Initiatives & Events

• Software Partnership
• RCE Outreach
• Patents End-to-End (PE2E) Demo (Video) Webcast of the PE2E Demo with an introduction by Director Kappos on the advantages it will bring to both examiners and applicants
• USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) External User Day - December 14, 2012
  • CPC User Day (Video)  Webcast of the December 2012 CPC event undertaken by the USPTO to educate and inform external stakeholders about the CPC system
• Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
• After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP)
• First-Action Interview Pilot Program
• Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Implementation
• Prioritized Examination - Track I and Prioritized Examination for RCEs
• Accelerated Examination
• Patents for Humanity an awards competition for patent owners and licensees
• Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
• Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
• New Patent Examiner Count System
• Streamlined Patent Reexamination Proceedings Roundtable
• Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership Conferences
• Complex Work Unit Program