Patent and Trademark Office November 15, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting
Document Number: 2010-28802
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-11-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) Nomination Evaluation Committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. The primary purpose of the meeting is the discussion of relative merits of persons and companies nominated for the NMTI award.
Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals
Document Number: 2010-28493
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-11-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes changes to rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (Board or BPAI) in ex parte patent appeals. After considering public comments raised in response to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which proposed potential modifications to the stayed final rule, the Office is proposing to rescind the stayed final rule and is issuing this notice seeking public comment on proposed new revisions to the current rule. The goal of this proposed rulemaking is to simplify the appellate process in a manner that effects an overall lessening of the burden on appellants and examiners to present an appeal to the Board.
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