Global IP Information

2026-06-26

The "Pilot Program for Accelerated Examination of Invention Patent Applications by Women" will be extended for another year, effective July 1, 2026.

TIPO

The "Pilot Program for Accelerated Examination of Invention Patent Applications by Women," launched on July 1, 2025, is set to expire on June 30, 2026. Since the program's inception, the average time from application submission by female applicants to the receipt of examination results has been only 44.2 days, demonstrating excellent results. To encourage women to engage in innovative invention and accelerate their access to patent protection, and following an assessment of current examination capacity, the program has been revised and will undergo a renewed pilot run until June 30, 2027.

2026-06-25

The Fastest Patent Examination, Constructing a Secure Technology Protection System

MOIP

MOIP Announces Core Achievements Marking the 1st Anniversary of the National Sovereignty Government

2026-06-24

Standard essential patents: new EPO Observatory study provides greater clarity on determination of FRAND licensing rates

EPO

The standards and patents programme at the European Patent Office (EPO) is providing unique insights into how the high-stakes, global interplay between technology standards, digital connectivity and interoperability shapes market adoption of game-changing new technologies. The study will be presented today at a major Euractiv event on European competitiveness in emerging technologies, comprising one of several major programme milestones.

2026-06-23

Status of Public Records Division

USPTO

The Public Records Division (PRD) processes and fills orders for both certified and uncertified copies of United States Patent and Trademark Office documents, records assignments and other documents related to title. his is an update of actual processing times for orders filled during the month of May 2026.

2026-06-23

USPTO to require additional information and fee for petitions based on unintentional delays exceeding one year

USPTO

To increase the certainty and predictability concerning patent rights and to encourage the timely filing of grantable petitions, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising its practice of requiring additional information for delays in taking certain actions in patent applications and patents from requiring additional information for delays exceeding two years to requiring additional information for delays exceeding one year. These petitions include petitions to revive applications, accept delayed maintenance fee payments, accept delayed priority or benefit claims, and excuse an applicant’s failure to act within prescribed time limits in connection with international design applications.

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