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Significant New USPTO Fees Proposed for 2025

JD Supra Law

The USPTO has commenced the fee-setting process for fee adjustments it expects to implement in January 2025. By: Foley & Lardner LLP

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USPTO Floats Raft Of Significant Patent Fee Hikes

IP Law 360

Patent and Trademark Office has proposed numerous patent fee increases that would take effect in 2025 if adopted, including notable hikes related to continuing applications, design patents and post-grant challenges that attorneys say could alter applicant behavior.

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USPTO Fees: Targeted Higher Fees to Push for Compact

Patently-O

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. The NPRM would also hike design patent filing and issuance fees. It is unclear how this proposal benefits the USPTO.

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News express: China releases a 15-year blueprint on the development of intellectual property rights (2021–2035)

The IPKat

Notably, compared to those of ‘The Outline’ (2008) (see page 3 of the WIPO lexdoc ), the five-year goals set by ‘The Outline’ (2021–2035) are much more concrete and specific, as shown in the list below: The criterion of ‘The number of high-value invention patents* per 10,000 population’ had its debut this year at the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025.