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Page 1: Status Report: USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act · Status Report: USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act May 1st, 2012 1 . Status of Current Rulemaking 2

Status Report: USPTO Implementation of the America Invents Act

May 1st, 2012

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Status of Current Rulemaking

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Patent Related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

AIA Provision Comment Period End

Comments Received

1 Preissuance Submissions March 5, 2012

36

2 Citation of Patent Owner Statement in a Patent File

17

3 OED Statute of Limitations 5

4 Inventor’s Oath/Declaration Supplemental Examination

March 6, 2012

30

5 Supplemental Examination March 25, 2012 35

TOTAL -- 123

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Comments on Patent Rulemaking

5/9/2012 4

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Board Related Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for Trials AIA Provision Comment Period

End Comments Received

6 Inter partes review April 10, 2012

49

7 Post-grant review 48

8 Derivation 19

9 Covered business method review 41

10 Technological invention Definition 28

11 Umbrella Rules April 9, 2012

66

12 Trial Practice Guide

TOTAL -- 251

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Comments on Board Rulemaking

5/9/2012 6

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Upcoming Activities

June 16, 2012 Genetic Testing Study Report

Due

June-July 2012 Patent Ombudsman Program

Commences

June-July 2012 Micro entity

and Fee Setting NPRMs to publish

5/9/2012 7

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Upcoming Activities (cont.)

June-July 2012 First-inventor-to-file NPRM and

Guidance to publish

July 2012 Detroit Satellite Office to Open

By August 16, 2012 Patent

Related and Board Final

Rules Publish

5/9/2012 8

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5/9/2012 9

USPTO Funding Update

• USPTO fee collections continue to normalize – Any lingering effects of the late-FY11 fee collections “bubble” appear in

above numbers. Collections for the rest of the year should be “normal”. • As part of mid-year review, USPTO is currently reassessing fee collection

assumptions. – Updated assumptions/projections anticipated by mid-May.

FEE COLLECTIONS ($ in millions) For the Period Ending March 31, 2012

YTD

Collections EOY Projections

Actual Low Working Est./ Current Plan

High

Patents $965.2 $2,204.6 $2,275.8 $2,438.1

Trademarks $122.2 $245.9 $253.1 $258.6

Total Fees $1087.3 $2,450.5 $2,528.9 $2,696.7

AIA Fees Prioritized Examination

$8.4 $40.8 $40.8 $81.6

15% Surcharge $118.8 $239.6 $252.2 $266.5

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Hiring – Patent Examiners

5/9/2012 10

8,339

3,225

1,029 802

389

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

Total Applicants Qualified forConsideration

Offers Extended Confirmed Acceptance ofOffers

On Board

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Hiring – BPAI Administrative Judges

5/9/2012 11

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