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Articles from the Intellectual Property Law Section’s eNews
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.
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The USPTO has published a new webpage showing expungement and reexamination petitions that have been received.
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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.
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The USPTO launched a Pro Bono Clearinghouse Program for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
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The U.S. Copyright Office’s 2020 “Section 512 Report” addressed the role technologies and technical measures can play in addressing internet piracy.
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The fee schedule was revised on January 1, 2022.
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The USPTO announced a new Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response (DSMER) Pilot Program for nonprovisional patent applications that will launch on February 1, 2022.
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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. v. Monument Peak Ventures, LLC, IPR2021-00330, (PTAB Jan. 14, 2022) (Paper 19)
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As part of ongoing efforts to increase accountability during the trademark filing process and advance the USPTO's register protection initiatives, on January 8 the USPTO launched identity verification for USPTO.gov account holders who use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEAS international (TEASi).
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On January 25, 2022, the USPTO issued an order for sanctions against Abtach Ltd., 360 Digital Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC.
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