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USPTO Patent News
USPTO to Host Medical Device Technology Partnership Meeting
Posted Nov 8, 2011
Posted Nov 8, 2011
USPTO and SIPO Herald a Milestone in Bilateral Cooperation
Posted Nov 8, 2011
Posted Nov 8, 2011
Commissioner for Patents Robert Stoll to Retire from Government Service After 29 Years at the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Posted Nov 2, 2011
Posted Nov 2, 2011
USPTO Launches Small Business Innovation Research Pilot Program
Posted Oct 28, 2011
Posted Oct 28, 2011
USPTO to Host Webinar on America Invents Act (AIA) With Senior Agency Officials
Posted Oct 26, 2011
Posted Oct 26, 2011
USPTO and EPO Launch New Website for the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) Project
Posted Oct 25, 2011
Posted Oct 25, 2011
USPTO and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office to Partner on Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Posted Oct 25, 2011
Posted Oct 25, 2011
USPTO Meets or Exceeds its FY2011 Goals
Posted Oct 19, 2011
Posted Oct 19, 2011
USPTO and Smithsonian American Art Museum to Host Free Inventors Symposium
Posted Oct 19, 2011
Posted Oct 19, 2011
USPTO to Conduct Studies of Prior User Rights and International Patent Protection for Small Businesses per the America Invents Act
Posted Oct 18, 2011
Posted Oct 18, 2011
President Obama to Present the 2010 National Medals of Science & National Medals of Technology and Innovation
Posted Oct 18, 2011
Posted Oct 18, 2011
Exercising Ingenuity: A New Exhibit at the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Posted Oct 12, 2011
Posted Oct 12, 2011
USPTO Issues 500th Patent Through Successful Green Technology Pilot Program
Posted Oct 5, 2011
Posted Oct 5, 2011
USPTO Rebrands National Library Network as Patent and Trademark Resource Centers
Posted Sep 28, 2011
Posted Sep 28, 2011
TOMORROW: Obama Administration to Announce Winners of i6 Green Challenge
Posted Sep 28, 2011
Posted Sep 28, 2011
President Obama Honors Nation's Top Scientists and Innovators
Posted Sep 27, 2011
Posted Sep 27, 2011
USPTO Updates Effective Date of "Track One" Fast-Track Patent Processing
Posted Sep 23, 2011
Posted Sep 23, 2011
USPTO Updates Fee Schedule Following Enactment of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Posted Sep 21, 2011
Posted Sep 21, 2011
ACTING U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY REBECCA BLANK HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF U.S. PATENT SYSTEM TO AMERICAN INNOVATION AT SIGNING CEREMONY FOR PATENT NUMBER 8 MILLION
Posted Sep 8, 2011
Posted Sep 8, 2011
Statement of USPTO Director David Kappos Following Final Senate Passage of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Posted Sep 8, 2011
Posted Sep 8, 2011
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE TO HOST SIGNING CEREMONY FOR PATENT NUMBER 8 MILLION
Posted Sep 6, 2011
Posted Sep 6, 2011
USPTO Names Iowa Library to Support Intellectual Property Information Needs of Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Posted Aug 30, 2011
Posted Aug 30, 2011
USPTO and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Under the Auspices of AIT and TECRO, Establish a Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Posted Aug 22, 2011
Posted Aug 22, 2011
United States Patent and Trademark Office Issues Patent Number 8,000,000
Posted Aug 16, 2011
Posted Aug 16, 2011
Congressman Adam Schiff to Speak at USPTO's California Regional Inventor Conference in Pasadena, Aug. 12-13
Posted Aug 9, 2011
Posted Aug 9, 2011
USPTO Signs Memorandum of Understanding with China's Jiangsu Provincial People's Government
Posted Jul 21, 2011
Posted Jul 21, 2011
USPTO Announces 2011 National Trademark Expo Exhibitors
Posted Jul 19, 2011
Posted Jul 19, 2011
USPTO and Partner Offices Agree to Test New, Enhanced Framework for the Patent Prosecution Highway
Posted Jul 1, 2011
Posted Jul 1, 2011
Statement of USPTO Director David Kappos Following House Passage of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Posted Jun 23, 2011
Posted Jun 23, 2011
USPTO Director Kappos Issues Statement as House Considers Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Posted Jun 21, 2011
Posted Jun 21, 2011
USPTO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office Announce Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
Posted Jun 20, 2011
Posted Jun 20, 2011
USPTO and the Israel Patent Office to Partner on Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Posted Jun 20, 2011
Posted Jun 20, 2011
USPTO and the Nordic Patent Institute to Partner on Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
Posted Jun 20, 2011
Posted Jun 20, 2011
USPTO Appoints New Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations
Posted Jun 15, 2011
Posted Jun 15, 2011
U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE OUTLINES ADMINISTRATION VIEWS ON AMERICA INVENTS ACT
Posted May 31, 2011
Posted May 31, 2011
USPTO Studying Therasense v. Becton, Dickinson Decision to Assess Impacts on Agency Practice and Procedures; Expects to Issue Further Guidance to Applicants Soon
Posted May 26, 2011
Posted May 26, 2011
USPTO and Swedish Patent and Registration Office to Partner on Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
Posted May 25, 2011
Posted May 25, 2011
USPTO Announces U.S. Government-Wide Intellectual Property Training Database
Posted May 20, 2011
Posted May 20, 2011
USPTO Announces Full First Action Interview Pilot Program
Posted May 16, 2011
Posted May 16, 2011
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Discuss Intellectual Property and the Economy to Commemorate World Intellectual Property Day
Posted May 4, 2011
Posted May 4, 2011
USPTO Announces 2011 National Trademark Expo
Posted May 3, 2011
Posted May 3, 2011
James Donald Smith Named Chief Administrative Patent Judge at USPTO
Posted Apr 29, 2011
Posted Apr 29, 2011
USPTO Postpones Effective Date of "Track One" Fast-Track Patent Processing
Posted Apr 27, 2011
Posted Apr 27, 2011
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on World Intellectual Property Day
Posted Apr 26, 2011
Posted Apr 26, 2011
USPTO to Host Public Discussion on Newly Proposed Process to Streamline Patent Reexamination
Posted Apr 25, 2011
Posted Apr 25, 2011
USPTO to Host Clean Technology Partnership Meeting
Posted Apr 11, 2011
Posted Apr 11, 2011
USPTO Updates Registration Exam for Patent Practitioners
Posted Apr 11, 2011
Posted Apr 11, 2011
U.S. and U.K. Highlight Progress on Patents Cooperation
Posted Apr 5, 2011
Posted Apr 5, 2011
USPTO Announces Launch Date for Fast-Track Patent Processing
Posted Apr 4, 2011
Posted Apr 4, 2011
USPTO to Host Free Two-Day Seminar on Protecting Against Intellectual Property Theft in China
Posted Mar 31, 2011
Posted Mar 31, 2011
USPTO Automates Filing and Decision Process for Eight Patent Petition Types to Improve Customer Service
Posted Mar 31, 2011
Posted Mar 31, 2011
USPTO Announces Accommodations for Patent and Trademark Applicants and Owners Affected by Catastrophe in Japan
Posted Mar 17, 2011
Posted Mar 17, 2011
Participants at USPTO-hosted Asia-Pacific Patent Cooperation Forum Report Productive Discussions on Patent Harmonization
Posted Mar 9, 2011
Posted Mar 9, 2011
USPTO Urges Senate to Pass the America Invents Act
Posted Mar 8, 2011
Posted Mar 8, 2011
USPTO Collaborating with Smithsonian Museum for Educational Outreach and Public Programs about Inventing
Posted Mar 3, 2011
Posted Mar 3, 2011
USPTO Applauds Adoption of Manager's Amendment to S. 23
Posted Mar 1, 2011
Posted Mar 1, 2011
USPTO to Host Asia-Pacific Patent Cooperation Forum
Posted Mar 1, 2011
Posted Mar 1, 2011
S.23 Patent Reform Act of 2011
Posted Mar 1, 2011
Posted Mar 1, 2011
TOMORROW: U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE, USPTO DIRECTOR DAVID KAPPOS TO HOST PRESS CALL ON PATENT REFORM
Posted Feb 28, 2011
Posted Feb 28, 2011
USPTO and USWCC to Host Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium in Honor of Women's History Month
Posted Feb 25, 2011
Posted Feb 25, 2011
USPTO and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property Partner on Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Posted Feb 25, 2011
Posted Feb 25, 2011
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Appoints Teresa Stanek Rea Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Posted Feb 17, 2011
Posted Feb 17, 2011
Under Secretary of Commerce David Kappos Announces President Obama's FY 2012 Budget Request for the USPTO
Posted Feb 14, 2011
Posted Feb 14, 2011
USPTO Issues Examination Guidelines to Better Define the Scope of Patent Protection and Thereby Improve Patent Quality
Posted Feb 9, 2011
Posted Feb 9, 2011
USPTO and EPO Reach Agreement on Principles of Cooperative Patent Classification System
Posted Feb 4, 2011
Posted Feb 4, 2011
USPTO to Issue Proposal for "Track One" Accelerated Patent Examination in Flexible "Three Track" Patent Processing Program
Posted Feb 2, 2011
Posted Feb 2, 2011
U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE NAMES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO PATENT AND TRADEMARK ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Posted Jan 31, 2011
Posted Jan 31, 2011
USPTO Names Albert Tramposch Administrator for Policy and External Affairs
Posted Jan 31, 2011
Posted Jan 31, 2011
Patent Offices of United States and Australia Expand Work Sharing Efforts
Posted Jan 19, 2011
Posted Jan 19, 2011
Patent Offices of United States and Finland to Expand Work Sharing Efforts
Posted Jan 18, 2011
Posted Jan 18, 2011
USPTO Introduces Online Tools to Solicit Public Feedback on Patent and Trademark Examining Procedures
Posted Jan 12, 2011
Posted Jan 12, 2011
USPTO Creates "E-mail Hotline" For New Detroit Office Hiring News
Posted Jan 7, 2011
Posted Jan 7, 2011


