Provisional Patent Application: Key Benefits and Filing Process

Discover how a Provisional Patent Application protects your invention with the "patent pending" label and learn about its ...
Reuters

Patent Office introduces new discretionary denial process for challenges to issued patents

May 16, 2025 - In 2011, the America Invents Act (AIA) created a system by which litigation defendants, special-interest groups, or any member of the public could challenge the validity of an issued ...

Patent Attorneys Pivot Focus After Tumultuous Tribunal Changes

Patent attorneys who have primarily focused on work at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board are pivoting, dusting off old skills ...
Opinion
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Our founders would abhor what the US Patent and Trademark Office is doing

We write to oppose the US Patent & Trademark Office’s proposed rule changes for inter partes review (IPR) found in Docket No. PTO-P-2025-0025. We oppose the rule changes for three broad reasons: The ...
IPWatchdog

Federal Circuit Finds No Due Process Violation Stems from Inconsistent Positions on Patent Ownership at PTAB, ITC

“The Federal Circuit… ruled that such a due process violation could only be asserted by whoever claimed to be the true [patent owner].” Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ...
IPWatchdog

Why Companies Should Still Build a Patent Portfolio

“The factors driving perception that patents have lost their value are certainly relevant and have had a substantial impact on patent litigation [but] none of these factors, alone or in combination, ...