Canada recently introduced patent rules related to excess claim fees and continued examination fees that have the potential to complicate conventional approaches to filing divisional patent ...

“Unfortunately, the additional fees may induce a chilling effect on filing continuing applications. [But] by understanding the new fee structure and adjusting their filing practices accordingly, ...

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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 ...

The USPTO’s latest patent fee increases are now in effect, impacting filing, examination, maintenance, and RCE costs. These changes require corporations and law firms to reassess their patent ...

Patents can be a hidden cost trap for startups. While they seem like a one-time expense, the reality is different. Filing is just the beginning. A single U.S. patent can exceed $50,000 over its ...

September 28, 2023 - The post-America Invents Act (AIA) landscape has fundamentally changed how inventors with patents can challenge later-filed patents with overlapping or similar claims as their own ...

Spend some time at any intellectual property (IP) industry event and it won’t be long before you hear “AI” being talked about in one context or another. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has augmented many ...