In 2012, the USPTO identified Dallas, Denver, and Silicon Valley as areas where patent satellite offices should be opened. The Detroit satellite office just celebrated its one year anniversary earlier this month. The USPTO is currently operating out of temporary offices, with the hopes of moving their operations into permanent offices. The three new locations are staffed by Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges, who are helping to reduce the inventory of appeals cases and AIA trials. This expansion of the USPTO's presence will greatly help in educating the public on new changes to patent law, support independent inventors on the west coast, and allow the agency to more actively engage with the public. For more information on this project, please visit:
http://www.uspto.gov/blog/
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