Archive: 06 Jun 2014

Vietnam is on the Watch List in 2014

Vietnam is on the Watch List in 2014

According to the 2014 Special 301 Report, despite the efforts for improvement of IPR enforcement and public awareness, Vietnam still has to face certain challenges to ensure strong copyright protection and enforcement. The major concerns that USTR exposes for Vietnam are: piracy and sales of counterfeit goods over the Internet, counterfeit goods, book piracy, software […]

Expediting Patent Application Examination in the USPTO

Expediting Patent Application Examination in the USPTO

Introduction In the past, all newly filed United States patent applications were generally put in the same queue, providing the applicant no control over when their application would be examined.  However, the USPTO has responded in recent years to customer input on this issue, with a number of initiatives allowing applicants some control over the […]