USPTO 2010 consultation

The USPTO is accepting comments until 27 September 2010 on their proposed examiner guidelines for interpreting the Supreme Court's recent Bilski decision.

The main documents are:

• USPTO interim guidelines request for comment (news.swpat.org text version)
  • The original can be found at 2010-18424.pdf
• USPTO Method Eligibility Quick Reference Sheet (news.swpat.org text version)
  • The original can be found at Pages 3 and 4 of bilski_guidance_27jul2010.pdf
• There's also a USPTO memo which contains an informative cover page plus the two above documents
• The USPTO's press release

Analysis of the interim guideline

Add your observations here regarding this text: http://news.swpat.org/2010/08/uspto-request-comment/

Analysis of the Quick Reference Sheet

Add your observations here regarding this text: http://news.swpat.org/2010/08/uspto-ref-sheet/

Related pages on ESP Wiki

• USPTO
• Patentability in the USA after Bilski
• Bilski: analysis of Supreme Court decision
• Consultations from patent offices, governments, and courts

External links

(Note: the main official documents are linked in the first paragraph of this article.)

• USPTO Asks for Comments on New Interim Guidance on Bilski, on Groklaw, 29 July 2010