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McDermott Will & Emery

PTO Extends Time for Small and Micro Entities to Pay Certain Fees

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) extended the time for small and micro entities to make certain fee payments until September 30, 2020. Also...more

Lathrop GPM

USPTO Announces Further Extensions of Patent Deadlines

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Recognizing the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many applicants and inventors, on June 29, 2020, the USPTO announced further extensions for small and micro entities to pay certain patent-related fees. In effect,...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Update II: Director Of Patent And Trademark Office Extends Certain Patent And Trademark-Related Document And Fee Deadlines For...

On May 27, 2020, for the third time, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) extended the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees to July 1, 2020. With the second extension...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Announcement: USPTO CARES Act Notice

On May 27, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) extended the time for patent applicants to file certain patent-related documents or fees pursuant to section 12004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Announces Further Extension of Certain Patent Deadlines for Small and Micro Entities

In a notice posted on its website earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was further extending the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees, but only for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USPTO Provides Form for Claiming 30-Day COVID-19 Extensions

On March 31, 2020, the USPTO announced that it is permitting applicants, for delays that are based on the ongoing COVID-19 emergency in the United States, to request a 30-day extension of the time allowed to file certain...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Announces Further Extension of Certain Patent Deadlines

In a notice posted on its website last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was further extending the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USPTO Permitting Trademark Applicants to Extend Certain Deadlines Due to COVID-19

On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is permitting trademark applicants to request extensions of the time allowed to file certain documents and to pay certain fees due to the...more

Smart & Biggar

The new Canadian Patent Rules are now in force

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The Patent Law Treaty (PLT), administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was adopted on May 31, 2000, with the aim of harmonizing and streamlining formal procedures with respect to patent applications...more

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Detailed overview of deadlines and requirements under the new Canadian Patent Rules coming into force on October 30, 2019

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Recently, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules (SOR/2019-251) in Canada Gazette, Part II on July 10, 2019. The new Rules and associated amendments to the Patent Act will come into force...more

Knobbe Martens

New Patent Application Filing Considerations in View of AIA Changes

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As you may know, the America Invents Act (AIA) has introduced several changes to U.S. patent law. On March 16, 2013, the AIA moves the U.S. from a First-to-Invent system to a First-to-File system. This and other provisions...more

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