Press Releases and Speeches
Press Releases
- U.S. Commerce Department to Open Four Regional U.S. Patent Offices That Will Speed Up the Patent Process and Help American Businesses Innovate, Grow, and Create Jobs (July 2, 2012)
- USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Discounted Patent Fees (May 30, 2012)
- USPTO to Host February 21 Webinar with Senior Agency Officials (February 15, 2012)
- USPTO Proposes Rules of Practice for Trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions (February 9, 2012)
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Seeks Public Input on Proposed Fees (February 7, 2012)
- USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination and to Revise Reexamination Fees (January 25, 2012)
- USPTO Announces Public Hearings and Request for Comments on Genetic Diagnostic Testing per the America Invents Act (January 25, 2012)
- USPTO Issues Reports Required by the America Invents Act on the Prior User Rights Defense Study and the International Patent Protection for Small Business Study (January 17, 2012)
- USPTO to Host Seven Public “Roadshows” Across U.S. to Support America Invents Act Implementation (January 9, 2012)
- Ahead of Schedule, USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules to Implement Four Provisions of the America Invents Act (January 6, 2012)
- USPTO Seeking Comments on Future Locations for Satellite Offices (November 29, 2011)
- USPTO to Host Webinar on America Invents Act (AIA) With Senior Agency Officials (October 26, 2011)
- USPTO to Conduct Studies of Prior User Rights and International Patent Protection for Small Businesses per the America Invents Act (October 18, 2011)
- USPTO Updates Effective Date of "Track One" Fast-Track Patent Processing (September 23, 2011)
- USPTO Updates Fee Schedule Following Enactment of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (September 21, 2011)
- President Obama signs America Invents Act (September 16, 2011)
Speeches
| Date | Event/Venue | Speaker |
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| 6/29/12 | Utah State Bar | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 6/1/12 | ABA Webinar: Understanding the America Invents Act: A Sweeping Change of U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO |
| 5/30/12 | Washington State Patent Law Association | Michael Tierney, Lead Judge, Trial Section, BPAI |
| 5/10/12 | AIPLA Spring Quarterly Meeting | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 4/30/12 | Federal Laboratory Consortium Annual Meeting | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 4/19/12 | Catholic Law School, Dean William Callyhan Robinson Lecture | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 4/11/12 | Patent Office Goes to California | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
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USPTO European Road Show / Stakeholder Outreach/Feedback Meetings | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 34th PTRC Training Seminar | Hiram Bernstein, Senior Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration | |
| Managing IP Reform Event | David Kappos, Director of USPTO | |
| 3/23/12 | Cardozo Law School | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO |
| 3/21/12 | MCCA Conference - 11th Annual CLE Expo | James Donald Smith, Chief Judge, BPAI |
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Akron University School of Law - 14th Annual Sughrue Symposium on IP Law and Policy | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator | |
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17th Annual Intellectual Property Institute, University of Washington | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in IP | Bernard J. Knight Jr., General Counsel |
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Administrative Patent Revocation Trials | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director |
| 56th Annual Conference on Developments in Intellectual Property Law | Bernard Knight, General Counsel | |
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The Trial Phase: Discovery, Testimony, Challenging Testimony, Use of Experts, and Estoppel | Michael Tierney, Lead Judge, Trial Section, BPAI |
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The Preliminary Phase: Filing a Petition, the Preliminary Response, and Institution of Review | Michael Tierney, Lead Judge, Trial Section, BPAI |
| United States Patent and Trademark Office Road Show at the University of San Diego (CRU) | Remy Yucel, Director of Central Reexamination Unit | |
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Road Show at the University of San Diego | Remy Yucel, Director of Central Reexamination Unit |
| University of South Florida - Annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors | David Kappos, Director of USPTO | |
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CIPLA | Janet Gongola / Patent Reform Coordinator |
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7th Annual Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference | Bruce Kisliuk, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
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NJIPLA Meeting Speaker | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
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ACI Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform for Life Sciences Companies | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| Post Grant Reviews in U.S., Europe and Japan | Michael Tierney, Lead Judge, Trial Section, BPAI | |
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AIA Rules Package: 2012 Mid-Winter Institute Gives You a Critical First Look | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO |
| Pfizer -- Implications of the AIA | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO | |
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2012 ACPC Winter Meeting | Dana Colarulli, Director of Governmental Affairs |
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USPTO Discusses Implementation of the America Invents Act | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator; Judge Michael Tierney; Robert Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel; Michelle Picard, Senior Advisor for Financial Management |
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USPTO Navigates the America Invents Act | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
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Global IP Convention 2012 | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO |
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Public Policy Forum with USPTO Director David Kappos: A Review of the America Invents Act and its impact on the USPTO | David J. Kappos, Director of USPTO |
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New Jersey IP Law Association 25th Annual CLE Seminar | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of USPTO |
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21st Annual PTO Day at Ronald Reagan Trace Center | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 12/2/11 | Indiana University School of Law—Indianapolis | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 12/01/11 | Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 11/04/11 | Georgetown-Stanford Law Conference | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 11/22/11 | New York State Bar Association | Robert Stoll, Commissioner for Patents |
| 11/03/11 |
Biotechnology Industry Organization IP Counsel Committee Conference |
Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 10/27/11 | AIPLA: USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 10/20/11 | AIPLA Annual Meeting | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 10/20/11 | AIPLA Annual Meeting | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 10/17/11 | 5th Transatlantic Market Conference | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 10/05/11 | CHESS – Chief Housewares Executive Super Session | Robert Stoll, Commissioner for Patents |
| 9/30/11 | Brookings Institution | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
| 9/29/11 | National Minority Enterprise Development Conference | Richard Maulsby, Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development |
| 9/29/11 | Lunch and Learn About the America Invents Act | Dana Colarulli, Director of Governmental Affairs |
| 9/27/11 | American Conference Institute America Invents Act | Robert Stoll, Commissioner for Patents |
| 9/22/11 | WIPO Symposium | David Kappos, Director of USPTO |
Director’s Blog
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Ensuring Quality Inter Partes and Post Grant Reviews (June 19, 2012)
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Building a Better Post Grant (May 15, 2012)
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GAO a Helpful Partner on AIA Implementation (May 10, 2012)
- Increased Fees v. Operational Efficiencies (March 20, 2012)
- Comparing USPTO's New Post-Grant Processes and Associated Costs to EPO's (March 8, 2012)
