Judicial Appointments

3/5. The Senate confirmed Timothy Brooks to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court (WDArk).

3/5. The Senate confirmed Pedro Delgado Hernandez to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court (DPR).

3/5. The Senate confirmed Pamela Reeves to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court (EDTenn).

3/5. The Senate confirmed Vince Chhabria to be a Judge of the U.S. District Court (NDCal). See, story titled "Obama Nominates San Francisco City Attorney for Northern District of California" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,587, August 6, 2013.

More News

3/5. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register (FR) that announces, describes, recites, and sets the effective date of, its rules changes to permit delayed submission of certain requirements for prioritized examination. The effective date is March 5, 2014. See, FR, Vol. 79, No. 43, March 5, 2014, at Pages 12386-12390.

3/5. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register (FR) that announces, describes, recites, and sets the effective date of, its rules changes pertaining to continued prosecution applications to permit the filing of a continued prosecution application even if the prior nonprovisional application does not contain the inventor's oath or declaration. The effective date is March 5, 2014. See, FR, Vol. 79, No. 43, March 5, 2014, at Pages 12384-12386.

People and Appointments

3/3. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting nominations for membership on its Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The ETAAC provides advice to the IRS regarding its "goal that paperless filing should be the preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information returns". The deadline to submit nominations is April 21, 2014. See, FR, Vol. 79, No. 41, March 3, 2014, at Page 11877.