IPNews® – California is getting its own branch of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The satellite office, which is set to open in late 2014, will make it easier for companies and inventors based on the West Coast to get their patents processed. This new branch is the second of four total planned
San Diego – After several unsuccessful attempts in previous Congresses, the House Judiciary Committee finally passed the America Invents Act by a 32-3 vote. Large companies such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, 3M, General Electric, Apple, Dell, and Facebook have supported the House bill, making it the first significant revamp in the U.S. patent system
Los Angeles – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently unveiled its Trademarks Dashboard feature which provides a summary of expected time to examine trademarks and other trademark office statistics such as total trademark filings by year.
The statistics show that currently trademark applications are being assigned to examiners and reviewed in a little
San Diego – With the Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 set, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can expect to see $100 million less in its budget. Never mind that the USPTO is a fee-funded agency, and does not receive any funding from taxpayer dollars. What this cut equates to is a