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Status Report: USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act
May 1st, 2012
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Status of Current Rulemaking
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Patent Related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
AIA Provision Comment Period End
Comments Received
1 Preissuance Submissions March 5, 2012
36
2 Citation of Patent Owner Statement in a Patent File
17
3 OED Statute of Limitations 5
4 Inventor’s Oath/Declaration Supplemental Examination
March 6, 2012
30
5 Supplemental Examination March 25, 2012 35
TOTAL -- 123
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Comments on Patent Rulemaking
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Board Related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for Trials AIA Provision Comment Period
End Comments Received
6 Inter partes review April 10, 2012
49
7 Post-grant review 48
8 Derivation 19
9 Covered business method review 41
10 Technological invention Definition 28
11 Umbrella Rules April 9, 2012
66
12 Trial Practice Guide
TOTAL -- 251
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Comments on Board Rulemaking
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Upcoming Activities
June 16, 2012 Genetic Testing Study Report
Due
June-July 2012 Patent Ombudsman Program
Commences
June-July 2012 Micro entity
and Fee Setting NPRMs to publish
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Upcoming Activities (cont.)
June-July 2012 First-inventor-to-file NPRM and
Guidance to publish
July 2012 Detroit Satellite Office to Open
By August 16, 2012 Patent
Related and Board Final
Rules Publish
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USPTO Funding Update
• USPTO fee collections continue to normalize – Any lingering effects of the late-FY11 fee collections “bubble” appear in
above numbers. Collections for the rest of the year should be “normal”. • As part of mid-year review, USPTO is currently reassessing fee collection
assumptions. – Updated assumptions/projections anticipated by mid-May.
FEE COLLECTIONS ($ in millions) For the Period Ending March 31, 2012
YTD
Collections EOY Projections
Actual Low Working Est./ Current Plan
High
Patents $965.2 $2,204.6 $2,275.8 $2,438.1
Trademarks $122.2 $245.9 $253.1 $258.6
Total Fees $1087.3 $2,450.5 $2,528.9 $2,696.7
AIA Fees Prioritized Examination
$8.4 $40.8 $40.8 $81.6
15% Surcharge $118.8 $239.6 $252.2 $266.5
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Hiring – Patent Examiners
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8,339
3,225
1,029 802
389
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
Total Applicants Qualified forConsideration
Offers Extended Confirmed Acceptance ofOffers
On Board
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Hiring – BPAI Administrative Judges
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Thank You