The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is trapped in a perpetual battle on two fronts. First, there is their application backlog, which can extend patent pendency by months or years. Second is the systemic challenge of...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently launched two new initiatives to support COVID-19 innovations: 1) a COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program, and 2) Patents 4 Partnerships that provides...more