National Law Review

USPTO Launches Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program to Reduce Patent Pendency

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program — a new initiative ...
JD Supra

USPTO Extends Patent Deadlines for Small and Micro Entities

From March to May of 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by offering various forms of relief to stakeholders. The widest ranging of these ...
JD Supra

USPTO Proposes To Require Form For IDS PTA Safe Harbor

The USPTO Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) rules include a “safe harbor” that avoids a PTA deduction for “Applicant delay” for Information Disclosure Statements that are accompanied by a certain statement ...
IPWatchdog

Change Needed to USPTO Power of Attorney Form

Said shortly, bluntly and as diplomatically as possible, the Patent Office needs to immediately revise its Power of Attorney form. I bet most patent attorneys and patent agents have never thought ...
Reuters

Navigating patent eligibility for AI inventions after the USPTO's AI guidance update

On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility with a specific focus on artificial intelligence (AI) inventions.