Federal Register Notices - 2013

Final Rules

• Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent and Trademark Office [TEXT] [PDF] (03Apr2013)
• Changes To Implement the Technical Corrections to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act as to Inter Partes Review [TEXT] [PDF] (25Mar2013)
• Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Correction [TEXT] [PDF] (14Mar2013)
• Changes To Implement and Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (14Feb2013)
• Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act [TEXT] [PDF] (14Feb2013)
• Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (18Jan2013)

Interim Rules

• Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment [TEXT] [PDF] (April 1, 2013)
• Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees; Correction [TEXT] [PDF] (20Mar2013)

Proposed Rule

Changes To Implement the Patent Law Treaty; [TEXT] [PDF]

General Notices

• National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting, 35604–35605 [2013–14184] [TEXT] [PDF] (13Jun2013)
• After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0, 29117–29119 [2013–11870] [TEXT] [PDF] (17Mar2013)
• Extension of the Period for Comments on the Preparation of Patent Applications [TEXT] [PDF] (15Mar2013)
• Extension of the Period for Comments on the Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents [TEXT] [PDF] (15Mar2013)
• Extension of Comment Period for Request for Comments on a Patent Small Claims Proceeding in the United States [TEXT] [PDF] (06Feb2013)
• Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Matters Related to the Harmonization of Substantive Patent Law [TEXT] [PDF] (01Feb2013)
• Request for Comments on Preparation of Patent Applications [TEXT] [PDF] (15Jan2013)
• Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program [TEXT] [PDF] (10Jan2013)
• Roundtable Events for Partnership for Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents [TEXT] [PDF] (03Jan2013)
• National Medal of Technology and Innovation Call for 2013 Nominations [TEXT] [PDF] (02Jan2013)
  

Paperwork Reduction Act

30 Day Notices (Notice of Submission to OMB) 

• [0651-00XX] - Grace Period Study [TEXT] [PDF] (22May2013)
• [0651-0021] - Patent Cooperation Treaty [TEXT] [PDF] (24Apr2013)
• [0651-0024] - Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures [TEXT] [PDF] (25Feb2013)
• [0651-0031] - Patent Processing (Updating) [TEXT] [PDF] (29Jan2013)

 
60 Day Notices (Notice of Proposed Collection) 

• [0651-0033] - Post Allowance and Refiling [TEXT] [PDF] (31May2013)
• [0651-0020] - Patent Term Extension [TEXT] [PDF] (28May2013)
• [0651-0034] - Secrecy and License to Export [TEXT] [PDF] (23Apr2013)
• [0651-00XX] - Customer Account Registration and Maintenance [TEXT] [PDF] (05Apr2013)
• [0651-0022] - Deposit of Biological Materials [TEXT] [PDF] (15Mar2013)
• [0651-0046] - Legal Processes [TEXT] [PDF] (04Mar2013)
• [0651-0021] - Patent Cooperation Treaty [TEXT] [PDF] (04Feb2013)