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13 Jul 2022, 4:15 am by David Boundy
This two-part article explains the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) practices with respect to powers of attorney. [read post]
15 Sep 2015, 3:30 am by Gene Quinn
Todd Dickinson, former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and current partner at Novak, Druce. [read post]
9 Jun 2022, 1:15 pm by Gene Quinn
On June 8, the Biden Administration announced a detente on the issue of standard essential patents (SEPs) through coordinated statements made by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [read post]
1 Jul 2024, 2:05 pm by Gene Quinn
Ordinarily, patent practitioners do not need to really think about prosecution laches, but laches has become a rather hot topic as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and courts have initiated what can only be characterized as an assault on an applicant’s statutory right to seek and file additional claims if those claims are supported by the initial disclosure. [read post]
23 Mar 2021, 9:15 am by Logan Murr
Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) sent a letter on Monday to the acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Drew Hirshfeld, asking him to “initiate a pilot program directing examiners to apply a sequenced approach to patent examination,” rather than the traditional “compact approach. [read post]
26 Aug 2017, 11:16 am by Gene Quinn
On Friday, August 25, 2017, the Trump Administration announced several nominations, one of which was the nomination of Andrei Iancu to be the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 10:32 am by U.S.P.T.O.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has submitted reports for two intellectual property law studies required by the America Invents Act (AIA) to Congress. [read post]
14 May 2018, 5:15 am by Robert Schaffer
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reject VerHoef's pending application 13/328,201 for a dog harness under pre-AIA Section 102(f) because the applicant “did not himself invent the subject matter sought to be patented. [read post]
10 Apr 2011, 9:41 pm by Ron Coleman
  Woodrow Pollack writes about this press release from the PTO: Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today plans for the agency to begin accepting requests for [...] [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 3:14 pm by Gene Quinn
Michelle Lee sent an e-mail to employees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) notifying recipients that she had submitted a letter of resignation. [read post]
8 Nov 2020, 9:15 am by Rebecca Tapscott
On November 4, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision of the U.S. [read post]
15 Apr 2021, 4:15 am by IPWatchdog
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced yesterday that it will launch a COVID-19 fast-track appeals pilot program beginning today. [read post]
11 May 2020, 8:50 am by Morse
Chalvire On May 7, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program, under which the USPTO will grant requests for prioritized examination to qualifying patent applicants without payment of the fees typically associated with prioritized examination. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 11:15 am by Gene Quinn
On Friday, March 26, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted virtual LEAP training. [read post]
21 Sep 2023, 1:15 pm by Gene Quinn
Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “public listening session” to hear from industry leaders on the topic of standard essential patents. [read post]
4 May 2023, 4:15 am by Eileen McDermott
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal issued a sua sponte Director Review decision on Tuesday explaining that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) reading of the inter partes review (IPR) statute was incorrect, and directing the Board to revisit a petition brought by Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and to analyze the Fintiv factors in view of a parallel district court proceeding. [read post]
30 Jan 2019, 10:15 am by Gene Quinn
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which had affirmed a patent term adjustment (PTA) calculation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). [read post]
4 Jan 2023, 4:15 am by Joseph Matal
I argued in “The Made in China Act,” November 16, 2022, that juries are not an effective or reliable check on patent validity and that eliminating contested validity reviews at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) would be a disaster for U.S. manufacturing. [read post]
4 Mar 2022, 7:33 am by Gene Quinn
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been a lightning rod since it was established on September 16, 2012. [read post]