Tag: USPTO
USPTO Real Party in Interest Roundtable
On Friday, January 11 the USPTO held a public roundtable to discuss proposed requirements for recordation of real-party-in-interest information throughout application pendency and patent term. The U...
Patent Flood Continues
The patent arms race continues to expand. In 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) saw a record 253,155 new patents issued. Not only that, it also just set a record on January 8, 2013...
USPTO Accepting Comments on Software Patents
Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Federal Register notice on software patent issues, announcing several roundtables and a written comment period. The roundtab...
USPTO Should Be Applauded for Notice on Patent Transparency
In a round of good news, the USPTO has published a notice that it will be holding a roundtable on January 11, 2013 to look into regulations to “require greater public transparency concerning the own...
Life after David Kappos: What should President Obama look for in the next head of the US Patent and Trademark Office?
Numerous outlets reported Monday that the current head of the Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David Kappos, would be stepping down. While we have disagreed with Kappos at Patent Progress, espec...