Category Archives: USPTO Practice and Policy

USPTO Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Warren Woessner

In the December 9, 2009 issue of the Fed. Reg., the PTO requested public comments on a wide range of patent preparation and prosecution topics, from “Finding the Best Prior Art” to issuing and responding to first office actions and … Continue reading →

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ESTHER KEPPLINGER JOINS PATENT PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Warren Woessner

I would like to congratulate Esther Kepplinger on her appointment by Commerce Secretary Locke to the Patent Public Advisory Committee, along with Steven W. Miller of P&G and Dr. Benjamin Borson. Although I have not always been sure just what … Continue reading →

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WILL THE NIGHTMARE FOR BIOTECH PREP/PROS NEVER END?

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Warren Woessner

I recently gave a talk on patenting biomarkers, and was asked to talk about “push-back” by the courts and the PTO against getting useful patent claims in this emerging area (the gateway to “personalized medicine.” I was struck with how … Continue reading →

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Give A Little, Get A Little: New PTO Program Aims to Speed Examination

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Warren Woessner

On November 27, 2009, the USPTO published the “Patent Application Reduction Stimulus Plan” (74 Fed. Reg. 62285) (a PDF is found at the end of this posting). Briefly, a procedure has been established whereby a small entity applicant can have … Continue reading →

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