The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a change earlier this month that may limit the availability of Examiner interviews going forward.
Under the new USPTO internal protocol, Examiners will be...more
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today that effective May 13, 2025, the time between an Issue Notification and issue date of a U.S. patent will be reduced to about one week. Currently, it takes three...more