Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership
Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership Search all posts Email address (required) Advances in searching for prior art Blog by Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO and Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents of the USPTO Patent examination, though inherently complex, is in large part a fact-finding mission with the goal of providing predictable and reliable intellectual property rights. The prior art search is the foundation for achieving this mission. Our patent examiners’ ability to find the best prior art at the earliest...
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