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A 2025 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report highlights significant growth in space technology patents, driven by private innovation and government support. According to the report, space-related goods and...more
(A&R Vets to Ventures features a co-authored article with our friends from Data² - a veteran-owned small business that leverages advanced analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI to enable organizations to harness...more
When applying for a patent application, certain entities are entitled to reduced USPTO filing fees. Applicants who qualify for small entity status can reduce many USPTO fees by 60%. Applicants who are micro entities can...more
Since the America Invents Act (“AIA”) established a new venue for hearing patent disputes, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), much ink has been spilled regarding the impacts of this forum on patent litigation and the...more
Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you claim small entity status or...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. This fee reduction is part of an effort to reduce financial burdens and resulting barriers...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on December 4 a rule change to clarify and expand exceptions to small entity status, which primarily affects the fees that the USPTO charges patent applicants. ...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing a COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for small and micro entities. The program is intended to help independent inventors and small businesses...more
In an effort to help independent inventors and small businesses bring “important and possibly life-saving treatments” to market more quickly, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing the COVID-19...more
On May 4, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched its new online marketplace platform – Patents 4 Partnerships. The purpose of the Patents 4 Partnerships program is to provide a database of...more
Business owners and founders face a mountain of decisions and needs in the early days of their company. Infrastructure, supply chains and personnel issues often attract the lion’s share of attention, in part because of their...more
In a recent book entitled Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck, author Adam Cohen examines the case of Buck v. Bell, where Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that "[t]hree...more
Emerging companies often ask: “Is my idea patentable?” Many of these ideas relate to software. The patent eligibility of software is again a hot topic in the United States and around the world. Recent developments in US...more