“Consistency in the process for examining patent applications benefits the entire patent community because it promotes more consistent and thus fairer outcomes.” After a patent application is filed ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the retirement of its Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) and the launch of ...

Why does patent ownership matter? A patent is a government-granted property right that can be used to exclude others from making, using or selling an invention for a specified time (how long depends ...

Assignments are the mechanism to transfer title of a patent, just like deeds are used to transfer real estate. Assignments are recorded at the USPTO and are available to the public. On the USPTO ...

In Muertos Roasters LLC v Luke Schneider the US District Court for the Eastern District of California has dismissed a complaint of infringement, based on USPTO records that failed to reflect an ...