Intellectual Property Law

The fee schedule was updated with the following change, effective April 1:Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees to foreign offices 1716: International search, Japan Patent Office (JPO) as International Searching Authority (ISA) – fee increase from $1,405 to $1,475 For additional information, please call the USPTO Contact Center at 571-272-1000 or 800-786-9199, or visit the PCT fees page of the USPTO website. Read more

If you use a mobile authenticator app as part of your multifactor authentication (MFA) when you log into USPTO.gov, be sure to reconfigure the app by May 1. Read more

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

Widely recognized as a foremost expert in copyright law, David Nimmer represents clients in the entertainment, publishing and high technology fields. Read more

Open-source software is free of charge, robust, and ubiquitous in software development today. But to use it properly, companies need compliance processes in place to honor the terms of the licenses. This panel will discuss how to put together a workable corporate open-source compliance program. It brings together experts representing the perspective of in-house legal teams, M&A counsel, and engineering tooling providers, with deep expertise in setting up and running open-source compliance programs. Read more

Receive a total of 4.0 Hours of MCLE for $100! Includes 1.0 Hour Legal Ethics. Offer ends June 30, 2022. Read more

Receive a total of 4.0 Hours of MCLE for $100! Includes 1.0 Hour Legal Ethics. Offer ends April 21, 2022. 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