Headquartered within steps of the USPTO with an affiliate office in Tokyo, Oblon is one of the largest law firms in the United States focused exclusively on intellectual property law.
1968
Norman Oblon with Stanley Fisher and Marvin Spivak launched what was to become Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP, one of the nation's leading full-service intellectual property law firms.
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued final rules implementing the inventor's oath or declaration provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) on August 14, 2012.
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On April 22, 2022, the USPTO issued a press release and announced that it is increasing transparency as it works to formalize the Director review process by way of providing updates on the current Director review webpage, as well as through a new webpage that provides the status of Director review requests. See our prior November 22, June 21, June 29, and July 21 posts on the topic of the interim Director review process.
On the new webpage, linked here, the following three cases are listed as proceedings in which Director review has been granted, either based on a party’s request or sua sponte.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal was quoted in the press release, stating, “In the coming weeks, we intend to issue a Request for Comment (RFC) on the Director review process and related processes the USPTO uses to promote innovation through consistent and transparent decision-making and the issuance and maintenance of strong patents.” Director Vidal further stated that USPTO plans to “formalize these processes once we hear from a broad range of stakeholders.”
In addition to providing more details on the Director review process, Director Vidal encouraged parties “to provide a priority-ranked list of issues being raised.” The press release listed the following seven issues that may warrant review by the Director:
We will continue to monitor developments in this area and provide updates on our website.