The first half of 2024 was a busy time for rulemaking at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), with five different notices of proposed rulemaking. While the first three proposed rules packages are relatively straightforward and uncontroversial, the last two propose highly contentious rules that are likely to generate significant opposition.
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