Patent Applications, Patent Filings, Corporate Counsel

2025 Patent Filing Costs Rise: USPTO Fee Update and Response Strategies

Dickinson Wright on 7/24/2025

In January 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a broad set of fee increases and structural adjustments intended to address rising operational costs and encourage more efficient patent...more

USPTO to Launch New Patent Issue Procedure on April 18: What You Need to Know

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/13/2023

In a recent press release, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, starting on April 18, 2023, the Office would begin issuing electronic patent grants (eGrants) to patent recipients....more

Important Changes to European Patent Practice

Cozen O'Connor on 10/17/2022

After 45 years, the European Patent Office is replacing the existing regional patent system that has local enforcement with a new Unitary Patent (UP) system that has enforcement throughout Europe by a Unified Patent Court...more

The Unified Patent Court is (Finally) Coming to Europe and Bringing Some Pretty Fundamental Changes with It

Goodwin on 4/20/2022

Seven years after the Member States of the EU signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (“UPCA”), the Unitary Patent (“UP”) and the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) are likely to commence during the second half of 2022. This...more

Changes to Canadian Patent Law

Bennett Jones LLP on 10/25/2019

On October 30, 2019, the final stage of the new Canadian Patent Law will come into force. There will be many changes to Canadian Patent Law and practice. ...more

The new Canadian Patent Rules will be in force October 30, 2019—get ready now for these two key requirements

Smart & Biggar on 10/4/2019

As discussed in detail in our recent article, new Canadian Patent Rules, implementing requirements of the Patent Law Treaty, will come into force on October 30, 2019. Two requirements under the new Rules warrant particular...more