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USPTO discontinuing Accelerated Examination program for utility applications

Discontinuing Accelerated Examination for utility applications frees up examining resources to be devoted to older, unexamined utility applications, thereby supporting our broader efforts to reduce pendency.

USPTO announces update on Southeast Regional Outreach Office

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) plans to launch the Southeast Regional Outreach Office at its headquarters in Virgina and will immediately begin serving the southeast region. 

USPTO leads the way with comprehensive reporting of cloud activity for security analysis

The USPTO is leading the way with comprehensive reporting to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cloud Log Aggregation Warehouse.

USPTO announces comment request and roundtable discussion on e-commerce guidelines

The USPTO has issued an FRN requesting written public comments on the OECD's “Draft Voluntary Guidelines for Countering Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Goods on Online Marketplaces.” 

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