Current Developments at the U S  Patent Office
Channel: dcrouch123
Date: 2018-06-07

A discussion between USPTO Commissioner of Patents, Drew Hirshfeld and leading patent attorney Stephen Glazier. Hirshfeld explains the Patent Office's revived focus on increasing reliability, certainty, and enforceability of issued patents and the application process.  The underlying goal here is to further increase the value of patents and their beneficial impact on innovative products and businesses. The Commissioner also explained that a first step toward this policy goal will be through new examination procedures regarding the Alice-Mayo test for patent subject matter eligibility under Section 101.  Other possible PTO guidance is also being considered on various current issues.