By
Sarah Fendrick --
On June 2, 2010, Sharon
Barner, Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Boris
Simonov, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and
Trademark (Rospatent), signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) on comprehensive bilateral cooperation between the two Offices. The MOU, which was announced in a June 7th press release, sets out the general framework
required for bilateral cooperation between the USPTO and Rospatent, and will
facilitate exchange of information between the Offices and overall effectiveness of
the intellectual property systems in both Offices.
On May 19, 2010, the USPTO also entered into an MOU with China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). In a May 20th press release, USPTO Director David
Kappos stated that the MOU "reconfirms and further strengthens our commitment to the
growing cooperative relationship between our two offices," adding that he was "especially
pleased that we have agreed to work toward constructing a Patent Prosecution
Highway where both Offices can leverage each other's examination expertise to
eliminate work redundancy, increase efficiency and increase patent quality."
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