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“Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive Order - Potential Impacts for Patent Applicants and Owners

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In response to concerns about eroded public confidence in scientists and the alleged misuse of scientific information by federal agencies to justify political ends, President Trump’s “Restoring Gold Standard Science”...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Beating the Wait: Practical Tips to Shorten Patent and Trademark Pendency

It is taking longer to get a patent. Since 2020, the average time from patent filing to receiving the first action from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has risen from 14 months to 21 months, a 50% increase in...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

New Executive Orders Signal Shift in U.S. Artificial Intelligence and Science Policy

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In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders that mark a significant change in the federal government's approach to artificial intelligence, science and technology policy. These orders establish new...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

USPTO Withdraws Its Former Artificial Intelligence Strategy Document

We recently reported the USPTO’s publication on Jan. 14, 2025, of an artificial intelligence strategy document, just days before the appointment of new Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart. Wasting no time, the USPTO has now...more

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Patent and Trademark Applicants Could See Big Delays in 2025

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Patent and trademark applicants are likely to see significant changes with their applications in 2025. First, numerous fee increases have recently taken effect – on January 18 for trademark applications and January 19 for...more

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USPTO/PTAB: Changes are on the Horizon

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In the closing weeks of 2024, USPTO Director Kathi Vidal announced her departure in a November LinkedIn post, stating that she would leave the Office during the second week of December to rejoin the partnership of...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Navigating the Massive Impact Changes to Telework Policies Would Have at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) faces unique challenges amid discussions on altering telework policies....more

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Potential Effects of the Trump Administration’s First Actions on the USPTO

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Two of President Donald Trump’s first actions – an order for federal workers to return to the office and a hiring freeze – stand to affect federal agencies across the board. Although the ultimate results of these actions...more

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PTAB Strategies and Insights - July 2018: Do You Want An Inferior Judge? Why PTAB Judges May Be Unconstitutional And What Happens...

Is the appointment of PTAB administrative patent judges (APJs) constitutional? The patent bar is asking in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lucia v. SEC....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO Forms Working Group on Regulatory Reform

Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office posted a notice on its website announcing the formation of a Working Group on Regulatory Reform "to consider, review, and recommend ways that USPTO regulations can be improved,...more

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