Press Releases - 2012

• Press Release, 12-56 (September 10, 2012)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office To Implement New Patent Quality Process read more

• Press Release, 12-55 (September 04, 2012)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Seeks Comment on Proposed Fee Schedule as Mandated by America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-54 (August 29, 2012)

  USPTO Hosting Two Public Information Events on America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-53 (August 23, 2012)

  USPTO Selects Central Denver Location for Regional Satellite Office read more

• Press Release, 12-52 (August 16, 2012)

  USPTO Seeks Comment on Possibility of Lowering Most Trademark Application Fees read more

• Press Release, 12-50 (August 13, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Final Rules for Administrative Trials Under America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-51 (August 13, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Final Rules for Supplemental Examination and Inventor’s Oath or Declaration read more

• Press Release, 12-49 (August 10, 2012)

  USPTO to Hold Texas Regional Inventors Conference in Austin, September 14-15 read more

• Press Release, 12-48 (August 03, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Final Rules for the Citation of Prior Art and Written Statements Provision of the America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-47 (August 02, 2012)

  Trademark Education Event Returning to USPTO read more

• Press Release, 12-46 (July 31, 2012)

  USPTO Expands Trademark Law School Pilot Program read more

• Press Release, 12-45 (July 30, 2012)

  Final Rule for Statute of Limitations Provision of the America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-44 (July 26, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules Governing First-Inventor-to-File read more

• Press Release, 12-43 (July 18, 2012)

  USPTO Expands Patent Law School Pilot Program read more

• Press Release 12-42 (July 17, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Final Rules Governing Preissuance Submissions read more

• Press Release, 12-41 (July 13, 2012)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Opens First-Ever Satellite Office in Detroit, Michigan read more

• Press Release, 12-40 (July 02, 2012)

  U.S. Commerce Department to Open Four Regional U.S. Patent Offices That Will Speed Up the Patent Process and Help American Businesses Innovate, Grow, and Create Jobs read more

• Press Release, 12-39 (June 26, 2012)

  USPTO-Led International Delegation Negotiates Historic Audiovisual Performance Treaty in Beijing read more

• Press Release 12-37 (June 20, 2012)

  USPTO Extends After Final Consideration Pilot to Sept. 30, 2012 read more

• Press Release, 12-38 (June 20, 2012)

  USPTO Adds Advancement of Examination Option to the Patent Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program read more

• Press Release, 12-35 (May 30, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Discounted Patent Fees read more

• Press Release, 12-34 (May 24, 2012)

  USPTO Concord Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) Now Open to the Public read more

• Press Release, 12-33 (May 22, 2012)

  USPTO to Host Clean Technology Partnership Meeting read more

• Press Release, 12-32 (May 10, 2012)

  USPTO to Test New Option for Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) read more

• Press Release, 12-31 (May 07, 2012)

  USPTO Expands Trademark Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program read more

• Press Release, 12-30 (May 04, 2012)

  USPTO Seeks Nominations for Patent and Trademark Advisory Committees read more

• Press Release, 12-29 (May 02, 2012)

  NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME HONORS 2012 INDUCTEES read more

• Press Release, 12-28 (April 19, 2012)

  USPTO and UKIPO Issue Preliminary Progress Report on Worksharing Initiative read more

• Press Release, 12-27 (April 17, 2012)

  USPTO to Hold Florida Regional Inventors Conference in Tampa, April 27-28 read more

• Press Release, 12-26 (April 13, 2012)

  USPTO to Host Medical Device Technology Partnership Meeting read more

• Press Release, 12-25 (April 11, 2012)

  US Commerce Department Releases New Report Showing Intellectual Property-Intensive Industries Contribute $5 Trillion, 40 Million Jobs to US Economy read more

• Press Release, 12-24 (April 05, 2012)

  USPTO and Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) sign Memorandum of Understanding on Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program read more

• Press Release, 12-22 (April 02, 2012)

  USPTO Expands Patent Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program read more

• Press Release, 12-23 (April 02, 2012)

  USPTO to Test New Post Final Rejection Option read more

• Press Release, 12-21 (March 30, 2012)

  USPTO and NIST Unveil New IP Awareness Assessment Tool read more

• Press Release, 12-20 (March 28, 2012)

  USPTO to Boost Job Opportunities for Veterans through Veteran Intern Program read more

• Press Release, 12-19 (March 26, 2012)

  USPTO Partners with NASA's Center for Collaborative Innovation and TopCoder on Competition to Modernize Tools for Patent Examination read more

• Press Release, 12-18 (March 22, 2012)

  USPTO to Host Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium in Honor of Women's History Month read more

• Press Release, 12-17 (March 15, 2012)

  USPTO and AUTM Announce Joint Patent Examiners Training Initiative read more

• Press Release, 12-16 (March 13, 2012)

  USPTO Announces 2012 National Trademark Expo read more

• Press Release, 12-15 (March 01, 2012)

  National Inventors Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Inductees read more

• Press Release, 12-14 (March 01, 2012)

  USPTO and Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) Highlight Progress in Bilateral Cooperation read more

• Press Release, 12-13 (February 16, 2012)

  USPTO Establishes Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Scholars Program read more

• Media Advisory, 12-12 (February 15, 2012)

  USPTO to Host February 21 Webinar with Senior Agency Officials read more

• Press Release, 12-11 (February 09, 2012)

  USPTO Proposes Rules of Practice for Trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions read more

• Press Release, 12-10 (February 08, 2012)

  USPTO Launches Patents for Humanity Pilot read more

• Press Release, 12-09 (February 07, 2012)

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Seeks Public Input on Proposed Fees read more

• Press Release, 12-08 (January 26, 2012)

  Deadline for Comments on Future Locations for USPTO Satellite Offices Approaches Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 read more

• Press Release, 12-06 (January 25, 2012)

  USPTO Announces Public Hearings and Request for Comments on Genetic Diagnostic Testing per the America Invents Act read more

• Press Release, 12-07 (January 25, 2012)

  USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules for Supplemental Examination and to Revise Reexamination Fees read more

• Press Release, 12-05 (January 17, 2012)

  USPTO Issues Reports Required by the America Invents Act on the Prior User Rights Defense Study and the International Patent Protection for Small Business Study read more

• Press Release, 12-01 (January 13, 2012)

  Nominations Sought for National Medal of Technology and Innovation read more

• Press Release, 12-04 (January 11, 2012)

  USPTO Announces Location for Elijah J. McCoy Satellite Office in Detroit read more

• Press Release, 12-03 (January 09, 2012)

  USPTO to Host Seven Public “Roadshows” Across U.S. to Support America Invents Act Implementation read more

• Press Release, 12-02 (January 06, 2012)

  Ahead of Schedule, USPTO Publishes Proposed Rules to Implement Four Provisions of the America Invents Act read more