In the competitive landscape of branding and intellectual property, conducting a trademark search before adopting a brand name or filing a trademark application is not just best practice—it’s ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is rolling out a new Automated Search Pilot Program, offering applicants a first-of-its-kind opportunity to receive a pre-examination, ...

The USPTO has released major updates to its bulk patent and trademark datasets on the Open Data Portal, including extensive historical Patent File Wrapper records and daily incremental updates. These ...

The USPTO’s latest search tool has improved since it was first launched, though counsel still have to take care when trying to get optimal results for their clients More than a year has gone by since ...

“The Office also plans to bolster its AI expertise by hiring examiners ‘with AI experience and expertise,’ according to the Strategy.” The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced an ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has introduced AI-powered tools to streamline trademark searches and applications, including a beta image search feature and an automated mark description ...

“By providing testimony and objective evidence directed solely to the SME of the claimed invention, the applicant may avoid the risk of intertwining issues of enablement, written description, novelty ...