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March 30, 2012
Panellists at Managing IP’s inaugural US Patent Reform Forum this week debated whether the estoppel language tied to post grant review proceedings under the America Invents Act warrants a technical correction by Congress
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March 02, 2012
Acting deputy secretary of commerce Rebecca Blank has sworn in nine new administrative patent judges to the USPTO’s Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
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February 22, 2012
Small entity discounts, overall fee increases and the feasibility of 12-month invalidity trials topped the agenda at yesterday’s virtual town hall meeting held by the USPTO
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February 17, 2012
Attendees of the USPTO’s first roadshow on implementation of the America Invents Act expressed concerns about supplemental examination and pre-issuance submissions of prior art, among other topics
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February 17, 2012
Former USPTO commissioner for patents Bob Stoll told patent practitioners Thursday that “we’re taking a calculated risk” implementing the America Invents Act provisions without a guarantee of full funding for the Office
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February 15, 2012
A week after announcing a broad array of increased fees for virtually every USPTO service, the agency experienced resistance from the patent community at a hearing it conducted at its headquarters
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February 09, 2012
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February 09, 2012
Fees are too high, page limits are prohibitive and litigators will be more in demand – these are some initial reactions to the USPTO’s proposed rules on various proceedings mandated by the America Invents Act
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February 09, 2012
USPTO Patent Reform Coordinator Janet Gongola gave Eileen McDermott a sneak peek into the months leading up to Tuesday night’s rules package implementing the contested cases provisions of the America Invents Act
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February 08, 2012
The USPTO’s proposed rules for post grant review, inter partes review, transitional covered business methods programme and derivation proceedings have been posted on the Office’s website
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February 03, 2012
Independent inventors and SMEs may be out of luck if they want their patents reviewed by the USPTO
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October 27, 2011
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont last week expressed his gratitude to a crowd of AIPLA Annual Meeting attendees for their help in getting the America Invents Act through Congress (free access)
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October 25, 2011
The USPTO began its transition to a first-to-file system Tuesday by holding its first patent reform public hearing on how prior user rights can be incorporated into the US patent system
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October 21, 2011
If you’re feeling worried about how the America Invents Act will be implemented, “by all means get active in a committee, so you have a path to provide input on these rules,” said AIPLA Immediate Past President, Alan Kasper, yesterday
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September 23, 2011
The USPTO will launch the first part of its new three-track patent application system on Monday, as mandated by the America Invents Act
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September 16, 2011
As US president Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act into law this morning, the USPTO has already begun hiring in preparation for the many changes imposed by the bill
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September 15, 2011
The US move to a first-to-file system “could breathe new life into efforts to harmonise patent law”, said WIPO deputy director general for patents James Pooley on Tuesday
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September 13, 2011
“You are at serious risk of committing malpractice” following passage of the America Invents Act, one speaker joked with fellow patent practitioners yesterday
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September 07, 2011
As patent stakeholders brace for an overhaul of the US patent system touted by supporters as a jobs creation vehicle, a report published last week by two law professors suggests that the America Invents Act may discourage small inventors from obtaining patent protection
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September 07, 2011
Less than 24 hours after the Senate voted to move toward final passage on patent reform legislation, a floor vote on the bill may not happen until next week due to one senator’s determination to end fee diversion
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August 31, 2011
The USPTO is prepared to begin implementing patent reform as soon as the America Invents Act clears Congress and is signed into law, a top official said yesterday
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August 31, 2011
With a top official of the USPTO saying the agency is prepared to begin enacting patent reform legislation as soon as mid-September, representatives of small business interests yesterday warned the America Invents Act could harm innovation
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August 26, 2011
In August Technology v Camtek, the Federal Circuit this week said that the so-called on-sale bar to patentability in the US applies even if an invention is not ready for patenting at the time of an offer for sale
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July 14, 2011
In a live interview with Managing IP on patent reform, USPTO director David Kappos said that without access to all of the fees the Office collects “we will fail – I have no doubt”
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July 07, 2011
What impact will the first-to-file system have on the Office?
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July 07, 2011
Along with fee diversion language, a provision in HR-1249 regarding patent term extension is threatening to delay passage of a final patent reform bill
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June 23, 2011
US patent reform is for the first time ever on its way to becoming law. Below, Managing IP compiles views from various stakeholders on patent reform – both before and after its historic passage by the House of Representatives today.
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June 23, 2011
The US House Thursday passed a patent reform bill six years in the making, joining the Senate in passing legislation shifting the US to a first-to-file system
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June 23, 2011
The US House of Representatives today approved an amendment that includes compromise language on patent fee diversion, but some former supporters of the legislation now oppose its final passage
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June 22, 2011
Fifteen amendments were approved last night for consideration during a House floor vote on patent reform today, with the most focus on patent fee diversion and the shift to first-to-file
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June 21, 2011
The one patent-reform provision almost universally supported by stakeholders – allowing the USPTO to keep all of its user fees - is not likely to be in the bill if it comes up for a House floor vote later this week, sources told Managing IP
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June 21, 2011
Industry stakeholders across the IP landscape have spent the last week urging Congress not to strike fee diversion language from the House patent reform bill
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June 14, 2011
The House patent reform bill was stalled today on its way to a House floor vote, but its sponsor is rallying industry support to move it forward
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June 13, 2011
150 companies across a range of industries have signed a letter sent to House of Representatives leaders supporting a patent reform provision that would end the practice of fee diversion
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May 31, 2011
A letter released today by US commerce secretary Gary Locke fell short of endorsing the House version of patent reform (HR-1249) completely
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May 24, 2011
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has countered a challenge within his own party as to the constitutionality of the first-to-file provision of patent reform
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May 23, 2011
With a House of Representatives floor vote on patent reform looming, lobbyists are working with Judiciary Committee and leadership staff to make last-minute modifications to the latest bill
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April 14, 2011
HR-1249 as amended includes several changes from the version introduced two weeks ago
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April 14, 2011
US patent reform moved one step closer to completion today when the House Judiciary Committee passed HR-1249, the America Invents Act, by a vote of 32-3
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March 31, 2011
The US House of Representatives Wednesday introduced a 134-page patent reform bill, but concerns expressed in a subsequent hearing suggest the process will not move quickly
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March 10, 2011
Patent owners are waiting to see how the US House of Representatives will respond to the Senate’s decision to pass the America Invents Act of 2011 last night
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March 03, 2011
The US Senate yesterday debated the latest patent reform bill amid continuing controversy over its first-to-file provisions
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January 25, 2011
The announcement by the US Congress last week that it will revive patent reform legislation has been criticised by some who would rather see a fully funded USPTO
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January 25, 2011
The 2011 Patent Reform Act would mean significant changes for the USPTO
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November 05, 2010
In the wake of the 2010 elections, the fate of patent reform may hinge more on changes to congressional staff than on the newly elected and reelected Congress members themselves
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July 16, 2010
An attempt to add patent reform bill S515 to legislation concerning small business loan funding in the US has been barred
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May 20, 2010
US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers and ranking member Lamar Smith have introduced a bill to transfer fee-setting authority from Congress to the USPTO director
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March 08, 2010
The US Senate Judiciary Committee has revealed details of an agreement that may move patent reform forward this year
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April 06, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved an amended version of the US Patent Reform Act (S515) that is said to include significant compromises on provisions that have kept the bill deadlocked thus far
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April 01, 2009
Patent reform is back on the agenda in Congress. But, says Eileen McDermott in New York, industry remains divided - especially over how to calculate damages
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May 05, 2009
US business leaders have urged the House of Representatives to amend its version of the Patent Reform Act to guarantee that the USPTO keeps all its revenue and to follow the Senate’s lead on damages calculation
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March 05, 2009
The US Senate and House Judiciary Committees on Tuesday have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation in the 111th Congress seeking fundamental changes to the US patent system