Discover what a patent agent does, the licensing process, and their role versus patent attorneys. Ideal for inventors needing ...

Faster office actions, improved prior art searches, and a more consistent application of the law — these will be hallmarks of the future of patent examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

Starting May 13, 2025, the USPTO has begun accelerating the issuance of patents after the issue fee has been paid. Specifically, the duration between the Issue Notification and the Issue Date will be ...

Year Patent Bar Leader Unveils Enhanced Study Platform with Exclusive eMPEP Access and Post-AIA Question Bank for ...

For originally filed applications, you cannot hedge your bets and wait to see the predicted time to first action after filing (which is provided by the USPTO on their website after pre-processing and ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I was joined by my longtime friend John White, who is the the creator of the patent bar review course I’ve taught for almost 27 years. Together we explore the ...

“We, the patent community…should work together to incrementally improve our system and find and fix rules that are not working as intended.” Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is a statutory right ...