On Wednesday, November 15, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the implementation of a new design patent practitioner bar. While the existing patent bar has certain acceptable education criteria...more
On April 2, 2015, the USPTO published its final rules to implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague Agreement), with an effective date of May 13, 2015. The Hague Agreement...more