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Disclosure Requirements United States Patent and Trademark Office New Guidance

McCarter & English, LLP

The Patents Are Coming! The Patents Are Coming!—USPTO Reduces Time to Issue Patents

Under the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) modernization efforts, the time between paying the issue fee and issuance of the patent is being reduced. Faster patent issuance gives patent applicants less time...more

K&L Gates LLP

Detailed Guidance on New USPTO IDS Size Fees

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On 19 January 2025 the USPTO enacted a new Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) size fee. A new IDS size fee, codified under 37 C.F.R. 1.17(v), is accrued for any pending application when the number of cumulative references...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

USPTO Provides Guidance on Using AI-Based Tools in Filing and Preparing Patent and Trademark Applications

On April 11, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) based tools in connection with preparing and prosecuting patent and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

For All Patent/Trademark Practitioners: USPTO Provides Guidance for Use of AI in Preparing USPTO Submissions

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The USPTO expounds a clear message for patent and trademark attorneys, patent agents, and inventors: use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI, in patent and trademark activities and filings before the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The USPTO's Guidance on Use of AI-based Tools in Practice

Since President Biden issued his Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been investigating the potential pitfalls of...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

USPTO Issues Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions - AI-Assisted Inventions are Not Categorically Unpatentable

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On February 13, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued inventorship guidance, effective immediately, for inventions created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance addresses...more

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The USPTO’s Increasing Focus on FDA Submissions and the Duty of Disclosure

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​​​​​​​The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) imposes a Duty of Disclosure, Candor and Good Faith (Duty of Disclosure) on all individuals associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application...more

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The Practical Impact of USPTO Rule Changes on Your Trademark Filings

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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) confirmed that new rules relating to email addresses required for trademark applicants and registrants and new specimens requirements will go into effect this week. A new examination...more

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Ladas & Parry Partners Object To New USPTO Guidelines Requiring Mandatory Disclosure Of Trademark Applicants’ Email Addresses

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The USPTO released long awaited guidelines on February 6, 2020 relating to a new requirement that trademark applicants publicly list their email addresses in each U.S. trademark application or registration....more

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