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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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Expedited Examination Programs at the USPTO: What To Know to Secure Your Patent Promptly

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From the moment a new invention or technology is realized, the race to patent the invention has begun. Anyone can apply for a patent to protect their inventions, discoveries and technologies at the U.S. Patent and Trademark...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - May 2022

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USPTO Leadership - On April 13, Kathi Vidal was sworn in as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Director Vidal offered...more

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Russian Decree Undermines Value of Certain Patents; USPTO Cuts All Ties with Russian Patent Office

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The Russian government has issued a decree to deny compensation to patentees from “unfriendly states” when their patents are used for Russia’s national security purposes. Additionally, the US Patent and Trademark Office has...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The end of IP in Russia? Urgent, Extended Edition

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US and EU Sanctions - IP Engagement Suspended with Russia, Belarus, and Eurasian IP Offices - Four days after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United States Treasury Department issued Directive 4 under...more

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USPTO News Briefs

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USPTO Launches New Patent Search Tool - In a press release issued earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the launch of a new Patent Public Search tool.  The Office notes that the new patent...more

Sunstein LLP

Client Alert: Intellectual Property in Russia

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The Russian war on Ukraine has resulted in a series of US sanctions and Russian countermeasures that have disrupted the coordination of patent and trademark rights between the United States and Russia. ...more

AEON Law

Patent Poetry: Intellectual Property in Wartime

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As we wrote in this recent blog, whistleblowers from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have called for the closure of WIPO’s Russia office in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They’re concerned...more

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USPTO Cuts Russian IP Ties

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On March 22, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it was breaking its final ties with Russia’s intellectual property agencies. Specifically, the USPTO has terminated engagement with officials...more

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United States halts work with Russian Patent Office, while Russia lessens foreign intellectual property protections

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While the humanitarian crisis has received the most attention during the emerging situation in Ukraine, numerous other facets of the world economy, international relations, and daily life have also been affected. One...more

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USPTO Terminates PPH with Rospatent and Terminates Engagement with NCIP

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Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was terminating engagement with officials from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), per...more

WilmerHale

PTAB/USPTO Update - February 2022

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USPTO Leadership - ..Drew Hirshfeld is still performing the functions and duties of Director. President Biden nominated Kathi Vidal to be the next Director. On Jan. 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-5 to forward...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Your Patent Application Is About To Get A First Office Action: Now What?

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched an online First Office Action Estimator, which provides an estimate when a patent application will receive a first Office action. Having an idea of when a patent...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USPTO’s Pilot Program for Deferring Subject Matter Eligibility Response

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On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program (the “DSMER Program”). We provide a brief overview of this program....more

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Benefits and Considerations for Patent Prosecution under Patent Prosecution Highway in the U.S., Europe, China, and Singapore

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Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH is a set of initiatives promulgated by participating patent offices around the world to accelerate patent prosecution in countries of the participating patent offices. PPH allows the...more

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Speeding Examination of Related U.S. and Japanese Patent Applications

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It is not uncommon for applicants to file related patent applications in the United States and in Japan. When the applications claim priority to a common patent application, or one of the applications claims priority to the...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020: Patent Prosecution Highway: The JPO and USPTO

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Major patent offices around the world have long been aware of backlog and redundancy issues facing the global patent landscape.  As previously reviewed, the Patent Prosecution (PPH) program aims to accelerate examination...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020

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The October 2020 issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution newsletter discusses the factors you need to consider when filing strategies to protect your innovations in Asia and reviews the benefits for using the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Prioritized Examination: A Fast Track to Patent Protection

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In general, the maximum term of protection for an invention in the U.S. under a utility patent is 20 years less than the period of patent pendency. This term begins to run on the day the patent issues and ends 20 years after...more

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Global Patent Prosecution - May 2019: Strategic Use of the Patent Prosecution Highway

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At last count, there are 27 Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) participants with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Since the PPH provides a no fee way to speed up the examination process for...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - May 2019: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Snapshot

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The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program accelerates examination among participating patent offices. The PPH program first began as a trial program between the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent...more

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USPTO News Briefs - February 2018

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USPTO and EAPO Establish PPH Pilot Program - In a notice issued in the Official Gazette (1446 OG 52) last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was implementing a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)...more

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Taking Advantage of the Global Supply Chain for Patent Examination

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Innovation and Traditional Patent Process - When you develop an innovation, its potential patentability is typically unknown, thus making it difficult to determine whether it is worth the significant expense involved if...more

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A Comparison of US and EPO Post Grant Practices

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Challenging the validity of a patent through the courts of Europe and the United States can be a time-consuming and expensive process. Oppositions at the European Patent Office (EPO) and US post-grant cancellation...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - June 2017

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Revocation Proceedings Around the World - Mechanisms to challenge the validity of granted patents are available in many countries throughout the world. The June 2017 issue of Sterne Kessler’s Global Patent Prosecution...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - March 2017

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The March 2017 inaugural issue of Sterne Kessler's Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter includes information and practical tips for accelerated examination strategies in the United States, Europe, and Asia. ...more

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