The agency’s Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program may be an attractive option for certain rights holders, write John Whetzel, Jon Wolfsberger and Dan Ovanezian
Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a notice informing the public that it will be implementing a pilot program (called the Deferred Subject Matter.
USPTO's DSMER Program allows an applicant to delay responding to one or more Subject Matter Eligibility SME rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 101 until the earlier of the final disposition of the application, or the withdrawal or obviation of all other non-SME rejections.
On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). We provide a brief.