The USPTO Streamlined Claim Set Pilot can advance certain pending utility applications to a first Office action, but strict eligibility and one-independent/ten-total claim limits apply.
The PTAB’s new optional AIA trial templates reveal practical drafting expectations for IPR and PGR petitions, preliminary responses, and patent owner responses.
The USPTO now accepts Statement of Use extension requests in Trademark Center. Here is what intent-to-use applicants should know about deadlines, fees, specimens, and the three-year limit.
The Federal Circuit’s September 10, 2026 Guymon decision shows why patent owners must separately docket USPTO reconsideration and the 180-day deadline for judicial review of a patent term adjustment decision.
Beginning October 1, 2026, new U.S.-origin Madrid Protocol applications must be filed through WIPO’s Madrid e-Filing system. This guide explains the account, payment, workflow, and portfolio-strategy changes trademark owners should prepare for.
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