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Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule [PDF] (14Aug2008)

Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009: Final Rule [PDF] (14Aug2008)

Clarification of Patent Regulations Currently in Effect, and Revision in Applicability Date of Provisions Relating to Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, Notice [PDF] (07Aug2008)

Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Notice of proposed rulemaking [PDF] (06Aug2008)

Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses, Notice [PDF] (23Jul2008)

Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees, Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction [PDF] (02Jul2008)

Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees, Notice of proposed rulemaking [PDF] (18Jun2008)

Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases. [PDF] (12Jun2008)

Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice [PDF] (12Jun2008)

Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Final Rule [PDF] (10June2008)

Proposed Rule – Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009 [PDF] (03June2008)

Notice and Request for Patents and Trademarks Public Advisory Committees Nominations [PDF] (01May2008)

Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language; Proposed rule, request for comment on initial regulatory flexibility analysis [PDF] (10Mar2008)

Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission [PDF] (29Feb2008)

Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit, Notice of proposed rulemaking [PDF] (20Feb2008)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting [PDF] (12Feb2008)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee [PDF] (24Jan2008)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2008 Nominations [PDF] (24Jan2008)

Change in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Office Notices in Electronic Official Gazette, Notice [PDF] (26Dec2007)

Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications, Notice of proposed rulemaking [PDF] (25Oct2007)

April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Final rule; correction [PDF] (11Oct2007)

Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. [PDF] (10Oct2007)

Federal Register Notice re: Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007; correction effective September 30, 2007 [PDF] (28Sep2007)

April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Final rule [PDF] (10Sep2007)

Federal Register Notice re: Final Rule – Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007 (22Aug2007)

Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Final rule (21Aug2007)

Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language, Notice of proposed rule making (10Aug2007)

Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules; Final Rule (01Aug2007)

Proposed Rule Change for the Rules of Practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in ExParte Appeals (30Jul2007)

Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, VA (28Jun2007)

Notice and Request for Patents and Trademarks Public Advisory Committees Nominations (20Jun2007)

Notice of Change of Address for Fastener Quality Act Correspondence (04Jun2007)

Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (16Apr2007)

Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination, Final rule (16Apr2007)

Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered Word-Only Marks From Trademark Search Library in Arlington, VA (06Mar2007)

Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (28Feb2007)

April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Notice of proposed rule making (16Feb2007)

Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases (14Feb2007)

Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence, Final rule (23Jan2007)

Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices, Final rule (16Jan2007)

Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations, Notice (20Nov2006)

Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program, Final rule (03Nov2006)
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Secretary Gutierrez Joins President Bush in Announcing Winners of 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (25Aug2008)
USPTO Identifies New Applicability Date of Certain Provisions in "Claims and Continuations" Final Rule (07Aug2008)
United States Patent and Trademark Office Hosts 13th Annual Independent Inventors Conference (05Aug2008)
USPTO Unveils New Educational Museum Exhibit (04Aug2008)
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation Join Ad Council to Inspire Invention in Children (31Jul2008)
USPTO Deputy Director Margaret J.A. Peterlin to leave Agency (29Jul2008)
Students Given Opportunity to Practice Intellectual Property Law Before the USPTO through Law School Clinic Programs (22Jul2008)
United States Patent and Trademark Office to Host 13th Annual Independent Inventors Conference (17Jul2008)
USPTO Director Among Managing Intellectual Property Magazine’s “Top 50” (14Jul2008)

USPTO and the Computing Technology Industry Association Educate Maryland Businesses about the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection and the Risks of Counterfeiting and Piracy (20Jun2008)

USPTO and the Computing Technology Industry Association to Educate Maryland Businesses about the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection and the Risks of Counterfeiting and Piracy (16June2008)

USPTO Welcomes New Member to Management Team (28May2008)

USPTO Recognizes Diversity through Community Day Celebration (21May2008)

USPTO to Host Sally Ride Science TOYchallenge East Coast Showcase (12May2008)

USPTO Embarks on Listening Tour on Design Protection of Automotive Parts (05May2008)

USPTO Releases Financial Profile System to the Public (15Apr2008)

USPTO Introduces New Intellectual Property Curriculum (14Apr2008)

USPTO Pilots Law School Clinical Certification Program (07Apr2008)

USPTO and The George Washington University School of Business Team Up for 2008 International MBA Business Case Competition (25Mar2008)

USPTO Director Testifies in House Subcommittee Oversight Hearing (27Feb2008)

Nominees Sought for National Medal of Technology and Innovation (20Feb2008)

Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Names New Members to Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committes (14Feb2008)

Under Secretary of Commerce Announces FY 2009 Budget Proposal for USPTO (04Feb2008)

USPTO to Administer National Medal of Technology and Innovation (24Jan2008)

Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007. (13Dec2007)

Commerce Under Secretary Pleased with Dismissal of Lawsuit Against USPTO Official (07Dec2007)
USPTO’s Deborah Diaz Named Among Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” (27Nov2007)
USPTO 2007 Fiscal Year-End Results Demonstrate Trend of Improved Patent and Trademark Quality (15Nov2007)
USPTO Deputy Director Peterlin Testifies at House Committee Hearing on Telework (06Nov2007)
USPTO Names California Library to Support Intellectual Property Needs of Inventors and Entrepreneurs (23Oct2007)
USPTO Teams with U.S. Department of Justice on International Effort to Combat Intellectual Property Crime (22Oct2007)
12th Annual Independent Inventors Conference Comes to Raleigh, NC (11Sep2007)
USPTO, U.S. Chamber Team with U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer to Educate Oregon Businesses about the Risks of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (11Sep2007)
New Exhibit Opens in Patent and Trademark Office Museum (23Aug2007)

New Exhibit to Open in Patent and Trademark Office Museum (22Aug2007)
USPTO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Educate California Businesses About the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (21Aug2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Senator Patrick Leahy Educate Vermont Businesses About the Threats of Counterfeiting and Piracy (17Aug2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber Team with U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy to Educate Vermont Businesses about the Risks of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (13Aug2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber and Washington State Attorney General to Educate Washington Businesses about the Threats of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (07Aug2007)

Registration Open for Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) for USG Intellectual Property Specialists July 23-24 (21Jun2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Senator Carl Levin Educate Michigan Businesses About the Threats of Counterfeiting and Piracy (18Jun2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber, Senator Carl Levin to Educate Michigan Businesses About the Threats of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (14Jun2007)

USPTO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Join Forces to Educate Businesses About the Threats of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (13Jun2007)

USPTO, U.S. Chamber Team with NC Secretary of State to Educate Local Businesses about the Risks of Counterfeiting and Piracy and the Importance of Intellectual Property Protection (08Jun2007)

USPTO’s Community Day Celebration Recognizes Diverse Workforce (07Jun2007)
Alexandria Mayor Euille and Rep. Moran to Join USPTO's Community Day Celebration (04Jun2007)
USPTO Celebrates A Decade of Telework (04Jun2007)

Winners of 2007 Modern Marvels Invent Now® Challenge on Exhibit at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (31May2007)
USPTO to Host Exhibition of Winning Inventions from the 2007 Modern Marvels Invent Now® Challenge (29May2007)
Independent Inventors Conference Comes to NYC May 12-13 (09May2007)
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Names Margaret J.A. Peterlin Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (08May2007)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez Unveils National Campaign to Inspire Invention in Children (10Apr2007)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez to Unveil New Campaign to Inspire Invention (05Apr2007)

Patents

Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO (signed 29 August 2008) [PDF] (29Aug2008)
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required (signed 27 August 2008) [PDF] (27Aug2008)
The 8th edition, revision 7 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure is now available in PDF from our MPEP page (18Aug2008)
250 Attend Annual Independent Inventors Conference (11Aug2008)
Registered Practitioners to Update Contact Information via New Online System (25Jul2008)
USPTO Extends and Expands Peer Review Pilot (16Jul2008)
"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office [signed 14 July 2008] [PDF](15Jul2008)
Independent Inventors Conference Set for August 8-9 (26June2008)
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 18 June 2008] [PDF] (23June2008)
USPTO to Publish New Rules Regarding Ex Parte Appeals Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (09June2008)
Notice of Town Hall Meeting on the Protection of Industrial Designs [signed 28 May 2008] [PDF] (29May2008)
USPTO and EPO to Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway(28Apr2008)
Common Application Format And Implementation Status(28Apr2008)
Updated Notification of the 2008 Business Method Partnership Meeting(15Apr2008)
Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program Request for Voluntary Submission of Electronic Complex Work Unit Files [signed 14 April 2008 [PDF](15Apr2008)
USPTO Initiates New Program to Reduce Pendency and Improve Patent Quality (14Apr2008)
First Action Interview Pilot Program [signed 24 March 2008] [PDF] (14Apr2008)
USPTO Issues Updated Patent Examiner Training Materials on the Written Description Requirement (11Apr2008)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Update [signed 31 March 2008] [PDF] (03Apr2008)
WEB CAST RE: PUBLIC PAIR AND DATA-MINING REQUESTS WEB CAST [signed 31 March 2008] [PDF] (03Apr2008)
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Letter to Senate Calls for Patent Applicant Quality Submissions Provision in Patent Modernization Legislation (03Apr2008)
Notification of the 2008 Business Method Partnership meeting (03Apr2008)
USPTO and IP Australia to Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (01Apr2008)
Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation In a Patent Application [signed 13 March 2008] (17Mar2008)
Nanotechnology Customer Partnership Meeting April 22, 2008 (12Mar2008)
Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 15 February 2008] (19Feb2008)
Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form [signed 13 February 2008] (13Feb2008)
All prior editions and revisions of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) are now available in PDF on the MPEP webpage (07Feb2008)
Commerce Under Secretary to Address Bush Administration’s Views on Patent Reform Act of 2007 (04Feb2008)
USPTO Expands Patent Prosecution Highway Network to Canadian, Korean Patent Offices (28Jan2008)
New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office [signed 24 January 2008] [PDF](24Jan2008)
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent Applications [signed 22 January 2008] [PDF](22Jan2008)
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office [signed 14 January 2008] [PDF](14Jan2008)
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office [signed 14 January 2008] [PDF] (14Jan2008)
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between USPTO and UK IPO [signed 14 January 2008] [PDF] (14Jan2008)
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Addresses USPTO Patent Training Academy Graduation Ceremony (14Jan2008)
USPTO and JPO to Implement Patent Prosecution Highway on Full-Time Basis (21Dec2007)
25th Annual Trilateral Conference - Leaders of the Trilateral Patent Offices Sign Memorandum of Understanding (09Nov2007)
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 25 October 2007] (26Oct2007)
USPTO Publishes Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness in Light of the Supreme Court’s KSR v Teleflex Decision (10Oct2007)
USPTO Will Begin Study of Patent Examiners’ Production Goals (04Oct2007)
United States and Swedish Patent Offices to Cooperate on International Search and Examination Services (17Sep2007)
USPTO and United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office to Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway (04Sep2007)
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office [signed 30 August 2007] [PDF] (04Sep2007)
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Final Decisions Now Text Searchable (30August2007)
Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent, and Reexamination Proceeding Matters [signed 20 August 2007][PDF](20August2007)
USPTO to Publish Measures to Improve Patent Quality (20Aug2007)
Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau [signed 13 August 2007] [PDF](14August2007)
USPTO Proposes New Measure to Improve Patent Quality and Reduce Pendency (10Aug2007)
Priority Document Exchange JPO Now Joins USPTO and EPO in the PDX Program (31Jul2007)
USPTO and the Japan Patent Office Launch Electronic Priority Document Exchange (30Jul2007)
Claims and Continuations Final Rules to Publish in Late Summer (25Jul2007)
Draft KSR Training Guidelines Under OMB Review (20Jul2007)
Comments Regarding the International Effort to Harmonize the Substantive Requirements of Patent Laws (11Jul2007)
Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents [signed 10 July 2007] [PDF] (10Jul2007)
Patent Cooperation Treaty Update [signed 28 June 2007] [PDF] (09Jul2007)
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the JPO [signed 27 June 2007] [PDF] (28Jun2007)
USPTO to Test Impact of Public Input on Improving Patent Quality in the Computer Technologies (07Jun2007)
Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art [signed 04 June 2007] [PDF] (06Jun2007)
Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents [signed 04 June 2007] [PDF] (06Jun2007)
Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) Update [signed 04 June 2007] [PDF] (06Jun2007)
United States Patent and Trademark Office Notification of Spring 2007 Business Methods Partnership Meeting (08May2007)

Trademarks

United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 18 June 2008] [PDF] (23June2008)
Pilot to Shorten Waiting Period before Cancelling/Expiring Registrations after Grace Period (17Jun2008)

Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases. [PDF] (12Jun2008)

Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice [PDF] (12Jun2008)

New Features to the Trademark Electronic Search System (“TESS”) (23Apr2008)

Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications [PDF](14Mar2008)

National Trademark Expo April 10-12 (08Apr2008)

USPTO Celebrates Trademarks (31Mar2008)

Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission [PDF] (29Feb2008)

Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 15 February 2008] (19Feb2008)

USPTO to Hold National Trademark Expo (14Jan2008)

Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications, Notice of proposed rulemaking [PDF] (25Oct2007)

United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [signed 25 October 2007] (26Oct2007)
Error in GPO’s August 28 Printed TM Official Gazette (19Sep2007)

Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (18Sep2007)

E-Mail with Direct Link to Issued Trademark Office Actions and Appeal Briefs Replaces E-Mailed Office Actions/Appeal Briefs (25Jun2007)

Report of the USPTO Concerning the Paper Search Collection of Registered Marks that Include Design Elements (08Jun2007)

Clarification of TEAS Response to Office Action Response Signature Options (08Mar2007)


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