The USPTO is supposed to be an American symbol and repository of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. But it is now 2015 and the USPTO website is still not available from a mobile phone (yes, there is a Beta update to the website, but many pages on it are not mobile formatted, including most pages with any specific file information or filing processes). And there is no app, and no app on the horizon to my knowledge.
According to the USPTO website, “The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the nation’s technological progress and achievement.”
Really? The USPTO should invest the appropriate resources immediately to create and app and format all of its pages and systems and data for use across all screens. The more people that can use the USPTO systems, and the easier they are to use, the more informed the public will be and the more complete the patent and trademark registers will be. In other words, making the USPTO website and filings available to more people in more ways has a direct impact on the economy and the protection and strength of US intellectual property .
