Tag Archives: USPTO 2011 fee increase

Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Cara-DiSisto on Friday, Sep 23, 2011 @ 03:30 PM

Here’s a recap of the foreign filing/patent law news from the week of September 19, 2011: Fee increase: The USPTO has increased the fees associated with the PCT national stage (along with all other fees), effective September 26. ARIPO update: … Continue reading →

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Around the Web: Talk About the America Invents Act

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011 @ 05:07 PM

On September 8, 2011, the US Senate passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“the America Invents Act”) by a vote of 89-9 (which was signed by President Obama on September 16).  A lot has been said about the Act and … Continue reading →

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Patent Office Fee Changes – Two Opposite Approaches

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Thursday, Mar 25, 2010 @ 09:13 PM

Proposed Changes in the USPTO In 2009, the USPTO faced both an 8% budget decrease from the previous year ($1.43 billion vs. $1.31 billion) and the pressure of reducing an ever-growing backlog of applications.    In response, the USPTO has … Continue reading →

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