100% Coverage - Finally
This week is the first week that all newly granted patents contain Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) symbols. It's been a long haul. A lot of folks were focused on USPTO's granting of patent number 9,000,000. We think the CPC news is a much bigger achievement.
Next up, when will the CPC become the primary resource for examiners to search for prior art. While the USPC is essentially a static collection of organized prior art, to date, we haven't seen a lot of growth in the Field of Search data indicating the wide use of the CPC for searching. Perhaps this will increase when patent applicants include CPC data on their information disclosure statements. Our guess is that it will be a long, long time before that happens unless USPTO mandates that they will only accept CPC symbols on the IDS.
This week's Box Scores are up. Another interesting week in patent land. So many multiplexed communication inventions again. Geez.
Well, enough patent geekery for a Friday. Have a great weekend.
