The USPTO announced suspension of expedited examination for design patent applications. The suspension is effective April 17, 2025. See...

The USPTO today announced interim processes for Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Post Grant Review (PGR) to help the Patent Trial and Appeal...

Intellectual Property (IP) is one of the most valuable assets a business can own. A business that keeps track of its patents, trademarks,...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced today a requirement that Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges conduct PTAB hearings at...

The Biden-era U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a June 21, 2022 memorandum by former Director Kathi Vidal that offered interim...

The new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office trademark fee schedule eliminates the TEAS Plus discount for new trademark applications. The...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published trademark fee adjustments effective January 18, 2025. The adjusted fee schedule is...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published patent fee adjustments on November 20, 2024. The adjusted fee schedule is effective...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is ending the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0, which has been running with annual...

Only human individuals can be named as inventors on U.S. patent applications, even if the human uses AI as a tool for assistance. We...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office published guidance in the Federal Register today that is effective as of February 13, 2024....

Patents are a tool used to protect innovation and foster economic growth. The inventor agrees to disclose their invention in return for a...

Let the world know when you have trademark rights you expect to enforce. U.S. trademark law provides three trademark symbols SM (℠) , TM...

U.S patents don't work outside of the U.S. Foreign counterpart patents can be critical business solutions. U .S. patents are for...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office today implemented the controversial DOCX filing requirement. If a new patent application...

There are a ways that foreign-based patent applicants can minimize U.S. patent filing costs and minimize U.S. patent prosecution costs...

The benefits of patenting today can be critical for a company of any size, from nascent start-ups to long established household brands at...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines for USPTO personnel concerning the enablement requirement under...

A name, logo, slogan, color(s), sounds, or product configuration can each be a trademark or service mark. Each is capable of creating, in...

U.S. patent law provides several tools for protection inventions, including utility patents, plant patents, and design patents. Design...