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Top 5 Patent Law Blog Posts of the Week

Today we continue our weekly installment highlighting the best of the patent blogosphere from the past week. Highlights include a new UPSTO branch in Detroit and IBM’s patent portfolio remaining the recipient of the most patents granted in the past year.  If there are any patent blogs you think should be highlighted by our Top 5, please comment on this post and we’ll check them out!

1) Patently-O: New Detroit Office – It’s somewhat all-American to be happy for Detroit’s recent resurgence, and this post shares the details of the new Detroit Branch of the USPTO. The office is expected open by July 2012 and will employ about 100 individuals, mainly patent examiners.  Prospective employees can e-mail detroitHiring@uspto.gov.

2)Patents Post Grant: Patent Reissue Oath Practice Revised by the USPTO – As the America Invents Act has required that the “deceptive intent” component of patent reissue oaths be stricken, the USPTO has taken the opportunity to fix a few other problems. This post explains the major changes to the inventor’s oath. (more…)