On April 3, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a 266-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on “Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees during Fiscal Year 2025” (89 FR 23226), with proposed selective and in some cases extraordinary increases in fees for the fiscal years 2025-2029. These proposed increases in fees for patent activities have been controversial among stakeholders.
Recent Posts
- IP as a Force for Good: A Conversation with WIPO Director General Daren Tang
- Stewart Defends Hands-On Approach as Squires Confirmation Looms
- Former USPTO Solicitor Urges Squires Confirmation, Accuses Acting Director of Overreach
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, September 12: Novartis Loses Challenge to IRA Drug Price Negotiation Program; Lutnick Wants a Share of University IP Licensing; and EUIPO Announces First Copyright Conference
- Government Taking a Cut of University Royalties Would Threaten Bayh-Dole’s ROI