Markus Darby, VP of BSI (second from left) , presents certificate of certification to John Doll, Peggy Forcarino and Jin Ng

Patent Training Academy Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Training Academy has received a certificate of registration for the International Standard ISO 9001:2008. The ISO 9001 quality standard is the most widely recognized and established quality management system framework in the world. The ISO 9001 standard outlines a number of requirements, which provides the foundation for the Academy to meet customer expectations and achieve customer satisfaction. One of the quality management principles of ISO 9001 is the continual improvement of overall performance.

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Detailed Information about the Bilski Case

Bilski v. Doll is now pending before the Supreme Court. In view of the high level of interest sparked by the case, the USPTO is posting selected court documents from Bilski v. Doll on this Web site.

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USPTO Seeking Requests for Proposals for Intellectual Property Initiative

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking proposals from parties interested in performing policy studies, conferences, and other development programs in support of fair international protection of intellectual property rights. The USPTO intends to issue joint projects and/or cooperative agreements to conduct these programs.

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President Obama Nominates David Kappos as Patent and Trademark Director

President Barack Obama has nominated David Kappos, an experienced patent professional with more than 20 years of experience, as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

“The United States Patent and Trademark Office faces significant challenges, and it needs an experienced leader like David at the helm,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. “He will be a strong voice for patent reform and I have tasked him to reduce dramatically the unacceptably long time the office takes to review patent applications.”

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Announcing beta.uspto.gov

>> USPTO Beta Version
The USPTO is pleased to announce the beta test release of its new Web site. The new site has been redesigned to improve the look and feel, as well as to enhance the user experience with improved navigation. The USPTO's goal is to make the Web site technologically up-to-date, user-friendly, and responsive to customer feedback. Please keep in mind this is the initial release of the beta site and the content is not currently up to date. The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is still in the process of migrating and reorganizing the content. We invite you to explore the beta web site and give us your constructive feedback. Your comments and suggestions will help us to build a site that better serves your needs. Please submit your feedback either through moderator, or send your comments to betafeedback@uspto.gov.

Transcript of May 21 Online Chat Available

>> Online Chat transcript.

This is a transcript of the online chat held on Thursday, May 21, 2009. This is an edited version of the actual transcript. Where you see “Edited Answer,” the original online chat answer has been modified to ensure completeness of the answer provided by USPTO.

As in previous chats, we received more questions then we had time to answer. We selected questions for posting that we believe would be of interest to others besides the author of the question. Once we selected the question, we developed the answer, and then posted the question and answer for viewing by the public.

Our next chat is tentatively set for July 23, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Check our Web site in July for confirmation of the date and time.