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USPTO Announces Extension of Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Sarah Fendrick -- The Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program, first implemented on October 20, 2009, was extended an additional six months beyond the original ending date of April 1, 2010. The program permits applicants to conduct an interview with an examiner after review of a pre-interview communication that discloses the results of a prior art search conducted by the Examiner. As described in a notice the Office released on April 7, 2010, participants have experienced benefits including: (1) The ability to advance prosecution of an application; (2) Enhanced interaction between applicant and the examiner; (3) The opportunity to...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on April 30, 2010 (boomark / email).