[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 21642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07909]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-P-2022-0001]


Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program--New Combined 
Petition Option For Participation; Withdrawal

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: On March 29, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office (USPTO) published a Federal Register Notice concerning a new 
petition option for participation in the Expanded Collaborative Search 
Pilot (CSP) Program. The notice is hereby withdrawn.

DATES: The document published at 87 FR 17995 on March 29, 2022, is 
withdrawal as of April 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct inquiries regarding any 
specific application participating in the pilot to Jessica Patterson; 
Senior Advisor and Director; International Worksharing, Planning, and 
Implementation; Office of International Patent Cooperation; at 571-272-
8828 or [email protected]. Please send any inquiries 
regarding this pilot program and the petition process to [email protected]. 
Please direct inquiries concerning this notice to Michael Arguello; 
Management and Program Analyst; International Worksharing, Planning, 
and Implementation; Office of International Patent Cooperation; at 571-
270-7876 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 2022, the USPTO published a 
Federal Register Notice concerning a new petition option for 
participation in the Expanded CSP Program. See Expanded Collaborative 
Search Pilot Program--New Combined Petition Option For Participation, 
87 FR 17995. The USPTO inadvertently submitted the notice for 
publication prematurely. Discussions are continuing with our 
counterpart offices (the Japan Patent Office and the Korean 
Intellectual Property Office) to finalize the program's new petition 
option. Therefore, the USPTO hereby withdraws the notice. The USPTO 
looks forward to completing its discussions and publishing a 
forthcoming notice announcing the effective date and details of the new 
petition option.

Andrew Hirshfeld,
Commissioner for Patents, Performing the Functions and Duties of the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-07909 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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