Until now, USPTO’s public data in bulk form has been provided solely as a fee-based service. The USPTO estimates that nearly ten terabytes of information will be made available. Examples of the type of data that will be available through Google include:
* Patent grants and published applications
* Trademark applications
* Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings
* Patent classification information
* Patent maintenance fee events
* Patent and Trademark assignments
The USPTO and Google will be working together to make additional data available in the future, including patent and trademark file histories and related data.
We're wondering if Google Trademark Search is coming soon. Stay Tuned.
... as the USPTO put it in its press release: "This arrangement is to serve as a bridge as the USPTO develops an acquisition strategy which will allow the USPTO to enter into a contract with a contractor to retrieve and distribute USPTO patent and trademark bulk public data.")
Advocates can take on the role of sherpa, leading government where it needs to go. In the SEC's case, it was Malamud. In the USPTO's case, it might prove to be Google.
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