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USPTO Requests Comments on Fast-Track Patent System

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is requesting comments regarding a proposal of a fasttrack ex parte reexamination voucher pilot program to create incentives for technologies and licensing behavior that address humanitarian needs through the intellectual property system, which would…

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allow patent owners to more readily and less expensively affirm the validity of their patents. Comments are due by November 19, 2010.