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...

A winning patent application is one that can be 1) prosecuted through examination grant at minimal cost; 2) is attractive to investors,...

The US Patent and Trademark Office will set shortened periods for reply to Office actions issued in trademark applications examination....

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has extended the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 through September 30, 2023. This...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent examination can last at least two to three years even without significant processing delays...

The US Patent and Trademark Office is implementing a Patent Prosecution Highway pilot program with the National Institute of Industrial...

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office regulations implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 will go into effect beginning December...