[Patentpractice] USPTO employees offered buyouts to retire early to avoid having to return to the office

[Judith S]

In the meantime:

USPTO Backlog 'Unacceptable,' Trump's Commerce Pick Says
<https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2289297?nl_pk=85293991-3e6d-4814-9099-f48bacd22414&secondary_source=truncated&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ip&utm_content=2025-01-30-impaired-2&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=0>

By Ryan Davis

Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick said at his confirmation hearing
Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's backlog of unexamined
patent applications is "unacceptable," and pledged to work to reduce it so
that patents are issued more quickly.


https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/2289297


This is going to be an interesting needle to thread, attempting to force
examiners back into in-person, while pledging to reduce backlog.


Judith



On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice <
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