[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Notices][Pages 16813-16817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-6888]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Processing (Updating)
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
The following is part of an abstract. To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-22/html/2012-6888.htm
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is required by 35 U.S.C. 131to examine an application for patent and, when appropriate, issue a patent. Also, the USPTO is required to publish patent applications, with certain exceptions, promptly after the expiration of a period of eighteen months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under Title 35, United States Code (``eighteen-month publication''). Certain situations may arise which require that additional information be supplied in order for the USPTO to further process the patent or application. The USPTO administers the statutes through various sections of the rules of practice in 37 CFR Part 1.
The information in this collection can be used by the USPTO to continue the processing of the patent or application to ensure that applicants are complying with the patent regulations and to aid in the prosecution of the application.
Modifications to this collection since the previous renewal include: three requests for non-substantive change; separately accounting for two requirements; the deletion of an item from the collection, and adding electronic equivalents for the majority of the paper forms. The USPTO is also planning to move items out of 0651-0031 into two new collections...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Professionals Program
The USPTO has established the Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Professionals Program for academic and intellectual property professionals willing to serve full time up to six months. Jay Thomas, the first Edison Professional, previously served as an instructor at the USPTO's Patent Academy. A tenured member of the Georgetown University Law School, he has also been of faculty member of Cornell, George Washington University, and the University of Tokyo.
Patents for Humanity Program (Formerly Humanitarian Program)
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Notices][Pages 14766-14767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5988]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patents for Humanity Program (Formerly Humanitarian Program)
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-13/html/2012-5988.htm
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is conducting a voluntary pilot program to incentivize the distribution of patented technologies or products to address humanitarian needs. This pilot program is open to any patent owners or patent licensees, including inventors who have not assigned their ownership rights to others, assignees, and exclusive or non-exclusive licensees. The USPTO plans to collect information from applicants that describe what actions they have taken with their patented technology to address humanitarian needs among an impoverished population, or how they have furthered research by others on technologies for humanitarian purposes. Applications will be considered in four categories: Medical Technology, Food and Nutrition, Clean Technology, and Information Technology. It is expected that inventions from any field of technology will be eligible for the program, as long as they are applied to one of the four categories.
This pilot program is a follow-up to the responses received from the agency's ``Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System'' published September 20, 2010. On February 8, 2012, the USPTO published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the pilot program and outlining the procedures for participation in it. The USPTO plans to review the results from this pilot program to determine whether it should be extended.
In order to participate in this program, applicants must submit an application describing how their actions satisfy the competition criteria to address humanitarian issues. These applications may be up to five pages long and can be supplemented with additional supporting materials. The USPTO has developed two application forms that applicants can use to apply for participation in the Patents for Humanity Pilot Program--one application covers the humanitarian uses of technologies or products and the other application covers humanitarian research. There is also a form where applicants provide their contact information which the USPTO uses to notify applicants that they have been selected for an award. The applications must be submitted electronically through the http://patentsforhumanity.challenge.gov Web site. Submitted applications will be available on the public Web site after being screened for inappropriate material.
The applications will be reviewed by independent judges. A selection committee composed of representatives from other federal agencies and laboratories will make recommendations for the awards based on the judges'reviews. Those applicants who are selected for an award will receive a certificate redeemable to accelerate select matters before the USPTO and public recognition for their efforts, including an awards ceremony at the USPTO. The certificates can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following matters: An ex parte reexamination proceeding, including one appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) from that proceeding; a patent application, including one appeal to the BPAI from that application; or an appeal to the BPAI of a claim twice rejected in a patent application or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter which generated the appeal. The certificates cannot be transferred to other parties.
The USPTO obtained an emergency clearance from OMB for this collection, which was approved on January 25, 2012. This approval expires on July 31, 2012.
[Notices][Pages 14766-14767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5988]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patents for Humanity Program (Formerly Humanitarian Program)
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-13/html/2012-5988.htm
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is conducting a voluntary pilot program to incentivize the distribution of patented technologies or products to address humanitarian needs. This pilot program is open to any patent owners or patent licensees, including inventors who have not assigned their ownership rights to others, assignees, and exclusive or non-exclusive licensees. The USPTO plans to collect information from applicants that describe what actions they have taken with their patented technology to address humanitarian needs among an impoverished population, or how they have furthered research by others on technologies for humanitarian purposes. Applications will be considered in four categories: Medical Technology, Food and Nutrition, Clean Technology, and Information Technology. It is expected that inventions from any field of technology will be eligible for the program, as long as they are applied to one of the four categories.
This pilot program is a follow-up to the responses received from the agency's ``Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System'' published September 20, 2010. On February 8, 2012, the USPTO published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the pilot program and outlining the procedures for participation in it. The USPTO plans to review the results from this pilot program to determine whether it should be extended.
In order to participate in this program, applicants must submit an application describing how their actions satisfy the competition criteria to address humanitarian issues. These applications may be up to five pages long and can be supplemented with additional supporting materials. The USPTO has developed two application forms that applicants can use to apply for participation in the Patents for Humanity Pilot Program--one application covers the humanitarian uses of technologies or products and the other application covers humanitarian research. There is also a form where applicants provide their contact information which the USPTO uses to notify applicants that they have been selected for an award. The applications must be submitted electronically through the http://patentsforhumanity.challenge.gov Web site. Submitted applications will be available on the public Web site after being screened for inappropriate material.
The applications will be reviewed by independent judges. A selection committee composed of representatives from other federal agencies and laboratories will make recommendations for the awards based on the judges'reviews. Those applicants who are selected for an award will receive a certificate redeemable to accelerate select matters before the USPTO and public recognition for their efforts, including an awards ceremony at the USPTO. The certificates can be redeemed to accelerate one of the following matters: An ex parte reexamination proceeding, including one appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) from that proceeding; a patent application, including one appeal to the BPAI from that application; or an appeal to the BPAI of a claim twice rejected in a patent application or reissue application or finally rejected in an ex parte reexamination, without accelerating the underlying matter which generated the appeal. The certificates cannot be transferred to other parties.
The USPTO obtained an emergency clearance from OMB for this collection, which was approved on January 25, 2012. This approval expires on July 31, 2012.
Recording Patent and Trademark Assignment Documents
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Notices][Pages 14765-14766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5989]
To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-13/html/2012-5989.htm
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Recording Assignments.
Form Number(s): PTO-1594 and PTO-1595.
Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262 and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060, the USPTO records patent and trademark assignment documents that show the transfer of ownership of applications, patents, and trademark registrations from one entity to another. The USPTO provides cover sheets to ensure all the necessary assignment data is submitted for accurate recording. In order to file a request to record an assignment, the respondent must submit an appropriate cover sheet along with copies of the assignment documents to be recorded and payment of the appropriate fee. The recorded documents are available for public inspection, except for those documents that are sealed under secrecy orders or related to unpublished patent applications.
[Notices][Pages 14765-14766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5989]
To see the full text of this comment request, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-13/html/2012-5989.htm
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Recording Assignments.
Form Number(s): PTO-1594 and PTO-1595.
Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 261 and 262 and 15 U.S.C. 1057 and 1060, the USPTO records patent and trademark assignment documents that show the transfer of ownership of applications, patents, and trademark registrations from one entity to another. The USPTO provides cover sheets to ensure all the necessary assignment data is submitted for accurate recording. In order to file a request to record an assignment, the respondent must submit an appropriate cover sheet along with copies of the assignment documents to be recorded and payment of the appropriate fee. The recorded documents are available for public inspection, except for those documents that are sealed under secrecy orders or related to unpublished patent applications.
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