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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Announces Three New Patent Prosecution Highway Partnerships

Earlier this week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the October 1, 2012 launch of a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) partnership with the patent office of the Czech Republic, and the planned launch of two more PPH partnerships with the patent offices of the Philippines and Portugal in January 2013.

USPTO Announces America Invents Act Roadshows for September 2012

On September 10, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will kick off its fall 2012 roadshow series in Minneapolis, with stops in Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and at its campus in Alexandria, Virginia. The free, one-day events will inform the public about new final rules implementing provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) that become effective on September 16, 2012.
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