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Regular readers of this blog are well aware that I almost never use two exclamation points in a headline. Today, however, is a day for such emphasis. Yes, the German patent office has joined the DAS system as a Depositing Office. Continue reading “German patent office has joined DAS!!”
In about seven hours I will be presenting a free-of-charge webinar entitled Making best use of PCT Declarations in your PCT application. As of right now, about 462 people have registered for this webinar. This subject matter is of potential interest to any PCT enthusiast anywhere in the world. Attendees come from every continent except Antarctica.
To learn more, or to register, visit the WIPO web site here.
This Tuesday, attend a free-of-charge webinar about best practices for use of PCT Declarations. This webinar will be of interest to PCT enthusiasts everywhere in the world, not only in the US.
To register, click here.
Hello dear reader. It was on July 23, 2024 (blog post) that I first tried to get my blog set up so that it would auto-post to Bluesky. By now it seems I have succeeded (Bluesky). Another notable intellectual property blog that has succeeded is The TTABlog (Bluesky). The World Intellectual Property Organization has succeeded (Bluesky).
This is a fourth Bluesky test. The previous post (called “third”) seemed to have worked. Now let’s see if this one works.
Here is part of an actual Patent Center Acknowledgment Receipt. It says things that are untrue about what the filer e-filed. And Patent Center fails to preserve what the filer e-filed in a way that would permit the filer to use the “message digest” to prove what had been e-filed. Continue reading “Patent Center Ack Receipt from USPTO does not tell the truth about what I e-filed”
Attend a 2½-day live in-person Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in scenic Colorado, near the Denver airport. Maybe also attend an optional half-day program specifically directed to docketing of the PCT. Tuesday, January 7 to Thursday, January 9, 2025.
For more information, or to register, click here.
Here’s a new one on me — I am curious if other users of USPTO’s Patent Center have seen this one. “AuthApiError: Failed to fetch”. Continue reading “USPTO web page says “AuthApiError: Failed to fetch””
Here are seven upcoming Patent Cooperation Treaty webinars: https://blog.oppedahl.com/pct-webinars/ .
Yes, I realize the subject line doesn’t actually narrow things down very much, in the sense that many USPTO announcements are poorly worded in one way or another. But this one is breathtaking in the extremity of its poor wording. See if you can catch it:
Planned maintenance
Customer Interaction Platform Contact Center Transition
The USPTO will transition our contact centers to a new platform beginning at midnight ET on Monday, October 28 and ending at midnight ET on Tuesday, October 29.
Users may experience longer wait times during the transition period.
(emphasis in original.) Continue reading “poorly worded USPTO announcement”