Patent Law Weblog
recent posts
- Why the Alice Test is Stupid, Part IV: The Usefulness Paradox
- Teva Capitulates to Federal Trade Commission Coercion
- USPTO Issues Memoranda on Subject Matter Eligibility
- USPTO Revokes Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventorship, But Rules Remain Basically the Same
- Why the Alice Test is Stupid, Part III: Eligible Independent Claims Can Have Ineligible Dependent Claims
about
Category: Patent Office Rules & Procedures
-
By Donald Zuhn — In a notice published last week in the Federal Register (87 Fed. Reg. 33750), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the implementation of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program, "which is designed to positively impact the climate by accelerating the examination of patent applications for innovations that reduce greenhouse gas…
-
By Donald Zuhn — USPTO Terminates Rospatent as ISA and IPEA for International Applications In a News Brief issued last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had notified the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) of the USPTO's intent to terminate its agreement concerning Rospatent functioning as…
-
By Donald Zuhn — In a notice published last week in the Federal Register (87 Fed. Reg. 25226), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it will allow Applicants to submit an applicant-generated PDF version of applications filed in DOCX format along with the DOCX file when filing an application using the Office's Patent…
-
By Donald Zuhn — USPTO Launches New Patent Search Tool In a press release issued earlier this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the launch of a new Patent Public Search tool. The Office notes that the new patent search tool, which is based on the Patents End-to-End (PE2E) search tool that USPTO…
-
By Donald Zuhn –- Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was terminating engagement with officials from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), per guidance issued by the U.S. Department of State (see "USPTO Terminates Engagement with Rospatent and EAPO"). Nearly a week…
-
By Donald Zuhn –- Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was terminating engagement with officials from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), per guidance issued by the U.S. Department of State (see "USPTO Terminates Engagement with Rospatent and EAPO"). In an email alert…
-
By Donald Zuhn –- On Friday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a statement in which the Office indicated that it "has terminated engagement with officials from Russia's agency in charge of intellectual property, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (commonly known as Rospatent), and with the Eurasian Patent Organization [EAPO]." The Office noted…
-
By Donald Zuhn –- Last week, the American Intellectual Property Organization (AIPLA) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate Minority Leader, to "urge the U.S. Senate to move swiftly to confirm" Kathi Vidal, the Managing Partner of…
-
By Donald Zuhn –- Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021). The Report notes that in 2018 the Office issued its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, which "outlines the framework that enables the USPTO to respond to domestic and international customers' demands for vital…
-
By Donald Zuhn — Updated First Office Action Estimator Tool Now Available In a Patent Alert email distributed earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that an updated First Office Action Estimator online tool is now available to Applicants for use in obtaining time estimates for the issuance of first Office actions in…
Patent Docs 