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Federal Register Notices - 2012

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Below are Federal Register Notices published in 2012 for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Selected Federal Register Notices may also appear under various topical areas on this USPTO Web site.

For a complete, searchable database of Federal Register Notices in PDF, XML, and accessible HTML formats,  please visit http://www.regulations.gov

Final Rules

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Proposed Rulemaking

  • Changes To Implement Derivation Proceedings [TEXT] [PDF] (10Feb2012)
  • Changes to Implement Inter Partes Review Proceedings [TEXT] [PDF] (10Feb2012)
  • Changes to Implement Post-Grant Review Proceedings [TEXT] [PDF] (10Feb2012)
  • Changes to Implement Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents [TEXT] [PDF] (10Feb2012)
  • Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents: Definition of Technological Invention [TEXT] [PDF] (10Feb2012)
  • Practice Guide for Proposed Trial Rules: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (09Feb2012)
  • Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and Judicial Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions [TEXT] [PDF] (09Feb2012)
  • Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearings on the Proposed Patent Fee Schedule [TEXT] [PDF] (30Jan2012)
  • Changes To Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (25Jan2012)
  • Changes To Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (06Jan2012)
  • Changes To Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (05Jan2012)
  • Changes To Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (05Jan2012)
  • Implementation of Statute of Limitations Provisions for Office Disciplinary Proceedings [TEXT] [PDF] (05Jan2012)

 

General Notices

  • Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program [TEXT] [PDF] (08FEB2012)
  • Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearings on Genetic Diagnostic Testing [TEXT] [PDF] (25Jan2012)
  • Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark- Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration System [TEXT] [PDF] (25Jan2012)
  • Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners [TEXT] [PDF] (25Jan2012)
  • National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2012 Nominations [TEXT] [PDF] (13Jan2012)

 

Paperwork Reduction Act

30 Day Notices (Notice of Submission to OMB) 

  • [0651-00XX] - Patent and Trademark Resource Centers Metrics [TEXT] [PDF] (17Jan2012)

 
60 Day Notices (Notice of Proposed Collection) 

  • [0651-0051] - Madrid Protocol [TEXT] [PDF] (12Jan2012)
  • [0651-00XX] - Matters Related to Patent Appeals [TEXT] [PDF] (04Jan2012)

 

 

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