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Suspension of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program: What Happens Now?

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Effective January 28, 2025, the new administration suspended the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (CCMPP) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO had instituted this program in June 2022 “to...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Fedtrade Podcast - Mike Papineau, CEO of RideFlag Technologies

We recently interviewed Mike Papineau, CEO of RideFlag Technologies in Ontario, Canada for our Fedtrade® podcast. RideFlag has successfully partnered with highway systems across the United States to validate passenger count...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

US Patent & Trademark Office Expands Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program

The Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program offers an opportunity for companies in the climate space to cheaply expedite the examination of US patent applications. The grant of a US patent provides a strong signal to...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Foodtech Patents: Who’s on the Board and What Moves are they Making?

The alternative (“alt-“) animal products industry is growing increasingly more popular each year, causing an increased demand in foods made from plant proteins or cultured in a lab. As more alt-animal products emerge, the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Patent Climate Change Program Targets Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In June 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) launched the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (the “Program”). This program was enacted to support President Biden’s January 27, 2021 Executive Order, which...more

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USPTO Acts to Spur Innovation in Climate Mitigation Technologies with Expedited Review Pilot Program

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As the looming consequences of climate change inch ever closer, the Biden administration has acted forcefully with both legislation and policy. Building on the prioritization of climate change policy announced in President...more

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US Patent Office Seeks to Positively Impact Climate by Accelerating Examination

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The Biden Administration is using a comprehensive set of tools to stick closely to campaign promises around — and the public demand for — climate action. Recently, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The USPTO Joins WIPO GREEN

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently joined the WIPO GREEN technology exchange platform of the World Intellectual Property Organization....more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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USPTO Implements Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program

In a notice published last week in the Federal Register (87 Fed. Reg. 33750), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the implementation of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program, "which is designed to positively...more

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