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New Leadership at the USPTO
The USPTO has a new leader. On Thursday, August 13, David Kappos was sworn in as the Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He’s the 52nd person to hold that position … Continue reading
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US Assignment Data in espacenet
The June issue of Patent Information News states that the EPO is in the process of reloading US assignment records into its legal status database. When the project is finished US patents in esp@cenet will be linked to more than … Continue reading
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US Patent Counts, Q2 2009
The USPTO issued 48,596 patents in Q2, down slightly from 2008, and published 81,288 applications, 4.6 percent more than the same period last year. Approximately 2.1 million plant and utility patent applications have been published since 2001. The USPTO is … Continue reading
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U.S. Patent Counts – Year in Review
Figure 1. U.S. Patent (blue) and PGPub (red) Counts, Q4 2008 was a typical year for U.S. patents and published applications, but there were some surprises. The USPTO continued to churn out huge quantities of published applications (A docs), publishing … Continue reading
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USPTO Annual Report FY2008 – 495,095 new applications!
The USPTO released its annual report for FY2008 and the numbers are staggering. According to preliminary statistics, inventors filed a record-breaking 495,095 applications from Oct. 1, 2007-Sept. 30, 2008. This is a 5.7 percent increase over FY2007. Interestingly, there was … Continue reading
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USPTO Issues 68 New Secrecy Orders in 2008
A blog posting at the New Scientist magazine claims that the USPTO issued secrecy orders on 68 new patent applications and rescinded 47 older orders in the year ending Sept. 30. A total of 5,023 secrecy orders are still in … Continue reading
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2008 World Patent Report
The WIPO recently released its 2008 World Patent Report, which contains all kinds of interesting statistics on patent activity worldwide. In 2006, a stunning 1.76 million new applications were filed worldwide, driven largely by filings in China, Korea and the … Continue reading
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Proofreading Patents May Save Big $$$
The USPTO published more than 480,000 patent documents in 2007, so it isn’t surprising that a few of them contain errors. Last year the PTO issued 23,000 certificates of correction (CCs), or about 12.5% of all issued patents. CCs are … Continue reading
Transparency in the US Patent System
An op-ed piece in the July 14th Wall Street Journal by L. Gordon Crovitz makes an interesting case about the shortcomings of the US patent system and the recent failure of Congress to enact patent reform. One of his criticisms … Continue reading
Classification Order 1878 – Class 16, Misc. Hardware and Class 52, Buildings
The USPTO has issued a new classification order, #1878, covering changes to Classes 16, Miscellaneous Hardware, and 52, Static Structures (Buildings). Static structures include all types of constructions ranging from amusement park rides and sports stadiums to wind turbines and … Continue reading
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Patent Librarian's Notebook 