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New Rules for the America Invents Act

February 14, 2013 Leave a comment

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Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially released its new Rules package for implementation of changes wrought by the America Invents Act.

The Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are here: [PDF].  Reference: 78 Fed. Reg. 11024-11059 (Fed. 14, 2013).

The Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act are here: [PDF].  Reference: 78 Fed. Reg. 11059-11088 (Feb. 14, 2013).

Happy reading!

Want an Oregon office of the PTO?

January 26, 2012 Leave a comment

Do you wish you could work for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but in or near lovely Portland, Oregon?  Or perhaps BendEugene?

Government benefits, Mt. Hood, the Coast, the desert, adventures in the Gorge, Voodoo Doughnuts.  What could be better?

Join Oregon Senator Ron Wyden in his effort to bring a PTO satellite office to Oregon, by sending a letter of support to satelliteoffices@uspto.gov by Monday, January 30, 2012 (that’s next Monday).

For details, see this letter.