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Jonathan was the lead author on behalf of the Boston Patent Law
Association s (BPLA s) Patent Office Practice and Diversity
& Inclusion Committees of a February 2021 Response to USPTO Request for
Comments on developing a national strategy to build a more
demographically, geographically and economically inclusive
innovation ecosystem. The Response provided answers to some of the
seventeen questions posed in the Request, including on how the
USPTO can provide training and outreach to populations of potential
innovators and future IP practitioners to help bring much needed
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Jonathan was the lead author on behalf of the Boston Patent Law
Association s (BPLA s) Patent Office Practice and Diversity
& Inclusion Committees of a February 2021 Response to USPTO Request for
Comments on developing a national strategy to build a more
demographically, geographically and economically inclusive
innovation ecosystem. The Response provided answers to some of the
seventeen questions posed in the Request, including on how the
USPTO can provide training and outreach to populations of potential
innovators and future IP practitioners to help bring much needed
Following ratification of the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) by Canada,
new
Patent Rules came into force on October 30, 2019
primarily to amended Canadian patent practices to comply with this
treaty. See our articles herewhich describe in detail
the changes brought in by the new
Rules. Since their
coming into force (CIF), we have seen a series of changes such as
shortened deadlines, new correction procedures, submission of
certified copies of priority documents, overhauled abandonment and
reinstatement procedures and a requirement for a showing of due
care for some reinstatements.
Transitional provisions are included in the
Patent
Rules for applications having a filing date prior to the CIF.
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The extensive amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules that came into force on October 30, 2019 have complicated the practice for responding to an Office Action (i.e. an.