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USPTO eGrants Update- New Opt In Requirement for Physical Ceremonial Patent Copies

USPTO eGrants Update: New Opt In Requirement for Physical Ceremonial Patent Copies

Fed. Circ.'s Shaping Of Tech Patent Doctrine Resembles EPO's

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ceiva v. Amazon crystallizes an informal U.S. heuristic, "a technological solution to a technological problem," rewarding emphasis of a tra...

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7163

Publication date 2 September 2026.

Inventors, USPTO Agree On Scope Of Patent Program Suit

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a pair of inventors have agreed that a review program referenced by Trump administration official Edward Martin was outside the scope of a...

USPTO PIER Pilot Program Targets PCT Backlog

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7159

Publication date 5 August 2026.

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7161

Publication date 19 August 2026.

Design Patents After "Range of Motion": When Should a Judge Decide Infringement?

Design Patents Did It: How China Passed Japan in US Patent Grants

China passed Japan in US patent grants in 2024, but the margin is almost entirely design patents. Japan still leads in utility patents. Continue reading this post on Patently-O.

New ‘Patent Friction Index’ Ranks USPTO Last Among Five Peer Offices

Red Tape Index (RTI), a project of the regulatory intelligence platform Labrynth, published a patent index today placing the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) below...

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7162

Publication date 26 August 2026.

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7160

Publication date 12 August 2026.

USPTO Appeals Review Panel Reaffirms Broad Reach of Double Patenting Doctrine

Patents: accelerated processing

The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.

Large Cos., Foreign Filers Winning At USPTO, Report Finds

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been leaving independent inventors behind with patent grants, instead favoring large corporations based in the U.S. and abroad, according t...

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7158

Publication date 29 July 2026.

Statutory guidance: Search and Examination of UK patent applications under the Patents Act 1977 (as amended)

Information on changes to IPO practice on Search and Examination of UK patent applications.

IP Protection for Physical Products: What to File First

Patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright, trade dress—physical products can need all of them. Here’s what each covers and the order that actually makes sense. The post IP Prot...

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7157

Publication date 22 July 2026.

Part B: Absolute grounds for refusal

Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.

The Filing Clock: Hour-of-Day Patterns in USPTO Electronic Submissions

USPTO e-filings peak at 3pm Eastern, with a quarter arriving after 5. New applications cluster Friday; office action responses cluster Monday. Continue reading this post on Patentl...

Design Patent Risk Can Turn on the Record Before a Jury Ever Compares the Products

Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7156

Publication date 15 July 2026.