The USPTO has proposed changes to the examiners’ Performance Appraisal Plan (PAP) with effect on applicants and, to a lesser extent, their patent agents. Nobody is sure how to meet these changes, but we will review the system, the changes, and our suggestions over a few posts: PAP and counts — the mysterious way the...Read More

Consider whether you should change your patent prosecution strategy. There are many changes at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These include robot examiners, new acceleration programs, changes to the way the examiner corps is evaluated, and many other changes. However, a more subtle change is that the office is more likely not to...Read More