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Recertification of Patent Practitioners: It’s a Good Idea

May 19, 2004

Intellectual Property Today, May 2004


Just two years ago, relatively only yesterday in the distinguished history of our profession, the PTO released a sweeping “21st Century Strategic Plan” that spurred public debate on many of its proposals. The proposed “Periodic Certification for Registered Practioners” stayed under the radar, however, evoking a modicum of comment and little debate in spite of the fact that this might lead to a periodic mandatory exam, a periodic optional exam, or a combination of mandatory and optional exams for patent practitioners.

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