Monday, October 10, 2011

International Patent Protection for Small Businesses

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2011)]
[Notices][Pages 62389-62391][FR Doc No: 2011-26157]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2011-0062]

Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearings on the Study of International Patent Protection for Small Businesses

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is interested in gathering information on international patent protection for small businesses for purposes of preparing a report on the subject as required by the America Invents Act. To assist in gathering this information, the USPTO is holding a public hearing at which interested members of the public are invited to testify on this topic. In addition, members of the public may submit written comments.

Public Hearing: The USPTO will hold two hearings in support of the study of international patent protection for small businesses. The first public hearing will be held on October 27, 2011, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and ending at 4 p.m. EDT. The first public hearing will be held at the USPTO in the Madison Auditorium on the concourse level of the Madison [[Page 62390]] Building, located at 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The second public hearing will be held on November 1, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and ending at 12 p.m. PDT. The second public hearing will be held at the University of Southern California in the Gould School of Law, located at 699 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90089.

To see the complete text of this comment request including sample questions to assist in gathering information, access: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2011_register&docid=2011-26157.