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
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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