Recent Developments in Patent Administration : Implications for Innovation Policy.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Administrative law.
• Patents.
• Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)
• monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

• System requirements: PDF reader software.
• text file

Summary:

Examines recent Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) initiatives designed to enhance the patent application review process. Reviews patent acquisition proceedings and challenges faced by PTO. Addresses innovation policy issues that are implicated by patent administration policies, covers recent PTO initiatives, and considers possible options for Congress.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Recent Developments in Patent Administration

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