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The USPTO on April 21, 2023 proposed a variety of changes to the pre-institution requirements and briefing process for post-grant proceedings, including both IPRs and PGRs.
On April 20, 2023, the USPTO announced Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for potential PTAB reforms. The goal of the Notice was to seek public input regarding proposed changes to.
USPTO proposed a variety of changes to the pre-institution requirements and briefing process for post-grant proceedings intended to provide clarity and curb abusive litigation tactics. The deadline for submitting comments and suggestions related to these rules is June 20, 2023.
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On February 4, 2021 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) extended for two years the expansion of the Collaborative Search Pilot Program (CSP), which began in 2015 and is now scheduled to end October 31, 2022. The CSP expedites prosecution of related applications at the USPTO and the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) or Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) by allowing the offices to conduct and share prior art searches before issuing a first action. Earlier articles from Mintz explored the original CSP and the CSP’s first expansion. The new expanded CSP is still free and continues the USPTO’s drive for patent quality and speedy examination.