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The Journal Sentinel Online in Milwaukee, Wisconsin published an interesting series of articles on the present state of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

The articles discuss the present backlog of pending patent applications and the potential effect on present economic recovery, the rise in rejections of patent applications in the name of quality, and employee turnover at the USPTO.

Patent backlog clogs recovery.

Patent rejections soar as pressure on agency rises.

Turnover troubles agency.

David Kappos to the rescue?

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The new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos was sworn in on August 13, 2009.

Click here for a description of Kappo's background provided by the USPTO on their web site.

Click here for Kappos' remarks at the swearing in ceremony.

And PatentlyO.com printed a recent email of Kappos to patent examiners which states that "patent quality does not equal rejection":

His positive statements should be encouraging to all inventors and patent applicants.  Stay tuned for more change.

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