National Association of Patent Practitioners
Encyclopedia
The National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) is a United States
non-profit organization
of patent attorney
s and patent agents and those working in the patent
field. The NAPP was founded in 1996. The objective claimed by the NAPP is "to foster professionalism in the patent practitioner community and to aid patent agents and patent attorneys in staying current in matters relating to practice before the USPTO
".
The NAPP is reported to have called the outsourcing of prior art searches at the USPTO "another hidden tax on innovation."
The NAPP and IPO have filed objections to proposed rules relating to appeals.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
of patent attorney
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
s and patent agents and those working in the patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
field. The NAPP was founded in 1996. The objective claimed by the NAPP is "to foster professionalism in the patent practitioner community and to aid patent agents and patent attorneys in staying current in matters relating to practice before the USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
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The NAPP is reported to have called the outsourcing of prior art searches at the USPTO "another hidden tax on innovation."
The NAPP and IPO have filed objections to proposed rules relating to appeals.