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. This fits with the ongoing trend that a patent should be of a particular size.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

John Howells, Ron D Katznelson, Freedom to Operate analysis as competitive necessity—the Selden automobile patent case revisited , Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (2024). Judges , American University Law Review (2025) (forthcoming). James Hicks, Do Patents Drive Investment in Software? , 1131 (2024).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

billion by 2025. [ii] Patent Prosecution. Patent protection is generally available for cannabis and cannabis-related innovations on the same basis as any other innovation, presenting relatively few obstacles for applicants. billion, with an expected increase to $29.7

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

This wave of RFCs includes significant proposals aimed at adjusting patent fees for fiscal year 2025, refining terminal disclaimer practices, and addressing the impact of artificial intelligence on prior art and patentability.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 14, 2025

As 2025 unfolds, changes across the patent landscape are unfolding. From agency leadership transitions to proposed legislation and evolving AI-related policies, these shifts could impact patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and strategic considerations for companies and practitioners.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a final rule introducing a significant new fee structure for continuing patent applications. This rule, set to take effect on January 19, 2025, establishes additional fees for any continuing application filed at least six years after its earliest benefit date (EBD).

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The IPKat

MARCH 20, 2025

Critically, regulatory exclusivity is entirely separate from the patent process. Unlike patents, which have to go through the lengthy process of patent prosecution before the patent office, regulatory exclusivity is granted more-or-less automatically upon regulatory approval of a new chemical or biological entity.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

by Dennis Crouch In 2025, the Trump administration is in the process of substantially reducing the federal workforce while also signaling interest in increasing reliance on Artificial Intelligence in federal government operations.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Wishing everyone a prosperous and a healthy new year ahead and hoping that 2025 brings in spicier IP developments to the Indian IP regime, making it a more fair, balanced and effective one! The Rules introduce monumental changes in the patent regime with far-reaching implications. Happy 2025! Novex Communications Pvt Ltd v.

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Patently-O

MARCH 30, 2025

The firm's complaint, filed on March 28, 2025, names dozens of federal agencies and officials as defendants, including Coke Morgan Stewart in her official capacity as Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Executive Office of the President , No.

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