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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
Contents
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/
Arguments worth using
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
