
Maine Orono: Raymond H. Fogler Library,
University of Maine (207) 581-1678
Maryland Baltimore: University of Baltimore
Law Library (410) 837-4554
College Park: Engineering and
Physical Sciences Library,
University of Maryland (301) 405-9157
Massachusetts Amherst: Physical Sciences Library,
University of Massachusetts (413) 545-2765
Boston Public Library (617) 536-5400
Ext. 4256
Michigan Ann Arbor: Art, Architecture &
Engineering Library,
University of Michigan (734) 647-5735
Big Rapids: Ferris Library for
Information, Technology &
Education, Ferris State
University (231) 592-3602
Detroit: Public Library (313) 833-1450
Minnesota Minneapolis Public Library and
Information Center (612) 630-6000
Mississippi Jackson: Mississippi Library
Commission (601) 961-4111
Missouri Kansas City: Linda Hall Library (816) 363-4600
Ext. 724
St. Louis Public Library (314) 241-2288
Ext. 390
Montana Butte: Montana College of Mineral
Science and Technology Library (406) 496-4281
Nebraska Lincoln: Engineering Library,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3411
Nevada Las Vegas--Clark County Library
District (702) 507-3421
Reno: University of Nevada, Reno
Library (775) 784-6500
Ext. 257
New Jersey Newark Public Library (973) 733-7779
Piscataway: Library of Science and
Medicine, Rutgers University (732) 445-2895
New Mexico Albuquerque: University of
New Mexico General Library (505) 277-4412
New York Albany: New York State Library (518) 474-5355
Buffalo and Erie County Public
Library (716) 858-7101
Rochester Public Library (716) 428-8110
New York Library
(The Research Libraries) (212) 592-7000
Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
State University of New York (631) 632-7148
North Carolina Charlotte: J. Murrey Atkins
Library, (704) 687-2241
University of North Carolina at
Charlotte (919) 515-2935
North Dakota Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
University of North Dakota (701) 777-4888
Ohio Akron - Summit County Public (330) 643-9075
Library
Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
Public Library of (513) 369-6932
Cleveland Public Library (216) 623-2870
Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Library, Wright State
University (937) 775-3521
Toledo/Lucas County Public Library (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma Stillwater: Oklahoma State
University
Edmon Low Library (405) 744-6546
Oregon Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
Lewis & Clark College (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, The Free Library of (215) 686-5331
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of (412) 622-3138
University Park: Pattee Library,
Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico Mayaquez General Library,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000
Ext. 3244
Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island Providence Public Library (401) 455-8027
South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024
South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology (605) 394-1275
Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science
Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717
Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering
Library, University of Texas at
Austin (512) 495-4500
College Station: West Campus
Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111
Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468
Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
University (713) 348-5483
Lubbock: Texas Tech University (806) 742-2282
San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500
Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
University of Utah (801) 581-8394
Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
University of Vermont (802) 656-2542
Washington Seattle: Engineering Library,
University of Washington (206) 543-0740
West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
West Virginia University (304) 293-4695
Ext. 5113
Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845
Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051
Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281
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| Patent Technology Centers |
| PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS |
| AVERAGE FILING DATE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVING A FIRST OFFICE ACTION IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS |
Technology
Center |
GAU |
Avg Filing Date1 |
| 1600 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
| |
1610 |
7/1/2007 |
| |
1620 |
1/18/2008 |
| |
1630 |
12/19/2007 |
| |
1640 |
4/5/2008 |
| |
1650 |
1/3/2008 |
| |
1660 |
10/26/2008 |
| |
TOTAL |
12/22/2007 |
| |
|
|
| 1700/2900 |
CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND DESIGNS |
| |
1790 |
9/5/2007 |
| |
TOTAL |
9/5/2007 |
| |
|
|
| |
2910 |
1/30/2009 |
| |
TOTAL |
1/30/2009 |
| |
|
|
| 2100 |
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE |
| |
2110 |
8/27/2007 |
| |
2120 |
6/16/2007 |
| |
2150 |
8/30/2007 |
| |
2160 |
8/30/2007 |
| |
2170 |
2/22/2007 |
| |
2180 |
9/23/2007 |
| |
2190 |
3/29/2006 |
| |
TOTAL |
5/14/2007 |
| |
|
|
| 2400 |
NETWORKING, MULTIPLEXING, CABLE AND SECURITY |
| |
2420 |
5/29/2007 |
| |
2430 |
1/20/2007 |
| |
2440 |
8/3/2007 |
| |
2450 |
9/5/2007 |
| |
2460 |
10/11/2007 |
| |
2470 |
11/10/2007 |
| |
TOTAL |
6/10/2007 |
| |
|
|
| 2600 |
COMMUNICATIONS |
| |
2610 |
2/28/2007 |
| |
2620 |
2/4/2007 |
| |
TOTAL |
2/16/2007 |
| |
|
|
| 2800
|
SEMICONDUCTORS/MEMORY, CIRCUITS/MEASURING AND TESTING, OPTICS/PHOTOCOPYING |
| |
2810 |
3/21/2008 |
| |
2820 |
2/26/2008 |
| |
2830 |
3/21/2008 |
| |
2840 |
11/28/2007 |
| |
2850 |
11/7/2007 |
| |
2860 |
12/10/2007 |
| |
2870 |
1/12/2008 |
| |
2880 |
1/18/2008 |
| |
2890 |
3/24/2008 |
| |
TOTAL |
2/8/2008 |
| |
|
|
| 3600
|
TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LICENSE AND REVIEW |
| |
3610 |
2/5/2008 |
| |
3620 |
12/18/2006 |
| |
3630 |
12/19/2007 |
| |
3640 |
1/9/2008 |
| |
3650 |
10/14/2007 |
| |
3660 |
9/23/2007 |
| |
3670 |
4/2/2008 |
| |
3680 |
12/27/2006 |
| |
3690 |
11/4/2007 |
| |
TOTAL |
10/14/2007 |
| |
|
|
| 3700
|
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS |
| |
3710 |
8/12/2007 |
| |
3720 |
12/19/2007 |
| |
3730 |
6/4/2007 |
| |
3740 |
7/28/2007 |
| |
3750 |
7/16/2007 |
| |
3760 |
10/23/2007 |
| |
3770 |
5/20/2007 |
| |
3780 |
6/4/2007 |
| |
TOTAL |
8/21/2007 |
| |
|
|
| |
1 Average Filing date of applications receiving a First Office action in the last 3 months. |
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