On January 18, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) implemented significant changes to trademark application filing procedures and fees. The changes will result in higher costs and ...

Rumor has it that one of many behind-the-scenes changes being implemented at the USPTO relates to how (or when) continuing applications are taken up for examination. Typically, an examiner may give ...

Acknowledging that artificial intelligence is likely being used in the preparation and submission of applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reminding those who interact with the ...

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USPTO issues page with advice for victims of Pakistan-based Abtach Ltd Company allegedly operated fraudulent low-cost trademark filing agencies Advice includes filing new applications and contacting ...

If used correctly, continuation applications can offer a host of benefits within a broad patent portfolio, says Bryce Bailey at Baker McKenzie Practitioners often consider continuation applications to ...

“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 ...

Next week, WTR will publish an exclusive, in-depth interview with USPTO trademark commissioner David Gooder, in which he reveals upcoming developments at the USPTO, goes in-depth on the office’s ...

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A newly filed joint status report in Morinville v. USPTO underscores the lack of transparency and accountability of secret ...