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Trademark Trickery: Scams Are Surging—What Trademark Owners Should Watch Out For

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Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any communications regarding your trademarks from anyone...more

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Proposed Increases of United States Patent Fees

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On April 3, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of rulemaking setting out the fees that it proposes for the fiscal year starting on September 29, 2024. Although the proposed fees are...more

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New IDS Requirement In USPTO Fee-Setting Proposal

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) proposed rulemaking that focuses on “fee adjustments” for 2025 includes a trap for the unwary related to Information Disclosure Statements (IDSs) that could complicate...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - May 2024

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On April 30, the USPTO announced a Request for Comments (RFC) seeking public feedback on how AI could affect USPTO evaluations on patentability, including what qualifies as prior art and the assessment of the level of...more

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PTO Proposes Trademark Application Filing Changes, Fee Adjustments

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On March 26, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register concerning changes to trademark application filings and fee adjustments in trademark cases for 2025. The...more

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USPTO Stands Behind Significant New Fees for 2025

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The USPTO has taken another step towards implementing fee adjustments in January 2025, by publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RPRM) on April 3, 2024.. The NPRM stands by most of the significant fee adjustments it...more

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Small Entity Status vs. Micro Entity Status for Patent Applications in the U.S.

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Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you claim small entity status or...more

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USPTO Kicks Off Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program to Expedite Semiconductor Manufacturing Applications

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Today, the USPTO announced a new, no-cost, pilot program that accelerates the examination process for US patent applications related to semiconductor manufacturing. Starting Friday, December 1, 2023, applicants can file a...more

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USPTO Proposes Trademark Fee Schedule Change

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On May 8, 2023, the USPTO announced its preliminary proposal to adjust its schedule of trademark fees, which was last modified January 2, 2021. The USPTO states that the existing fee schedule does not allow for enough...more

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Proposed USPTO Fee Changes Could Impact PGR and IPR Filing Strategies Used by Biosimilars

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The USPTO has proposed several fee changes for implementation in 2025. If implemented, these changes will increase filing fees for Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) and Post Grant Reviews (PGRs) by 25% “to improve cost recovery.”...more

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Proposed USPTO Fee Changes Will Make It Much More Expensive to Patent and to Challenge Patents on Therapeutics. You Have an...

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The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO) recently announced proposed changes to certain fees it charges with respect to patent applications, design patents, and America Invents Act (AIA) trials. These...more

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Another Letter From Congress Complaining About Pharmaceutical Patents

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On April 26, 2023, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal sent a letter to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal complaining about the USPTO’s failure “to address the pharmaceutical industry’s abuse of the patent...more

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Significant New USPTO Fees Proposed for 2025

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The USPTO has commenced the fee-setting process for fee adjustments it expects to implement in January 2025. While many fee changes are modest (~5%), the USPTO proposes significant increases to design patent fees and PTAB...more

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PTO Reduces Small and Micro-Entity Fees

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The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a final rule reducing certain patent fees for small and micro-entities on March 22, 2023. The Federal Register notice can be found here. Small entity filing fee discounts are...more

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New Year, New Patent Regulations: From DOCX to Unitary Patents

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A new year brings new intellectual property laws and regulations, and 2023 is no exception. Among the most pressing issues: •The DOCX format filing requirements for new U.S. utility applications are delayed, but are still...more

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USPTO Delays Fee For Non-DOCX Applications

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The USPTO has announced a further delay of the fee for patent applications that are not filed in DOCX format. Originally set to take effect January 1, 2022, and then delayed to January 1, 2023, the USPTO now has delayed the...more

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Determining Entity Status Before the United States and Patent Trademark Office: Large, Small, or Micro?

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At the time of filing any patent application with the United States and Patent Trademark Office (USPTO), patent applicants must designate their entity status. Selecting the correct entity status can significantly reduce...more

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Fed. Cir. Rejects New IPR Constitutional Challenges

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In Mobility Workx, LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, the Federal Circuit in a split decision concluded that Mobility Workx, LLC’s constitutional challenges to structure and funding of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) are...more

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“All the Expenses” Does Not Mean All: PTO Denied Its Expert Witness Fees

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HYATT v. HIRSHFELD - Before Moore, Reyna, and Hughes.  Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia....more

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Is your funded medical device startup actually a “large entity” according to the USPTO?

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows a patent applicant to pay reduced fees if it qualifies as a “small entity.”  Many types of filing fees are reduced by 50%.  These savings can be important for companies on a...more

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Out With The Old, In With The Gatsby Sequels: Trademark and Copyright News for the New Year

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Most of us were thrilled to see the calendar turn to 2021 on January 1, closing the chapter on what was an extremely challenging year around the globe. Now that we are a month into the new year, and the fireworks have faded...more

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U.S Patent Office Increased Government Fees: How To Avoid Or Minimize This Increase?

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) adjusted patent fees affecting all facets of patent practice, as published in a Final Rule. The Final Rule sets or adjusts 296 patent fees for large, small, and micro...more

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IP+T: Intelligence Newsletter - Q4 2020

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Ready for 2021? Make Your (IP) List and Check It Twice - The events of 2020 have posed unique challenges to businesses in the U.S. and globally, testing their ability to adapt to new market conditions, re-evaluate resource...more

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New Trademark Fees at USPTO

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On January 2, 2021, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Office) will introduce the modified and new trademark fees summarized below....more

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USPTO Adjusts Trademark Fees For First Time In Three Years, Effective January, 2021

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Effective January 2, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is adjusting certain trademark filing fees, post registration fees and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board fees for the first time in nearly...more

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