Patent Applications, Filing Requirements, Patent Prosecution

Detailed Guidance on New USPTO IDS Size Fees

K&L Gates LLP on 4/8/2025

On 19 January 2025 the USPTO enacted a new Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) size fee. A new IDS size fee, codified under 37 C.F.R. 1.17(v), is accrued for any pending application when the number of cumulative references...more

Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/23/2021

Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the...more

Global Patent Prosecution - July 2019: Foreign Filing Requirements in Europe

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 7/16/2019

This article discusses foreign filing requirements in Europe—in particular, the United Kingdom and Germany. Assuming each is the country of invention, the following questions are explored for each jurisdiction: (1) who needs...more

Detailed overview of deadlines and requirements under the new Canadian Patent Rules coming into force on October 30, 2019

Smart & Biggar on 7/15/2019

Recently, the government of Canada published the final version of the new Patent Rules (SOR/2019-251) in Canada Gazette, Part II on July 10, 2019. The new Rules and associated amendments to the Patent Act will come into force...more

The (Nuts and Bolts) of Application Formalities in China

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 5/17/2017

China is in the midst of a tremendous patent boom. Worldwide, total patent application filings were up 7.8% in 2015, with China accounting for 84% of the total growth[1]. In 2015, the State Intellectual Property Office of the...more

New Proposed USPTO Rules for International Design Protection

K&L Gates LLP on 12/16/2013

U.S. design patents and their international counterparts (generally termed “industrial designs”) protect the ornamental appearance of an article of manufacture. Design protection has been the subject of increased attention...more