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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched an online First Office Action Estimator, which provides an estimate when a patent application will receive a first Office action. Having ...

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GM has filed a patent application for a fire-suppression system for cars, which may be particularly useful in locations where vehicles are produced or stored.

Imagine excitedly filing a patent application, waiting years for the case to be examined, and then finding your application rejected on grounds that it is obvious or anticipated by your own previously ...

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by LED lighting developer Lynk Labs to challenge ...

A recently published patent application from 2024 shows Microsoft, like Sony, is rethinking how players receive help in games.

The patent, United States Patent No. US 12,555,886, has been granted. The application (No. 18/558043) is registered in the ...

“In 2018, before the coronavirus pandemic, patent application filings in the United States dropped by 1.6%. At the same time, worldwide patent application filings grew by more than 5%.” In 2020, the ...