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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
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The USPTO’s Transition to Electronic Patent Issuance and Reduction in the Period Between Issue Notification and Issue Date

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is transitioning to electronic patent issuance beginning on April 18, 2023 (88 FR 12560), with a goal of reducing pendency of patent applications. This change is expected to shorten the...more

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U.S. Electronic Patent Grants and the Effect on the Timing of Filing Continuation and Divisional Patent Applications

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On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) will begin moving away from issuing paper patents and will begin issuing patents electronically as electronic patent grants (eGrants). In addition to reducing...more

Brooks Pierce

Paper No More: Effective June 7, 2022, U.S. Trademark Registration Certificates Will Be Electronic

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Starting June 7, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will issue electronic registration certificates rather than the traditional paper certificates with gold foil seals. The electronically issued...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Revises Rules to Facilitate Access to Applications and File Contents by Foreign IP Offices

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In a notice published earlier this week in the Federal Register (80 Fed. Reg. 65649), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a final rule revising the rules of practice to permit applicants to authorize the USPTO to give...more

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