⚖️ITC Notice
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review a final initial determination ("FID") of the presiding chief administrative law judge ("CALJ") finding no violation of section 337. The investigation is terminated.
Learn More📜Annual Business Impacts of the Madrid Protocol Information Collection
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0051 (Madrid Protocol). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Learn More🚀NASA's Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent Licenses Overview
NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive patent license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents and/or patent applications listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Learn More📊BE-125 Quarterly Survey Compliance Requirements for Businesses
By this Notice, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Department of Commerce, is informing the public that it is conducting the mandatory survey titled Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons (BE- 125). The data collected on the BE-125 survey are needed to measure U.S. trade in services and to analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign economies. This survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act.
Learn More🔍NSF Seeks Comments on Proposed Intellectual Property Options
On December 12, 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) published in the Federal Register a document entitled "Request for Comments on NSF's Proposed Intellectual Property Options." In response to requests by prospective commenters that they would benefit from additional time to adequately consider and respond to the RFC, NSF has determined that an extension of the comment period until Friday, February 21, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (eastern), is appropriate. NSF also is adding language to clarify the intent for intellectual property options.
Learn More📜Comments Requested on WIPO Treaty Impacting Businesses and Patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests input from all interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (hereinafter, "the Treaty") adopted by WIPO Member States in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2024. In particular, the USPTO welcomes written comments, and will hold a hybrid hearing, on whether the United States should sign and implement the Treaty and any impacts of taking those actions. The text of the Treaty can be found on the WIPO website at: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/tk/en/gratk_dc/ gratk_dc_7.pdf.
Learn More📜Business Implications of WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and IP
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments, regarding the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources (GRs) and Associated Traditional Knowledge (ATK) (hereinafter, the "Treaty") adopted by WIPO Member States in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2024. The Tribal Consultation will consist of virtual webinars and a request for written comments on whether the United States should sign and implement the Treaty and any impacts of taking those actions. For purposes of this Notice, the words "Tribe" or "Tribes" are intended to refer to Tribal Nations, State recognized Tribes, other Tribes, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Learn More📈USPTO Finalizes Trademark Fee Adjustments for FY 2025
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is correcting nonsubstantive errors in the preamble and regulatory text of a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on November 18, 2024. That final rule set or adjusted trademark fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act). This action is necessary to address potential confusion for impacted entities that could result if these errors are not corrected. These corrections do not result in any substantive changes to the final rule.
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