To fulfill its AIA reporting requirement, the USPTO is seeking public comment on specific aspects of virtual marking:
- whether virtual marking is effective for giving public notice;
- whether virtual marking has limited or improved the public’s ability to access patent information;
- whether and what legal issues arise from virtual marking; and
- whether virtual marking has any deficiencies.
Comments on these topics, along with any other issues or experiences regarding virtual marking, may be emailed to virtualmarking@uspto.gov by July 16, 2014.
For more information about the Virtual Marking Report access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-06-16/html/2014-14044.htm.