Patent Related Notices - 2016

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* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg.

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Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (15Dec2016)1434 OG 18717JAN201781 FR 9366921DEC2016
Notice of Roundtables and Extension of the Period for Comments on Examination Time Goals (22Nov2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1433 OG 26127DEC201681 FR 8632330NOV2016
Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the IP5 Offices (17Nov2016)1433 OG 26427DEC2016  
Request for Comments and Notice of Public Meeting on a Preliminary Draft Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Currently Being Negotiated at The Hague Conference on Private International Law (14Nov2016)  81 FR 8174118NOV2016
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a) (31Oct2016)1432 OG 27222NOV2016  
Notice Concerning the Israel Patent Office’s Action as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (31Oct2016)1432 OG 26422NOV2016  
Revision of the Duty To Disclose Information in Patent Applications and Reexamination Proceedings (21Oct2016)1432 OG 24722NOV201681 FR 7498728OCT2016

Standard ST.26--Request for Comments on the Recommended Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) (21Oct2016) [MORE INFORMATION]

1432 OG 24322NOV201681 FR 7477527OCT2016
Request for Comments on Examination Time Goals (19Oct2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1432 OG 24022NOV201681 FR 7338325OCT2016
Notice of Roundtables and Request for Comments Related to Patent Subject Matter Eligibility (11Oct2016) [MORE INFORMATION:  ON ROUNDTABLE 1; ON ROUNDTABLE 2]1432 OG 17515NOV201681 FR 7148517OCT2016
Request for Comments on the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program (29Aug2016)1430 OG 26927SEP201681 FR 6119506SEP2016
Third Annual USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification Meeting With Industry Users (23Aug2016)  81 FR 5920029AUG2016
Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable Event on Leveraging Electronic Resources To Retrieve Information From Applicant's Other Applications and Streamline Patent Issuance (18Aug2016)1430 OG 19320SEP201681 FR 5919729AUG2016
Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice (10Aug2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1430 OG 5706SEP201681 FR 5456416AUG2016
Post-Prosecution Pilot Program (06Jul2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1429 OG 5702AUG201681 FR 4484511JUL2016
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (30Jun2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1428 OG 26126JUL2016  
Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (28Jun2016)1428 OG 25926JUL201681 FR 4359105JUL2016
Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program (24Jun2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1428 OG 25326JUL201681 FR 4232829JUN2016
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan (07Jun2016)1428 OG 5405JUL2016  
Use of WIPO's ePCT System for Preparing the PCT Request for Filing as Part of an International Application With the USPTO as Receiving Office (02May2016)1427 OG 12114JUN201681 FR 2741706MAY2016
May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update (02May2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1427 OG 5607JUN201681 FR 2738106MAY2016
Request for Comments on the Application of the Written Description Requirement to Specific Situations in Design Applications (08Apr2016)1426 OG 12110MAY201681 FR 2223315APR2016
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO (25Mar2016)1425 OG 19019APR2016  
Patent Quality Metrics for Fiscal Year 2017 and Request for Comments on Improving Patent Quality Measurement (22Mar2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1425 OG 18419APR201681 FR 1614225MAR2016
Request for Information Related to Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (18Mar2016)  81 FR 1569424MAR2016
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 25, 2016, and Tuesday, January 26, 2016 (10Feb2016)1424 OG 10108MAR2016  
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (04Jan2016) [MORE INFORMATION]1423 OG 5202FEB2016