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Eye on IPRs: January 2025: USPTO Fee Increases; Patent Challengers Can't Dismiss Fed. Cir. Appeal After Decision

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Effective January 19, 2025, the USPTO is increasing various patent filing fees, including an across-the-board fee increase as well as specific increases for America Invents Act trials, Director Review, and other procedures....more

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Fees Incurred in Voluntary Parallel IPR Unrecoverable

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On May 20, the Federal Circuit held fees incurred in voluntary parallel IPR proceedings were not recoverable under 35 U.S.C. § 285. Dragon Intell. Prop. LLC v. DISH Network L.L.C., No. 2022-1621, slip op. at 8 (Fed. Cir. May...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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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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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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First Patent Fee Increase In Almost Three Years Affects Costs Of IPR and PGR Proceedings

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On October 2, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) adjusted its patent fees for the first time in almost three years, including an approximately 5% increase to most fees impacted by the rule. For...more

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USPTO Announces Summary of Fee Changes Effective October 2, 2020

On August 3, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a final rule regarding fee changes that will be effective on October 2, 2020. A summary from the USPTO website can be found here....more

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USPTO Announces Across-the-Board Patent Fee Increases

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Final Rule today in the Federal Register, viewable at 85 Fed. Reg. 46932 (August 3, 2020), announcing fee adjustments affecting all aspects of patent practice...more

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USPTO Proposes Fee Hikes And New Fees

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The USPTO has taken another major step in the fee-setting process for fee adjustments it expects to implement in January 2021, and published the proposed fees in the Federal Register. The major changes are the same as those...more

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Updated USPTO Patent Fee Schedule Includes Significant Increases and Additions

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week established an updated patent fee schedule, effective January 16, 2018. The updated schedule provides for a modest increase for most fees—but also more significant...more

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New USPTO Fee Schedule Increases Fees For Challenging Granted Patents, Adds Streamlined Reexamination Option

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The USPTO recently published an adjusted fee schedule for certain patent fees. The new schedule significantly increases the fees for challenging the validity of a patent in inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR)...more

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