Reengineering The United States Patent Process
Authors
Matthew Jesse Kellas, Alyssa H. Mun, Corey P. Stevens
Sponsor
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Advisors
James P. Hanlan, Lauren M. Mathews
Term
October – December 2010
Project Outcomes
Abstract
Our goal was to recommend a more efficient patent examination process to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Reengineering Process Team (RPT). In addition to recommending changes to the examination process, we also researched communication difficulties between employees who telecommute and employees who work in the physical office and possible solutions to those flaws. We developed a set of recommendations to assist the RPT in their efforts to develop efficient solutions to the current patent examination procedures.