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Patent Office Hosts Roundtable on Deferred Examination: The Opposition

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

By Donald Zuhn -- This morning, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hosted a roundtable discussion on deferred examination. The roundtable, which lasted about four hours, brought together two dozen participants, representing a variety of industries and organizations (as well as positions on the issue), to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a deferred examination system in the U.S.; the impact such a system would have on applicants, their competitors, the public, and the USPTO; and how such a system could (or should) be implemented. Roundtable participants included:? Gordon Arnold - American Bar Association (ABA)? Robert Budens - President,...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).