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USPTO New Trademark Practice Tips
The USPTO announced new trademark “practice tips”: Subscribing to Trademark Alert Emails TMIDSuggest Mailbox for Proposing New Goods/Services Entries Letters of Protest Overdue Registrations Trademark Policy Collaboration Site Overview plus an updated one: Steps When Confronted with an Assignment Against Your Property Filed by Another Party You may find all Practice Tips at: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/practice_tips.jsp […]
US-Supreme Court prohibits patents on genes
On June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court based in Washington, USA, decided that no patents on human genes will be granted anymore. The Amercian pharma company Myriad Genetics had two breast cancer gene sequences BRCA1 and BRCA2 patented, which naturally occur in the human body. The gene BRCA1, for example, leads to an increased risk […]
USPTO Notice Regarding Trademark ID Manual
On January 1, 2014, the USPTO will publish new and updated goods and services identifications and classifications in the USPTO ID Manual to reflect the Nice Classification, Tenth Edition, version in force effective January 1, 2014. In order to implement these changes, no additional entries to the ID Manual will be uploaded after December 12, […]
Update to Global Patent Search Network with Access to Chinese Patent Documentation
Chinese Patent Documents from 1985 to 2012 Now Available The Global Patent Search Network (GPSN) http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/index.jsp has now been updated to include additional coverage years from 1985 to 2012 and additional features to sort and narrow search results. GPSN is available via the USPTO website enabling users to access Chinese patent documentation to conduct prior […]
USPTO Seminar: Using the Madrid Protocol
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, the USPTO will hold a one-day seminar on using the Madrid Protocol for filing an international application and maintaining an international registration. The target audience is practitioners who are already familiar with and have used the Madrid Protocol. The purpose of the seminar is to provide practical information on common […]
WARNING: Non-USPTO Solicitations That May Resemble Official USPTO Communications
The USPTO has published on its webpage а WARNING, concerning misleading communications and abusive actions. Anyone should be aware that private companies not associated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) often use trademark application and registration information from the USPTO’s databases to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations. Trademark applicants and registrants continue to submit a significant […]
U.S. Copyright Office Closed
The U.S. Copyright Office is closed, and www.copyright.gov is not available due to the federal government shutdown effective 12:01 amET, Tuesday, October 1, 2013. The Public Information Office and the Technical Support Desk of the Copyright Office are also closed. If you would like to file a copyright registration online, select the “Continue to eCO” button at […]
18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference – CANCELED
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) canceled the 18th Annual Independent Inventors Conference that was scheduled for October 11th and 12th at its headquarters. While the USPTO remains open during the general government shutdown that began October 1, 2013 by using prior year reserve fee collections to operate as usual for approximately four weeks, difficult […]
New Easily Searchable Format of the TMOG
The USPTO announced the release of a new easily searchable format of the Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG), available at tmog.uspto.gov/. This release is created on the basis of the feedback received from customers earlier this year during the beta version of this program. Further improvements to the TMOG, including the ability to download the data […]
USPTO Upgrades Patent Database on the Web
On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced that it upgraded the USPTO Full Text and Image Database (PatFT) to now use PDF images instead of TIFF images. Patent images may be viewed, printed and saved using a standard PDF-equipped browser. A separate TIFF plug-in is no longer required. In addition […]
USPTO Added “ID Assistance” Tool Option To TEAS
On the 24th of August the USPTO added an optional tool to the regular Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) application form (i.e., non-TEAS Plus) to help applicants enter acceptable identifications of goods and services (IDs). The section of the regular TEAS application form for entering free-text IDs was expanded to include a new “ID Assistance” […]
USPTO Added “ID Assistance” Tool Option To TEAS
On the 24th of August the USPTO added an optional tool to the regular Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) application form (i.e., non-TEAS Plus) to help applicants enter acceptable identifications of goods and services (IDs). The section of the regular TEAS application form for entering free-text IDs was expanded to include a new “ID Assistance” […]
The White House’s Intellectual Property Chief Stepped Down
12 August, 2013 – The White House’s intellectual property chief, Victoria Espinel, has stepped down from her role in the administration. Espinel served as the White House’s first intellectual property enforcement officer, a position that was established in the 2008 Pro-IP Act. She was appointed by President Obama in September 2009 and confirmed by the […]
The White House’s Intellectual Property Chief Stepped Down
12 August, 2013 – The White House’s intellectual property chief, Victoria Espinel, has stepped down from her role in the administration. Espinel served as the White House’s first intellectual property enforcement officer, a position that was established in the 2008 Pro-IP Act. She was appointed by President Obama in September 2009 and confirmed by the […]
Trademark ID Manual Enhancements
The USPTO’s Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual (ID Manual) has been enhanced to add new features and resources. Status checkboxes enable users to refine search results on the basis of the status of an entry. The example status “X” indicates entries that often include more detail than identification policy requires. USPTO staff are reviewing existing entries to update […]