USPTO Launches New Patent Search Tool -
In a press release issued earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the launch of a new Patent Public Search tool. The Office notes that the new patent...more
Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was terminating engagement with officials from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), per...more
USPTO and EAPO Establish PPH Pilot Program -
In a notice issued in the Official Gazette (1446 OG 52) last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was implementing a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)...more
Last month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its 5th annual International IP Index, entitled "The Roots of Innovation," which provides an "IP report card" for 45 world economies that account for 90% of the global gross...more
USPTO Announces Expansion of eMod Text Pilot -
In August 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would begin implementing a new system that would eventually replace the EFS-Web, Public PAIR, and...more
USPTO and INPI Establish PPH Pilot Program -
On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Brazil's National Institute for Industrial Property (INPI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a...more
Following the implementation of its first Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in 2006, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proceeded to establish PPH programs with nearly thirty other...more
USPTO Implements PPH 2.0 Programs with NRIP and DKPTO -
On September 12, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the implementation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 program with the Nicaraguan Registry...more
USPTO Extends Comment Period on Notice Regarding Preparation of Patent Applications -
In January, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 2960) requesting public...more
In This Issue:
- USPTO Modifies PKI Subscriber Agreement
- USPTO Upgrades to PPH 2.0 with KIPO and INPI-PT
- USPTO Implements PCT-PPH with INPI-PT
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USPTO Seeks Comments on Patent Law Harmonization -
USPTO SealLast week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice in the Federal Register (78 Fed. Reg. 7411) seeking comments on matters related to the...more