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Australia and New Zealand Agree to Streamline Patent Applications
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to implement a streamlined patent application process that would allow inventors in both countries to file a single patent application by 2013 and request a single patent examination by 2014. Details about the Trans-Tasman … Continue reading
Posted in Australian patents, IP Australia, New Zealand
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New Patent Library in Iowa
The Davenport Public Library is the newest member of the USPTO’s library network and the first new site to be designated a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). There are now 81 libraries in the network, which was formerly known … Continue reading
Posted in libraries, PTDL, PTRC, USPTO
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Reinventing the Paperclip
Office supply geeks around the world are abuzz over a new paperclip called the Acco Klix. The metal, jaw-type, multicolored clips are said to be an improvement over traditional wire and sheet-metal paperclips, although they are much more expensive (10 … Continue reading
Posted in Acco Klix, office supplies, Paperclips
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Steve Jobs’s Patents
The NY Times has an interesting pictorial overview of 300+ patents credited to Steve Jobs.
Posted in Apple, design patents, Steve Jobs
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US Patent 8,000,000
On Tuesday, August 16, the USPTO issued patent no. 8,000,000 to Second Sight Medical Products for a visual prosthesis apparatus. The provisional application was filed on Oct. 19, 2006. Second Sight’s patent portfolio consists of about 90 U.S. patents and … Continue reading
Posted in 8000000, Second Sight, USPTO
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US Patent Counts, Q2 2011
The USPTO issued fewer patents but published more applications in the second quarter of 2011. The number of patents declined by 5.1 percent to 58,920. The number of published applications increased by 6.1 percent to 83,279. The USPTO has issued … Continue reading
Posted in Patent statistics, USPTO
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Happy 175th, U.S. Patent No. 1
July 13, 2011 was the 175th anniversary of the granting of U.S. patent no. 1, issued to Senator John Ruggles of Thomaston, Maine. Senator Ruggles was chair of the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office and the chief framer … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century patents, Patent Act of 1836, Ruggles, USPTO
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USPTO Public Training Portal @ NTIS
NTIS is now offering public access to USPTO training materials used to train patent examiners and trademark attorneys. The catalogue includes about 70 modules of varying lengths.
Posted in education, training, USPTO
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PAIR Enhancement: Display References
The USPTO has enhanced its PAIR system (Patent Application Information Retrieval) by adding a tab for cited references under which is listed all references cited by the examiner and application, including patents and NPL (non-patent literature) documents. Cited US and … Continue reading
Posted in PAIR, Patent references, USPTO
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Frisbee False Marking Case
Interesting article in the WSJ about a false patent marking case involving Wham-O, maker of frisbees. The company is the latest defendant in a string of lawsuits against firms accused of marking their products with patent numbers that are long … Continue reading
Posted in False marking, frisbee, patent numbers, WHAM-O
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Patent Librarian's Notebook 