Patent Related Notices - 2011

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* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg.

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Changes To Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (30Dec2011)1374 OG 34331JAN201277 Fed. Reg. 982 [PDF]06JAN2012
Changes To Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (30Dec2011)1374 OG 32631JAN201277 Fed. Reg. 448 [PDF]05JAN2012
Changes To Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (30Dec2011)1374 OG 31431JAN201277 Fed. Reg. 442 [PDF]05JAN2012
Electronic Delivery of Search Results From the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the European Patent Office (20Dec2011)1374 OG 25024JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 82279 [PDF]30DEC2011
Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review (15Dec2011)1374 OG 24124JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 81432 [PDF]28DEC2011
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued Examination (07Dec2011)1374 OG 10710JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 78566 [PDF]19DEC2011
Sunset of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan and a Limited Extension of the Green Technology Pilot Program (07Dec2011)1374 OG 12810JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 77979 [PDF]15DEC2011
Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (06Dec2011)1374 OG 11310JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 78246 [PDF]16DEC2011
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (30Nov2011)1374 OG 11810JAN2012  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (30Nov2011)1374 OG 11910JAN2012  
Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information Disclosure Statements (21Nov2011)1374 OG 12210JAN201276 Fed. Reg. 74700 [PDF]01DEC2011
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Icelandic Patent Office (07Nov2011)1374 OG 12010JAN2012  
Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System (07Nov2011)1373 OG 10513DEC201176 Fed. Reg. 70651 [PDF]15NOV2011
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (07Nov2011)1373 OG 10413DEC2011  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (05Oct2011)1372 OG 6001NOV2011  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian Patent Office (05Oct2011)1372 OG 5901NOV2011  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (05Oct2011)1372 OG 5201NOV2011  
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (05Oct2011)1372 OG 5101NOV2011  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (04Oct2011)1372 OG 5601NOV2011  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (04Oct2011)1372 OG 5301NOV2011  
Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (21Sep2011)1371 OG 17018OCT201176 Fed. Reg. 59115 [PDF]23SEP2011
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (19Sep2011)1371 OG 15118OCT201176 Fed. Reg. 59050 [PDF]23SEP2011
Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request (16Sep2011)1371 OG 16018OCT201176 Fed. Reg. 59055 [PDF]23SEP2011
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Hungarian Patent Office (12Sep2011)1371 OG 9611OCT2011  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (09Sep2011)1371 OG 9111OCT2011  
Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates (09Sep2011)1371 OG 9511OCT2011  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (31Aug2011)1371 OG 9411OCT2011  
Establishing 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 (17Aug2011)1370 OG 21127SEP201176 Fed. Reg. 53667 [PDF]29AUG2011
Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka (01Aug2011)1369 OG 23023AUG2011  
Revision of the Materiality to Patentability Standard for the Duty to Disclose Information in Patent Applications (15Jul2011)1369 OG 22423AUG201176 Fed. Reg. 43631 [PDF]21JUL2011
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (15Jul2011)1369 OG 17316AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (15Jul2011)1369 OG 17216AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia (15Jul2011)1369 OG 17116AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office (15Jul2011)1369 OG 17016AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (15Jul2011)1369 OG 16916AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (15Jul2011)1369 OG 16816AUG2011  
Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and IP Australia (15Jul2011)1369 OG 16716AUG2011  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (08Jul2011)1369 OG 5602AUG2011  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Nordic Patent Institute based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (29Jun2011)1368 OG 21326JUL2011  
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012 (08Jun2011)1368 OG 10012JUL201176 Fed. Reg. 37296 [PDF]27JUN2011
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (08Jun2011)1368 OG 4605JUL2011  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Israeli Patent Office (02Jun2011)1368 OG 4705JUL2011  
Full First Action Interview Pilot Program (06May2011)1367 OG 4207JUN2011  
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures (25Apr2011)1366 OG 25024MAY201176 Fed. Reg. 23876 [PDF]29APR2011
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (21Apr2011)1366 OG 18417MAY2011  
Streamlined Patent Reexamination Proceedings; Notice of Public Meeting (18Apr2011)1366 OG 18517MAY201176 Fed. Reg. 22854 [PDF]25APR2011
Revision of Patent Term Extension and Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review and Information Disclosure Statements1366 OG 5903MAY201176 Fed. Reg. 18990 [PDF]06APR2011
Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 (30Mar2011)1365 OG 22926APR2011  
Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures (23Mar2011)1365 OG 23026APR201176 Fed Reg. 18399 [PDF]04APR2011
Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee1364 OG 32429MAR2011  
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan (17Mar2011) [Form PTO/SB/425] [FAQs]1365 OG 17019APR2011  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (16Feb2011)1364 OG 20115MAR2011  
Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures (01Feb2011)1364 OG 5001MAR201176 Fed. Reg. 6369 [PDF]04FEB2011
Notice of Roundtable and Request for Comments on How To More Effectively Use the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (28Jan2011) [Roundtable Transcript]1364 OG 6301MAR201176 Fed. Reg. 6764 [PDF]08FEB2011
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia (21Jan2011)1363 OG 10615FEB2011  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and IP Australia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products (21Jan2011)1363 OG 10515FEB2011  
Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (21Jan2011)1363 OG 10415FEB2011  
Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications (21Jan2011)1364 OG 12108MAR201176 Fed. Reg. 7162 [PDF]09FEB2011