News

  • PKI Authentication Update

    February 20, 2019

    Due to recent technical issues, the United States Patent & Trademark Office’s PKI authentication and migration deadlines associated with the authentication change for EFS-Web and Private PAIR are no longer applicable until further notice.
  • USPTO Registration Open for USPTO STEPP Course

    February 19, 2019

    The United States Patent & Trademark Office has opened sign-ups to attend its May 7-9 Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) Attorney/Agent 3-day course held at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
  • European Commission EU Negotiators Reach Agreement to Modernize Copyright Rules

    February 15, 2019

    The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, announced on February 13, 2019, that it reached a political agreement on a new Copyright Directive that would require online platforms to compensate publishers and creators for the content that appears on their websites.
  • USPTO Crest PKI Sign-In Discontinued as of Feb. 15

    February 14, 2019

    EFS-Web and Private PAIR users will no longer be able to authenticate using PKI certificates on February 15, 2019
  • USPTO Publishes Report on Trends of US Women Inventors USPTO Publishes Report on Trends of US Women Inventors

    February 13, 2019

    The United States Patent & Trademark Office on February 11, 2019, released a report on the trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors named on US patents granted from 1976 through 2016.