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As we enter 2024, major policy initiatives are pending at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and in Congress aimed at overhauling certain aspects of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice.
On November 8, 2023, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property heard testimony from four witnesses on the proposed Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital...
I. Introduction - The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) was years in the making. From the first patent reform bill introduced by Representative Lamar Smith in June 20052...
Every year, the federal government issues thousands of regulations.According to the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), federalagencies produced 5,476 final rules between April 1, 1996, andAugust 21, 1997.
G.O.P. leaders have talked tough about investigating the New York prosecutor bringing charges against the former president, but behind the scenes, they are weighing how to move ahead.