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How to Request a Trademark Extension For Office Action

Patent Trademark Blog

What is the new deadline to respond to trademark Office Actions? When you’ve practiced trademark law long enough, you take certain things for granted. Things like Office Action deadlines never seem to change. Patent Office Action deadlines are extendable. Things change.

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PCT Patent Application: Why file foreign when your US application is uncertain, unexamined or not allowed?

Patent Trademark Blog

Leap of Faith: File a PCT patent application while your US application might get rejected? Timing your patent filings can be tricky. P:atent applicants typically find themselves in a moment of indecision when the foreign filing deadline approaches. How does that help your US application?

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Tillis and Leahy Urge USPTO to Address Inconsistent Prior Art Statements by Patent Applicants at the FDA

IP Watchdog

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), discussing the issue of inconsistent statements made by patent applicants pursuant to their disclosure requirements at the USPTO and other federal agencies, especially the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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USPTO Introduces Pilot Program For Expedited Review of Semiconductor Manufacturing-Related Patent Applications

JD Supra Law

On December 1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is implementing the Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program, effective immediately, to incentivize intellectual property protection for certain semiconductor manufacturing innovations.

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How to Challenge a Design Patent Application

Patent Trademark Blog

Mission Impossible: Can you block a design patent application? Design patent applications are not publicly viewable. It can be nearly impossible to figure out what design patent applications are pending. Suppose your competitor indicates that their product is patent-pending. This will be tricky.

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Good News for Patent Applicants: USPTO Extends the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0

JD Supra Law

Patent and Trademark Office has extended the After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0 allows applicants to request a patent examiner be given additional time to consider responses after a final office action in certain circumstances. through September 30, 2024. This program (the AFCP 2.0)

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Your Patent Application Is About To Get A First Office Action: Now What?

JD Supra Law

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched an online First Office Action Estimator, which provides an estimate when a patent application will receive a first Office action.