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2025-08-20

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) news and announcements

USPTO

2025-08-13

USPTO issues final rule to eliminate expedited examination of design applications

USPTO

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) suspended expedited examination of design applications on April 17, 2025. The USPTO has now issued a final rule to eliminate expedited examination of design applications effective August 14, 2025 as part of the agency’s efforts to combat fraud and to reduce pendency and inventory of unexamined design applications.

2025-08-13

Add protection to your account by October 31

USPTO

To keep up with escalating threats and meet federal security requirements, all customers must switch to more secure multifactor authentication (MFA) methods when logging into their USPTO.gov account. Starting November 1, email will no longer be an option to authenticate your account.

2025-08-07

Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 August 2025 concerning the continuation of proceedings in view of referral G 1/25

EPO

2025-08-06

Farewell eOLF: switch to Online Filing 2.0 by January 2026

EPO

In line with its Strategic Plan 2028, the European Patent Office (EPO) continues to modernise its online services with the aim of delivering a fully digitalised patent granting process by 2027.

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2025-05-20

23 applications seeking trademark for Op Sindoor filed across India

Hindustan Times

2025-05-20

Children’s Museums Settle Trademark Suit Over Minimalist Decor

Bloomberg Law

2025-05-20

Comet ML Files Suit Over Alleged Trademark Infringement

MediaPost

2025-05-20

IP and the Wild West Landscape of AI | IPWatchdog Unleashed

IPWatchdog.com

2025-05-20

Maxell Patent Suit Against Coretronic Should Proceed, Judge Says

Bloomberg Law News

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