TITLE** active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg. | OG CITE | OG DATE | FR CITE | FR DATE |
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Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office (signed 28 December 2007) | 04MAR2008 | |||
Change in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Office Notices Electronic Official Gazette (signed 18 December 2007) | 29JAN2008 | 72 Fed. Reg. 72999 [PDF] | 26DEC2007 | |
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007 (signed 14 December 2007) | 08JAN2008 | |||
New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations in EFS-Web and Private PAIR (29 November 2007) | 08JAN2008 | |||
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (signed 25 October 2007) | 20NOV2007 | |||
April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Final rule; correction (11Oct2007) | 06NOV2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 57863 [PDF] | 11OCT2007 | |
Clarification of the Transitional Provisions Relating to Continuing Applications and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims (signed 10 October 2007) | 06NOV2007 | |||
Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc. (10Oct2007) [more information] | 06NOV2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 57526 [PDF] | 10OCT2007 | |
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007, Final rule; correction (28Sep2007) | 23OCT2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 55055 [PDF] | 28SEP2007 | |
April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Final rule (10Sep2007) | 02OCT2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 51559 [PDF] | 10SEP2007 | |
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (signed 30 August 2007) | 25SEP2007 | |||
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007, Final Rule (22Aug2007) | 28AUG2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 46899 [PDF] | 22AUG2007 | |
Changes To Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Final rule (21Aug2007) [more information] | 11SEP2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 46716 [PDF] | 21AUG2007 | |
Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent, and Reexamination Proceeding Matters (signed 20 August 2007) | 11SEP2007 | |||
Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau (signed 13 August 2007) | 04SEP2007 | |||
Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language, Notice of proposed rule making (10Aug2007) | 04SEP2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 44992 [PDF] | 10AUG2007 | |
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals (30 July 2007) | 21AUG2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 41472 [PDF] | 30JUL2007 | |
Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents (signed 10 July 2007) | 31JUL2007 | |||
Patent Cooperation Treaty Update (signed 28 June 2007; effective 01Aug2007) | 24JUL2007 | |||
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the JPO (signed 27 June 2007) | 24JUL2007 | |||
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in International Applications | 03JUL2007 | |||
Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents (signed 04 June 2007) | 26JUN2007 | |||
Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art (signed 04 June 2007) | 26JUN2007 | |||
Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) Update (signed 04 June 2007) | 26JUN2007 | |||
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (signed 17 May 2007) | 12JUN2007 | |||
Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents (signed 23 April 2007) | 15MAY2007 | |||
Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination, Final rule (16 April 2007) | 08MAY2007 | 16APR2007 | ||
Interim Procedures For Implementing The April 1, 2007, Changes To The Regulations Under The Patent Cooperation Treaty And Status Of Proposed Fee Changes (signed 30 March 2007) | 20NOV2007 | |||
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Supplemental notice of proposed rule making (28Feb2007) | 27MAR2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 9196 [PDF] | 28FEB2007 | |
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 (signed 28 February 2007) | 27MAR2007 | |||
Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences (signed 22 February 2007) | 27MAR2007 | |||
April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures, Notice of proposed rule making (16Feb2007) | 13MAR2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 7583 [PDF] | 16FEB2007 | |
Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having Omitted Items (signed 29 January 2007) | 20FEB2007 | |||
Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence, Final rule (23Jan2007) | 13FEB2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 2770 [PDF] | 23JAN2007 | |
Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices, Final rule (16Jan2007) | 13FEB2007 | 72 Fed. Reg. 1664 [PDF] | 16JAN2007 | |
Registration of patent attorneys and agents,OED Proposed and Revised Proposed Rules (12Feb2007) [PDF] | ||||
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (signed 03 January 2007) | 30JAN2007 | |||
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