Tag Archives: Patent Law

URGENT – COMMENTS DEADLINE EXTENDED

The deadline for Myriad-Mayo comments has been extended by a month. Info on the USPTO website and can be found here.  

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USPTO issues post- Alice examination guidelines

A copy of the guidelines can be found here: alice_pec_25jun2014 I will comment on this later.  

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Former SLW Officer Named USPTO Regional Director

Russell Slifer, a former officer at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, has been named as the USPTO Regional Director for its Denver office. Michelle Lee, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, wrote on her blog … Continue reading

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Gone Judge – Judge Randall Rader To Resign

Before stepping down as Chief Judge of the Fed. Cir. on May 30th, Judge Rader had sent a letter to his colleagues on the court apologizing for sending an email to an attorney who had appeared before the court a … Continue reading

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