Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed a new fee structure for fiscal year 2025 , which includes significant increases in various patent fees. Another significant change is the substantial increase in fees for Request for Continued Examination (RCE) filings.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

What is a Notice of Allowance in a patent application? A Notice of Allowance (NOA) is a USPTO document indicating that a patent application has been allowed. The approval of your patent application is basically the finish line of your journey and presumably the goal of every applicant. When will your patent be granted?

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The TTABlog

MARCH 9, 2023

Last year, however, the USPTO issued an Examination Guide purporting to “clarify” that the proper burden is the lower “preponderance of the evidence” standard. The Office’s 2022 Exam Guide In May 2022, the Office issued Examination Guide 1-22 titled Clarification of Examination Evidentiary Standard for Marks Refused as Generic.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Malobika is a 2nd year PhD scholar and a full-time Teaching Assistant at WBNUJS, Kolkata, who is working on examining the need for, and contribution of “Experts” in IP dispute adjudication. The plaintiff alleged procedural infirmities during the examination, and that the impugned order does not provide sufficient reasons.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JULY 14, 2021

Furthermore, patent prosecution occurring after the initial filing will vary by each governmental patent office. Some IP offices may present a more challenging patent examination process than others. Do US national stage applications require a subsequent request for examination?

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Patently-O

JANUARY 20, 2023

Are inventions described in works of science fiction patentable? This sort of science fiction is not patentable because it cannot logically be enabled or have credible utility when the patent is filed. For similar reasons, science fiction is rarely cited as prior art against later patent filings.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Kurian’s trail of transparency, Statements of Patent (Non-)Working, Corruption in IP Offices, Serial Crisis in India, the Indian “Bayh Dole” Bill, etc. Two years later, Sumathi did a detailed post about her interview with Dr S Nagarajan , the then Chairperson of PPV&FR. Missed anything? No worries, we got you!

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