The USPTO has issued proposed rules to make permanent a Covid-19-related change in the manner in which applications for patent term extension under 35 USC § 156 are to be filed. While the ...

The USPTO announced a new pilot program that could streamline examination, improve examination efficiency, and help the USPTO use its ...

EDITORIAL NOTE: Many no doubt are familiar with Carl Oppedahl, who for the last 10+ years has been writing an e-mail based newsletter. Carl has now joined the ranks of the blogging community and has ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s new artificial intelligence strategy looks to bring AI technology into the operations that support expediting and supporting patent and trademark applications.

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“The USPTO has no…discretion to flag and indefinitely shelve pending patent applications because someone views them as being of ‘special interest.’” A battle is currently being waged in a federal ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles by Brad Woodcox that explores the topic of intellectual property for entrepreneurs. The first examined the basics of the system. The second ...