Appendix VI – USPTO 2014-2018 Strategic Plan* GOAL I: OPTIMIZE PATENT QUALITY AND TIMELINESS Objective 1: Refine Optimal Patent Objective 2: Increase Efficiencies and Objective 3: Increase International Objective 4: Continue to Pendency Patent Examination Capacity to Align with Cooperation and Work Sharing Enhance Patent Quality the Optimal Patent Pendency Work with stakeholders to refine Hire/retain a nationwide workforce to Fully implement Cooperative Evaluate and refine the long-term pendency goals, while meet pendency targets Patent Classification (CPC) measurement of patent considering requirements of the Develop and train an adaptable Leverage the Patent Cooperation quality data intellectual property (IP) workforce to respond to emerging Treaty (PCT) to effectively use the Maximize usage of patent community technologies, Office priorities, and the work completed at the quality data Continue to refine patent evolution of law international stage Evaluate effectiveness of pendency metrics throughout the Enhance compact prosecution Maximize use of the Patent changes to the count system examination process and provide initiatives Prosecution Highway (PPH) to and performance appraisal increased transparency of those Offer patent application prosecution increase sharing and re-use of plans; make additional metrics options information between USPTO and modifications as needed its partner offices Continually improve and Implement the Global Dossier, provide timely technical and which will improve examiner and legal training external stakeholder access to work products of other IP offices to exploit the efficiencies that sharing search and examination results will provide *The USPTO is developing a new Strategic Plan, expected to be released by the Summer of 2018.
Appendix VI – USPTO 2014-2018 Strategic Plan* GOAL I: OPTIMIZE PATENT QUALITY AND TIMELINESS Objective 1: Refine Optimal Patent Pendency Objective 2: Increase Efficiencies and Patent Examination Capacity to Align with the Optimal Patent Pendency Objective 3: Increase International Cooperation and Work Sharing Objective 4: Continue to Enhance Patent Quality Work with stakeholders to refine long-term pendency goals, while considering requirements of the intellectual property (IP) community Continue to refine patent pendency metrics throughout the examination process and provide increased transparency of those metrics Hire/retain a nationwide workforce to meet pendency targets Develop and train an adaptable workforce to respond to emerging technologies, Office priorities, and the evolution of law Enhance compact prosecution initiatives Offer patent application prosecution options Fully implement Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) Leverage the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to effectively use the work completed at the international stage Maximize use of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) to increase sharing and re-use of information between USPTO and its partner offices Implement the Global Dossier, which will improve examiner and external stakeholder access to work products of other IP offices to exploit the efficiencies that sharing search and examination results will provide Evaluate and refine the measurement of patent quality data Maximize usage of patent quality data Evaluate effectiveness of changes to the count system and performance appraisal plans; make additional modifications as needed Continually improve and provide timely technical and legal training *The USPTO is developing a new Strategic Plan, expected to be released by the Summer of 2018.
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