IP Watchdog

MARCH 18, 2025

IPWatchdog has learned that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has decided to end all current appointments to both the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC), effective immediately.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 1, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the previous year, and more. So we start the New Year off today with some educated predictions about the year to come in IP, based on what courts have said, prospects for new leadership under the next presidential administration, changes to practice due to new fees and rules enacted at the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") has issued its Final Rule adjusting filing fees at all stages of the trademark application and maintenance filing process. The new fees will take effect on January 18, 2025. By: Miller Canfield

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

It could well turn out that these ITCs offer a preview of topics that the FASB might be taking up in 2025. Whats more, two of these projects have the potential to be somewhat contentious: accounting for intangibles, such as brand recognition, copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade names, By: Cooley LLP

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule setting out patent fee increases that will come into effect on January 19, 2025. The USPTO states that costs justify an increase of 10% for up-front fees and 7.5%

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Case Summaries Gilead Sciences Inc vs Union Of India on 19 December, 2024 (Madras High Court) Image from here The writ petition pertains to a patent application filed by the petitioner, which was contested by the 4 th respondent through a post-grant opposition. Nirmala Agarwal Prop of Karmyogi vs B.C

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued its Final Rule with adjusted filing fees at all stages of patent and trademark application filings through maintenance fees. The fee increases will take effect on January 19, 2025. By: Miller Canfield

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finalized its fee schedule for 2025. The updated fee schedule is effective on January 19, 2025. It includes increases to most standard office fees. By: Womble Bond Dickinson

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released its long-anticipated final rule on patent fee adjustments (“Final Rule”). Set to take effect January 19, 2025, these changes represent the most significant fee restructuring since 2020. By: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Mark your calendars for January 8-11, 2025, as the IP & Ski Conference returns to the slopes of Vail, Colorado. I’ll be part of two sessions on Saturday morning, one focusing on AI’s impact on patent practice and a review of 2024’s most significant patent cases. Fromer is amazing).

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Effective January 18, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement substantial increases to trademark fees, impacting application filings, post-registration maintenance filings, and Letters of Protest and Petitions to the Director. By: Venable LLP

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

The USPTO is restructuring its electronic trademark filing process by replacing the current TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard options with a single streamlined electronic application.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it will increase patent fees effective January 19, 2025. The USPTO will raise almost all existing patent fees. Although the USPTO made a few exceptions for policy reasons, existing patent fees will generally be about 7.5

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

On November 20, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule adjusting patent fees beginning in 2025.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced increased patent and trademark fees effective 19 and 18 January 2025, respectively. By: K&L Gates LLP

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Larson & Larson

JANUARY 13, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant fee changes that will take effect on January 19, 2025. As a patent attorney, I want to highlight the key adjustments and their potential impact on patent applicants and strategies. for most patent-related services.

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Traverse Legal Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

These nonprofits own registered trademarks and attend to them just as a for-profit organization does. Ensure proper usage of your trademarks via licensing agreements and otherwise. Monitor unauthorized third party usage of your trademarks. The post The Importance of NonProfit Trademark for Organizations.

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Patently-O

MARCH 12, 2025

March 12, 2025) In an interesting trademark decision, the Federal Circuit has clarified that terms once considered generic do not necessarily remain permanently unregistrable. provides important guidance on genericness timing and addresses a question of first impression in trademark law. Sazerac Brands, LLC , 2023-1682 (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 5, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) proposed fee schedule for 2025 to express their concern about certain substantial fee increases.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 14, 2025

The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant changes to the patent fee schedule which will take effect on January 19, 2025. increase to all other patent fees not covered by those targeted adjustments.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Copyright Society's 2025 Midwinter Meeting (30 January - 1 February 2025) The Copyright Society will host its traditional Midwinter Meeting between 30 January and 1 February 2025. 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition The U.S. For further information, click here. For further information, click here.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 20, 2025

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced changes to patent fees, which will take effect on Jan 19, 2025. Most current fees are subject to a 7.5% across-the-board increase while other fees are subject to a larger increase.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced an increase in patent fees to take effect on January 19, 2025.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 31, 2025

In less than a month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has dramatically reformed its policies and procedures for exercising its discretion to deny institution of AIA post-grant proceedings. By: Hudnell Law Group

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Assistant Controller: The Court Reminds the Patent Office to Give Reasons DHC recently remanded a patent rejection order to the IPO, which had rejected the application due to the applicant’s failure to submit a written statement on time. What does this reveal about the quality of patent grant/rejection orders?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

A quick glance at last week analysis of wrongful obtainment in the Indian patent landscape, discussing Delhi High Courts jurisdiction in ANI vs OpenAI, and the implications of a MoU between screen writers and music composers. The last day to send your applications is April 1, 2025. Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan discusses this issue.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Highlights Finding the Real Burger King: Identical Marks & Prior Use in the Pune Eatery Case It has been 14 years since the Burger King trademark dispute began in India, still with no end in sight. vs Clubramada Hotels And Resorts Private Limited on 9 March, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Image from here. Is this a gap in the law?

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2025

On February 28, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rescinded a memorandum issued in June 2022 by former Director Katherine Vidal (the Vidal Memorandum) that provided guidance on discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or the Board). Then, on March 24, 2025, the.

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The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2025

Patents and SPCs Rose Hughes reviewed the capabilities and limitations of AI-powered software designed to assist in patent drafting. Oliver Fairhurst covered a legal case involving Illiquidx and Altana, focusing on a dispute concerning breach of confidence and patent rights. IPKat's Weekly Legal Digest: Don't Miss Out!

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2025

On March 26, 2025, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Coke Morgan Stewart issued a memorandum that makes several significant changes to how the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will evaluate whether to discretionarily deny institution of petitions (..)

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) could see fewer trademark applications filed in numerous Classes with lengthy descriptions of goods and services as a result of an increase in trademark fees and new surcharges that went into effect January 17, 2025. By: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Patent & Trademark Office published a final rule on November 20, 2024, that establishes a new surcharge for continuation applications filed well after their earliest benefit dates (EBDs).

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Patent and trademark applicants are likely to see significant changes with their applications in 2025. First, numerous fee increases have recently taken effect on January 18 for trademark applications and January 19 for patent applications. By: Lathrop GPM

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Shamnad Basheer, it offers expert analysis of patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, and related policy issues. About SpicyIP Spicy IP is a premier platform dedicated to intellectual property (IP) law, focusing on developments in India and beyond. Founded in 2005 by renowned legal scholar Prof.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2025

On March 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced changes to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial institution process, creating a new bifurcated approach to institution decisions.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 24, 2025

On March 13, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued a decision titled In Re: Xencor, Inc. The Xencor decision affirms the decision of the Appeals Review Panel (ARP) of the US Patent and Trademark Office, which held both pending claims of US Patent Application No.

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