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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Georgia Tech Library is the only USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center Library in Georgia. Because of this, the USPTO will visit Georgia Tech on October 9 to present a seminar on the First Inventor to File (FITF) provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA).
This seminar is free and open to the public.
In prosecuting patent applications according to the FITF provisions since 2013, the USPTO has recognized some complications in the administrative processes as well as a need for a better understanding of the FITF provisions. These seminars endeavor to remedy these difficulties.
The meeting will serve as an opportunity for USPTO subject matter experts and stakeholders to discuss the FITF provisions and updates since its implementation.
The event is free and open to the public; pre-registration is not required. The agenda is here: http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/roadshow.jsp
