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Lawyers have told Managing IP that they hope the USPTO will rethink some of the trademark and patent fees it has proposed. “Nobody begrudges periodically raising fees for filing applications, and I ...

On 26 March 2024 the USPTO issued a proposal in the Federal Register concerning changes to trademark application filings and fee adjustments in trademark cases for 2025. The USPTO is requesting ...

Lawyers say they will try to keep clients up to speed so that they don’t risk forking out too much on their applications Trademark lawyers say they are concerned by several proposed increases and ...

Recent developments have significantly impacted the manner in which patent practitioners respond to final rejections issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The widely utilized After ...

“Since it is the practice of some large companies to abandon applications or issued patents – sometimes in large numbers – before the first maintenance fee comes due, under the current fee schedule, ...

“Unfortunately, the additional fees may induce a chilling effect on filing continuing applications. [But] by understanding the new fee structure and adjusting their filing practices accordingly, ...