Earlier this week, IPWatchdog hosted a webinar sponsored by the Innovation Alliance, now available to view for free here, in which panelists drew a roadmap for fixing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Patent Trial and Appeal Board… Read More »
In a recent surprise decision, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology officially withdrew their 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND… Read More »
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced that they are officially withdrawing the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to… Read More »
Two bipartisan members of congress, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) and Representative Bill Posey (R-FL), sent a letter yesterday to President Joe Biden urging him to maintain the 2019 version of the Joint Department of Justice (DOJ)-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-National… Read More »
Following her confirmation Tuesday as director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Kathi Vidal faces a long list of issues that demand her attention, from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s discretionary denial policy to the… Read More »
Kathi Vidal was confirmed as USPTO director by the Senate last night, April 5, in a voice vote. Now she has been confirmed, Vidal will likely focus on broadening pro-bono programmes at the USPTO, according to office… Read More »
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kathi Vidal as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Tuesday night in a voice vote. Vidal’s confirmation comes after more than one year with no Senate-confirmed Director or Acting Director… Read More »
Friday, February 4, marked the deadline for submission of comments on the latest iteration of the Joint Department of Justice (DOJ)-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents… Read More »
The Biden administration’s draft revision to a US policy statement on FRAND licensing negotiations and SEP remedies attracted 144 comments as of the deadline, which was Friday. In the submissions, many major corporations, research institutions, interest groups… Read More »
Proposed policy changes on patents essential to industry standards threaten the standardized technology ecosystem, a bipartisan group of patent office and Justice Department antitrust leaders are warning. A draft statement the Biden administration released in December is a “solution… Read More »
