[Ecommerce] Reform of patent law

[Manon Ress]

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United States. USPTO Director proposes a substantial reform of Patent
Law in a statement recently published

A statement of Mr. Jon W. Dudas, Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (USPTO), before the Intellectual Property
Subcommittee of the United States Senate, is expected to trigger a
substantial modification of the US Patent Law.

Mr. Dudas underlined the importance that patent systems have for the
development of modern economies. He explained some of the main
weaknesses of the current US patent system and proposed a series of
modifications in order to enhance its quality, improve transparency,
improve its re-examination process, facilitate the appeals process in
the case of patent rejection, create a so-called "post-grant review" and
adopt rules aimed to increase applicants' responsibility for the
efficient processing of the application. Furthermore, he insisted on the
importance of international collaboration in this domain, particularly
in the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
where they will "continue to promote strong, global IP protection that
keeps pace with technological development".

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Manon Anne Ress
manon.ress@cptech.org,
www.cptech.org

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