Patent and Trademark Office April 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Public Advisory Committees
Document Number: 05-7909
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-7560
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
Notice of Unavailability of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
Document Number: 05-7433
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-13
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
Notice is hereby given that ESTTA will be unavailable during certain time periods during the relocation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office data center to a site in Alexandria, Virginia.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-7149
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-04-11
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
Document Number: 05-6947
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-04-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to amend its rules to permit an applicant using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to file a trademark or service mark application for registration on the Principal Register under section 1 and/or 44 of the Act to pay a reduced fee under certain circumstances. The Office proposes to offer a reduced fee to TEAS applicants if the application meets certain filing requirements beyond those required to receive a filing date. The applicant must also respond to Office actions within two months of the mailing date, file communications regarding the application through TEAS, and agree to receive communications concerning the application by electronic mail (e-mail). TEAS applications that qualify for the reduced fee option will be referred to as ``TEAS Plus'' applications. The reduced fee option will not apply to applications filed pursuant to section 66(a) of the Act because they cannot be filed through TEAS.
Provisions for Persons Granted Limited Recognition To Prosecute Patent Applications and Other Miscellaneous Matters
Document Number: 05-6931
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-04-07
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is proposing changes to the rules of practice concerning persons acting with limited recognition in a patent matter, the filing of the English translation of foreign-language provisional applications, and the submission of evidence ownership when an assignee takes action in a patent matter. The Office is proposing changes to the rules of practice to allow a person acting with limited recognition to be given a power of attorney and authorized to sign amendments and other correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings. A person granted limited recognition is not a registered patent attorney or agent. The Office is also proposing changes to the rules of practice to require that a copy of the English translation of a foreign-language provisional application be filed in the provisional application (rather than in either the provisional application or the nonprovisional application) if a non-provisional application claims the benefit of the provisional application. In addition, the Office is proposing changes to require that a copy of documentary evidence of ownership be recorded in the Office's assignment records when an assignee takes action in a patent matter, and that separate copies of a document be submitted to the Office for recording in the Office's assignment records, each accompanied by a cover sheet, if the document to be recorded includes an interest in, or a transaction involving, both patents and trademarks.
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