The patent examination process can often take far too long, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is determined to do something about it in 2026. This past October, the USPTO ...

For a Canadian patent application to be examined, an applicant must file a request for examination with the Canadian ...

Fiona Yin of Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices says patent applicants should consider the Accelerated Examination Procedure for Re-examination as it offers an easier application process ...

Explanation. When the U.S. government denies us legal protection, we want to know why. Accompanying an adverse decision in the legal world, we want an explanation to support the adverse decision so we ...

“With new features like excess claim fees, continued examination fees, and conditional notices of allowance, the Patent Rules amendments bring significant changes to patent prosecution in Canada.” ...

Adirek Siriwattasit of Tilleke & Gibbins says Thailand’s new fast-track patent programme for green technologies offers accelerated examinations at no extra cost to applicants, promotes sustainable ...

Law360, New York (August 19, 2020, 12:37 PM EDT) -- With little fanfare, the latest Manual of Patent Examining Procedure revision in June inserted a subtle, but potentially significant, change to the ...

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a letter last week, five U.S. senators called for improved patent quality and oversight at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Mark ...

Imagine receiving a letter from a company offering to let you license a patent covering a computer-related business method for $50,000. Should you pay it? What if the company claims that its patent ...

The present guidelines are prepared with the objective that the guidelines would help the examiners and the controllers of ...