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White House Executive Order Disbands Patent Examiners’ Union
02 Sep 2025 17:03 GMT
… disbanded the union representing patent examiners (POPA). As a justification, … the validity of issued patents by the USPTO commissioner … branch is to improve patent quality by requiring … examiner resignations and increased patent application pendency will be …
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USPTO, Patent Office Professional Association Sign New Collective Bargaining Agreement
12 Dec 2024 08:05 GMT
… Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) have signed a new collective … ,” said Kathy Duda, President of Patent Office Professional Association. “This new CBA shows that …
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SW Ed. strikes | Subsidizing Big Tech | Fred Meyer closures
04 Sep 2025 19:16 GMT
… order, as well as the Patent Office Professional Association, which represents U.S. Patent …
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More unions sue following second edict banning them, alleging retaliation
04 Sep 2025 01:06 GMT
… well as the Patent Office Professional Association, which represents U.S. Patent and Trademark Office … of the initial March edict.
POPA filed grievances in response to … USPTO, the agency merely refers patent applications with potential national security …
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Unions Sue Trump Over Bargaining Ban
03 Sep 2025 02:28 GMT
… Service and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, both under … Employees Organization (NWSEO) and the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) asserted that few, if any … , general counsel for NWSEO and POPA, told Federal News Network. “If …
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Commerce Dept unions sue over rollback of collective bargaining rights
02 Sep 2025 23:04 GMT
… Employees Organization (NWSEO) and the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) say Trump “clearly exceeded the … administration claims employees at the Patent and Trademark Office shouldn’ …
POPA estimates that only about 50 of the 60,000 patent …
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Leeds firm Geofabrics wins £13.4m compensation in ‘David vs Goliath’ patenting court case
10 Oct 2022 23:29 GMT
… follows a long-running patent dispute with Essex-based … infringe the patent, and also that the patent was invalid.” … Patent owners are often reluctant to have the validity of their patents … Tim Barber and solicitor Razvan Popa. They instructed Michael Hicks …
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PTAB judges must return to work, but union president says patent examiners exempt
05 Feb 2025 20:16 GMT
… , Kathy Duda, president of the Patent Office Professional Association, states that examiners are anxious …
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Liviu Popa-Simil, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who
22 Jan 2018 09:44 GMT
… An accomplished listee, Dr. Popa-Simil celebrates many years… engineer and researcher Dr. Popa-Simil has built a … ., and he has filed patents on resistive spot welding, … presentations.
Furthermore, Dr. Popa-Simil maintains affiliations with professional …
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PTAB/USPTO Update - January 2025
13 Jan 2025 20:12 GMT
… announced new membership to its Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees … 11, the USPTO and the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA) announced the signing of a … Trademarks for Humanity and the Patents for Humanity awards. Twelve companies …