I received a communication from the USPTO today concerning future refinements to the CEP program. As you will recall, I reported on my participation in that pilot program in an earlier post here. From the Office of Enrollment and Discipline: Thank you for volunteering to participate in the USPTO Continuing Education for Practitioners Pilot Program. …
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2008 Comes To A Close
As 2008 comes to an end, I want to thank all of my readers for continuing to return to this blog. In particular, I want to say a special “thank you” to those who have posted public comments and those who have contacted me privately via email. I am glad that so many of you…
A Welcome To My New Readers/RSS Subscribers
This blog has received a sizable uptick in readership over the last couple of months. In fact, Patentably Defined now enjoys around 3,000 unique visitors every month and a far greater number of subscribers to the RSS feed. So, I wanted to make sure that my new readers were taking full advantage of the content…
A First Report On The USPTO’s Continuing Legal Education System (CEP)
I recently completed participation in the USPTO’s new pilot continuing legal education system called “Continuing Education for Practitioners” (CEP). As I explained in my earlier post on the CEP system, the USPTO solicited volunteers to try out their new CLE system. I volunteered, was selected, and, as promised, the following is my report on the…
Goodbye To Duplicate Paper Copies Of Fee Forms
For those who are still filing by paper, the USPTO announced last week that it will finally be doing away with the requirement for duplicate copies of forms required for processing fees (e.g., an authorization to charge a deposit account). Before Image File Wrappers (IFWs), when paper filing was an Applicant’s only option, duplicate copies…