USPTO announces new group to mitigate threats to the patent system

The Patent Fraud Detection and Mitigation Working Group represents the agency’s commitment to limit improper activity in patent applications and reexamination proceedings and reduce patent application pendency.

USPTO modernization efforts successfully expedite patent issuance

Publishing electronic grants via our online platform Patent Center and eliminating redundancies in the process has reduced the time between grant notification and the issuance date.

USPTO to suspend expedited examination of design applications

As part of our efforts to reduce pendency and inventory of unexamined design applications, the USPTO is suspending expedited examination of design applications effective April 17, 2025.

USPTO launches security-enhancing identity verification process for Patent Center users

The ID.me verification process is now available to Patent Center users and can be completed entirely online.

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