Federal Register Notices from the PTO
Representative and Address Provisions
October 18, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), invites comment on a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0035 (Representative and Address Provisions).Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Patent Examiner Employment Application”
October 18, 2017Removal of Rules Governing Trademark Interferences
October 18, 2017 Consistent with Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' and Executive Order 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes to amend the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to remove the rules governing trademark interferences. This proposed ruleSubmission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Substantive Submissions Made During the Prosecution of the Trademark Application
October 18, 2017Admission To Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted To Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
October 18, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed information collection proposed extension of an existing information collection.Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
October 03, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will no longer accept cash, including coins, as payment for products and services for which fees are required.Applications for Trademark Registration
September 29, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0009 (Applications for Trademark Registration).Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees
September 29, 2017Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation (Trademarks)”
September 25, 2017Patent and Trademark Resource Centers Metrics
September 25, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0068 (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics).Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 6,100,082; OCSTM
September 22, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 6,100,082.Notice of Roundtable on Intellectual Property and Trade Shows
September 14, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a roundtable discussion at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on October 18, 2017, on addressing intellectual property infringements at trade shows.Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “International Design Applications (Hague Agreement)”
September 11, 2017Performance Review Board (PRB)
August 16, 2017 In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board.Patent Examiner Employment Application
August 11, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection: 0651-0042 (Patent Examiner Employment Application).Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees
July 25, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a proposed extension of an existing information collection.Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; “Responses to Office Action and Voluntary Amendment Forms”
July 25, 2017Substantive Submissions Made During Prosecution of the Trademark Application
July 25, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on a a proposed extension of an existing information collection.Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice; Clarification
July 21, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (``USPTO'') published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016 a final rule, which became effective on January 14, 2017, revising the Rules of Practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. This document clarifies certain provisions of the rules of practice regardingGrant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,179,464; Benralizumab
July 20, 2017 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting interim extension for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,179,464.