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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

Senators Send Letter to Commerce Secretary Regarding WTO Waiver Compromise

Last week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (at right) to express their "grave concerns with the so called 'compromise' agreement...more

IP Associations "Concerned" by Reports of TRIPS Waiver Compromise

Earlier today, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), Licensing Executives Society (LES) International, LES USA & Canada, and New York Intellectual Property...more

USPTO Provides Advice Regarding Dealings with Rospatent

Earlier this month, 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...more

More on Leaked WTO COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Compromise

A Reuters report published last week indicated that the United States, European Union, India, and South Africa had reached an agreement on a waiver with respect to patents for COVID-19 vaccines.  The text of the compromise...more

Compromise Reportedly Reached on COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver

According to a Reuters report published earlier today, the United States, European Union, India, and South Africa have reached an agreement on a waiver with respect to patents for COVID-19 vaccines...more

Russia Permits Uncompensated Use of Certain Patents without Patentee Consent

In a Resolution issued on March 6, 2022, the Russian Federation introduced an amendment to the methodology for determining the amount of compensation to be paid to certain patent holders for the use of an invention, utility...more

Georgian and Estonian Patent Offices Join Other IP Offices in Expressing Support for Ukraine

Over the past two weeks, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) has been posting letters of support that it has received from other European IP offices.  Among the offices from which Ukrpatent has...more

Several Law Firms Close Russian Offices

According to a number of online reports, several global law firms have decided to close their Russian offices in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  Among the firms that are reported to have closed their Russian...more

Lithuanian Patent Office and EUIPO Join Other Patent Offices in Expressing Support for Ukraine

Over the last week, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) has been posting letters of support that it has received from other European patent offices.  Among the offices from which Ukrpatent has...more

USPTO Terminates PPH with Rospatent and Terminates Engagement with NCIP

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

Life Sciences Business Leaders Call for Immediate and Complete Economic Disengagement from Russia

In an open letter posted on February 26, six life sciences business leaders called on other members of their industry "to cease all business involvement in Russia."  The authors of the open letter included Meg Alexander,...more

PRH Joins Other Patent Offices in Expressing Support for Ukraine

Last week, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) began posting letters of support that it had received from other European patent offices.  Among the offices from which Ukrpatent has received such...more

Ukrpatent Continues Normal Operations Despite Russian Aggression

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Institute of Intellectual Property (Ukrpatent) issued a statement declaring "that during this extremely difficult time for the country, during the military aggression of the Russian Federation...more

AIPLA and IPO Urge Senate to Confirm Nominee for USPTO Director

Last week, the American Intellectual Property Organization (AIPLA) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY),...more

USPTO Releases Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2021

Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021).  The Report notes that in 2018 the Office issued its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, which...more

Sen. Tillis Asks ACUS to Conduct Study on Creation of U.S. IP Office

Last month, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the Senate Committee of the Judiciary, wrote to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) to request that...more

USPTO News Briefs

Updated First Office Action Estimator Tool Now Available - In a Patent Alert email distributed earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that an updated First Office Action Estimator online tool is now...more

Harrity Analytics Releases List of Top 100 Colleges, Universities & Institutes Receiving Patents in 2021

Following the release earlier this month of its annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. utility patents (which Harrity Analytics compiles with the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)), Harrity...more

IPO & Harrity Analytics Release List of Top 300 Patent Holders for 2021

Last month, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and Harrity Analytics announced the release of the 39th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving U.S. utility patents (see "Top 300 Organizations...more

Top Three Stories of 2021

After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 15th annual list of top patent stories.  For 2021, we identified nine stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had...more

Top Stories of 2021: #4 to #6

After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 15th annual list of top patent stories. For 2021, we identified nine stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had...more

Top Stories of 2021: #7 to #9

After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 15th annual list of top patent stories. For 2021, we identified nine stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had...more

USPTO News Briefs - January 2022

USPTO Proposes Electronic Issuance of Patents - In a notice of proposed rulemaking published last month in the Federal Register (86 Fed. Reg. 71209), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is proposing to issue patents...more

Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC v. Hirshfeld (Fed. Cir. 2021)

Earlier today, the Federal Circuit affirmed the final determination by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding claims 1, 2, and 4-14 of U.S. Patent No. 8,409,862 unpatentable as either...more

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