Below are Federal Register Notices published in 2026 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
- Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner, 13510–13519 [2026–05564] [TEXT] [PDF] (20Mar2026)
Interim Rules
- None at this time
Proposed Rules
- None at this time
General Notices
- Termination of the Fast-Track for COVID-19-Related Appeals Pilot Program,
20417–20418 [2026–07442] [TEXT] [PDF] (16Apr2026) - Patent Cooperation Treaty Informed Examination Request Pilot Program,
17949–17952 [2026–06903] [TEXT] [PDF] (09Apr2026) - Guidance: Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons, 12394–12405 [2026–04987] [TEXT] [PDF] (13Mar2026)
- World Intellectual Property Organization Riyadh Design Law Treaty: 12405–12407 [2026–04901] [TEXT] [PDF] (13Mar2026)
- Grant of Interim Extension: Term of U.S. Patent No. 9,724,499; V-WAVE Ventura Interatrial Shunt System, 10797–10798 [2026–04345] [TEXT] [PDF] (05Mar2026)
- Community Outreach Office Locations in the Southeast Region, 9601-9603 [2026-03860] [TEXT] [PDF] (26Feb2026)
Paperwork Reduction Act
30-Day Notices (Notice of Submission to OMB)
- [0651-0081] - Law School Clinic Certification Program [TEXT] [PDF] (7 April 2026)
- [0651-0022] - Deposit of Biological Material [TEXT] [PDF] (9 March 2026)
- [0651-0020] - Patent Term Extension and Adjustment [TEXT] [PDF] (26 February 2026)
- [0651-0033] - Post Allowance and Reissue [TEXT] [PDF] (26 February 2026)
- [0651-0082] - Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs [TEXT] [PDF] (18 February 2026)
60-Day Notices (Notice of Proposed Collection)
- [0651-0012] - Admission To Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted To Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
[TEXT] [PDF] (18 March 2026) - [0651-0048] - Native American Tribal Insignia Database [TEXT] [PDF] (23 January 2026)
Privacy Act
System of Records Notices
- None at this time