Showing posts with label uspto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label uspto. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 September 2026

U.S. Undersecretary and Director John A. Squires Provides Remarks on U.S. Innovation

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On September 15, 2026, the Undersecretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office John A. Squires gav...
Wednesday, 24 December 2025

USPTO Proposes Rule Requiring Representation by Registered USPTO Practitioner for All Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a press release concerning a new rule regarding foreign applicants and patent owners th...
Thursday, 11 December 2025

USPTO Issues New Guidance on AI Assisted Inventions

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The USPTO has rescinded its prior guidance on AI assisted inventions which relied on the Pannu factors when determining if a human sufficien...
Tuesday, 25 November 2025

USPTO Stands Firm for Strong Patent Remedies

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USPTO states that strong remedies for patent infringement are necessary to protect the public interest.  The Press Release states: The Uni...
Thursday, 23 October 2025

USPTO Director Reclaims Authority to Institute IPRs

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The new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, John Squires, h...
Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Decluttering the US Trademark Register from Fraudulent Filings

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The United States Trademark Office has terminated over 52,000 trademark pending registrations and registrations based on widespread fraud by...
Thursday, 29 February 2024

US PTO Releases Guidelines on AI Assisted Inventions

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The United States Patent Office has issued Guidelines on AI Assisted Inventions.  The press release concerning the guidelines provides: To...
Monday, 6 November 2023

US leadership through promoting what works best for International Standards

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The United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology calls for a whole of government approach to r...
Monday, 22 August 2022

Bipartisan Letter from U.S. Senators on Drug Patent Thickets

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I n June, U.S. Senators Leahy (Democrat) and Cornyn (Republican) (and others) sent a letter to the United States Patent and Trademark Office...
Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Senators Tillis and Leahy Propose to Improve U.S. Patent Quality

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Senators Tillis, a Republican, and Leahy, a Democrat, have introduced legislation in Congress designed to improve patent quality at the USPT...
Saturday, 23 July 2022

USPTO and WIPO on ADR for SEP Disputes

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The USPTO has announced a partnership with WIPO concerning utilizing alternative dispute resolution for SEP disputes.   The Press Release st...
Friday, 18 February 2022

Small Claims Patent Courts Coming to the US Soon? RFPs and Comments Wanted.

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The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is working with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to essentially deter...
Thursday, 17 February 2022

USPTO Finds No One Country or Firm "Winning" 5G Tech Race

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has released a report titled, “Patenting Activity Among 5G Developers.”  Notably, the USPTO Re...
Tuesday, 1 February 2022

New Patent Search Tool Released by USPTO

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The United States Patent Office has released a new patent search tool and website.  The press release states: The United States Patent and...
Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Sharp - not weak or late enforcement is required against recalcitrant SEP implementers

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Public comments on SEPs and FRAND licensing sought for the US Department of Justice’s Draft Policy Statement and the UK Intellectual Propert...
Tuesday, 28 December 2021

USPTO Trademark Expungement and Reexamination Guide Released

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has released a helpful 13 page guide on how to apply the new expungement and reexamination pro...
Wednesday, 3 November 2021

U.S. FDA Sends Letter to Push USPTO Concerning Drug Patents and Access

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The U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office concerning the FDA’s conc...
Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Diversity in Startups and Inventing Patented Developments

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The Creator Fund has released a report titled, “State of Student Startups,” concerning university student involvement at around 545 startu...
Friday, 24 April 2020

USPTO Report on Patent Eligible Subject Matter: Greater Certainty Achieved?

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released an eleven page report titled, “Adjusting to Alice: USPTO Patent Examin...