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USPTO Looking for Ways to Incentivize Humanitarian Technologies

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

By Donald Zuhn -- On Monday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced via a press release and a notice in the Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 57261) that it is seeking comments regarding a proposal for incentivizing the creation and wider distribution of humanitarian technologies. In the notice, the Office states that it has begun to consider "pro-business strategies for incentivizing the development and widespread distribution of technologies that address humanitarian needs," including a proposed fast-track ex parte reexamination voucher pilot program in which a fast-track ex parte reexamination voucher will be offered to patent holders "demonstrating humanitarian uses...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on September 23, 2010 (boomark / email).