The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is set to embrace electronic processing in a new way. Officials from the federal patent authority plan to begin a process of digitally issuing correction notices they make in patents directly to the patent owners. This is yet another step taken by the office in its ongoing integration of digital processing into its daily operations.
This new procedural shift is in line with an increasing global tendency to introduce digital solutions into legal work and procedures. It forms part of a wider aim to streamline work processes, increase efficiency and minimize paper waste in the field of patent law. The introduction of digital correction notices will undoubtedly play a part in achieving these goals.
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