Innovation & intellectual property · 06/02/2014

Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable Event on the Written Description Requirement for Design Applications

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is hosting a roundtable event to solicit public opinions regarding the written description requirement as applied to design applications in certain limited situations. Members of the public are invited to participate. The roundtable will provide a forum for an informal discussion of the topics identified in this notice. Written comments in response to these topics also are requested.