The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Wednesday that patent-related fees will be raised starting January 19, 2025 to offset forecasted increases in operating cost. While ...

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It’s the start of the new year and no one can say for sure what it will bring – including intellectual property professionals. But attorneys have some predictions and insight on what they’re looking ...

News of the initiative was reported this week by the Wall Street Journal. The paper described the measure as one of the ways the Trump administration is looking to reduce budget deficits by increasing ...

Proposed hikes to patent fees at the USPTO could impact law firm and company strategies in some cases, say practitioners, who add that they must keep clients up to speed on any final changes. The ...

Canada’s Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) system came into force on January 1, 2025. PTA is only potentially available for ...