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USPTO Extends Period for Public Comment and Period of Effectiveness for Recent Programs

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

By Sarah Fendrick -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended the time for public comment for two recent Office initiatives and has extended the period of effectiveness for a third Office initiative. Extension of Period for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents In December 2009, the USPTO published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the enhancement in quality of patents. Specifically, the Office solicited public comment with respect to potential methods that may be employed by applicants and the USPTO to enhance the quality of issued patents, to identify appropriate indicia of...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on February 08, 2010 (boomark / email).