GovExec.com: News By Agency - USPTO http://www.govexec.com GovExec.com is government's business news daily and the premier Web site for federal managers and executives. en-us Copyright 2009 by National Journal Group Inc. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:25:50 GMT klunney@govexec.com (Kellie Lunney) webmaster@govexec.com (webmaster) GovExec.com: News By Agency - USPTO http://www.govexec.com/img/GovExecLogo_red_RSS.jpg http://www.govexec.com 144 22 1440 Several major nominees in limbo http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080709cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Army secretary, GSA head and OMB regulatory official remain unconfirmed. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080709cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43346 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:58:33 GMT Panel approves nominee for PTO chief http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609cdpm1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss If confirmed, David Kappos must deal with the agency's growing backlog of patent applications and economic woes. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0809/080609cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=43338 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:47:49 GMT Federal telework, hiring bills advance http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/052009p1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Senate panel approves legislation expanding telework for employees and making it easier for agencies to rehire federal retirees. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0509/052009p1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42784 aparker@govexec.com (Alex M. Parker) Wed, 20 May 2009 23:04:23 GMT Locke navigates Senate anger over Census and satellites http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/042309cdpm1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Commerce secretary says he has the resources to complete the census on time. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/042309cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42561 webmaster@govexec.com (Otto Kreisher, CongressDaily) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:21:48 GMT Cash-strapped Patent and Trademark Office awaits new leadership http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/041409cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Agency faces a backlog of more than 750,000 applications. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/041409cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=42484 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:22:20 GMT Chamber report proposes fixes to patent review process http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121908cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Re-establishing the Patent and Trademark Office as a government corporation is among the recommendations. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121908cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41671 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:56:40 GMT Former patent officials say backlog should become a top priority http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121208cdam1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss The Patent and Trademark Office has 700,000 applications in need of processing, not including those currently being reviewed. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1208/121208cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41618 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:22:11 GMT Lobbyist's work for Obama transition raises concerns over ethics guidelines http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/112008cdam3.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Sources say James Halpert, an attorney and registered lobbyist with DLA Piper, is advising on matters related to the Patent and Trademark Office and intellectual property. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/112008cdam3.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41468 webmaster@govexec.com (David Hatch, CongressDaily) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:49:26 GMT Patent office cites progress in breaking application logjam http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/111708cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Agency's year-end numbers indicate it exceeded some of its targets. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1108/111708cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=41441 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:16:18 GMT Telework becomes more attractive as quality-of-life concerns spike http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0808/081108ar1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss As fuel prices, traffic and pollution peak, managers are becoming more open to letting employees work from home. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0808/081108ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40699 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:18:12 GMT PTO deputy director to leave agency next month http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/072908cdam1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Announcement comes as lawmakers fight to break an impasse on legislation to overhaul the patent system. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0708/072908cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=40576 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:40:17 GMT Panelists: Telework can improve management http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0408/042208ar1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Talented employees will produce whether they're working at home or in the office, officials say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0408/042208ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39829 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:16:12 GMT Patent and Trademark Office budget amendment approved http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031708cdpm1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Senator says economic benefits are lost when pace of patent approval slows. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0308/031708cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39541 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:13:03 GMT Subcommittee grills PTO director on patent backlog, morale http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/022808cdam2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss By late 2007, more than 760,000 applications were waiting to be reviewed; hiring restrictions have left agency understaffed. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/022808cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39388 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:24:27 GMT Congressional Budget Office: Patent bill cost exceeds expected revenue http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/021908cdpm1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Bill would would increase federal spending by $26.9 billion. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/021908cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39323 webmaster@govexec.com (Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:27:20 GMT Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/020508cdam3.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Winners and losers in President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/020508cdam3.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=39223 webmaster@govexec.com (From From CongressDaily) Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:03:51 GMT Goal-setting, training called keys to telework http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1107/110607ar1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Agencies urged to view telework as an organizational tool, not a reward for high-performing employees. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1107/110607ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=38488 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:36:28 GMT GAO: Patent office lacks sufficient hiring plan http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1007/100507b1.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Efforts to increase the number of patent examiners are being offset by attrition, and staff levels are inadequate to address an application backlog, report says. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1007/100507b1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=38231 bballenstedt@govexec.com (Brittany R. Ballenstedt) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:49:33 GMT Dems propose clean stopgap funding measure http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0907/092507cdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Bill would keep agencies running between the end of the fiscal year and Nov. 16. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0907/092507cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=38130 webmaster@govexec.com (Peter Cohn, CongressDaily) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:38:22 GMT Quiet end to technology agency lamented http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0907/091707tdpm2.htm?rss=agencynews&oref=rss Since the 1980s, the Technology Administration has served as one-stop shopping for tech companies dealing with federal agencies on competitiveness issues. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0907/091707tdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=38049 webmaster@govexec.com (Heather Greenfield, National Journal's Technology Daily) Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:01:07 GMT