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  • USPTO-Charts-400 Patent Office Lowers First Action, Total Pendency

    October 11, 2019

    The US Patent and Trademark Office on October 9, 2019, announced that it achieved its patent examination pendency goals of reducing first office action times to under 15 months, and reducing total pendency times to under 24 months.
  • Facebook-400 Facebook Awarded Costs After Winning Patent Case Dismissal

    October 10, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 9, 2019, held that Facebook Inc. was properly awarded $4,424.00 in costs after it “rebuffed” a patent infringement case by convincing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to invalidate patent claims relating to advertising software.
  • Fridge PTAB Wrongly Blocked Bid to Correct Patent

    October 3, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 2019, held that the US Patent and Trademark Office abused its discretion when it rejected Honeywell International Inc.'s request to correct a mistake in its refrigeration system patent.
  • USPTO Crest AIPLA Testifies on Proposed Trademark Fees

    September 26, 2019

    AIPLA President Sheldon H. Klein, on September 23, 2019, testified during the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) public hearing on proposed trademark fee adjustments.
  • EPO AIPLA Hosts EPO/US Bar Partnership for Quality Meeting

    September 24, 2019

    The American Intellectual Property Law Association on September 23, 2019, hosted the thirteenth session of the EPO/US Bar Partnership for Quality Meeting.