[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56059-56061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23006]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-P-2010-0061]
Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
seeking public assistance in providing technical training to patent
examiners within all technology centers. The Patent Examiner Technical
Training Program (PETTP) is intended to provide scientists and experts
as lecturers to patent examiners in order to update them on technical
developments, the state of the art, emerging trends, maturing
technologies, and recent innovations in their fields. Such guest
lecturers must have relevant technical knowledge, as well as
familiarity with prior art and industry practices/standards in areas of
technology where such lectures would be beneficial.
DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raul Tamayo, Legal Advisor, Office of
Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Associate Commissioner for
Patent Examination Policy, at (571) 272-7728.
Wynn Coggins, Director of Technology Center (TC) 3600, available at
(571) 272-5350, will provide oversight of the Patent Examiner Technical
Training Program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USPTO is seeking public assistance in
providing technical training to patent examiners within all technology
centers. The Patent Examiner Technical Training Program is intended to
provide scientists and experts as lecturers to patent examiners in
order to update them on technical developments, the state of the art,
emerging trends, maturing technologies, and recent innovations in their
fields. Such guest lecturers must have relevant technical knowledge, as
well as familiarity with prior art and industry practices/standards in
areas of technology where
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such lectures would be beneficial. The Patent Examiner Technical
Training Program is not intended as an opportunity for applicants to
discuss pending applications or to circumvent normal communication
between applicants or applicants' representatives and examiners or
Supervisory Patent Examiners. In addition, Patent Examiner Technical
Training Program participants are not to provide advice or
recommendations to the USPTO. The Patent Examiner Technical Training
Program is envisioned as an opportunity to provide patent examiners
with necessary training from scientists and experts working directly in
the various technologies throughout the USPTO. It is anticipated that
lectures will last approximately two hours.
All participants in the Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
must agree to serve without compensation and must fund their own
expenses, including, but not limited to: travel to and from the USPTO,
meals, and lodging arrangements. Webinars are an option for
participants who elect not to travel. All offers for technical training
made to the program will be tracked in a database to ensure that all
offers for technical training are addressed. The USPTO reserves the
right to refuse any request to participate in the program. Among other
factors, whether a request to participate in the program is granted
will depend on the appropriateness of the topic and the availability of
resources. For granted requests, audience size will vary. If a
participant is not satisfied with the program, the participant may
contact Wynn Coggins, TC 3600 Director, who is overseeing the program.
The Patent Examiner Technical Training Program will be in effect as
of the date noted above until further notice.
How to Participate: In order to participate in the Patent Examiner
Technical Training Program, participants must fill in and submit the
on-line form available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/pettp.jsp, or
send an e-mail to [email protected] identifying
the area of technical assistance that they can provide, their name and
phone number, and other contact information as necessary. Once a
participant fills in and submits the on-line form or sends the e-mail,
the participant will receive a system generated e-mail response noting
that the inquiry was received.
The participant thereafter should expect a telephone call from the
point of contact within the specified area identified for technical
assistance. During this initial telephone call, the participant will be
informed of USPTO invited speaker requirements pursuant to Agency
Administrative Order (AAO) 219-05. Also, the target audience will be
identified and possible dates for the event discussed.
Prior to giving a presentation, all PETTP participants must sign
the USPTO's Invited Speaker Conflict of Interest Policy Statement. In
addition, PETTP presentations are sometimes recorded and made available
to employees for viewing or listening at a later time. The Invited
Speaker Conflict of Interest Policy Statement, as well as additional
information on the PETTP, is available on the USPTO Web site at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/pettp.jsp.
Technical Areas: The USPTO believes patent examiner technical
training on the technical areas identified below will be most
beneficial. However, participants who wish to provide training in other
technical areas may also contact the USPTO.
TC 1600--Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry: Formulation
Chemistry; controlling drug release; drug targeting/conjugation and
dosage form technology; drug delivery; nanotechnology (delivery of
nucleic acids, antibodies, other molecules); statistical methods in
validation of microarry data; personalized medicine, manufacture of
carbon nanospheres, pharmaceutical/clinical chemistry for organic
compounds, current animal models (emphasis on how they are being
generated and used), advances in gene therapy, current methods in drug
discovery (identifying current methods for the isolation and testing of
natural products, and strategy for the modification of the isolated
products into more potent/useful compounds).
TC 1700--Chemical and Materials Engineering: Analytical chemistry
and lab apparatus, batteries, brazing, catalysts, chemical mechanical
polishing, chemical process control, chemical reactors, detergents,
dishwashers, distillation, electrochemical sensors, electroluminescent
devices and processes of making, electro-osmosis, electrophoresis,
electrophotography, electroplating, encapsulated circuitry/
semiconductors, evaporation, fuel cells, gasification, glass/ceramics
processing, growing monocrystals, hydrogen production, liquid and gas
purification and separation, making nanotubes, microbiological
apparatus, mixing, nanolithography, nanotechnology, perfumes, petroleum
technology, photoelectric devices and processes, photolithography,
pigments and inks, polymer chemistry, polymers, reformation,
semiconductor cleaning techniques, solar cells, soldering, solid
separators, thermoelectric, washing machines, and welding.
TC 2100--Computer Architecture and Software: Electrical Computers &
Digital Data Processing Systems: Intrasystem Connection, Processing
Access Control & Bus Interrupt Operation; Error Detection/Correction &
Fault Detection/Recovery; Reliability; System Configuration/Timing/
Power Control, Error Detection/Correction & Fault Detection/Recovery;
Generic Control System, Apparatus or Process; Simulation & Modeling,
Emulation of Computer Components; Artificial Intelligence (Neural
Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Expert Systems, Rule based Systems); Database &
File Management; Operator Interface (Windows, Menus, Icons, I/O user
interaction, etc.); Document Processing (displaying, or processing for
display, text, graphics, layouts); Processor Architecture & Instruction
Processing; Computers: Memory Access & Control; Compilers & Software
Development; Arithmetic Processing/Calculating; Interprogram/
Interprocess Communications and Computer Task Management.
TC 2400--Networking, Multiplexing, Cable and Security: Wireless &
Wired Comm Networks, LANs, WANs, OFDMA, CDMA, TDMA, Routing &
Switching, Signaling, Network Mang., Flow Control, Congestion Control,
Admission Control, Quality of Service, Queuing Systems, Interworking,
VoIP, Label Switching, ATM, SONET, Mobile IP & 3G/4G Wireless Networks,
computer conferencing, data streaming, data routing, client/server,
computer conferencing, E-mail messaging, video distribution, remote
data accessing, data transfer speed regulating, computer handshaking,
computer data routing, Social Networks (Virtual Communities), Power
Over Ethernet & Ethernet over Power lines, Digital VideoBroadcasting
Standards MPEG4, ATSC, different video distribution on mobile devices,
Internet Video distribution, New trends in electronic program guide,
peer-to-peer video distribution, video sharing via cable distribution,
wireless video distribution in home, HDMI, Biometric Devices,
Elliptical Curves, Quantum Cryptography, Anti Viruses, Denial Services,
AES--Advanced Encryption Standard, Social Network Security, Peer-to-
Peer Security, DRM--Digital Right Management.
TC 2600--Communications: Spread spectrum, signal modulation,
telemetry, electronic alarms, multiplexing, packet switching, optical
communications, telephone systems, advanced intelligence networks,
wireless communications, OFDMA, CDMA,
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TDMA, echo cancellation, MIMO, WiMax, 802.11, MPLS, SC-FDMA, Mobile
IP6, television, electronic imaging, digital cameras, electronic image
signal processing, video displays, pattern recognition, panoramic
processing, stereoscopic processing, MPEG, JPEG, Blu-Ray, DVD
technology, image compression, image enhancement, color space
transformation, RFID, halftone printing, speech signal processing,
optical recording, dynamic information storage, information storage
disks, computer graphics processing, LCD displays, plasma displays,
basics of optics, DWDM essentials and networks, SONET/SDH, optical
transport networks, audio signal processing and compression, noise
cancellation, hearing aids, and loudspeakers.
TC 2800--Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and
Components: Mixed signal design and architecture, flexible displays,
OLED display technology, nitride semiconductors, compound
semiconductors, nanodevices, power converters, image sensors, motor
controls, CMOS technology, quantum electronics, analog to digital and
digital to analog converters, organic semiconductors, micro-opto-
electromechanical systems, ASIC design, spintronics and magnetic random
access memory (MRAM), non-volatile memory devices, semiconductor and
electronic packaging technologies, solar cells, digital logic circuits,
laser and fiber optics, phase change memory, photolithography, thin
film deposition, light emitting diodes, digital cameras, optical
waveguides, antennas, printing technology, MEMs, multilevel
interconnections, LCDs, x-ray applications, photonic crystals, green
power generation technologies, and sensors.
TC 3600--Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce,
Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review: e-Commerce
applications including: Social networking, network management, wireless
technologies/communications/protocols, market optimization, demand
forecasting, interactive visualization and simulation, project and
resource planning & scheduling, local search optimization, decision
analysis, supply chain optimization and management, simulation and
stochastic modeling, static & dynamic optimization, resource
allocation/calendar staffing and scheduling, optimization/coordination
of travel reservations/planning and specialized travel query
processing, determining/optimizing prices for goods/services, local and
distributed postage metering, shipping (e.g., route planning, special
handling, package tracking, RFID usage), transportation (e.g., fare,
parking, tolls), utility usage (e.g., metering, pricing for consumed
quantities of a utility), electronic trading, backend processing of
financial trades, complex trading strategies of hedge funds (e.g.,
desire/need for complex strategies and how hedge funds utilize
technology to carry out these complex strategies), derivative trading
(e.g., credit default swaps). Mechanical and electrical applications
including: Automobiles, transportation systems, building structures,
firearms, aeronautics, material handling, radio and acoustic wave
communications, earth boring, animal husbandry, plant husbandry.
TC 3700--Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Products:
Educational games; electric amusement devices; boot and shoe making;
special receptacle or package; textiles; apparel; article carriers;
tools; cutlery; metal working; manufacturing of electrical
semiconductor, superconductor and nanotechnology; diagnostic medical
imaging including MRI, X-Ray, ultrasound, visible and infrared imaging,
nuclear and microwave imaging, and optical imaging; electronic controls
for prosthetic devices (external prosthetics, gait analysis, etc.);
exercise equipment; cell and tissue engineering; lung and heart-assist
devices and fully implantable devices; internal combustion engines;
heat engines; solar energy; turbochargers; exhaust gas treatment;
catalytic converters; engine control systems; fluid power plants;
refrigeration; heating systems for structures; electrical heating
devices; valves and valve actuation; fluid handling; and pumps.
Dated: September 9, 2010.
David J. Kappos,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-23006 Filed 9-14-10; 8:45 am]
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