Federal Register Notices - 2013
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Below are Federal Register Notices published in 2012 for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Selected Federal Register Notices may also appear under various topical areas on this USPTO Web site.
For a complete, searchable database of Federal Register Notices in PDF, XML, and accessible HTML formats, please visit http://www.regulations.gov.
Final Rules
Changes To Implement and Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (14Feb2013)
Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (14Feb2013)
Proposed Rulemaking
Currently no Proposed Rulemaking notices available.
General Notices
Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Matters Related to the Harmonization of Substantive Patent Law [TEXT] [PDF] (01Feb2013)
Request for Comments on Preparation of Patent Applications [TEXT] [PDF] (15Jan2013)
Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program [TEXT] [PDF] (10Jan2013)
Roundtable Events for Partnership for Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents [TEXT] [PDF] (03Jan2013)
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2013 Nominations [TEXT] [PDF] (02Jan2013)