Patent and Trademark Office

May 5, 2011

BIO will be co-hosting an event with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to...

March 29, 2011

Patent systems can provide an advantage to society by rewarding the development of new...

March 11, 2011

The Patent Reform Act of 2011 would strengthen and improve our nation’s...

February 12, 2010

The folks at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are trying to remedy the slow process of...

Letters, Testimony & Comments

March 26 2012
From BIO’s perspective, Supplemental Examination may have significant benefits, because patents that undergo this process are...
March 7 2012
Selected Excerpts: The vast majority of BIO’s members are small and medium sized enterprises that currently do not have products...
February 17 2012
If a poor patient in Nevada doesn’t have access to an advanced molecular diagnostic test, and right across the border in California...
January 30 2012
  January 30, 2012 Azam Khan Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary and Director United States Patent and...
October 27 2011
By electronic submission Saurabh Vishnubhakat Attorney Advisor, Office of Chief Economist United States Patent and Trademark...

Press Releases

June 29 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released today a summary...
April 5 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, April 05, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) hosted a U.S./China...
March 15 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Monday, March 15, 2010) - David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Under...
October 8 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, October 08, 2009) - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim...
July 8 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, July 08, 2009) - The following statement was issued today by the Biotechnology Industry...