News

  • The Three Flags New NAFTA Includes IP Provision

    October 2, 2018

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement to “modernize the 24-year-old NAFTA into a 21st century, high-standard agreement."
  • Judge-Panel-400 PTAB Creates Precedential Opinion Panel (POP)

    September 28, 2018

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding precedential and informative decisions (SOP2).
  • PTAB Issues Revised SOP

    September 25, 2018

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding paneling of matters before the PTAB (SOP1).
  • New Examination Guide on Changes to Procedures for Certain Trademark Documents

    September 21, 2018

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new examination guide, “Changes to Procedures Regarding Certain Documents.”
  • Sign-Up Closing Soon for USPTO’s Agent/Attorney 3-Day Course

    September 20, 2018

    Sunday, Sept. 23, is the last day to sign up for the Nov. 6-8 STEPP Agent/Attorney 3-Day Course. Open to the public as part of the USPTO’s Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) program, the course will be held at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.