Tag Archives: USPTO

Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Elizabeth Curtin on Friday, May 10, 2013 @ 10:05 AM

Hello friends and colleagues! Here is the latest in patent news for the week of May 6, 2013: Congratulations to Margaret Focarino who was named a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist this week. New legislation aims to … Continue reading →

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LES Fireside Chat with USPTO Innovation and Outreach Coordinator Sue Purvis

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 @ 04:57 PM

IP professionals’ favorite holiday is right around the corner: World IP Day is tomorrow, April 26. In honor of IP’s special day, the Licensing Executives Society (LES) is hosting a month-long celebration with global events “aimed at connecting IP, licensing … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Apr 12, 2013 @ 10:39 AM

April Showers are in full force here in New York City on this dreary Friday morning! With that, we hope you are faring better in your neck of the woods. Take a look at the latest in foreign filing news … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Apr 5, 2013 @ 10:11 AM

Hi everyone! Here’s what we found in the way of foreign filing news from the first week of April: The USPTO and Kaufman Foundation will hold the first Patents for Humanity Ceremony in DC next week. A recent article from … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Mar 15, 2013 @ 12:35 PM

Hi everyone! See below for a roundup of foreign patent filing news from the week of March 11th: The USPTO’s new fee schedule is live and goes into effect March 19, 2013. Looking to license your patent? Google wants to … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Mar 1, 2013 @ 11:22 AM

Hello everyone! Take a look at what’s been happening this week in the foreign patent filing space: To date, 25 member countries have signed on the new European unitary patent system. The USPTO has updated its IP Awareness Tool, a … Continue reading →

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The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: March 16, 2013 – The Final Chapter

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 @ 04:36 PM

While the America Invents Act (AIA) involves US laws, its ramifications are of potential interest to applicants around the world. While most of the AIA’s provisions are already in force, the final changes that come into force on March 16, … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Feb 15, 2013 @ 02:27 PM

Hi friends! We’ve gathered some of the latest stories in foreign filing/patenting news from the week of February 11th: It’s official! The final rules regarding the first-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act have been published. Here’s an interesting read … Continue reading →

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New USPTO Fee Schedule Taking Effect March 19, 2013

Posted by Jeff Shieh on Monday, Feb 4, 2013 @ 02:59 PM

Do you have a PCT national stage filing deadline approaching in the next few months?  Are you considering filing with the USPTO?  If so, filing before March 19, 2013, will save you a few hundred dollars.

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Feb 1, 2013 @ 10:51 AM

Hi everyone! As always, we’ve rounded up some of the top stories in the foreign filing/patenting space from the past week. Here’s a glimpse: Check this out: “USPTO Releases New Patent Term Calculator” enabling innovators to estimate the expiration date … Continue reading →

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