Greenberg & Lieberman
Intellectual Property and Litigation
 Home Page  Contact Us  Terms Glossary  Patent FAQs
  

Patent Examples Such As " Patents And Inventors " Can Be Legally Complex. That's Why Our Patent Lawyers Are Ready To Help With:

• Denied Patent
• Surgical Patent
• Genetic Patent

Need Patent Help? Contact Our Lawyers!

   
 
 
See what other customers have to say about us.

   Patent Topics

   Patent Help Pages
 

Related Patent News

Uspto Partners With Open Source Community To Expand Patent Examiner Access To Software Code



The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has created a partnership with the open source community to ensure that patent examiners have access to all available prior art relating to software code during the patent examination process.

Last month, USPTO representatives met with members of the open source software community, which provided an opportunity for members to discuss with the USPTO issues related to software patent quality. The meeting focused on getting the best prior art references to the examiner during the initial examination process.

The group agreed to improve prior art resources available to the USPTO; to develop a system to alert the public when USPTO publishes certain software-related applications so that interested parties can submit related prior art in accordance with relevant rules and law; and, to explore developing additional criteria for measuring the quality of software patents.

“For years now, we have been hearing

Call Our Toll Free: (888) 275-2757 or Contact Us Online For a No-Obligation Consultation

Bookmark:           
Permalink:  http://S-0.ORG/tHDtZ58


Did You Know?

You may apply for a patent for your invention.

Inventors may apply for one of two types of patent applications: (1) A non-provisional application, which begins the examination process and may lead to a patent and (2) A provisional application, which establishes a filing date but does not begin the examination process.

Contact our Patent Professionals to ensure you complete the patent filing process correctly or for violation of your patent rights.

 
Ch6_Illinois SuprCond

Texas Patent Tutorials

No Patent

Patents Pending

Kentucky: Secretary of State - Kentucky Land Patent Series

Cotton Ginning Laboratory(Stoneville, MS) : Patents

 Helpful Patent Terms
Confirmation Number

Definition:
The confirmation number, in combination with the application number, is used to verify the accuracy of the application number placed on correspondence filed with the Office to avoid misidentification.

Final Office Action (rejection)

Definition:
An Office action on the second or any subsequent examination or consideration by an examiner that is intended to close the prosecution of a nonprovisional patent application.

See More Terms >

 

• Patent Help Terms
• Patent Questions
• Patent Steps
• Types of Patents
• Similar Patent Search
• Protect Your Idea
• Patent Progress
• Patent Forms
• Patent Links
• Patent News
• Terms Glossary
• Site Map

• Intergraph Reaches Patent Agreement With Sony


•  Chicago Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Proposed Rule Changes to Improve Patent Examination


•  Chicago Town Hall Meeting Focuses on Proposed Rule Changes to Improve Patent Examination

 

Patent Topics Our Firm Can Help With
Renew Patent

Patent Standards

Single Claim Patent

Television Patent

Compound Tools Patent

Patent Office Action

Databases Patent

Register Patent

Databases Patent

World Patent
Do you need legal Patent help? Contact our Patent Lawyers today! 


 

 

Legal Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is not intended to be legal or financial patent advice,
but merely conveys general information related to legal & financial patent issues commonly encountered.
Please use our contact us page to get advice on official patent related issues.

© Copyright 2009 Greenberg & Lieberman™. All Rights Reserved. 

User 38.107.191.91:41612 on JUL 31,2010 at 21:37:44