JD Supra

USPTO to Discontinue Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Patents on July 10, 2025

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, as of July 10, 2025, it will discontinue accepting petitions under the Accelerated Examination (AE) program for utility patent ...
JD Supra

USPTO Grants Relief for Patent Applicants Who Failed to Timely File Patent Applications Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has again exercised its authority under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to grant patent applicants additional COVID-19 ...
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IFI Report: U.S. Patent Applications Plunge 9% After Record High as IBM Falls Out of Top 10

On Tuesday, patent data analytics firm IFI CLAIMS published its annual report of the top 50 U.S. patent recipients for 2025.

The Tesla Cybercab Just Got Smacked Down By The Feds—And Not How You'd Expect

Another company beat Tesla to filing for the Cybercab trademark. Now the USPTO has suspended Tesla's application for the name ...

Las Vegas Athletics trademark application denied by patent office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has denied trademark applications for “Las Vegas Athletics” and “Vegas ...