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USPTO Seeks Comments Regarding Applicant Surveys

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

By Sarah Fendrick -- Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 30773) indicating that it is seeking comments on the collection of information through the use of applicant surveys. The USPTO collects information from the applicant community through surveys to forecast the number of application filings the Office can expect to receive over the next three years. The applicant community surveys collect information on newly emerging technologies, evolving business patent strategies, patent valuations and costs, and other factors that may impact an applicant's decision in filing an application with...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 12, 2010 (boomark / email).