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BOLO: Cannabis Qui Tam Actions

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Due to federal illegality, the cannabis industry has long been plagued by federal agencies taking a variety of different enforcement approaches to cannabis businesses. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the National...more

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PTO Extends Time for Small and Micro Entities to Pay Certain Fees

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Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) extended the time for small and micro entities to make certain fee payments until September 30, 2020. Also...more

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USPTO Grants Additional COVID-19-Related Relief to Patent Applicants

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On June 29, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued another notice under the authority granted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to grant COVID-19-related relief to...more

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USPTO Announces Further Extensions of Patent Deadlines

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Recognizing the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many applicants and inventors, on June 29, 2020, the USPTO announced further extensions for small and micro entities to pay certain patent-related fees. In effect,...more

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Again Extends Certain Deadlines to September 29, But Still Only For Some.

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Section 12004 of the CARES Act allows the director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) (under certain conditions) to provide temporary relief from certain USPTO filing deadlines and fees. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Announces Additional Extension of Certain Patent Deadlines for Small and Micro Entities

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices - In a notice posted on its website yesterday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was further extending the time to pay certain required fees, but only for...more

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USPTO Provides Limited Patent and Trademark Deadline Extensions Under the CARES Act-UPDATED June 2020 #2

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides applicants for U.S. patents and trademarks the opportunity to obtain temporary relief from certain deadlines as an increasing number of businesses face...more

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office Extends the Filing Deadlines of Certain Non-Provisional Patent Applications Affected...

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An ongoing challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic has been to meet the filing deadlines of non-provisional patent applications that claim priority to prior patent applications (e.g., prior provisional or foreign patent...more

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USPTO Expands CARES Act Relief to Non-Provisional Application Filings Deadlines

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has expanded the type of relief available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Now, priority claims can be made in certain...more

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USPTO Provides Limited Patent And Trademark Deadline Extensions Under The CARES Act-UPDATED June, 2020

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The newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides applicants for U.S. patents and trademarks the opportunity to obtain temporary relief from certain deadlines as an increasing number of...more

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Update II: Director Of Patent And Trademark Office Extends Certain Patent And Trademark-Related Document And Fee Deadlines For...

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On May 27, 2020, for the third time, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) extended the time to file certain patent-related documents and to pay certain required fees to July 1, 2020. With the second extension...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

COVID-19 Washington Update: June 2020 #1

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Today's federal government activities in response to COVID-19 include: Congress - Today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act of 2020 to modify the CARES Act’s signature...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

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Continued COVID-19 Relief as USPTO Waives Fees for Trademark Petitions

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In accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) previously provided two extensions of time to file certain trademark-related...more

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USPTO Further Extends Deadlines for Patent Filings for Small / Micro Entities

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In accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) previously provided two extensions of time to file certain patent-related documents...more

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USPTO Extends Patent Deadlines for Small and Micro Entities

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From March to May of 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) responded to the COVID-19 outbreak by offering various forms of relief to stakeholders.  The widest ranging of these relief efforts was issued...more

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Grants Further Extension of Relief and Opportunities for Certain Patent-Related...

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Extensions of Patent Deadlines - The USPTO has been granted temporary authority under section 12004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to toll, waive, adjust, or modify certain timing...more

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USPTO Extends, Modifies CARES Act Deadline Relief

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has extended the period for deferring certain deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) with important modifications. The most...more

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USPTO Announces Further Extensions of Deadlines Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently taken further steps to support innovation during the COVID-19 crisis to assist innovative companies, research centers, universities and individual inventors,...more

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USPTO Extends Certain Patent Deadlines to July 1, 2020, but Limits Trademark Deadlines to May 31, 2020

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), operating in accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), previously extended the time to file...more

Kilpatrick

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Extends Certain Deadlines to July 1, For Some.

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Section 12004 of the CARES Act allows the director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) (under certain conditions) to provide temporary relief from certain USPTO filing deadlines and fees....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USPTO Extends CARES Act Relief for Trademark Applicants, Owners, and Litigants Facing COVID-19 Related Business Disruptions...

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May 27, 2020 USPTO Notice - In recognition of the continued business disruptions occasioned by COVID-19, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) expanded the timeframe within which trademark owners may...more

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USPTO Provides Limited Patent And Trademark Deadline Extensions Under The CARES Act-UPDATED

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The newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides applicants for U.S. patents and trademarks the opportunity to obtain temporary relief from certain deadlines as an increasing number of...more

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Virus-Related Legislation Extends Patent and Trademark Deadlines

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The details of financial relief provided to households and businesses in the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act may have received all the press, but other provisions of the CARES Act...more

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USPTO Announces Further Extension of Certain Trademark Deadlines

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On April 28, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was further extending the time to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees in a Notice posted on its...more

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