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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that serves a fundamental role in the U.S. intellectual property system by issuing patents and registering trademarks.... more +
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USPTO Report: Privatizing the Space Economy

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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

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Innovative Insights: Legal Updates in Life Sciences | First Quarter 2025

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Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing life science R&D (particularly in the realm of drug discovery) and challenging the traditional "human inventorship" requirement for U.S. patents. Recent guidance from the USPTO...more

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New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order Contains Numerous Healthcare Implications

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President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed a sweeping executive order (EO) and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and other...more

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Government Shutdown Impact: What Stays Open and What Closes

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As we near a standoff in Congress on the budget, we write to remind clients about how a government shutdown would affect patent and trademark operations at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), copyright operations at the...more

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COVID-19 Relief and Government Funding Bill Brings Significant Changes to Trademark and Copyright Law

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It may come as some surprise that embedded within the over 5,500-pages of the recent COVID-19 relief and government funding bill (the Consolidated Appropriations Act) are several (not-insubstantial) changes to copyright and...more

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Recent USPTO Announcements on Patent Entity Status and Trademark Fees

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Small Entity Government Use License Exception (Effective date: January 20, 2021) - The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to clarify and expand exceptions...more

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Lessons Learned in IP Strategy during the US Government Shutdown

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On January 25, 2019, after 35 days of uncertainty and hundreds of thousands of federal employees missing their second paycheck, the partial government shutdown that went into effect on December 22, 2018 ended. Ramifications...more

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USPTO Issues Announcement Regarding Operational Status During Federal Government Shutdown

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released an announcement (https://www.uspto.gov/uspto-operating-status) regarding its operational status if parts of the government have a lapse in funding....more

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