The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the creation of the Patent Fraud Detection and Mitigation Working Group. The working group is designed to identify and address threats to the patent system as...more
Practitioners before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) must comply with the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct, 37 C.F.R. ยงยง 11.10, et seq. Within the USPTO, the Office of Enrollment and Discipline is...more
Patent Trolling - The contents of HB 1032 - Patent Trolling have been added to SB 648 - NC Commerce Protection Act and sent to the Senate for a concurrence vote. The new SB 648 now addresses contracts between the NC...more