RE: [PIUG List] OG Notices re: status of technology centers

Phoebe wrote "In the past, the OG has provided a notice each week of the
average date of new applications being taken up for examination in each
technology center. This is something my practice group has relied upon
to determine whether we should follow up with the PTO on the status of
an application, the assumption being that if the TC is currently
examining cases filed in 2004 and my app was filed in 2006, there is no
point in spending time tracking down the status. "
 
That assumption is flawed. When a new case is picked up varies wildly
internally even to an AU, within a group, within a tech center. In
fact, when a new application is picked up for examination depends
greatly upon which examiner it is assigned to, particularly for
continuation applications. Why? Because new examiners have light
amended case dockets, and therefore spend more time picking up new
cases. As to a continuation application, that bumps to the top of the
list for the examiner working on the parent case, and if that is a new
examiner, well, I am sure you see.
 
I will be publishing a cute little paper on this topic tomorrow at the
top of my firm's advanced IP articles page,
http://www.neifeld.com/advidx.html for those that want a few good laughs
relating to this subject.
 
 
Thanks, RICK
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pogson, Phoebe [mailto:Pogson.Phoebe_at_dorsey.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 1:57 PM
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Subject: [PIUG List] OG Notices re: status of technology centers



In the past, the OG has provided a notice each week of the average date
of new applications being taken up for examination in each technology
center. This is something my practice group has relied upon to
determine whether we should follow up with the PTO on the status of an
application, the assumption being that if the TC is currently examining
cases filed in 2004 and my app was filed in 2006, there is no point in
spending time tracking down the status. When I went into the most
recent OG notices (1/15/2008) I was extremely surprised to see that this
is information is no longer being provided, although the final 2007 OG
contained the listing.


I dont' recall seeing notification that this was being removed from the
OG, wondering if anyone has further information.


Phoebe Pogson
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