USPTO and DOJ file statement of interest reaffirming the importance of incentives to innovate

The USPTO and the Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in Collision Communications, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Utah selected for new USPTO community engagement office location

The new community engagement office, located at The University of Utah, will serve innovators in part of the eight-state area formerly serviced by the Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Office.

USPTO to launch SPARK Pilot Program to strengthen U.S. standards development leadership

This initiative will incentivize meaningful participation by U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, universities, and non-profits in standards development organizations (SDOs).

Montana selected for new USPTO community engagement office location

The USPTO reimagines its community engagement footprint as an agile model to meet innovators where they are.

USPTO launches new Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program to further reduce patent pendency

Under this new initiative, certain pending utility patent applications that have no more than one independent claim and ten total claims may be advanced out of turn for their first Office action.

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