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PTAB/USPTO Update - April 2025

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On March 10, John Squires was officially nominated to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

USPTO Drops Proposed Rules on Terminal Disclaimers

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed a sweeping set of rules imposing new requirements on terminal disclaimers filed to overcome obviousness-type double patenting (OTDP) rejections, and...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Yes, Patent Center Really is that Bad

For most of the last two decades, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offered its electronic filing system (EFS), through which practitioners could file patent applications and related prosecution documents, and private...more

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Canadian Patent Office launches new portal and new database, causing prosecution delays and intermittent access

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On July 17, the Canadian Patent Office launched MyCIPO Patents. The highly anticipated new database and filing system allows for immediate application number confirmation when filing online, confirmation of electronic...more

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PTAB Bar Association Launches Portal for Precedential Decision Nomination

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The PTAB’s Standard Operating Procedure 2 permits the public to submit nominations for PTAB decisions that an individual believes should be designated as precedential or informative, or to suggest that a decision previously...more

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PTAB Introduces Precedential Opinion Recommendation Portal

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As a result of feedback it received, the PTAB introduced a new web portal that allows any member of the public to nominate a decision for precedential or informative designation. The request must provide information about the...more

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PTAB Presents Precedential Opinion Recommendation Portal

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has added an online form to the USPTO website that allows any member of the public to nominate any PTAB decision for precedential or informative designation...more

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