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USPTO Patent News
USPTO to Host Public Roundtable on ?Three-Track? Patent Examination Proposal on July 20
Posted Jul 16, 2010
Posted Jul 16, 2010
USPTO Extends Public Comment Period for 2010-2015 Draft Strategic Plan
Posted Jul 15, 2010
Posted Jul 15, 2010
USPTO 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Available for Public Comment
Posted Jul 9, 2010
Posted Jul 9, 2010
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Headlines Copyright Policy Symposium
Posted Jul 1, 2010
Posted Jul 1, 2010
USPTO Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Bilski v. Kappos
Posted Jun 28, 2010
Posted Jun 28, 2010
U.S. Department of Commerce to Convene Symposium on Copyright Policy in the Internet Economy
Posted Jun 25, 2010
Posted Jun 25, 2010
USPTO and the Hungarian Patent Office to Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway
Posted Jun 25, 2010
Posted Jun 25, 2010
USPTO Joint Labor-Management Task Force Proposes Changes to Patent Examiner Performance Standards
Posted Jun 16, 2010
Posted Jun 16, 2010
USPTO and Rospatent Sign MOU on Bilateral Cooperation
Posted Jun 7, 2010
Posted Jun 7, 2010
New Exhibit on Food to Open at National Inventors Hall of Fame
Posted Jun 4, 2010
Posted Jun 4, 2010
USPTO Proposes to Establish Three Patent Processing Tracks
Posted Jun 3, 2010
Posted Jun 3, 2010
Commerce Under Secretary Kappos to Discuss Proposed New Initiative for Multiple-Track Patent Examination
Posted Jun 2, 2010
Posted Jun 2, 2010
USPTO Expands Green Technology Pilot Program to More Inventions
Posted May 21, 2010
Posted May 21, 2010
USPTO Launches Page on Facebook
Posted May 20, 2010
Posted May 20, 2010
USPTO and SIPO Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation
Posted May 20, 2010
Posted May 20, 2010
USPTO Eliminates Patent Prosecution Highway Petition Fee
Posted May 20, 2010
Posted May 20, 2010
USPTO Co-Sponsored Collegiate Inventors Competition Seeking inventive Entries From Students
Posted May 18, 2010
Posted May 18, 2010
USPTO Opens Application Exchange Program to All Applicants to Reduce Patent Backlog
Posted May 17, 2010
Posted May 17, 2010
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TO HOLD WORKSHOP ON PROMOTING INNOVATION
Posted May 10, 2010
Posted May 10, 2010
USPTO to Hold Public Roundtables on Patent Quality and Patent Quality Metrics
Posted Apr 30, 2010
Posted Apr 30, 2010
USPTO Expands Trademark Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program
Posted Apr 28, 2010
Posted Apr 28, 2010
Statement from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on World IP Day
Posted Apr 26, 2010
Posted Apr 26, 2010
USPTO TO CO-HOST EVENT COMMEMORATING WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY ON MONDAY, APRIL 26
Posted Apr 22, 2010
Posted Apr 22, 2010
Department of Commerce Sends Letter to Congress Expressing Administration?s Views on Pending Patent Reform Legislation
Posted Apr 21, 2010
Posted Apr 21, 2010
U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Report on Role of Patent Reform in Supporting Innovation and Job Creation
Posted Apr 20, 2010
Posted Apr 20, 2010
USPTO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office to Expand Work Sharing Within Existing Bilateral "Patent Prosecution Highway" Agreement
Posted Apr 16, 2010
Posted Apr 16, 2010
USPTO LAUNCHES OMBUDSMAN PILOT PROGRAM
Posted Apr 6, 2010
Posted Apr 6, 2010
USPTO Proposes Change That Would Effectively Allow a 12-Month Extension to the Provisional Patent Application Period
Posted Apr 2, 2010
Posted Apr 2, 2010
USPTO and UKIPO Announce Action Plan to Reduce Global Patent Backlogs
Posted Mar 10, 2010
Posted Mar 10, 2010
Recently Announced Changes to USPTO?s Examiner Count System Go Into Effect
Posted Feb 18, 2010
Posted Feb 18, 2010
Under Secretary of Commerce David Kappos Announces President Obama?s
FY 2011 Budget Request for the USPTO
Posted Feb 1, 2010
Posted Feb 1, 2010
USPTO Announces Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request Patent Term Adjustment Recalculation
Posted Jan 28, 2010
Posted Jan 28, 2010
USPTO Holds Public Roundtable on Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Ex Parte Appeals Rules
Posted Jan 20, 2010
Posted Jan 20, 2010
Media Advisory, 10-04
Posted Jan 19, 2010
Posted Jan 19, 2010
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Posted Jan 15, 2010
Posted Jan 15, 2010
COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO PATENT AND TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Posted Jan 15, 2010
Posted Jan 15, 2010
USPTO to Hold Public Meeting on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Posted Jan 12, 2010
Posted Jan 12, 2010


