United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent related notices - 2022

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Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020 (27Dec2022)  87 FR 80073(link is external)29DEC2022
Fifth Extension of the Modified COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications (16Dec2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 78661(link is external)22DEC2022
Extension of Period to Allow Submission of a PDF with a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format (13Dec2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 77812(link is external)20DEC2022
Cancer Moonshot Expedited Examination Pilot Program (06Dec2022)  87 FR 75608(link is external)09DEC2022
Standardization of the Patent Term Adjustment Statement Regarding Information Disclosure Statements (14Nov2022)  87 FR 69235(link is external)18NOV2022
Date of Receipt of Electronic Submissions of Patent Correspondence (03Nov2022)  87 FR 68900(link is external)17NOV2022
Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners (04Nov2022)  87 FR 68054(link is external)14NOV2022
Joint USPTO–FDA Collaboration Initiatives; Notice of Public Listening Session and Request for Comments (01Nov2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 67019(link is external)07NOV2022
Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (28Oct2022)  87 FR 66282(link is external)03NOV2022
New artificial intelligence functionality in PE2E Search (19Oct2022)1504 OG 35915NOV2022  
Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration To Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (16Oct2022)  87 FR 63046(link is external)18OCT2022
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [Hurricane Ian]  (11Oct2022)1504 OG 11201NOV2022  
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [Hurricane Fiona]  (07Oct2022)1504 OG 11401NOV2022  
Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives To Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (29Sep2022)  87 FR 60130(link is external)04OCT2022
Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program (22Sep2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 58772(link is external)28SEP2022
Changes to the Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office   87 FR 54930(link is external)08SEP2022
Submission of Comments Regarding the Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance (29Jul2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 53736(link is external)01SEP2022
Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination, and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (26Jul2022)1501 OG 35116AUG202287 FR 45764(link is external)29JUL2022
Standardization of the Patent Term Adjustment Statement Regarding Information Disclosure Statements (05Jul2022)  87 FR 41267(link is external)12JUL2022
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Russian Invasion in Ukraine (30Jun2022) 1500 OG 41426JUL2022  
Fourth Extension of the Modified COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications (28Jun2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 38714(link is external)29JUN2022
Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program and Request for Comments (28Jun2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 38714(link is external)29JUN2022
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (03Jun2022) [MORE INFORMATION]1499 OG 49628JUN2022  
Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (31May2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 33750(link is external)03JUN2022
Events for the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Partnership (27May2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 34669(link is external)07JUN2022
Standard for Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using eXtensible Markup Language in Patent Applications (10May2022)  87 FR 30806(link is external)20MAY2022
Establishing Permanent Electronic Filing for Patent Term Extension Applications (29Apr2022)  87 FR 27043(link is external)06MAY2022
Filing Patent Applications in DOCX Format (22Apr2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 25226(link is external)28APR2022
Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program - New Combined Petition Option for Participation; Withdrawal (08Apr2022)  87 FR 21642(link is external)12APR2022
Termination of Global Patent Prosecution Highway with Rospatent (28Mar2022)  87 FR 19486(link is external)04APR2022
Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program - New Combined Petition Option for Participation (24Mar2022)  87 FR 17995(link is external)29MAR2022
Third Extension of the Modified COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications (24Mar2022) [MORE INFORMATION]  87 FR 17073(link is external)25MAR2022
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 7, 2022 (13Jan2022)1495 OG 18408FEB2022  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 3, 2022 (11Jan2022)1495 OG 18308FEB2022