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- October 30, 2026
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August 26, 2026
Rule
International Trademark Classification Changes
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks...
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August 17, 2026
Notice
Request for Comments on Community Outreach Office Locations in the Southwest States
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is seeking information to consider regarding the selection of locations for one or more community outreach offices (COOs) in the agency's Southwest Region, which comprises Arizona, Texas, New M...
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August 11, 2026
Notice
Administrative Updates to the General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration To Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) announces that, after reviewing and evaluating the scientific and technical criteria for admission to practice in all patent matters, it is moving one Category B degree, Biomedical Science, to...
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July 23, 2026
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,461,196; Centanafadine Hydrochloride
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 8,461,196 (`196 patent).
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July 23, 2026
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,737,506; Centanafadine Hydrochloride
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 9,737,506 (`506 patent).
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July 23, 2026
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,877,798; Centanafadine Hydrochloride
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 8,877,798 (`798 patent).
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July 23, 2026
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,205,074; Centanafadine Hydrochloride
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 9,205,074 (`074 patent).
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July 22, 2026
Proposed Rule
Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the rules of practice to require a third party request for ex parte reexamination to include a statement by the third party requester identifying all real parties in inter...
- July 17, 2026
- July 17, 2026
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July 15, 2026
Rule
References to Electronic Filing Systems in Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) issues this final rule to effectuate a nomenclature change by substituting generic terminology for references to particular electronic filing systems used to submit correspondence related to in...
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July 15, 2026
Notice
Electronic Filing Systems for Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Applicants will be able to file international applications originating in the United States under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and responses to notices of irregularity through the Madrid e-...
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June 24, 2026
Rule
Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising its practice of requiring additional information for delays in taking certain actions in patent applications and patents from requiring additional information for delays exceeding two years t...
- June 10, 2026
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June 3, 2026
Notice
Standards Participation and Representation Kudos (SPARK) Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is launching the Standards Participation and Representation Kudos (SPARK) Pilot Program to incentivize meaningful participation in standards development organizations (SDOs) by U.S. small and medium-size...
- May 28, 2026
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May 6, 2026
Notice
Extension and Modification of the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, initiated on July 2, 2020, and previously extended on July 12, 2021, and October 4, 2022. The Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program permits appellants with a...
- April 27, 2026
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April 16, 2026
Notice
Termination of the Fast-Track for COVID-19-Related Appeals Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is terminating the Fast-Track for COVID-19-Related Appeals Pilot Program.
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April 9, 2026
Notice
PCT Informed Examination Request Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is implementing the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program to assess the inventory and efficiency impacts of requiring an applicant to request examination in view of applicable P...
- April 7, 2026
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March 20, 2026
Rule
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter fo...
- March 18, 2026
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March 13, 2026
Notice
Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently received feedback that previously-issued guidance may unnecessarily limit flexibility for design applicants in the field of computer-generated interfaces and icons. Upon review, the USPTO ha...
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March 13, 2026
Notice
Request for Comments on the World Intellectual Property Organization Riyadh Design Law Treaty
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requests input from all interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT) adopted by WIPO Member States in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 22, 202...
- March 9, 2026
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March 5, 2026
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,724,499; V-WAVE® Ventura® Interatrial Shunt System
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 9,724,499 ('499 patent).
- February 26, 2026
- February 26, 2026
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February 26, 2026
Notice
Request for Comments on Community Outreach Office Locations in the Southeast Region
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is seeking information to consider regarding the selection of locations for one or more community outreach offices (COOs) in the Southeast Region, which the USPTO was directed to establish unde...
- February 18, 2026
- January 23, 2026
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December 29, 2025
Proposed Rule
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (here...
- December 22, 2025
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December 10, 2025
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,319,099; Bitopertin (GlyT1 inhibitor) Oral Tablets
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,319,099 ('099 patent).
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November 28, 2025
Notice
Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had issued inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions on February 13, 2024.\1\ The USPTO hereby rescinds the previously published Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions and replaces it wi...
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November 28, 2025
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,785,125; the Aptima® HPV Assay With the Panther® System
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a certificate under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 8,785,125 ('125 patent).
- November 21, 2025
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November 7, 2025
Proposed Rule
Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule titled "Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" that was published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2025. The p...
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November 4, 2025
Notice
Performance Review Board
In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). This is an update to the recently published Feder...
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October 29, 2025
Notice
Request for Comments on Community Outreach Office Locations in States Formerly Served by the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is seeking information to consider regarding the selection of locations for one or more community outreach offices (COOs) in the eight-state area formerly serviced by the Rocky Mountain Regiona...
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October 27, 2025
Notice
Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program to evaluate how having a limited number of claims under examination impacts pendency and examination quality. Under the pilot program, certain pend...
- October 24, 2025
- October 23, 2025
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October 17, 2025
Proposed Rule
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is withdrawing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024, to revise the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review...
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October 17, 2025
Proposed Rule
Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Prop...
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October 8, 2025
Notice
Automated Search Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing the Automated Search Pilot Program to evaluate the impact of sharing the results of an automated search prior to examination of an original, noncontinuing, nonprovisional utility patent a...
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October 2, 2025
Rule
International Trademark Classification Changes
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks...
- October 2, 2025
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September 11, 2025
Notice
Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published on its website an updated legal framework for its Patent Electronic System. The updated legal framework defines the USPTO patent electronic filing system requirements, and provides guidance on...
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September 4, 2025
Notice
Change in Time Initially Set To File an Answer in a Trial Proceeding Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is revising its practice in setting the initial period of time to answer or submit an acceptable response to a complaint in a TTAB trial proceeding as a result of a re-calculation of time to respond to a provision...
- August 21, 2025
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August 14, 2025
Rule
Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Applications
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) previously suspended expedited examination of design applications effective April 17, 2025. Further to the suspension, the USPTO hereby amends the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases by removing the provis...
- August 13, 2025
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July 25, 2025
Notice
Performance Review Board
In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). The PRB reviews and makes recommendations concern...
- July 23, 2025
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July 8, 2025
Rule
2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) includes provisions for prioritized examination of patent applications. Those provisions have been implemented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in previous rulemakings. The AIA provides that...
- July 8, 2025
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July 7, 2025
Notice
Request for Comments on OECD's Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade (WP-CIT) Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Goods on Online Marketplaces; Reopening of Comment Period
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reopening the comment period for the notice titled "Request for Comments on OECD's Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade (WP-CIT) Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counter...
- June 26, 2025
- June 23, 2025
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June 10, 2025
Rule
Discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications
In order to efficiently allocate examination-related resources to address pendency, and in view of the low number of requests for Accelerated Examination and the availability of a statutory program to expedite the prosecution of applications (Track One, pri...
- June 5, 2025
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June 2, 2025
Rule
Partial Replacement of an Earlier National Registration or Registrations by an International Registration
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to implement an amendment to the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) adopted by the...
- May 23, 2025
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May 19, 2025
Notice
Request for Comments on OECD's Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade (WP-CIT) Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Goods on Online Marketplaces
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is working across government and with the private sector to address counterfeiting. As part of this effort, the USPTO seeks feedback from interested parties on their observations and experiences in comba...
- May 1, 2025
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April 18, 2025
Notice
Termination of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is terminating the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program.
- April 11, 2025
- March 11, 2025
- March 11, 2025
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January 17, 2025
Notice
Tribal Consultation on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments, regarding the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources (...
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January 17, 2025
Notice
Request for Comments and Testimony on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests input from all interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Kn...
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January 14, 2025
Rule
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is correcting nonsubstantive errors in the preamble and regulatory text of a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 18, 2024. That final rule set or adjusted trademark fees as autho...
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January 14, 2025
Rule
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is correcting several minor typographical and other nonsubstantive inadvertent errors in the preamble and amendatory instructions to a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 20, 202...
- December 18, 2024
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December 10, 2024
Notice
Anti-Piracy Symposium
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks to improve intellectual property (IP) enforcement and reduce IP crime and infringement (USPTO 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Goal 3, Objectives 3.3 and 3.4). As part of this effort, the USPTO will bring...
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December 4, 2024
Proposed Rule
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting; Withdrawal
The USPTO is withdrawing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024, that proposes to add a new requirement for an acceptable terminal disclaimer filed to obviate (that is, overcome) nonstatutory double patent...
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November 20, 2024
Rule
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sets or adjusts patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Ac...
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November 18, 2024
Rule
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sets or adjusts trademark fees, as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCES...
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November 8, 2024
Notice
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision January 2024
To provide updates to patent examination policy and procedures in a single source, which will improve access to essential guidance for all stakeholders and help to ensure issuance of robust and reliable patents that promote and protect innovation, the Unite...
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October 28, 2024
Rule
Changes in Post-Registration Audit Selection for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
To promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending its practice concerning the selection of registrations for audit during the post-registration maintenance process. W...
- October 25, 2024
- October 21, 2024
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October 10, 2024
Rule
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
As part of its initiatives to expand access to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office), the USPTO modifies the rules regarding representation by counsel at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) in proceedings under...
- October 9, 2024
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October 9, 2024
Notice
Performance Review Board
In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). This is an update to the recently published Feder...
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October 1, 2024
Notice
Extension and Termination of the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0
On April 3, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), when setting and adjusting patent fees for fiscal year 2025, proposed a new fee to recuperate costs affiliated with the submission of a request for consideration under the After Final...
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October 1, 2024
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162-GRAFAPEXTM (Treosulfan)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a certificate for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162.
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October 1, 2024
Rule
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is adding a new rule to govern the process for the review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) decisions in Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings by the Under Secretary...
- September 25, 2024
- September 18, 2024
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September 18, 2024
Rule
Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) modifies its rules of practice governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make permanent certain provisions of the Office's motion to a...
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September 17, 2024
Notice
Extension of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board Motion To Amend Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the Motion to Amend (MTA) pilot program, initiated on March 15, 2019, and previously extended up to September 16, 2024. The MTA pilot program provides additional options for a patent owner w...
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September 17, 2024
Notice
2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the comment period for the notice titled "2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence" that was published in the Federal Register on July...
- September 16, 2024
- September 13, 2024
- September 13, 2024
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September 3, 2024
Notice
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Meeting
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI or Medal) is the nation's highest honor for technological achievement, bestowed by the President of the United States on the nation's leading innovators. The Medal is awarded to individuals, teams (up to...
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August 26, 2024
Notice
Nomination of Individuals to the Council for Inclusive Innovation
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requests the nomination of individuals to the Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI\2\ or the Council) within the USPTO. The Secre...
- July 25, 2024
- July 19, 2024
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July 19, 2024
Proposed Rule
Withdrawal of Changes to Post Registration Response Deadlines
On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its regulations to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) concerning new response periods and...
- July 18, 2024
- July 18, 2024
- July 17, 2024
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July 17, 2024
Notice
2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence
In accordance with Executive Order 14110 on the "Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" (October 30, 2023) (Executive Order), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is issuing a guidance update on patent...
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July 16, 2024
Notice
Performance Review Board
In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). The PRB reviews and makes recommendations concern...
- July 10, 2024
- July 8, 2024
- July 8, 2024
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July 5, 2024
Notice
Impact of the Proliferation of AI on Prior Art and PHOSITA: Notice of Public Listening Session
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plays an important role in incentivizing and protecting innovation, including innovation enabled by artificial intelligence (AI), to ensure continued U.S. leadership in AI and other emerging technologies...
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July 1, 2024
Notice
Public Roundtable on Protections for Name, Image, Likeness, Other Indicia of Identity, and Reputation
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a roundtable to seek public input regarding: whether existing laws protecting an individual's reputation and existing laws prohibiting unauthorized use of an individual's name, image, voice, li...
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June 28, 2024
Notice
Experimental Use Exception Request for Comments
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, is interested in collecting the public's views on the current state of the common law experimental use exception and whether legislative action should be considered to enact a st...
- June 17, 2024
- June 17, 2024
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June 12, 2024
Rule
Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO" or "Office") is amending the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB" or "Board") to add a new rule governing the pre-issuance circulation and review of decisions within the PT...
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June 6, 2024
Notice
Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is reopening the comment period, which ended on May 13, 2024, for the guidance titled "Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions" that was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2024.
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May 21, 2024
Notice
Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-- America's Innovation Agency--is seeking nominations for up to three members of its Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) to advise the Director of the USPTO on patent policy, and for up to three memb...
- May 20, 2024
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May 10, 2024
Proposed Rule
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
The USPTO proposes to amend the rules of practice to add a new requirement for an acceptable terminal disclaimer that is filed to obviate (that is, overcome) nonstatutory double patenting. The proposed rule change would require terminal disclaimers filed to...
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May 3, 2024
Rule
Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is adopting version 1.7 of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, which was approved December 8, 2023, for incorporation by reference into the USPTO's regulations addressing appl...
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April 30, 2024
Notice
Request for Comments Regarding the Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) seeks public comments regarding the impact of the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) on prior art, the knowledge of a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA), and determina...
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April 26, 2024
Notice
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The Department of Commerce (Department)/United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is issuing this notice of its intent to modify the Privacy Act system of records under "COMMERCE/PAT-TM-10, Deposit Accounts and Electronic Funds Transfer Profiles." T...
- April 24, 2024
- April 23, 2024
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April 19, 2024
Proposed Rule
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Director...
- April 17, 2024
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April 16, 2024
Proposed Rule
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes new rules to govern the process for the review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) decisions in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings by the Under Secretary of Commerce fo...
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April 11, 2024
Notice
Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this guidance to inform practitioners and the public of the important issues that patent and trademark professionals, innovators, and entrepreneurs must navigate while using Artificial Intelligenc...
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April 3, 2024
Proposed Rule
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to set or adjust patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (...
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March 29, 2024
Rule
Electronic Submission of Notices of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Notices of Election, and Requests for Extension of Time for Seeking Judicial Review
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to incorporate changes to the patent and trademark rules regarding judicial review of agency decisions, in particular how a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals f...
- March 28, 2024
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March 27, 2024
Notice
WIPO Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests public comments on negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) regarding a proposed Design Law Treaty (DLT). A diplomatic conference to finalize...
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March 26, 2024
Proposed Rule
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to set and adjust trademark fees, as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2...
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March 22, 2024
Rule
Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising the rules of practice in patent cases to update the signature rule to provide for the broader permissibility of electronic signatures using third-party document-signing software, su...
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March 20, 2024
Notice
Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum to the patent examining corps to assist patent examiners in addressing means-plus-function and step-plus-function claim limitations, and to create a clearer record for the applicant,...
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March 15, 2024
Notice
Request for Comments: Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace
American innovation is a cornerstone of our strong, vibrant economy, with robust development of emerging and early-stage innovation spurring entrepreneurship and other economic activity. Intellectual property (IP) forms the bridge that moves innovation to i...
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March 11, 2024
Notice
Extension of the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program
On March 9, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program, which permits patent applications from certain micro entity first-time filers to be advanced out of turn for examin...
- March 11, 2024
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March 8, 2024
Notice
USPTO AI/ET Partnership: Public Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership provides opportunities to bring stakeholders together through a series of engagements to share ideas, feedback, experiences, and insigh...
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March 4, 2024
Proposed Rule
Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) proposes to update its rules governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make permanent certain provisions of the Office's motion to ame...
- February 28, 2024
- February 28, 2024
- February 28, 2024
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February 27, 2024
Notice
Updated Guidance for Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is publishing this updated guidance to provide a review of the flexible approach to determining obviousness that is required by KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc. (KSR). The focus of this document...
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February 21, 2024
Notice
National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Charter Renewal
The Department of Commerce has renewed the charter for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee (NMTI Committee) for an additional two-year period, as it is a necessary committee that is in the public interest. The cha...
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February 21, 2024
Proposed Rule
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
As part of its initiatives to expand access to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office), the USPTO proposes to amend the rules regarding admission to practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) in proceedi...
- February 15, 2024
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February 13, 2024
Notice
Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions
Pursuant to the "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" (October 30, 2023), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is issuing inventorship guidance for inventions assiste...
- January 29, 2024
- January 29, 2024
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January 29, 2024
Notice
Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2023, supplemental guidance to be used by USPTO personnel in determining whether a design claim including a computer-generated electronic image is direct...
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January 10, 2024
Notice
USPTO Public Engagement Partnership: Public Meeting Series To Enhance Outreach to the Public on Patent Policies and Procedures
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is announcing the Public Engagement Partnership meeting series to facilitate increased engagement with the public about the patent system. The USPTO will host the first meeting of the Public Engagement P...
- January 10, 2024
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January 10, 2024
Notice
Guidelines for Assessing Enablement in Utility Applications and Patents in View of the Supreme Court Decision in Amgen Inc. et al. v. Sanofi et al.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is publishing guidelines for USPTO employees to use, regardless of the technology, for ascertaining compliance with the enablement requirement of the patent laws during the examination of utility patent...
- December 19, 2023
- December 4, 2023
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December 1, 2023
Notice
Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program, which is designed to accelerate improvements in the semiconductor industry by expediting examination of patent applications for certain semicon...
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November 21, 2023
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,329,689; DUVYZATTM (Givinostat hydrochloride monohydrate)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,329,689 ('689 patent).
- November 20, 2023
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November 17, 2023
Notice
Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is publishing supplemental guidance to be used by USPTO personnel in determining whether a design claim including a computer-generated electronic image is directed to statutory subject matter. This guida...
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November 16, 2023
Rule
Representation of Others in Design Patent Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases and the rules regarding the representation of others before the USPTO by creating a separate design patent practitioner bar whereby admitted design pate...
- November 15, 2023
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October 24, 2023
Notice
WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests public comments on certain text-based negotiations before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property...
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October 24, 2023
Notice
Formal Tribal Consultation on WIPO IGC Negotiations
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a formal Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments on issues involving genetic resources (GR), traditional knowledge (TK), and traditional cultural expressions...
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October 17, 2023
Notice
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162; GRAFAPEXTM (Treosulfan)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162 (`162 patent).
- September 29, 2023
- September 29, 2023
- September 27, 2023
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September 27, 2023
Notice
Joint ITA-NIST-USPTO Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the deadline for written comments announced in the Federal Register Notice titled "Joint ITA-NIST-USPTO Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards; Notice of Public Listening Session and R...
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