News of the initiative was reported this week by the Wall Street Journal. The paper described the measure as one of the ways the Trump administration is looking to reduce budget deficits by increasing ...

“Since it is the practice of some large companies to abandon applications or issued patents – sometimes in large numbers – before the first maintenance fee comes due, under the current fee schedule, ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on Wednesday that patent-related fees will be raised starting January 19, 2025 to offset forecasted increases in operating cost. While ...

Unitary Patent renewal fees will be based on those of the top four participating member states, an EPO Select Committee has decided The Select Committee of the EPO Administrative Council, which ...

Proposed hikes to patent fees at the USPTO could impact law firm and company strategies in some cases, say practitioners, who add that they must keep clients up to speed on any final changes. The ...

Over his career Thomas Edison garnered more U.S. patents than anyone in his time. Edison profited from his patents, but he was also exposed to the dark side of the patent system. He had to contend ...

A plan to charge patent filers between 1 and 5 percent of the estimated value of their intellectual property or products could jack up company expenses, particularly in the tech sector. Countless ...