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Clarity of Record Pilot: Introduction 2/8/2016 1 The Right Time for a Greater Focus on Quality America Invents Act (AIA) provides a stable budget to pursue quality initiatives USPTO continues to reduce patent application


  1. Clarity of Record Pilot: Introduction 2/8/2016 1

  2. The Right Time for a Greater Focus on Quality America Invents Act (AIA) provides a stable budget to • pursue quality initiatives USPTO continues to reduce patent application • inventory/pendency and improve IT infrastructures Dramatic changes to IP landscape • � Abusive Litigation Practices � AIA Trials

  3. Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative Federal Register Notice (February, 2015) outlined the EPQI and requested comments � EPQI is built around three patent quality pillars: Excellence in Work Products o Excellence in Measuring Patent Quality o Excellence in Customer Service o � Began with six initial proposals, or ideas, to help enhance patent quality

  4. Evolving Programs Focused on three implementation areas: Data Analysis Changes to Examiners’ Resources, Process/Product Tools & Training Pillar 1 Pillar 1 Pillar 1 • Topic Submission for Case Studies • Clarity of the Record • Automated Pre-Examination Pilot Search Pilot Pillar 2 Pillar 3 • STIC Awareness Campaign • Clarity and Correctness Data Capture (Master • Reevaluate AFCP2.0 and • Clarity of the Record Training Review Form or MRF) Pre-Appeal Conferences • Post Grant Outcomes • Quality Metrics • Reevaluate QPIDS Pillar 3 • Design Patent • Interview Specialist Publication Quality Link to EPQI (Internal) 2/8/2016 4

  5. Clarity of the Record Pilot Changes to This program is to develop best practices for Process/Product enhancing the clarity of the prosecution record Pillar 1 and then study the impact of implementing • Clarity of the Record these best practices during examination. Pilot Pillar 3 • Reevaluate AFCP2.0 and Pre-Appeal Conferences • Reevaluate QPIDS • Design Patent Publication Quality 2/8/2016 5

  6. Clarity of Record Pilot - Goal • Establish clarity of the record best practices • Determine what resources are needed to implement these best practices • Determine the impact of these best practices − Additional resources − Length of prosecution − Post-grant outcomes 2/8/2016 6

  7. DRAFT Clarity of Record Pilot – General Framework Three areas of focus for best practices: • Claim Interpretation • Reasons for Allowance • Enhanced Interview Summaries 2/8/2016 7

  8. DRAFT Next Steps Implement Clarity of the Record Best Practices • highlighted in these training modules: – Documenting Claim Interpretation – Reasons for Allowance – Interview Summaries and Pre-Search Interview Option Clarity Enhancement Workshops • Ongoing Quality Enhancement Meeting (QEM)-type • Meetings 2/8/2016 8

  9. Applying the Lessons of the Pilot Leveraging the pilot to determine “best practices”: Measure the benefits of documenting claim interpretation, reasons for allowance, and • enhanced interview summary Using clarity metrics – Determine the resources associated with the benefits • (additional time spent in recordation) – Pilot examiners will share experiences • What worked and what didn’t? • What feedback from applicants in responses? • The “best practices” are those good practices that most effectively use examination • resources. 2/8/2016 9

  10. Questions 2/8/2016 10

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