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The Good, the Bad and the Missing: Findings from a Review of the Data on Granted Retroactive Foreign Filing LicensesSince launching Petition.ai’s searchable database of publicly available patent petition documents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the most searched petition type, by far, is for a Retroactive Foreign Filing License (RFFL). Anecdotally, patent practitioners believe it is difficult, if not almost impossible, to obtain a RFFL. However, while the process…
USPTO Responds to Patent Bar Gender Gap Inquiry, Mulls Changes to Registration ProcessThe 2020 “Progress and Potential” report produced by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) focused on women and inventorship. Recently, however, members of Congress asked the USPTO to consider a gender gap in patent practitioners, rather than inventors. This request is based on an article authored by Mary T. Hannon of DePaul University…
This Week in Washington IP: Raimondo’s Nomination as Commerce Secretary, Tech Advances in the U.S. Military and the U.S. Chamber’s Report on Digital AssetsThis week in Washington IP news, the Senate will hold a hearing to discuss the nomination of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to serve the Biden Administration as the Secretary of Commerce. Elsewhere, both the Brookings Institution and the Center for Strategic & International Studies host events exploring the future of the U.S. military, including…