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US Patents Set to Issue 33 Percent Faster from the Notification Date

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Starting May 13, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will accelerate the time between issue notification and the issue date of a patent. That is, the time frame will be cut from about three weeks to two weeks –...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Patent-Eligibility Considerations & Prosecution Strategies for AI-Based Life Sciences Patent Applications

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This post is part of MoFo’s 2025 Intersection of AI and Life Sciences blog series. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences....more

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USPTO Announces Accelerated Patent Issuance Timeline

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Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accelerated the patent issuance timeline due to modernization efforts, which include publishing electronic patent grants (eGrants) via the USPTO’s Patent...more

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New USPTO Continuation Fee: A Hidden Trap for Patent Filers

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently introduced a Continuing Application Fee (CAF) to address the growing backlog of continuing applications and encourage timely prosecution. Effective January 19,...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Best Practices for Protecting Transparent and Translucent Designs

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Design patents in the U.S. typically include two types of shading. The first and most common type of shading used in U.S. design patents is opaque shading, which illustrates a non-transparent or non-translucent surface of an...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USPTO Deadlines & February’s Trickery: What Happens to a November 30 Office Action?

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As we near the end of February, it’s a great time to talk about something that might seem straightforward—USPTO response deadlines—but can actually be a little sneaky. Why? Because February insists on being the shortest month...more

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Clarification of New Fees Applicable to Reexaminations and Reissues

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Takeaways - - Requestor submissions in reexamination proceedings are exempt from triggering IDS size fees. - Correcting filing benefit claims in reissue triggers the new continuing application fee. As we noted in our...more

Jones Day

USPTO Launches Significant Patent Fee Increases

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") raised patent fees and introduced new surcharges....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Patent Fee Changes at the USPTO: What You Need to Know

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule substantially adjusting patent fees. The new fee structure will take effect on January 19, 2025....more

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USPTO: AI Use in Invention Process Does Not Foreclose Patentability

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In accordance with an executive order on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published guidance on February 13, 2024, that explained that a human can obtain a...more

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USPTO Doubles Down on Inapplicability of Dynamic Drinkware to AIA Cases in Precedential PTAB Decision

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What You Need to Know The USPTO has reiterated its position that Dynamic Drinkware, LLC v. National Graphics, Inc. does not apply to patents and patent applications that fall under the America Invents Act (AIA) by designating...more

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Patent & Trademark Office to Begin Issuing Electronic Patent Grants

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The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form. This...more

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USPTO News Briefs - January 2022

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USPTO Proposes Electronic Issuance of Patents - In a notice of proposed rulemaking published last month in the Federal Register (86 Fed. Reg. 71209), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is proposing to issue patents...more

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USPTO's guidelines for electronic filing: applicant/ registrant/party email addresses required

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Of particular interest, to receive a filing date after February 15, 2020, all new applications must include an email address for each applicant, even if represented by an attorney.  In addition, all applicants, registrants,...more

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