Lee announced that Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino will lead a new effort to improve the rigor of US patents. She outlined three main strategies: providing excellence in prosecution services, customer service, and measurement of patent quality. Employees across the USPTO will collaborate to brainstorm improvements for all aspects of the patent system.
•Two-day Patent Quality Summit–
A meeting is in the works that will offer an open conversation with stakeholders in IP protection. The USPTO will put forth concrete proposals for the public to discuss and offer feedback or suggestions for improvements.
•Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
— The new position was created for the sole purpose of working on and improving the patent quality efforts of the USPTO. Valencia Martin Wallace will fill the new senior executive post.
•Reduce Pendency and Backlog-
Unexamined new patent applications that were at a record high in 2009. The USPTO has made progress in reducing these numbers, but Lee argued that eliminating the excess of applications is a priority for the agency.
•Patent Law Harmonization–
Standardized IP law is critical goal for the USPTO as more companies are entering the world market. Applying for IP rights in multiple jurisdictions can be expensive and time consuming. Lee argues that streamlining and collaborating more with foreign counterparts can help cut costs and increase efficiency.
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How can intellectual property law be improved?
1. Don't File Patents. The most uncommon way to protect intellectual property is not to file patents.
2. Run Lean And Fast.
3. Separate Teams.
4. Open-Source It.
5. Avoid Joint Ownership.
6. Get Exact-Match Domains.
7. Safeguard With Strong Access Control.
8. Get Strong Non-Disclosure Agreements
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Answer:
•Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative–
Lee announced that Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino will lead a new effort to improve the rigor of US patents. She outlined three main strategies: providing excellence in prosecution services, customer service, and measurement of patent quality. Employees across the USPTO will collaborate to brainstorm improvements for all aspects of the patent system.
•Two-day Patent Quality Summit–
A meeting is in the works that will offer an open conversation with stakeholders in IP protection. The USPTO will put forth concrete proposals for the public to discuss and offer feedback or suggestions for improvements.
•Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
— The new position was created for the sole purpose of working on and improving the patent quality efforts of the USPTO. Valencia Martin Wallace will fill the new senior executive post.
•Reduce Pendency and Backlog-
Unexamined new patent applications that were at a record high in 2009. The USPTO has made progress in reducing these numbers, but Lee argued that eliminating the excess of applications is a priority for the agency.
•Patent Law Harmonization–
Standardized IP law is critical goal for the USPTO as more companies are entering the world market. Applying for IP rights in multiple jurisdictions can be expensive and time consuming. Lee argues that streamlining and collaborating more with foreign counterparts can help cut costs and increase efficiency.
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