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USPTO Replies To Oblon's Request For Revising Rules Requiring Disclosure Of Inventor's Residential Address
13 June 2018
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
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Oblon recently received a letter from the USPTO's Office of
the Commissioner for Patents in response to
our request that the USPTO revise rules requiring disclosure of
information relating an inventor's residential address. Our
request was motivated in part by the upcoming implementation of the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union,
which strictly regulates the disclosure of any data that could be
used to directly or indirectly identify a person (i.e.
"personal data"). In its letter, the USPTO informed Oblon
that (1) a working group was assembled to consider, review, and
recommend ways that USPTO regulations can be improved, revised, and
streamlined; and (2) Oblon's proposal was forwarded to the
working group. We are pleased that the PTO is taking action on our
request and are hopeful that they will adopt some of the specific
recommendations.
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