The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published trademark fee adjustments effective January 18, 2025. The adjusted fee schedule is...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published patent fee adjustments on November 20, 2024. The adjusted fee schedule is effective...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is ending the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0, which has been running with annual...

Only human individuals can be named as inventors on U.S. patent applications, even if the human uses AI as a tool for assistance. We...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office published guidance in the Federal Register today that is effective as of February 13, 2024....

Patents are a tool used to protect innovation and foster economic growth. The inventor agrees to disclose their invention in return for a...

Let the world know when you have trademark rights you expect to enforce. U.S. trademark law provides three trademark symbols SM (℠) , TM...

U.S patents don't work outside of the U.S. Foreign counterpart patents can be critical business solutions. U .S. patents are for...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office today implemented the controversial DOCX filing requirement. If a new patent application...

There are a ways that foreign-based patent applicants can minimize U.S. patent filing costs and minimize U.S. patent prosecution costs...

The benefits of patenting today can be critical for a company of any size, from nascent start-ups to long established household brands at...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines for USPTO personnel concerning the enablement requirement under...

A name, logo, slogan, color(s), sounds, or product configuration can each be a trademark or service mark. Each is capable of creating, in...

U.S. patent law provides several tools for protection inventions, including utility patents, plant patents, and design patents. Design...

The US Patent and Trademark Office now offers a Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program. The Program is intended to expedite examination...

I. IDS Requirement for U.S. Patent Application Patent Office Rule 56 requires you to disclose to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 through September 30, 2024. This...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin electronic patent issuance on April 18, 2023. The USPTO will stop...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office announced a sixth extension of the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program. The...

After some time in business, you may find your company at the receiving end of a letter notifying you of certain patent(s) and/or...