OC Patent Lawyer » Proposed Patent Rules http://ocpatentlawyer.com Orange County Patent Lawyer welcomes clients in the Orange County region, recommends cost efficient patent protection strategy Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:11:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Deferred Examination Considered by U.S. Patent Office http://ocpatentlawyer.com/deferred-examination-considered-by-us-patent-office/ http://ocpatentlawyer.com/deferred-examination-considered-by-us-patent-office/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:46:50 +0000 James Yang http://ocpatentlawyer.com/?p=196 roundtable discussion on "deferred examination" which would permit applicants to defer examination of a patent application. Currently, the U.S. Patent Office examines patent applications on a first-come, first-served basis for all patent applications. In other foreign countries, patent applicants are allowed to defer examination until the applicant requests examination. The Patent Office held the roundtable to obtain feedback from U.S. stakeholders on whether deferred examination would be beneficial to them. ]]> On February 12, 2009, the Patent Office hosted a roundtable discussion on “deferred examination” which would permit applicants to defer examination of a patent application.  Currently, the U.S. Patent Office examines patent applications on a first-come, first-served basis for all patent applications.  In other foreign countries, patent applicants are allowed to defer examination until the applicant requests examination.  The Patent Office held the roundtable to obtain feedback from U.S. stakeholders on whether deferred examination would be beneficial to them.

The rationale for deferred examination is that a certain number of patent applications would drop out of the Patent Office’s que for examination.  This would reduce the work load of the Patent Office, and thus, reduce the overall time for patent applications to be examined since the Patent Office resources would not be used on those applications that drop out of the system.

After listening to the round table discussion, in my opinion, deferred examination appears to be a promising step in the right direction.  One reason is that those patent applications that drop out of the que would generally be less important technology for one reason or another.  As such, theoretically, more important technology would be examined while less important technology drops out.

]]> http://ocpatentlawyer.com/deferred-examination-considered-by-us-patent-office/feed/ 0 Deadline to Submit Comments on the Proposed Patent Rule Changes is May 3, 2006 http://ocpatentlawyer.com/deadline-to-submit-comments-on-the-proposed-patent-rule-changes-is-may-3-2006/ http://ocpatentlawyer.com/deadline-to-submit-comments-on-the-proposed-patent-rule-changes-is-may-3-2006/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:26:00 +0000 James Yang http://ocpatentlawyer.com/index.php/archives/13 The deadline to submit comments regarding the proposed patent rule changes is May 3, 2006. The changes relate to claiming practices and continuation practice which may limit the scope of your patent. These proposed changes have real life impact on patents and how businesses will procure and use patents in the future.

The proposed rule changes, ways of submitting comments and viewing comments submitted by others may be viewed by clicking the following link: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/presentation/focuspp.html.

Submit your comments now.

Please feel free to contact me at the following email address:

ContactJamesYang@yahoo.com.

The statements made in this post are not intended as legal advice but is provided merely to aid you in communicating with an attorney and for informational purposes. Legal advice appropriate for your situation depends on your specific facts.
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