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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Provides Detailed Recommendations to New Administration Regarding USPTO

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Christopher P. Singer -- Given the recent news of Governor Bill Richardson's withdrawal from consideration as Commerce Secretary, and the impending resignation of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas, the incoming administration may be giving renewed attention and interest to the Department of Commerce and the USPTO in particular. On December 23, 2008, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a report which contains a number of recommendations to the incoming administration about how PTO policies and procedures could be improved. The report identifies specific issues confronting the USPTO, and eleven goals that should help improve the agency....

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 09, 2009 (boomark / email).