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USPTO Provides Update on COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 1/4/2021
In an e-mail News Brief distributed last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reported on the participation to date in its COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program. The pilot program, which was implemented last...more
USPTO Launches COVID-19 Prioritized Patent Application Examination Pilot
Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/6/2020
After offering to expedite review of trademark applications for COVID-19 products and services, the USPTO has now launched a prioritized examination pilot program for certain patent applications "that claim products or...more
USPTO Announces a New Initiative to Expedite Examination of COVID-19 Related Patent Applications
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/23/2020
The USPTO has authorized an initiative to prioritize examination of patent applications having COVID-19 uses that would require FDA approval. A pilot program only for small and micro entities has been implemented effective...more
COVID-19: Prioritized Patent Application Examination and Patents 4 Partnerships
Mintz on 5/15/2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently launched two new initiatives to support COVID-19 innovations: 1) a COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program, and 2) Patents 4 Partnerships that provides...more
Taking Advantage of the Global Supply Chain for Patent Examination
Ward and Smith, P.A. on 7/19/2017
Innovation and Traditional Patent Process - When you develop an innovation, its potential patentability is typically unknown, thus making it difficult to determine whether it is worth the significant expense involved if...more
USPTO News Briefs - November 2014 #2
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/20/2014
Prioritized Examination Interim Rule Adopted As Final - Last March, we reported on an interim rule implemented by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that expanded the time periods for meeting certain requirements for...more