The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in ...
As of January 29 2010 the EPO has launched the so-called PCT Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programme with the USPTO and the JPO. The programme enable PCT applicants whose applications have been ...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule substantially adjusting patent fees. The new fee structure will take effect on January 19, 2025. In addition to a general ...
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is becoming an increasingly important tool for companies all around the world, with strategic use on the rise for a variety of reasons. Indeed, despite a global downturn ...
Fasten your seatbelts. John M Carson, Alan Kessler and Hugh Dunlop explain how the PPH works in practice, and ask which applicants will most benefit from it The patent prosecution highway consists of ...