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For years, federal trademark and patent application owners have been the target of scammers seeking payment for services that are neither required nor provided. Recently, however, it appears that scammers are finding new ways...more
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
On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a further extension of certain deadlines that were about to expire on May 31. The latest order provides until July 1, 2020 for certain actions delayed due to...more
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Section 12004 of the CARES Act allows the director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) (under certain conditions) to provide temporary relief from certain USPTO filing deadlines and fees....more
The details of financial relief provided to households and businesses in the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act may have received all the press, but other provisions of the CARES Act...more
As businesses and offices prepare to reopen, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shows its ongoing support for innovation and entrepreneurship during the novel coronavirus outbreak....more
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
While the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) remains open for online filings, it has further extended many trademark and patent deadlines due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Trademark - Under the authority of...more
For many patent and trademark filing deadlines that would have been due between March 27, 2020 and May 31, 2020, the USPTO will consider them timely filed so long as: (1) they are filed on or before June 1, 2020; and (2) they...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is providing extensions to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and pay required fees as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more
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On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which authorizes the Register of Copyrights to temporarily adjust timing provisions in the Copyright Act if...more
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On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced extensions to the time allowed to file certain (but not all) patent and trademark related documents and to pay certain required fees. The extension...more
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Our Intellectual Property Group explains the recent USPTO notice regarding available extensions of time for certain applicants and deadlines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. - Limited to certain actions and...more
The USPTO announced Tuesday that it was exercising its authority under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to extend certain patent- and trademark-related filing and fee deadlines by 30 days from...more
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