Drew Hirshfeld: PTO rolls out test initiative for rejected applicants

For the Patent and Trademark Office, the quality of the patents it issues have become a front and center concern. As part of the its quality improvement program...

Drew Hirshfeld, commissioner for patents, USPTO

For the Patent and Trademark Office, the quality of the patents it issues have become a front and center concern. As part of the its quality improvement program, PTO just launched a test initiative to give rejected patent applicants a chance to talk directly to the examiner. Drew Hirshfeld, the PTO's commissioner for patents, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how the post-prosecution pilot program works.

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