Steep climb attributed to patent policy and PTAB reforms
February 7, 2019 Press Release 19-05
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) ranked the United States in second place for Patents, Related Rights, and Limitations in its 2019 International IP Index, reflecting a significant improvement in patent protection policy. In addition, this year the U.S. once again ranked as the overall global leader and standard setter for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights in general.
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“As the global intellectual property space becomes increasingly competitive, we must continue to fuel American innovation through a reliable, predictable, and high-quality patent system,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu. “I am proud of the USPTO’s work to secure the rights of inventors and brand owners to fulfill our constitutional mandate.”
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, which ranks the IP climate in 50 world economies, attributes the improved performance to the USPTO’s leadership in reforming patent opposition policy. Changes in the claim construction standard, new standard operating procedures, and other Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) reforms in the last year all contributed to the higher 2019 ranking. The GIPC noted further that the USPTO’s actions over the past year amount to “meaningful reforms that go a considerable way to address concerns about unpredictability and uncertainty in the U.S. patent opposition system.”