Alexandria, Virginia – Administrative Patent Judges will share information and collect public input about inter partes review and covered business method review proceedings. Washington – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced this week that it will host a series of roundtables across the…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will host a meeting to serve as a forum for sharing ideas and insights between stakeholders and the USPTO. The Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the USPTO…
Washington, D.C. – A public meeting to focus on improving the operation of the notice and takedown system under the DMCA will be held on March 20, 2014. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force (“IPTF”) will hold the first meeting of the public multistakeholder forum on improving…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal government’s annual employee survey finds that the USPTO tops the list of 371 federal agency subcomponents. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) was named number one out of 300 agency subcomponents in the 2013 Best Places to Work in…
Alexandria, Virginia – The District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held in Shammas v. Focarino that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) was entitled to recover attorneys’ fees when brought to court for a review of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) rulings. An examiner for…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently announced that it will hold a public forum to discuss implementation of Title I of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (“PLTIA”). The law, which serves as the implementing legislation for the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently announced the appointment of Michelle K. Lee as the next Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Lee currently serves as the Director of the USPTO’s Silicon Valley…
Washington, D.C. – A new law allows applicants to file a single international design application to acquire global protection. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently announced a proposal to amend the rules of practice in patent cases to implement the provisions of Title…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently announced that the San Jose City Hall building, located at 200 East Santa Clara Street, has been selected as the permanent location for the USPTO’s Silicon Valley satellite office. The search for permanent office…
Washington, D.C. – As part of an ongoing dialogue with the high-tech innovation community, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will host its next public Software Partnership Meeting on Thursday, December 5, 2013, at the USPTO campus in Alexandria, Virginia. Partnership Meetings are an…