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USPTO to End AFCP 2.0 Program

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Since 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has provided patent applicants and examiners an opportunity to continue collaborative prosecution after a final rejection has been received through the After...more

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USPTO Issues New Rules Governing MTA Practice and Procedures at PTAB

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced new rules governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA), making certain provisions of the motion to amend pilot...more

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PTO Seeks Permanent Rules Regarding Motion to Amend Practice Before Board

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On March 4, 2024, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to revise its Motion to Amend (MTA) pilot program practice in connection with certain America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings....more

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USPTO Seeks to Cement PTAB Motion to Amend Pilot Program

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to revise its rules on amendment practice under the America Invents Act (AIA). Specifically, the USPTO is proposing...more

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USPTO Proposes Rules Updating Motion to Amend Practice Before the PTAB

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) today proposing to update its rules governing motions to amend before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). ...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - June 2023

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On May 23, the USPTO announced a request for comments seeking public input on whether to make permanent or modify the PTAB’s Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot Program. The USPTO is also seeking related input on the rules of...more

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Accelerated Examination for First-Time Inventors

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched a First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program. The Program is designed to increase accessibility to the patent system for new inventors. The...more

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Early Results of USPTO’s New Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office launched the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program last year to incentivize the filing of patent applications that cover technologies directed to climate change mitigation. With...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - November 2022

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USPTO News - ..On October 19, 2022 the USPTO issued a report titled “Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three decades of growth” examining trends in women’s patenting in the U.S. from 1990-2019. ..Director...more

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USPTO Extends Motion to Amend Pilot Program

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On October 4, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it would be extending the Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot Program at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for a second time—now set to...more

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USPTO News Briefs - October 2022

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In a Patent Alert email distributed to stakeholders last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the replacement of four legacy search tools -- the Public-Examiner's Automated Search Tool (PubEAST),...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - October 2022

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USPTO Leadership - ..This month, Director Kathi Vidal delivered official remarks at the International Copyright Institute and at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property. ..Director Vidal was appointed as a Federal...more

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2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: A Niche Within a Niche: The PTAB’s Evolving Motion to Amend Practice

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On March 15, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced a new Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot Program. The Pilot Program gave patent owners an option to (1) receive Preliminary Guidance on the merits...more

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2021 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

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[co-author: Jamie Dohopolski] Love it or hate it, ignore the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) at your peril. The introduction of the PTAB as part of the America Invents Act over ten years ago has forever changed...more

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Five Impactful USPTO Procedural Developments for Patent Practitioners

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As the world pivoted to navigate obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the USPTO not only adapted to address the challenges, but appeared to make the most of this period by improving existing procedures. Partner...more

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New USPTO COVID-19 Initiatives

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As much of the United States is taking steps towards “getting back to normal,” the USPTO continues to implement programs to encourage investment and innovation in technologies addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the...more

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USPTO Fast-Tracks Appeals For FDA Approved COVID-19 Patents

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On April 15, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) implemented the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) to fast-track ex parte appeals of products or processes subject to an...more

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Expediting PTAB Appeals Using the Fast-Track Program

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released statistics about its Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program. The program went into effect on July 2, 2020 and is currently slated to run until the earlier of July 2,...more

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Recent Trends of Pilot-Eligible MTAs and Complementary Post Grant Strategies

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The USPTO’s Motion to Amend (MTA) Pilot Program has been in effect for nearly two years. The Pilot Program applies to all AIA trials instituted on or after March 15, 2019. Broadly, the Pilot Program’s objective is to provide...more

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USPTO Initiates Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program

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In a notice published in the Federal Register last month (85 Fed. Reg. 39888), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was initiating a Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, to provide for the advancement of...more

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USPTO Launches Pilot Program For Fast-Track Appeals In Limited Number Of Ex Parte Cases

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Recognizing that patent appellants sometimes need a quick ruling in ex parte cases, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is now expediting up to 500 appeals per year in its newly created Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program. ...more

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New Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program for Patent Applications

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Starting July 2, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office is offering a Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program that appears to be a very cost effective way to expedite an appeal of a final rejection of a US patent...more

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USPTO Announces Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program

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On July 1, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new program to expedite ex parte appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Under the “Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program,”...more

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USPTO Makes the Patent “Fast-Track” Faster

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is now accepting petitions for expedited resolution of ex parte appeals. Launched last week, the “Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program” aims to decide the average patent appeal within six...more

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2019 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Dramatic Changes to Motion to Amend Practice

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Motions to amend have historically been viewed as an exercise in futility. The Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Andrei Iancu, agrees, having publicly stated that “[s]ome have suggested that...more

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