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PTAB/USPTO Update - September 2024

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Last month, Director Kathi Vidal posted on her blog about global efforts to address climate change through sustainable innovation and about USPTO resources to support the military community....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

USPTO’s Guidance on AI-Based Tools

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Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Department of Commerce issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence tools when practicing before the USPTO. As...more

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USPTO Provides Guidance on Using AI-Based Tools in Filing and Preparing Patent and Trademark Applications

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On April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) based tools in connection with preparing and prosecuting patent and...more

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New Guidance Addresses Use of AI Systems, Tools in Practice Before the PTO

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The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in practice before the PTO. The new guidance is designed to promote responsible use of AI tools and provide...more

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USPTO Guidance on Use of AI-Based Tools

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The USPTO has issued several recent Federal Register Notices this calendar year. The latest, entitled Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 89...more

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USPTO Issues Additional Guidance on Use of AI Tools in Connection with USPTO Matters

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The USPTO issued guidance on February 6, 2024 that clarified existing rules and policies and discussed how to apply them when AI is used in the drafting of submissions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark...more

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USPTO Warns Against Blind Reliance on Artificial Intelligence

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal recently released a memorandum on the subject of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by parties during...more

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USPTO Sets to Clarify Attorney Guidelines in the Age of Generative AI

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As attorneys, we’ve all taken Legal Research and Writing. This is where we first encountered Westlaw and Lexis, using these sites to delve into case law for various assignments while chasing Westlaw and Lexis points in the...more

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How Far Can the Music Go: The Limited Reach of the Trademark Tacking Doctrine

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BERTINI v. APPLE INC. Before Moore, Taranto and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Tacking a mark for one good or service does not grant priority for every other good or service in the...more

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Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2022 Decisions

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As part of the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took steps to return to normal operations. It began requiring live oral arguments in August 2022 and, by November,...more

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PTO Introduces Intellectual Property Identifier Tool

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On January 18, 2023, the US Patent & Trademark Office announced the launch of its new Intellectual Property (IP) Identifier tool. This tool is designed for those who are less familiar with IP and assists users in determining...more

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USPTO Open for Some In-Person Business

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After being closed for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the USPTO has opened all locations to employees and resumed some public in-person events. That said, PTAB hearings and TTAB hearings are still being...more

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Supporting USPTO Pro Bono Programs

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The USPTO first established a pro bono program to help “financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses” pursue patent protection for their inventions under the America Invents Act (AIA). The USPTO recently...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - February 2022

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USPTO Leadership - ..Drew Hirshfeld is still performing the functions and duties of Director. President Biden nominated Kathi Vidal to be the next Director. On Jan. 13, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-5 to forward...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - August 2021

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USPTO Leadership - ..Drew Hirshfeld is still performing the functions and duties of Director. The Biden Administration has not made an announcement as to who will be nominated to become the next Director....more

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The Briefing: COVID 19 Bill Stimulates the Economy and Changes in the Intellectual Property Law

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In this episode, Scott and Josh discuss the changes in Intellectual Property Law stemming from the recently passed COVID-19 Stimulus Bill. The IP law blog is a publication of Weintraub Tobin (www.weintraub.com). The...more

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The TTAB Revisits The Doctrine Of Foreign Equivalents

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In the recent decision In re Hop Daddy LLC (Serial No. 88175921), the TTAB reexamined the contours of the doctrine of foreign equivalents. The USPTO refused Hop Daddy’s application to register the mark SALTY BULL BREWING &...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 Issues Notice Waiving Certain Patent and Trademark Deadlines Due to COVID-19

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On March 31, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Official Notices in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, granting 30-day extensions for certain specifically enumerated trademark and patent...more

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Response to COVID-19

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On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act temporarily expands the authority of the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...more

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Waiver of USPTO Deadlines Under the CARES Act

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Further to our update from late last week, which outlined certain notices issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the...more

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UPDATE: NAVIGATING THE USPTO DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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Updated April 1, 2020 We previously reported on USPTO COVID-19 related information, including a prior statement that the USPTO was unable to change deadlines. The USPTO has now obtained statutory authority to modify...more

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Cancellations At USPTO, PTAB, TTAB, etc...

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On Friday, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it was cancelling all in-person meetings — including all examiner interviews, all meetings between examiners and applicants, and all hearings...more

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USPTO Alert: Update on In-Person Meetings

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The USPTO has issued the following update regarding in-person meetings: Until further notice, examiner and examining attorney interviews, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)...more

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Federal Circuit Demotes Unconstitutionally Appointed PTAB Judges

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With the Supreme Court in Oil States v. Greene’s Energy holding IPRs constitutional under Article III, and the Federal Circuit in Celgene v. Peter holding the retroactive use of IPRs against pre-AIA patents not to be an...more

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