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USPTO Provides Clarification Regarding Treatment of PTA Letters

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

By Donald Zuhn -- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 42079) to clarify how the Office will treat certain letters submitted by applicants and patentees regarding the Office's patent term adjustment (PTA) determinations. In particular, the notice addresses situations in which an applicant or patentee submits a letter (other than requests for reconsideration under 37 C.F.R. § 1.705) stating that the Office's PTA determination is greater than what the applicant or patentee believes is appropriate. In such situations, the notice states that the Office will no longer review...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 27, 2010 (boomark / email).