Patent Related Notices - 2015

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Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday, December 24, 2015 (23Dec2015)1422 OG 18819JAN2016  
Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (18Dec2015)1422 OG 19219JAN201680 FR 8032524DEC2015
Request for Submission of Topics for USPTO Quality Case Studies (15Dec2015)1422 OG 18919JAN201680 FR 7927721DEC2015
Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices (21Oct2015)1420 OG 17817NOV201580 FR 6564927OCT2015
Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims (26Sep2015)1420 OG 5203NOV201580 FR 6036706OCT2015
July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility (15Jul2015) [MORE INFORMATION]1417 OG 25225AUG201580 FR 4542930JUL2015
The Japan Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO (07Jul2015)1417 OG 6304AUG2015  
United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program (02Jul2015)1417 OG 6804AUG201580 FR 3975210JUL2015
United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program (02Jul2015)1417 OG 5204AUG201580 FR 3941209JUL2015
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (21Jun2015)1416 OG 20021JUL2015  
Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program (11Jun2015)1416 OG 14314JUL2015  
Extension of the Period for Comments on Enhancing Patent Quality (05May2015)  80 FR 2691411MAY2015
Change to Internet Usage Policy To Permit Oral Authorization for Video Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners (23Apr2015)1414 OG 40026MAY201580 FR 2378729APR2015
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, March 5, 2015 (30Mar2015)1414 OG 19005MAY2015  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 (30Mar2015)1414 OG 18905MAY2015  
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (30Mar2015)1414 OG 18805MAY2015  
Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (16Mar2015) [More Information]1414 OG 8705MAY201580 FR 1791802APR2015
Request for Comments on Enhancing Patent Quality (03Feb2015) [More Information]1414 OG 7605MAY201580 FR 647505FEB2015
Notice Concerning the European Patent Office's Action as an International Searching Authority for International Applications Filed With the United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office (11Feb2015)1412 OG 6110MAR2015  
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (05Feb2015)1412 OG 21524MAR2015  
Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (07Jan2015)1412 OG 21124MAR201580 FR 162413JAN2015