USPTO 審査請求制度に関する座談会 アップデート

（情報追加：09/02/25）

座談会のビデオが公開されました。

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昨日開催された座談会の内容がIntellectual Property Watchに紹介されています。

13 February 2009
US Debates Patent Exam Deferrals; Patent Reform Bill Expected This Year
By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch @ 12:05 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is considering a deferred-examination procedure to help reduce the backlog of the more than 770 million[通りすがりさんから滞貨数は770 ,000だとの指摘がありました。確かにこの数字はおかしいですね。でも、原文記載の数字ですのでこのままの記述にしておきます] patent applications that have not yet been looked at. And the US Congress may be willing to help give the agency the authority to do so in this year’s patent-reform legislation...(more)
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USPTO to Host Roundtable on Deferred Examination

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a public roundtable discussion on the topic of deferred examination on Thursday, February 12, 2009. The agency frequently receives suggestions from the intellectual property (IP) community to adopt a new form of deferred examination procedure. The goal of the roundtable is to obtain public input on this procedure from diverse sources and differing viewpoints.

What: A public roundtable discussion on whether the USPTO should adopt a new form of deferred examination procedure.

When: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Webcast:
URL: https://uspto.connectsolutions.com/thm021209/
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一時間くらい生で聞きました。ナンシーの元部下や上司が参加した座談会ですが、今のところ面白い議論はないですね。残念ですが眠くなったのでもう寝ます。どうやら座談会の様子は録画されているようなので後から早送りでみるようにします。