Inevitable Disclosures

On March 10, the USPTO announced it will no longer grant requests to participate in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) when such requests are based on work performed by Rospatent as an Office of Earlier Examination under the GPPH. Read more

Start thinking about your nominations for the 2022 Vanguard Awards. Read more

The USPTO has transitioned from using Webex to Microsoft Teams for most of their virtual interactions, including outreach events and video conferencing interviews with patent examiners. Read more

The USPTO seeks nominations for the 2022 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI). T Read more

Over the past year, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has gathered feedback from across the intellectual property (IP) community through outreach events. Read more

The USPTO announced a new Patent Public Search tool that provides more convenient, remote, and robust full-text searching of all U.S. patents and published patent applications. Read more

The USPTO has published a new webpage showing expungement and reexamination petitions that have been received. Read more

You can now use the USPTO's First Office Action Estimator online tool to get a time estimate for the first Office action on your U.S. patent application. Read more

The USPTO launched a Pro Bono Clearinghouse Program for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). Read more

The U.S. Copyright Office’s 2020 “Section 512 Report” addressed the role technologies and technical measures can play in addressing internet piracy. Read more