The USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents. In response to patent owner and public inquiry, the USPTO provided a downloadable patent term calculator as a resource to help...

Reminder: It is the responsibility of the patentee to ensure maintenance fees and any applicable surcharges are paid timely to prevent expiration of the patent.

In this electronic age of the USPTO's Patent Center, the USPTO still accepts personal deliveries of patent applications.

For PCT applications, until international publication (18 months after the priority date), no third party is allowed access to an applicant's international application...

A claim listing of every claim ever presented in the application is required, even for preliminary amendments present on the filing date of the application.

The Board may soon rule on whether the Petitions for Inter Partes Review filed by the Coalition for Affordable Drugs VI, LLC against certain patents owned by Celgene Corporation amount to an abuse of process deserving of sanctions.

Online shopping has become a huge part of our everyday lives. In fact, 15% of all 2020 retail sales are projected to take place online.

In this article, Finnegan attorneys Margaret Esquenet and Jonathan Uffelman discuss the case.

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the Federal Circuit's decision in SAS Institute Inc. v. Lee, 825 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

As we start a new decade and reflect on the changes in IP law, we've highlighted some of the top IP moments and decisions from the past 10 years.

As we start a new decade and reflect on the changes in IP law, we've highlighted some of the top IP moments and decisions from the past 10 years.

For those wanting to keep up to date with the latest developments and decisions coming from the Federal Circuit, the "Year in Review" report summarizes selected Federal Circuit cases from the...

Cautionary tales of inventors who have risked their own U.S. patent rights provide valuable insight for scientists in developing their own best practices.

On December 27, 2020, then U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) into law.

In this podcast, Kevin Rodkey, Damian Porcari, and Steve Koziol, discuss some of the programs the USPTO offers ..

With the Winter Olympics here, many businesses are looking for ways to incorporate messaging related to the games into marketing, advertising and social media campaigns.

The first time the words "United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit" appeared in words was in a letter to Charles R. Haworth from Daniel J. Meador, dated March 14, 1978.

It's a tie! Georgetown University Law Center and Columbia Law School are tied at four for the most graduates who went on to become Federal Circuit judges - present and past.

Through January 1, 2017, the Federal Circuit decided 155 PTAB appeals from IPRs and CBMs.

For general inquiries, contact the clerk's office at [email protected]. The clerk's office is in Room 401 of the Federal Circuit building, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on workdays.