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Day: July 30, 2015
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By Donald Zuhn — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced earlier today that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Drew Hirshfeld to be the new Commissioner for Patents effective immediately. Mr. Hirshfeld should be familiar to readers of this space for his role, as Deputy Commissioner…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Pursuant to the Notice published in the Federal Register today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office provided additional materials related to the Office's interpretation of what does (and what does not) satisfy the subject matter eligibility requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 101 (as interpreted by the Supreme Court). What was…
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