Recognizing the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many applicants and inventors, on June 29, 2020, the USPTO announced further extensions for small and micro entities to pay certain patent-related fees. In effect,...more
On June 15, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new program to provide prioritized examination for certain trademark and service mark applications that cover qualifying COVID-19...more
On June 3, 2020, the USPTO launched the COVID-19 Response Resource Center as a centralized hub for information about the USPTO’s efforts to accelerate innovation and promote new technologies in response to the COVID-19...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently taken further steps to support innovation during the COVID-19 crisis to assist innovative companies, research centers, universities and individual inventors,...more
On May 8, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced a pilot program to provide prioritized patent examination for certain patent applications that claim products or processes subject to an...more