Patent Related Notices - 2008

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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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Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2008 (22Dec2008)
24MAR2009
  
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the CIPO (22Dec2008)
13JAN2009
  
Patent Cooperation Treaty Update (18Dec2008)
13JAN2009
  
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (Between the USPTO and the EPO) (10Dec2008))
06JAN2009
  
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Delay of Effective and Applicability Dates (05Dec2008)  
10DEC2008
Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals; Interpretation and effective date clarification (20Nov2008)
02DEC2008
20NOV2008
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule (17Nov2008)
09DEC2008
17NOV2008
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees; Final Rule (12Nov2008)
09DEC2008
12NOV2008
Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO (31Oct2008)
23DEC2008
  
United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued Patents and Published Patent Applications (21Oct2008)
25NOV2008
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (21Oct2008)
18NOV2008
  
Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and Further Procedural Information (14Oct2008)
11NOV2008
  
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule; Correction (09Oct2008)
31MAR2009
09OCT2008
Arrangement between IP Australia and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation International Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (24Sep2008)
23DEC2008
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office (22Sep2008)
21OCT2008
  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (18Sep2008)
14OCT2008
  
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO (29Aug2008)
18NOV2008
  
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required (27Aug2008)
23SEP2008
  
Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Final Rule (14Aug2008)
09SEP2008
14AUG2008
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009: Final Rule (14Aug2008)
02SEP2008
14AUG2008
Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Notice of proposed rulemaking (06Aug2008)
07OCT2008
06AUG2008
Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses, Notice (23Jul2008)
19AUG2008
23JUL2008
Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art (17Jul2008)
12AUG2008
  
"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office (14Jul2008)
05AUG2008
  
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees, Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction (02Jul2008)
29JUL2008
02JUL2008
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees, Notice of proposed rulemaking (18Jun2008)
15JUL2008
18JUN2008
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (17Jun2008)
15JUL2008
  
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals; Final Rule (10Jun2008)
01JUL2008
10JUN2008
Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Proposed rule (29May2008 )
24JUN2008
03JUN2008
Notice of Town Hall Meeting on the Protection of Industrial Designs (signed 28 May 2008) [PDF]    
Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program Request for Voluntary Submission of Electronic Complex Work Unit Files (14Apr2008)
06MAY2008
  
Patent Cooperation Treaty Update (31Mar2008)
22APR2008
  
WEB CAST RE: PUBLIC PAIR AND DATA-MINING REQUESTS WEB CAST (31Mar2008)
[more information]
22APR2008
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the IP Australia (31Mar2008)
22APR2008
  
First Action Interview Pilot Program (24Mar2008)
22APR2008
  
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (18Mar2008)
18MAR2008
  
Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation In a Patent Application (13Mar2008)
08APR2008
  
Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Alternative Language; Proposed rule, request for comment on initial regulatory flexibility analysis (10Mar2008)
01APR2008
10MAR2008
Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit, Notice of proposed rulemaking (20Feb2008)
18MAR2008
20FEB2008
Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) (15Feb2008)
11MAR2008
  
Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form (13Feb2008)
11MAR2008
  
New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office (24Jan2008)
29JUL2008
  
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent Applications (22Jan2008)
12FEB2008
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (14Jan2008)
05FEB2008
  
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (14Jan2008)
05FEB2008
  
Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (Between the USPTO and the UK IPO) (14Jan2008)
05FEB2008
  
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