Tag Archives: Patent Review Processing System (PRPS)

 The USPTO is developing a new electronic filing and case management system for the new patent trial proceedings that become available on September 16, 2012. According to new 37 CFR § 1.46(b) which takes effect on September 16, 2012, unless “otherwise authorized,” all submissions to the Board “are to be made . . . electronically via the Internet according to the parameters established by the Board.” The new system, called the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS), embodies the new parameters.Continue reading this entry