Fostering and supporting innovation is, quite literally, the mission of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). To advance this mission, the USPTO hosts a suite of web portals that ...

Effective April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will transition to electronic patent issuance under which the official copy of the patent will be provided in an electronic format with a ...

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Artificial intelligence promises to supercharge scientific research and entrepreneurial innovation, helping researchers and inventors make new discoveries and creations. But how will patent ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...

On January 4, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released new Patent Examiner Guidance (“the Guidance”) for subject matter eligibility. The updated guidance could benefit any ...

Imagine that you are about to draft a patent application for an invention related to an air filter pad to be inserted within an airflow chamber inside a vacuum cleaner. There are numerous options in ...

Beginning in July 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has partnered with several other offices in Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs. As of the end of fiscal year 2016, ...

SUNRISE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marketing technology company SproutLoud is proud to announce that it has been awarded a second patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), ...

The NIST director and register of copyrights were added as co-vice chairs of the Council for Inclusive Innovation, among others The USPTO has tapped several top government officials to serve as ...