Patent Related Notices - 2023

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* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg.

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USPTO Transitions to Issuing Electronic Certificates of Correction for Patents (19Dec2023)

1518 OG 588

30JAN2024  
Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program (21Nov2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 8392601DEC2023
USPTO accepts pre-printed forms with a certificate of transmission via EFS-Web when a form is transmitted to the USPTO via Patent Center (15Nov2023)

1518 OG 225

09JAN2024  
Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces (13Nov2023)  88 FR 8027717NOV2023
Representation of Others in Design Patent Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (31Oct2023)  88 FR 7864416NOV2023
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) [Hurricane Idalia] (17Oct2023)1516 OG 25014NOV2023  
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Wildfires in Hawai'i (18Sep2023)1515 OG 19910OCT2023  
Elimination of the Postal Postcard in the Patent Center Electronic Office Action Program (15Sep2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 6488920SEP2023
USPTO AI/ET Partnership: Public Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Tools and Data (16Aug2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 5710422AUG2023
Applicant-suggested drawing figure in the publication of patent applications (07Aug2023)1514 OG 10705SEP2023  
Issues with certain priority documents retrieved from the European Union Intellectual Property Office via the World Intellectual Property Organization Digital Access Service (22Jul2023)1513 OG 33815AUG2023  
Changes to the Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (05Jul2023)  88 FR 4507814JUL2023
Standardization of the Patent Term Adjustment Statement Regarding Information Disclosure Statements (09Jun2023)  88 FR 3917215JUN2023
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020 (31May2023)  88 FR 3695606JUN2023
Extension of the Option for Submission of a PDF With a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format (26May2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 3703606JUN2023
Expansion and Extension of the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (26May2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 3584101JUN2023
Interim Reduction of Certain Fees Paid to the USPTO in its Capacity as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examination Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) (25May2023)1511 OG 23113JUN2023  
New Opt-In Program for Receipt of Maintenance Fee Reminder and Expiration Notices by Email1510 OG 59430MAY2023  
Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference (23May2023)  88 FR 3408926MAY2023
Request for Comments on a Proposed Track Three Pilot Program with a Pre-Examination Search Option (17May2023)  88 FR 3413626MAY2023
Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (08May2023)  88 FR 3124916MAY2023
Changes to the Representation of Others in Design Patent Matters Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (08May2023)  88 FR 3120916MAY2023
USPTO AI Inventorship: Notice of Public AI Inventorship Listening Session—West Coast (11Apr2023)  88 FR 2340817APR2023
USPTO AI Inventorship: Notice of Public AI Inventorship Listening Session—East Coast (03Apr2023)  88 FR 2086407APR2023
Patent Center Electronic Office Action Program (31Mar2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 2013805APR2023
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020 (22Mar2023)  88 FR 1805227MAR2023
Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquake impacting Türkiye and Syria (15Mar2023)1509 OG 25411APR2023  
Reducing Patent Fees for Small Entities and Micro Entities Under the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (13Mar2023)  88 FR 1714722MAR2023
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (07Mar2023) [MORE INFORMATION]1509 OG 13804APR2023  
First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program (02Mar2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 1460709MAR2023
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of July 2022 (16Feb2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 1343703MAR2023
Establishing Permanent Electronic Filing for Patent Term Extension Applications (23Feb2023)  88 FR 1302802MAR2023
USPTO Officially Transitions to Issuing Electronic Patent Grants in 2023 (17Feb2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 1256028FEB2023
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (13Feb2023) [MORE INFORMATION]1508 OG 11107MAR2023  
Sixth Extension of the Modified COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications (10Feb2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 949514FEB2023
Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights (09Feb2023)  88 FR 949214FEB2023
Request for Comments Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship (08Feb2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 949214FEB2023
Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the IP5 Offices (30Jan2023) [MORE INFORMATION]1507 OG 45628FEB2023  
Notice of Public Meeting on Innovation Driven by Artificial Intelligence (24Jan2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 497526JAN2023
Final Rule Eliminating Continuing Legal Education Certification and Recognition for Patent Practitioners (13Jan2023)  88 FR 490626JAN2023
Extension of the pilot of a USPTO email address for submitting general questions related to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and international and national stage applications (17Jan2023)1507 OG 11007FEB2023  
Extension of, and New Combined Petition Option for Participation in, the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program (10Jan2023) [MORE INFORMATION]  88 FR 289218JAN2023
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (06Jan2023)1509 OG 37918APR2023  
Notice of action that may be needed for filing receipts for certain patent applications processed between March 2022 and mid-October 2022 (03Jan2023)1506 OG 45224JAN2023