Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Work Sharing for Patent Applications

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In an effort to avoid duplication of work and to expedite the patent examination process, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been developing work-sharing initiatives in which an office uses, to the maximum extent practicable, the work already done by another office. The USPTO is conducting a roundtable to obtain input from diverse sources in the patent community and/or the public sector to evaluate views on work sharing. The roundtable is open to the public. The USPTO plans to invite a number of roundtable participants from patent user groups, practitioners, industry, independent inventor organizations, academia, and Government. To ensure that the USPTO is receiving a balanced array of views on work sharing, the USPTO also plans to have a few "at-large" participants based upon requests received in response to this notice. To ensure that all who are speaking will have a meaningful chance to do so, the number of participants in the roundtable is limited. Those who wish to participate in the roundtable must do so by written request. Members of the public who wish solely to attend and observe the roundtable need not submit a request. In addition, any member of the public may submit written comments on issues raised at the roundtable or on any issue pertaining to work sharing. Dates and Times: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The deadline for receipt of requests to participate in the roundtable is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The deadline for receipt of written comments for consideration by the USPTO on issues raised at the roundtable or on any issue pertaining to work sharing is December 11, 2009.

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www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/21/E9-25262/request-for-comments-and-notice-of-roundtable-on-work-sharing-for-patent-applications (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)

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2009-10-21

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• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/21/E9-25262/request-for-comments-and-notice-of-roundtable-on-work-sharing-for-patent-applications ↗