Federal Register Notices - 2019

Below are Federal Register Notices published in 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Selected Federal Register Notices may also appear under various topical areas on this USPTO website.

For a complete, searchable database of Federal Register Notices from the USPTO in PDF, XML, and accessible HTML formats, please visit http://www.regulations.gov.

Final Rules

  • Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice to Mandate Electronic Filing, 69330–69331 [2019–27426][TEXT] [PDF] (18Dec2019)
  • Correction: Trademark Rules of Practice to Mandate Electronic Filing, 68045–68046 [2019–26899] [TEXT] [PDF] (13Dec2019)
  • Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice to Mandate Electronic Filing, 52363–52364 [2019–21178] [TEXT] [PDF] (02Oct2019)
  • Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations, 51977–51982 [2019–20908] [TEXT] [PDF] (01Oct2019)
  • Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing, 37081–37099 [2019–16259] [TEXT] [PDF] (31Jul2019)
  • Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants, 31498–31511 [2019–14087] [TEXT] [PDF] (02Jul2019)
  • Correction: International Trademark Classification Changes, 16406 [C1–2018–26373] [TEXT] [PDF] (19Apr2019)

Interim Rules

  • Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Track I Prioritized Examination, 45907–45910 [2019–18994][TEXT] [PDF] (03Sep2019)

Proposed Rule

  • Removal of Regulations Governing Requests for Presidential Proclamations under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 and Certain Rules of Practice Relating to Registration to Practice and Discipline, 64800–64803 [2019–24825] [TEXT] [PDF] (25Nov2019)
  • Patent Term Adjustment Reductions in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu, 53090–53094 [2019–21271] [TEXT] [PDF] (04Oct2019)
  • Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020, 37398–37440 [2019–15727] [TEXT] [PDF] (31Jul2019)
  • Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants, 4393–4403 [2019–02154] [TEXT] [PDF] (15Feb2019)

General Notices

  • Law School Clinic Certification Program,70961–70963 [2019–27832]  [TEXT] [PDF] (26Dec2019)
  • Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial Intelligence Innovation, 66176–66177 [2019–26104] [TEXT] [PDF] (03Dec2019)
  • Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, November 2019 Edition, 64280 [2019–25281] [TEXT] [PDF] (21Nov2019)
  • Intellectual Property Protection for Artificial Intelligence Innovation, 58141–58142 [2019–23638] [TEXT] [PDF] (30Oct2019)
  • Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System, 56803–56804 [2019–23139] [TEXT] [PDF] (23Oct2019)
  • October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update, 55942–55943 [2019–22782] [TEXT] [PDF] (18Oct2019)
  • Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent ELIAS Cancer Immunotherapy, 54893–54894 [2019–22329] [TEXT] [PDF] (11Oct2019)
  • Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions, 51522 [2019–21190] [TEXT] [PDF] (30Sep2019)
  • Trademark Public Advisory Committee; Proposed Trademark Fee Schedule, 45470–45471 [2019–18655][TEXT] [PDF] (29Aug2019)
  • Performance Review Board, 44890 [2019–18407][TEXT] [PDF] (27Aug2019)
  • Request for Comments on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions, 44889 [2019–18443][TEXT] [PDF] (27Aug2019)
  • Office Patent Trial Practice Guide, July 2019 Update, 33925–33926 [2019–15083] [TEXT] [PDF] (16Jul2019)
  • Requests for Nominations: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee, 31578 [2019–14089] [TEXT] [PDF] (02Jul2019)
  • Request for Nominations: Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees , 26077–26078 [2019–11724] [TEXT] [PDF] (05Jun2019)
  • Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu, 20343–20345 [2019–09600] [TEXT] [PDF] (09May2019)
  • National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee, 19053–19054 [2019–09107] [TEXT] [PDF] (03May2019)
  • Report Required by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act, 17809–17810 [2019–08437] [TEXT] [PDF] (26Apr2019)
  • Options for Amendments by Patent Owner through Reissue or Reexamination During a Pending AIA Trial Proceeding (April 2019), 16654–16658 [2019–08022] [TEXT] [PDF] (22Apr2019)
  • Third Public Meeting on Developing the Digital Marketplace for Copyrighted Works, 10048–10050 [2019–05116] [TEXT] [PDF] (19Mar2019)
  • New Pilot Program Concerning Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings under the America Invents Act before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 9497–9507 [2019–04897][TEXT] [PDF] (15Mar2019)
  • Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent: Vernakalant Hydrochloride, 1712–1713 [2019–01049] [TEXT] [PDF] (05Feb2019)
  • Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program, 411–412 [2019–00201] [TEXT] [PDF] (28Jan2019)
  • Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program, 411 [2019–00202] [TEXT] [PDF] (28Jan2019)
  • 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance , 50–57 [2018–28282] [TEXT] [PDF] (07Jan2019)
  • Guidance: Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance , 57–63 [2018–28283] [TEXT] [PDF] (07Jan2019)

Paperwork Reduction Act

30-Day Notices (Notice of Submission to OMB)

60-Day Notices (Notice of Proposed Collection)

  • [0651-0081] - Law School Clinic Certification Program [TEXT] [PDF] (26Dec2019)
  • [0651-0034] - Secrecy and License to Export [TEXT] [PDF] (26Nov2019)
  • [0651-0020] - Patent Term Extension [TEXT] [PDF] (19Nov2019)
  • [0651-0073] - Patent Law Treaty [TEXT] [PDF] (19Nov2019)
  • [0651-0022] - Deposit of Biological Materials [TEXT] [PDF] (19Nov2019)
  • [0651-0082] - Pro Bono Survey [TEXT] [PDF] (13Nov2019)
  • [0651-0033] - Post Allowance and Refiling [TEXT] [PDF] (13Nov2019)
  • [0651-0046] - Legal Processes [TEXT] [PDF] (19Sept2019)
  • [0651-0021] - Patent Cooperation Treaty [TEXT] [PDF] (22Apr2019)
  • [0651-0024] - Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures [TEXT] [PDF] (22Apr2019)
  • [0651-0044] - Invention Promoters/Promotion Firms Complaints [TEXT] [PDF] (12Feb2019)
  • [0651-0057] - Patents External Quality Survey [TEXT] [PDF] (1Feb2019)

Privacy Act

System of Records Notices

  • None at this time