On November 20, 2024, the USPTO published its Final Rule regarding fee changes to take effect on January 19, 2025 in the Federal Register....more
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On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its 2024 guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility, making significant revisions to its prior guidance on subject matter...more
In the Notice, the USPTO proposed adding a new requirement for acceptable terminal disclaimers to obviate nonstatutory double patenting. The stated goal for this rule change is “to promote competition by lowering the cost of...more
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced the Restoring America’s Leadership in Innovation Act (the “Act”), which was previously introduced in November of 2021. The Act seeks to uphold the goals of the...more
On March 18, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released a memorandum including guidelines and resources to assist Examiners in interpreting claims under 35 U.S.C. §112(f). This memo comes on the back...more
On February 13, 2024, the USPTO posted Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions to the Federal Register to provide clarity for stakeholders and personnel. This guidance applies to all patents resulting from...more
On June 22, 2023, the U.S. senate released a bill, The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (introduced by Senators Tillis and Coons and hereinafter referred to as “PERA”), which if passed would transform patent...more
On November 30, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new pilot program for applicants to freely expedite examinations of applications directed to semiconductor manufacturing, including...more
On November 29, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to codify the Fast-Track Patent Program for Humane Inventions. Both chambers of Congress have now voted to substantively codify H.R. 5796, the Patents for Humanity Act, to...more