Handel i gospodarka · 28/12/2011

US Patent and Trademark Office Proposes Revision to Patent Term Adjustment Provisions

The US Patent and Trademark Office is proposing to revise the patent term adjustment provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, which would change the rules of practice to indicate that the period of appellate review begins when jurisdiction passes to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, rather than when a notice of appeal is filed.