Patent Related Notices - 2014

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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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Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland (22Dec2014)1410 OG 18120JAN2015  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2014 (22Dec2014)1410 OG 12413JAN2015  
Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Novartis v. Lee (17Dec2014)1414 OG 5705MAY201580 Fed. Reg. 1346 [PDF]09JAN2015
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [winter storm in New York] (12Dec2014)1410 OG 5106JAN2015  
2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility [MORE INFORMATION] (10Dec2014)1410 OG 5006JAN201579 Fed. Reg. 74618 [PDF]16DEC2014
Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with Participating Offices (05Dec2014)1409 OG 29830DEC2014  
Notice Concerning the Australian Patent Office's Action as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (05Dec2014)1409 OG 30230DEC2014  
Extension of the Glossary Pilot Program (01Dec2014)1409 OG 29930DEC2014  
Changes To Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized Examination (06Nov2014)1409 OG 29130DEC201479 Fed. Reg. 68124 [PDF]14NOV2014
Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice (06Nov2014)1409 OG 28630DCE201479 Fed. Reg. 68121 [PDF]14NOV2014
Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on USPTO Use of Crowdsourcing to Identify Relevant Prior Art (06Nov2014)  79 Fed. Reg. 67159 [PDF]12NOV2014
Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express® (15Oct2014)1408 OG 19318NOV201479 Fed. Reg. 63036 [PDF]22OCT2014
Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO (08Oct2014)1408 OG 5204NOV2014  
Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China1408 OG 5104NOV2014  
Changes To Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices (02Jul2014)1405 OG 5605AUG201479 Fed. Reg. 40035 [PDF]11JUL2014
Request for Comments on Optimum First Action and Total Patent Pendency (02Jul2014)1405 OG 5205AUG201479 Fed. Reg. 38854 [PDF]09JUL2014
Request for Comments and Extension of Comment Period on Examination Instruction and Guidance Pertaining to Patent-Eligible Subject Matter (25Jun2014)  79 Fed. Reg. 36786 [PDF]30JUN2014
Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Novartis v. Lee (11Jun2014)1404 OG 18115JUL201479 Fed. Reg. 34681 [PDF]18JUN2014
Elimination of Patents Search Templates (15May2014)1403 OG 20617JUN201479 Fed. Reg. 29172 [PDF]21MAY2014
Revisions To Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act (09May2014) [FORM]1403 OG 12411JUN201479 Fed. Reg. 27755 [PDF]15MAY2014
Notice of Forum on the Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products (11Apr2014)1402 OG 10213MAY201479 Fed. Reg. 21736 [PDF]17APR2014
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, March 17, 2014 (08Apr2014)1402 OG 10713MAY2014  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, March 3, 2014 (08Apr2014)1402 OG 10613MAY2014  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, February 13, 2014 (08Apr2014)1402 OG 10513MAY2014  
Glossary Pilot Program (24Mar2014)1401 OG 30422APR201479 Fed. Reg. 17137 [PDF]27MAR2014
Notice Concerning Payment of Appeal Forwarding Fee under 37 CFR 41.45 and Improper Use of Deposit Account General Authorization under 37 CFR 1.25(b) (13Mar2014) [MORE INFORMATION]1401 OG 18408APR2014  
Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable Event on the Use of Crowdsourcing and Third-Party Preissuance Submissions To Identify Relevant Prior Art (12Mar2014) [MORE INFORMATION]1401 OG 24815APR201479 Fed. Reg. 15319 [PDF]19MAR2014
Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized Examination (27Feb2014)1401 OG 6501APR201479 Fed. Reg. 12386 [PDF]05MAR2014
Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice (27Feb2014)1401 OG 6001APR201479 Fed. Reg. 12384 [PDF]05MAR2014
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (18Feb2014)    
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 (18Feb2014)1400 OG 17118MAR2014  
Notice of Public Hearings and Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed Changes To Require Identification of Attributable Owner (12Feb2014)1400 OG 17618MAR201479 Fed. Reg. 9677 [PDF]20FEB2014
Implementation of the Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Programs with Participating Offices (10Feb2014)1400 OG 17218MAR2014  
Changes To Require Identification of Attributable Owner (16Jan2014)1400 OG 4204MAR201479 Fed. Reg. 4105 [PDF]24JAN2014