When any ambiguity in terms of interpretation is found in the provisional translation, the Japanese text shall prevail. The link to the provisional translation of the Handbook is provided below.

The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization has informed the United States Patent and Trademark Office that a new dollar amount has been established for the search fee required by the Israel Patent Office (ILPO) when acting as an International Searching Authority. The new dollar amount of the search fee required by the ILPO will be $1,333 and will go into effect March 1, 2026.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) receives ex parte reexamination requests under 35 U.S.C. 302 that are directed to patent claims that have also been challenged in interpartes or post-grant review (IPR or PGR) proceedings under 35 U.S.C. 311 and 321. The statut01y estoppel provisions, 35 U.S.C. 315(e)(l) and 325(e)(l), which were effective in 2012 under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29, 125 Stat. 284 (2011)), provide that the petitioner in an IPR or PGR of a claim in a patent that results in a final written decision under 35 U.S.C. 318(a) or 328(a), or the real party in interest or privy of the petitioner, may not request or maintain a proceeding before the USPTO with respect to that claim on any ground that the petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised during that IPR or PGR