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Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
Federal Register · Rule · Nov 17, 2021
Four commenters noted that the response period should be consistent with what is contemplated for other Office actions, with five commenters proposing a three-month response period. … One commenter suggested that § 2.149 should specify a shorter time period for making that determination, because the two-month time period could lead to examining attorneys acting on applications before
86 FR 64300Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeUSPTO Officially Transitions to Issuing Electronic Patent Grants in 2023
Federal Register · Rule · Feb 28, 2023
Comment 12: One comment requests the USPTO create a fixed and definite time period a patent will issue after payment of issue fee. … Act of 1969.
88 FR 12560Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeRevision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
Federal Register · Rule · Apr 22, 2004
Comment 7: One comment suggests that the period of adjustment for administrative delay should end on the date of the mailing of the notice of allowance, not on the mailing date of the remand. … Comment 9: Several comments indicated that the thirty-day period provided in § 1.704(d) was too short and should be changed to three months for consistency with § 1.97(e).
69 FR 21704Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeRevisions to Patent Term Adjustment
Federal Register · Rule · Apr 1, 2013
Under section 1(h) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act, the fourteen-month patent term adjustment period and the three-year patent term adjustment period will be measured from the same date: the date … Comment deadline date: Written comments must be received on or before May 31, 2013.
78 FR 19416Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeRequest for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice
Federal Register · Rule · Aug 16, 2000
Comment 8: Several comments stated that the twelve-month period specified in § 1.53(c)(3)(ii) does not take into account the pendency extension provided in § 1.7(b). … Comment 13: One comment suggested that the three-month suspension period for CPAs should be available simply upon request without any associated fee, or a lower CPA filing fee is justified as an offset
65 FR 50092Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Rule · Dec 22, 2003
of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act. … Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is not required.
68 FR 70996Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Notice · Oct 4, 2001
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment; Reopening of comment period. … The period for comment in the Notice of Request for Comments ended September 26, 2001. The comment period is reopened, and comments will be accepted by the USPTO until October 29, 2001.
66 FR 50619Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Notice · Sep 19, 2012
PTO-T-2012-0031] Extension of Comment Period for Request for Comments Regarding Amending the First Filing Deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse AGENCY: United States … ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
77 FR 58097Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Proposed Rule · Oct 11, 2012
Period for Comments AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. … ACTION: Request for comments; reopening of the comment period.
77 FR 61735Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Rule · Jun 16, 2020
Comment (2): One comment seeks clarification whether the USPTO would extend the eight-month period to respond to the next business day if the eight-month period ends on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal … Congressional Review Act Under the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801-808), the USPTO will submit a report containing the
85 FR 36335Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Proposed Rule · Apr 28, 2003
Regulatory Flexibility Act: As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), an initial regulatory flexibility analysis under the Regulatory … Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) is not required.
68 FR 22343Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeTreatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
Federal Register · Rule · Nov 17, 2000
The comments suggested that: (1) Applicants be given a minimum period of three months to reply to a notice under § 1.251; (2) this period for reply be set forth in § 1.251 (rather than merely set forth … Comment 7: One comment inquired as to how long it will take for the Office to act on an application once the file has been reconstructed.
65 FR 69446Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Rule · Dec 28, 2001
Regulatory Flexibility Act As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility … Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) are inapplicable.
66 FR 67087Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeImplementation of Statute of Limitations Provisions for Office Disciplinary Proceedings
Federal Register · Rule · Jul 31, 2012
However, in response to comments requesting that the one-year period begin on the date the OED Director receives a grievance, the Office has decided to adopt rules setting forth a one-year time frame for … Congressional Review Act: Under the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ), prior to issuing any final rule,
77 FR 45247Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeChanges to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Register · Rule · Jun 24, 2004
Comment 17: Two comments suggested that the thirty-day time periods set in § 11.2 should be increased. … The period for comment on the proposed rules for § 11.5(b) has been extended until June 11, 2004.
69 FR 35428Patent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 5, 2001
Although comments may be submitted by mail or facsimile, the Office prefers to receive comments via the Internet. … Regulatory Flexibility Act As prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (or any other law), an initial regulatory flexibility analysis under the Regulatory
66 FR 46409Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeRequest for Comments on a Proposed Track Three Pilot Program With a Pre-Examination Search Option
Federal Register · Notice · May 26, 2023
ACTION: Request for comments. … The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, enacted on December 29, 2022, included the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), containing a number of patent-related provisions
88 FR 34136Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Rule · Jan 19, 2017
As discussed below, the Office considered all public comments received during the comment period in the development of this final rule. … Moreover, shortening the initial filing period for a section 8 or section 71 affidavit would require Congressional action to amend the Trademark Act.
82 FR 6259Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeFederal Register · Notice · Dec 8, 2010
The USPTO has considered the comments and is implementing a pilot program (Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program) in which an applicant can request a twelve-month time period to pay certain fees and to … The comments from those who will benefit from the extended time period were generally positive.
75 FR 76401Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark OfficeRequest for Comments on International Efforts To Harmonize Substantive Requirements of Patent Laws
Federal Register · Notice · May 3, 2007
Comments offered on other topics relating to efforts on patent law harmonization or to the four “limited-package” categories of defining prior art, grace period, novelty or inventive step, that have not … (4) Grace Period .
72 FR 24566Commerce DepartmentPatent and Trademark Office
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