Innowacje i własność intelektualna · 5.10.1998

Changes To Implement the Patent Business Goals

The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has established business goals for the organizations reporting to the Assistant Commissioner for Patents (Patent Business Goals). The Patent Business Goals have been established in response to the Vice-President's designation of the PTO as an agency that has a high impact on the public, and they are designed to make the PTO a more business-like agency. The focus of the Patent Business Goals is to increase the level of service to the public by raising the efficiency and effectiveness of the PTO's business processes. The PTO is considering a number of changes to the rules of practice and procedure to support the Patent Business Goals. The PTO is publishing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to allow for public input at an early stage in the rule making process. The PTO is soliciting comments on these specific changes to the rules of practice or procedures.