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US Patent OfficeRule Changes
Gene Quinn
Patent Attorney, Zies Widerman & Malek  
 
Rules and Events for Discussion
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PTO Changes UPL Rules (9/15/08)
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Appeals Rules stayed by OMB(12/10/08)
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Claims & Continuation Saga
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CAFC panel issues opinion (3/20/09)
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Rehearing en banc ordered (7/6/09)
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Rules in Limbo – IDS and Markush
 
PTO Changes UPL Rules
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Appeared to be a fatal blow toinvention submission companies.
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Seemed directly aimed atLegalZoom.com.
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Have not been used by the USPTOagainst non-practitioners.
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Practitioners BEWARE! USPTO want thepatent bar to police the industry.
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