On December 15, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced Montana as “the first of several new locations of community engagement offices to serve innovators.” Per the USPTO, “[t]he office will be housed at Montana State University, a top-tier research university, serving as a national leader in optics, bioscience, and agricultural technology. As […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued two (2) memoranda providing additional clarification regarding the use of Subject Matter Eligibility Declarations (SMEDs) under 37 C.F.R. ยง 1.132.
It is reported that the Motion Picture Association (“MPA”) sent Meta a Cease-and-Desist Letter over Meta’s announcement that Teen Accounts on Instagram will be “guided by ” PG-13 ratings. See Instagram Got a Cease-and-Desist Over PG-13 Ratings. According to the MPA, the MPA serves as the leading voice and advocate of the motion picture, home […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is hosting a workshop that will discuss formalities and requirements for drafting a patent application. The workshop is titled “Learn How to Draft A Patent Application.” The workshop is part of a series, titled “Patent to A Patent.” The workshop will take place on Thursday, November 13, […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) has issued a Notice of a public roundtable, and is soliciting comments involving the topic of counterfeiting. The USPTO has indicated in the Notice that it is “working across government and with the private sector to address counterfeiting.” The roundtable is scheduled to take place on […]
The United States Patent and Trademark Office announces a new option for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (also referred to as the “TTAB”) petitioners to file a petition for cancellation via the Office’s new system, the TTAB Center, in order to initiate a cancellation proceeding. A “cancellation proceeding” is a TTAB proceeding in which a […]