*Remember August 2024? The air was thick, the planet was overheating, and somehow, a trans woman sitting in a grocery store parking lot taught the entire internet how to behave. “Very demure. Very ...

Prior art searching is an important, but very time-consuming, part of the patent process. An applicant may optionally choose to run its own prior art search prior to filing an application. However, ...

“With the launch of this new tool, the U.S. patent system’s well-documented problems with eligibility since Alice v. CLS Bank will be largely solved.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ...

“From an average [appeals] pendency of over two years/ 28 months as of May 2025, pendency has reached just over 9 months as of April 1, 2026.” During its latest “USPTO Hour” webinar, the U.S. Patent ...

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What just happened? Nintendo's campaign against Palworld isn't going smoothly. The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a non-final rejection of the company's controversial "summon character and ...

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On March 12, 2026, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John A. Squires announced new supplemental guidance regarding examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated ...