Innovation & intellectual property · 20/11/2008
US Patent and Trademark Office Clarifies Effective Date Provision for Ex Parte Patent Appeals
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice to clarify that it will not consider an appeal brief non-compliant solely for not following the new format before the effective date of December 10, 2008, for ex parte patent appeals.
Source: Federal Register — Patent and Trademark OfficeOpen original release →