US patent examiners operate under a "count system" in which they earn points for performing tasks during the examination of a patent application. The count system has not been revised since 1976. The revisions are designed to improve the examiner's working condition, give examiners more examination time and ultimately allow examiners to process applications more quickly.
As the USPTO revises its system, we will also revise our prosecution strategies to compliment the revisions in an effort to benefit our clients.
The full News Release is available here. http://uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/09-19.htm
A patent examiner has provided his perspective on the proposed changes here: http://just-n-examiner.livejournal.com/37762.html
 | Senate Passes Historic Patent Reform Bill 0 Comments - 09 Mar 2011 The Senate yesterday passed the America Invents Act (S. 23) by a vote of 87-3.
Although some provisions were dropped, the Senate bill retained the following key elements:
Third party submissions of prior art for pending applications;
USPTO fee setting authority;
Supplemental examination authority;
Repeal of the residency requirement for Federal Ci... More Link |
 | Senate Defeats Feinstein Patent Amendment 0 Comments - 03 Mar 2011 An amendment that was offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to the patent reform bill (America Invents Act S. 23) has been tabled by a vote of 87 to 13.
The Feinstein Amendment removed the First To File provision in favor of the existing First to Invent System. Arguments against the First to File System include not allowing independent... More Link |
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