Anonymous
Post 10/17/2025 14:25     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How's it going for everybody? It will be an interesting new year.


RTO is horrible! And completely unfair!!


Anonymous
Post 10/14/2025 14:39     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How's it going for everybody? It will be an interesting new year.


RTO is horrible! And completely unfair!!


Prior to Covid, you would have needed to pass patent agent exam and be a gs12. They should bring back that requirement or make it gs14 only..
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2025 13:47     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:They RIF'd nonexaminers (so far).

They are also closing the Denver RO that was statutorily mandated. And part of the reason was the robust TW program at PTO and not needing physical space. The irony.


What are the positions of the RIFed nonexaminers? HR? IT? Policy attorneys? Are they in the headquater?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2025 11:49     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:How's it going for everybody? It will be an interesting new year.


RTO is horrible! And completely unfair!!
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2025 11:36     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
They RIF'd nonexaminers (so far).

They are also closing the Denver RO that was statutorily mandated. And part of the reason was the robust TW program at PTO and not needing physical space. The irony.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2025 08:51     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Doubtful. The Court filings show 300+ being lays off at PTO.


Believe all were nonexaminers.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2025 15:47     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:About 200 riffed Oct 1.


Are these positions that are fee funded? What is the justification for this RIF?


Everything is fee funded at the pto. We are open based on prior years reserves and have money for months. To focus on core competencies allegedly.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2025 15:06     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:About 200 riffed Oct 1.


Are these positions that are fee funded? What is the justification for this RIF?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2025 05:50     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
About 200 riffed Oct 1.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 11:11     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:Doubtful. The Court filings show 300+ being lays off at PTO.


Did they follow out the RIF process and have seniority and veterans preference, did they close a whole division of what PTO does?
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 10:55     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Doubtful. The Court filings show 300+ being lays off at PTO.
Anonymous
Post 10/11/2025 10:48     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Heard there is going to be a huge influx of new examiners. Exciting times.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 09:35     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
PTAB judge here. Every week brings a fresh new hell. Crickets on shutdown plan.
Anonymous
Post 09/28/2025 09:20     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
How's it going for everybody? It will be an interesting new year.
Anonymous
Post 09/07/2025 21:16     Subject: Patent Office RTO Predictions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey, PTOers, I'm an NSF employee and it looks like we are going to end up moving into the Randolph or Ramsen buildings. Any insight on those? Are they in good shape? Does the HVAC work well? Is it mostly offices or heavy on cubicles?



It used to be all offices we fit to inside and one in the windows. But realistically, you could easily fit 3-4 to an office.
There were no cubes to speak of when we were there. Maybe five or six per floor. But who knows what they've done with it in the meantime.

The HVAC.... So long as frigid is your preferred temperature, then you'll be fine. Summer winter doesn't matter. It's freezing, people wear coats and winter hats during winter.


Freezing is better than the other way around! Thanks.


My office was 78 yesterday. Awful.