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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Institutes Additional Fees for Large Information Disclosure Statement Filings

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The advice to practitioners faced with marginally relevant prior art has long been "when in doubt, cite it."  There was a small cost for the applicant (or practitioner) to cite such art by filing an information disclosure...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

USPTO Finalizes Fee Increases for 2025: What to Expect in the New Year and What to do Now

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today the finalized fee increases taking effect on January 19, 2025. While applicants can still expect significant increases in certain areas, some proposed fee...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

USPTO Provides Guidance on Using AI-Based Tools in Filing and Preparing Patent and Trademark Applications

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On April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) based tools in connection with preparing and prosecuting patent and...more

Haug Partners LLP

Can Machines Invent Drugs: Patent Law Seeks to Prioritize Human Innovation as Artificial Intelligence Inventions Rise

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In the 1950’s, Alan Turing famously asked, “Can machines think?” Decades later, artificial  intelligence—a term coined after Turing’s death—has become a facet of our everyday lives.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

For All Patent/Trademark Practitioners: USPTO Provides Guidance for Use of AI in Preparing USPTO Submissions

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The USPTO expounds a clear message for patent and trademark attorneys, patent agents, and inventors: use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI, in patent and trademark activities and filings before the...more

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How to Effectively Use Patent Counsel to Navigate the USPTO’s Duty of Candor Guidance Regarding FDA Submissions

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued updated guidance on the duty of candor and duty to disclose in relation to submissions made to other government agencies, particularly the Food and Drug...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Tense Situations: Failure To Clarify Working Prototypes Can Be Fraud

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued important guidance in the Federal Register on July 1, 2021 regarding ties between the duty of disclosure and enablement. When applying for a patent, an applicant must...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

USPTO Access To Relevant Prior Art Initiative

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In an October 25, 2018 Federal Register Notice, the USPTO announced staged implementation of the first phase of an initiative aimed at “leveraging electronic resources to retrieve information” of record in one patent...more

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Patent 101: Patent Process FAQs for Inventors

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Patent attorneys and patent agents ("patent practitioners") deal with the best and brightest engineers and scientists on a daily basis. As inventors, these engineers and scientists understand the technology associated with...more

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