Month: October 2025

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Four upcoming opportunities for PCT and ePCT training

As a reminder, folks, there are four upcoming opportunities for PCT and ePCT training, all of which will include me as a presenter.

    • National Docketing Association annual meeting, San Diego (brochure page):
      • Monday, October 6, 3:15 PM PT – Making Best Use of ePCT for PCT Docketing (75 minutes)
      • Tuesday, October 7, 1PM PT – Mastering PCT Docketing (60 minutes)
    • Friday, October 24, Dallas Patent Office (brochure page) – Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT seminar (full day)
    • Tuesday, October 28, Detroit Patent Office (brochure page) – Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and ePCT seminar (full day)
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Reduction In Force at the USPTO

An article just now in The Guardian says:

In a memo seen by the Guardian, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a “reduction in force” (RIF) program of layoffs at the agency on Wednesday, the first reported agency to do so.

“Approximately one percent of the USPTO workforce will be affected by this RIF,” wrote Valencia Martin Wallace, acting commissioner for the USPTO, wrote to employees at the agency. The USPTO did not respond to a request for comment