Teresa Stanek Rea Named New Deputy Director of the USPTO
Deputy Director Designate Rea is a patent attorney herself, having been admitted to the patent bar on December 15, 1981. According to her profile page on her firm's website - Crowell & Moring LLP -...
View ArticleExclusive Interview: USPTO Deputy Director Terry Rea
I found Terry to be extremely knowledgeable and very easy to talk to, which should probably read that I perceive her to be a patent geek just like me. A geek in a good way, of course. Those patent...
View ArticleInterview Part 2: USPTO Deputy Director Terry Rea
In part 2 of the interview we discuss the energizer bunny, known better as USPTO Director David Kappos. We also discuss what skills she has brought from a private law practice that she feels will help...
View ArticleUSPTO to Host Inventor Symposium at Smithsonian Oct. 27-28
Whenever I write about USPTO conferences, symposia and events for independent inventors I say: "Simply stated, if you are a serious inventor you need to go to this Conference." I really do believe that...
View ArticleExclusive Interview: USPTO Deputy Director Teresa Rea
Deputy Director Teresa Rea has now been at the USPTO for approximately 1 year, but seems as invigorated and full of energy as she did when I first met up with her. She seems to love the job and relish...
View ArticleExclusive Interview Part 2: USPTO Deputy Director Teresa Rea
Part 2 of my interview with Deputy Under Secretary Rea picks up with discussion of the America Invents Act. We generally discussed the rulemaking process, the fact that the post-grant proposed rules...
View ArticleExclusive Interview Part 3: USPTO Deputy Director Terry Rea
We begin by discussing first action allowances and whether they are frowned upon, then discuss the examination process and weave our way to Track 1 and whether you really must use Track 1 for patents...
View Article9 New Administrative Patent Judges Sworn in at the USPTO
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 2:00pm ET, the United States Patent and Trademark Office held a ceremony in the North Auditorium of the Madison Building on the campus of the USPTO. The ceremony was for...
View ArticleIn Capable Hands: Profiling the New Leadership at the PTO
Before profiling the top officials who will continue the work of the patent system, allow me also to pause and recognize a truly extraordinary moment in Patent Office History. The top three officials...
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