USPTO Launches New After Final Consideration Pilot Program to Reduce Requests for Continued Examination (RCEs)Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff
At issue in this appeal was the proper application of the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(1)(B)(i), which exclude “any time consumed by continued examination of the application requested by the applicant under section 132(b).” With respect to two patents, Novartis requested contin...
With the filing of a continuation application, a divisional application, a continuation-in-part application, or a U.S. national stage entry application from a PCT application With or after the filing of a request for continued examination 2. The applicant must certify that at least one pending...
USPTO, prior art & IP protection for plants in the US; Day #4 of the NPI meeting Posted on June 18, 2010 by KChapman | Leave a comment The NPI week continued with a visit to the USPTO. The building in itself started the day on an impressive note, as did the security system! Th...
Under the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program qualifying patent applications will be advanced out of turn for examination until a first Office action is issued, which can greatly reduce the time spent waiting until examination of the patent begins. In order to enter the program a petition to mak...
Track One is still available when you get a final rejection. You are required to file a Request for Continued Examination AND pay the Track One fee again. What do you get? You get expedited examination for your amendment. I have actually seen file wrappers where patent attorneys have bilked...
Lee also said the USPTO plans to integrate big data more into the patent examination process because the agency "is a numbers-driven organization like no other organization is." Lee additionally noted that the office was now on "sound financial footing" and would be able to more quickly reduce...
will affect the USPTO’s operations in the long run. What is certain is that filing trademark applications sooner, rather than later is a fantastic idea. While the increased fees are likely unavoidable, an application filed now may avoid the potential for incoming delays in the examination ...
in the minimum fees for filing a design patent application (from $530 to $760); 33% increase in the fee for filing a first Petition for one-month Extension of Time (from $150 to $200); 29% increase in the fee for filing a first Request for Continued Examination (RCE) (...
In addition, these devices require great skill on the part of the clinician. If the blood vessel is penetrated before a vacuum is created, the guide wire will not automatically advance. Moreover, if the guide wire fails to properly advance neither the automatic nor the semiautomatic mechanisms...