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Patent and Trademark Office: 35 rules and proposed rules since February 2024

21 final rules and 14 proposed rules since February 21, 2024, 3 of them marked significant. Common topics: administrative practice and procedure, inventions and patents, courts, lawyers, biologics.

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DocumentTypePublished
International Trademark Classification Changes
2026-17437
Final ruleAug 26
Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination
2026-14793
Proposed ruleJul 22
References to Electronic Filing Systems in Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
2026-14240
Final ruleJul 15
Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay
2026-12717
Final ruleJun 24
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2026-05564
Final ruleMar 20
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2025-23917
Proposed ruleDec 29, 2025
Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2025-19817
Proposed ruleNov 7, 2025
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement
2025-19587
Proposed ruleOct 17, 2025
Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2025-19580
Proposed ruleOct 17, 2025
International Trademark Classification Changes
2025-19358
Final ruleOct 2, 2025
Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Applications
2025-15497
Final ruleAug 14, 2025
2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination
2025-12644
Final ruleJul 8, 2025
Discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications
2025-10498
Final ruleJun 10, 2025
Partial Replacement of an Earlier National Registration or Registrations by an International Registration
2025-09916
Final ruleJun 2, 2025
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2025-00274 · significant
Final ruleJan 14, 2025
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2025-00273
Final ruleJan 14, 2025
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting; Withdrawal
2024-28263
Proposed ruleDec 4, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-26821
Final ruleNov 20, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-26644 · significant
Final ruleNov 18, 2024
Changes in Post-Registration Audit Selection for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
2024-24755
Final ruleOct 28, 2024
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-23319
Final ruleOct 10, 2024
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
2024-22194
Final ruleOct 1, 2024
Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-21134
Final ruleSep 18, 2024
Withdrawal of Changes to Post Registration Response Deadlines
2024-15472
Proposed ruleJul 19, 2024
Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-12823
Final ruleJun 12, 2024
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
2024-10166
Proposed ruleMay 10, 2024
Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference
2024-09618
Final ruleMay 3, 2024
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement
2024-08362
Proposed ruleApr 19, 2024
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
2024-07759
Proposed ruleApr 16, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-06250
Proposed ruleApr 3, 2024
Electronic Submission of Notices of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Notices of Election, and Requests for Extension of Time for Seeking Judicial Review
2024-06659
Final ruleMar 29, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-06186 · significant
Proposed ruleMar 26, 2024
Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence
2024-06126
Final ruleMar 22, 2024
Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-04127
Proposed ruleMar 4, 2024
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-03523
Proposed ruleFeb 21, 2024

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