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Topics for discussion included: (1)
Acquisition and enforcement of utility
model and design patents; (2) evidence
collection and preservation in Chinese
courts; (3) obtaining damages and
injunctions; (4) enforceability of court
orders; and (5) administrative patent
enforcement.
To ensure that the USPTO receives a
wide array of views, the USPTO would
like to invite any member of the public
to submit written comments on China’s
patent enforcement system, including,
but not limited to, the five specific
issues listed above. Examples of firsthand experience using China’s patent
enforcement system, and
recommendations on ways to improve
the system, are encouraged. Based on
these comments, the USPTO intends to
produce a report that details the patent
enforcement landscape in China and
identifies any challenges faced by U.S.
innovators, together with
recommendations for improving the
system.
Effective Date: October 17, 2011.
Dates and Times: The deadline for
receipt of written comments for
consideration by the USPTO on the five
categories of issues listed above, or on
any other issues pertaining to China’s
patent enforcement system, is November
4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent by electronic mail message via
the Internet addressed to
IP.Policy@uspto.gov. Comments may
also be submitted by mail addressed to:
Mail Stop OPEA, United States Patent
and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, Attn:
Elizabeth Shaw. Although comments
may be submitted by mail, the USPTO
prefers to receive comments via the
Internet. If you would like to submit
confidential business information that
supports your comments, please contact
Elizabeth Shaw at
elizabeth.shaw2@uspto.gov or 571–272–
8494.
The written comments will be
available for public inspection by
appointment only at the Office of Policy
and External Affairs in the Executive
Library located in the Madison West
Building, Tenth Floor, 600 Dulany
Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.
Contact: Elizabeth Shaw at
elizabeth.shaw2@uspto.gov or 571–272–
8494.
Because comments will be made
available for public inspection,
information that is not desired to be
made public, such as an address or
phone number should not be included
in the comments.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Shaw, Office of Policy and
External Affairs, by phone 571–272–
8494, by facsimile to 571–273–0123, by
e-mail at elizabeth.shaw2@uspto.gov or
by mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPEA,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
Virginia 22313–1450, ATTN: Elizabeth
Shaw.
As the
second largest economy in the world,
China continues to attract U.S.
businesses interested in tapping into its
growing domestic demand and rapid
market growth. As U.S. innovators
continue to export their products and
services into China, the effective
functioning of China’s patent
enforcement system will be critical to
the success of U.S. innovators in China.
The State Intellectual Property Office
(SIPO) of the People’s Republic of China
is now one of the largest patent office in
the world in terms of patent filings. It
received 1.2 million patent applications
in 2010. Despite an increase in the
number of patents obtained in China,
the number of patent cases filed in
Chinese courts has remained relatively
unchanged since 2005.
Patent enforcement in China
comprises two mechanisms—judicial
and administrative. Concerns over
China’s judiciary (such as lack of
adequate discovery powers, evidentiary
burdens, and low damages rewards)
have been cited as reasons why U.S. and
foreign companies do not file more
patent suits in Chinese courts. Indeed,
according to China’s Supreme People’s
Court, only about 4 percent of civil IP
cases in China involve foreign parties.
Furthermore, China issues utility model
and design patents that do not undergo
substantive examination and have
complicated actual inventors’ pursuit
and enforcement of their IP rights in
China.
In addition to judicial patent
enforcement in Chinese courts, patent
enforcement in China can also occur
administratively in SIPO’s provincial IP
offices, which have the authority to
issue cease-and-desist orders, seize
infringing goods, and exact penalties
against infringers. The limited
investigative powers of the agency and
ineffectual penalties have been cited as
reasons for the weakness of this
enforcement route.
The USPTO has conducted a series of
roundtables to evaluate U.S. rights
holders’ views of China’s patent
enforcement system. These views have
included first-hand experiences
enforcing patent rights in China,
defending against charges of
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infringement in China, as well as
suggestions for future improvements to
the system. The USPTO heard from a
number of roundtable participants from
diverse sources including practitioners,
industry, trade organizations, academia,
and government.
To ensure that the USPTO receives a
wide array of views on China’s patent
enforcement system, the USPTO is now
seeking written comments on patent
enforcement issues in China, including
but not limited to (1) acquisition and
enforcement of utility model and design
patents; (2) evidence collection and
preservation in Chinese courts; (3)
obtaining damages and injunctions; (4)
enforceability of court orders; and (5)
administrative patent enforcement. Any
member of the public may submit
written comments. Examples of firsthand experience using China’s patent
enforcement system, and
recommendations on ways to improve
the system, are encouraged. Based on
these comments, the USPTO intends to
produce a report that details the U.S.
view of the patent enforcement
landscape in China and identifies any
challenges faced by U.S. innovators,
together with recommendations for
improving the system.
Dated: October 5, 2011.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
[Docket No. PTO–C–2011–0055]
Performance Review Board (PRB)
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In conformance with the Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978, the United
States Patent and Trademark Office
announces the appointment of persons
to serve as members of its Performance
Review Board.
ADDRESSES: Director, Human Capital
Management, Office of Human
Resources, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Karlinchak at (571) 272–8717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
membership of the United States Patent
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and Trademark Office Performance
Review Board is as follows:
Teresa Stanek Rea, Chair, Deputy
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Patricia M. Richter, Chief
Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Robert L. Stoll, Commissioner for
Patents, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Deborah S. Cohn, Commissioner for
Trademarks, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Anthony P. Scardino, Chief Financial
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
John B. Owens II, Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Bernard J. Knight Jr., General Counsel,
United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
Albert Tramposch, Administrator for
Policy and External Affairs, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
Alternates.
Mary Boney Denison, Deputy
Commissioner for Trademark
Operations, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Margaret A. Focarino, Deputy
Commissioner for Patents, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Dated: October 7, 2011.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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0079; Sequence 3]
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Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Submission for OMB Review;
Presolicitation Notice and Response
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
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Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat
(MVCB) will be submitting to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve an
extension of a previously approved
information collection requirement
concerning presolicitation notice and
response. A notice published in the
Federal Register at FR 76 at 22706 on
April 22, 2011. No comments were
received.
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the FAR,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways in which we can
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0037, Presolicitation Notice and
Response, by any of the following
methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal
eRulemaking portal by inputting
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0037,
Presolicitation Notice and Response’’
under the heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or
ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search’’. Select the
link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that
corresponds with ‘‘Information
Collection 9000–0037, Presolicitation
Notice and Response’’. Follow the
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0037,
Presolicitation Notice and Response’’ on
your attached document.
• Fax: 202–501–4067.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
(MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada
Flowers/IC 9000–0037, Presolicitation
Notice and Response.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0037, Presolicitation Notice and
Response, in all correspondence related
to this collection. All comments
received will be posted without change
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to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal and/or business
confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecelia Davis, Procurement Analyst,
Acquisition Policy Division, GSA (202)
219–0202 or Cecelia.davis@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Presolicitation notices are used by the
Government for several reasons, one of
which is to aid prospective contractors
in submitting proposals without undue
expenditure of effort, time, and money.
The Government also uses the
presolicitation notices to control
printing and mailing costs. The
presolicitation notice response is used
to determine the number of solicitation
documents needed and to assure that
interested offerors receive the
solicitation documents. The responses
are placed in the contract file and
referred to when solicitation documents
are ready for mailing. After mailing, the
responses remain in the contract file
and become a matter of record.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 5,310.
Responses per Respondent: 8.
Annual Responses: 42,480.
Hours per Response: .08.
Total Burden Hours: 3,398.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417,
telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000–0037,
Presolicitation Notice and Response, in
all correspondence.
Dated: September 29, 2011.
Laura Auletta,
Acting Director, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy.
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Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
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ACTION:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2011-0055]
Performance Review Board (PRB)
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the
United States Patent and Trademark Office announces the appointment of
persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board.
ADDRESSES: Director, Human Capital Management, Office of Human
Resources, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Karlinchak at (571) 272-8717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The membership of the United States Patent
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and Trademark Office Performance Review Board is as follows:
Teresa Stanek Rea, Chair, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Patricia M. Richter, Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
Robert L. Stoll, Commissioner for Patents, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Deborah S. Cohn, Commissioner for Trademarks, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Anthony P. Scardino, Chief Financial Officer, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
John B. Owens II, Chief Information Officer, United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
Bernard J. Knight Jr., General Counsel, United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
Albert Tramposch, Administrator for Policy and External Affairs,
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Alternates.
Mary Boney Denison, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations,
United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Margaret A. Focarino, Deputy Commissioner for Patents, United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dated: October 7, 2011.
Teresa Stanek Rea,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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