Federal Register: March 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 44)
DOCID: fr09mr09-39 FR Doc E9-4897
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
Docket ID: [Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0063]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr09mr09-39
DOCUMENT ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Extension of Time for Comments on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a roundtable to obtain public input on deferral of examination for patent applications, and invited the public to submit written comments on issues raised at the roundtable or on any issue pertaining to deferral of examination.
Comment Deadline Date: The deadline for receipt of written comments is May 29, 2009.
SUMMARY:
Extension of Time for Comments on Deferred Examination for Patent Applications
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The USPTO conducted a roundtable to
determine whether or not there is support in the patent community and/
or the public sector for the adoption of some type of deferral of
examination. See Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on
Deferred Examination for Patent Applications, 74 FR 4946 (Jan. 28,
2009), 1339 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 153 (Feb. 24, 2009) (notice). The
USPTO also invited written comments by any member of the public on the
issues raised at the roundtable, or on any issue pertaining to deferral
of examination. See Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on
Deferred Examination for Patent Applications, 74 FR at 4947, 1339 Off.
Gaz. Pat. Office at 154. The USPTO Webcast the roundtable and a video
recording of the roundtable is available on the USPTO's Internet Web
site. The USPTO is extending the comment period to provide interested
members of the public with an additional opportunity to view the Webcast before submitting comments to the USPTO.
Dated: March 3, 2009.
John J. Doll,
Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Robert W. Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel,
Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, by telephone at (571) 2728800, by electronic mail message at
robert.bahr@uspto.gov, or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments
Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313
1450, marked to the attention of Robert W. Bahr.