USPTO announces emphasis on transparency as it works to formalize Director review process (April 22, 2022)
COVID fast-track appeals pilot program (April 15, 2021)
Indefiniteness in AIA post-grant proceedings memorandum (Jan. 6, 2021)
Final rule to allocate burdens of persuasion on motions to amend in AIA trials (Dec. 21, 2020)
Final rule: PTAB Rules of Practice for Instituting on All Challenged Patent Claims and All Grounds and Eliminating the Presumption at Institution Favoring Petitioner as to Testimonial Evidence (Dec 9, 2020)
Request for comments on discretion to institute AIA trials (Oct. 20, 2020)
PTAB decision nomination form (Sep. 24, 2020)
AAPA Guidance Memorandum (Aug. 18, 2020)
Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program (July 2, 2020)
Comments on proposed rules on AIA trial institution and responsive briefing (June 29, 2020)
Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) Launches (April 28, 2020)
FAQs Deadline waivers under the CARES Act (April 6, 2020)
USPTO extends certain patent and trademark deadlines to June 1 (April 28, 2020)
USPTO update on in-person meetings (March 13, 2020)
Comments on Proposed Rules to Allocate the Burden of Persuasion on Motions to Amend (Dec. 31, 2019)
Consolidated Trial Practice Guide, November 2019 (Nov. 20, 2019)
Precedential Opinion Panel (POP) (Nov. 7, 2019)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on allocation of burdens for motion to amend (Oct. 21, 2019)
New Precedential and Informative Decisions (Aug. 6, 2019)
Notice regarding options for amendments through reissues or reexaminations (April 22, 2019)
New Pilot Program Concerning Motions to Amend (March 15, 2019)
SOP 2 (rev. 10): Precedential opinion panel to decide issues of exceptional importance involving policy or procedure
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