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2026-05-13

EPO member states convene for their 20th annual co-operation meeting

EPO

The EPO held its 20th annual co-operation meeting with national patent offices on 11 and 12 May 2026 in Split, Croatia. The event focused on the future of innovation in Europe, bringing together over 80 participants, including 27 heads of office and key stakeholders, to discuss the key forces shaping innovation ecosystems and to define shared priorities for the European Patent Network (EPN).

2026-05-12

Mitigating fraud and misrepresentations in patent proceedings

USPTO

Bad actors can jeopardize the protection that applicants hope to secure with their patent application and can weaken the public’s trust in United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proceedings. Every fraudulent submission and misrepresentation delays consideration by the Office of legitimate applications and increases the cost for other innovators that use the patent system.

2026-05-12

USPTO designates three informative decisions

USPTO

USPTO designates as informative three decisions applying the Office’s Revvo and Tesla claim construction precedent

2026-05-12

On 12 May 2026, the USPTO announced that the First Action Estimator is now available for applications in status 30 (DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION) that have not yet received a first Office action.

USPTO

2026-05-12

On 29 April 2026, WIPO released the March 2026 issue of its PCT Newsletter (No. 03/2026). On 12 May 2026, the Simplified Chinese version was also published.

WIPO

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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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