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Federal rules on inventions and patents: 52 since January 2024

36 final rules and 16 proposed rules since January 11, 2024, 17 of them marked significant. Most come from the Patent and Trademark Office (21), Industry and Security Bureau (15), Agricultural Marketing Service (4), Energy Department (4).

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DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership
2026-19389
Agricultural Marketing ServiceFinal ruleSep 22
Education Department General Administrative Regulations
2026-17239 · significant
Education DepartmentProposed ruleAug 24
Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination
2026-14793
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleJul 22
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-13875 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleJul 9
Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay
2026-12717
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJun 24
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-10729 · significant
Energy DepartmentProposed ruleMay 29
Zero-Based Regulating
2026-10727 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleMay 29
Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
2026-10084
Veterans Affairs DepartmentProposed ruleMay 20
Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership
2026-06103
Agricultural Marketing ServiceProposed ruleMar 30
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2026-05564
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMar 20
Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation Program
2026-03303
National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFinal ruleFeb 19
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2025-23917
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleDec 29, 2025
The Sunset Rule
2025-21784 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleDec 3, 2025
Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2025-19580
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleOct 17, 2025
Expansion of End-User Controls To Cover Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities
2025-19001 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleSep 30, 2025
Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Applications
2025-15497
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleAug 14, 2025
2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination
2025-12644
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJul 8, 2025
Discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications
2025-10498
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJun 10, 2025
Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period
2025-00711
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJan 16, 2025
Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion
2025-00636 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJan 15, 2025
Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule Additions, and Refinements to Controls for Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items
2024-28270
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleDec 5, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-26821
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleNov 20, 2024
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)
2024-23817 · significant
Energy DepartmentFinal ruleNov 13, 2024
Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export Controls
2024-23958 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleOct 23, 2024
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-23319
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleOct 10, 2024
Health and Human Services Adoption of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
2024-21984
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleOct 2, 2024
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
2024-22194
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal 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
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleSep 18, 2024
Education Department General Administrative Regulations and Related Regulatory Provisions
2024-17239 · significant
Education DepartmentFinal ruleAug 29, 2024
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); and Corrections
2024-19132
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleAug 27, 2024
End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including U.S. Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Uses and End Users
2024-16496 · significant
Industry and Security BureauProposed ruleJul 29, 2024
Iran Foreign Direct Product Rule
2024-16566
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJul 26, 2024
Standards-Related Activities and the Export Administration Regulations
2024-15810 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJul 18, 2024
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Information Order; Adjustment to Membership
2024-15238
Agricultural Marketing ServiceFinal ruleJul 18, 2024
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Refinements to Existing Controls
2024-13148
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJun 18, 2024
Conforming and Clarifying Changes to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
2024-10280
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleMay 10, 2024
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
2024-10166
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleMay 10, 2024
Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference
2024-09618
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMay 3, 2024
Revision of Firearms License Requirements
2024-08813 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleApr 30, 2024
Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership
2024-08446 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleApr 19, 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
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleApr 19, 2024
Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
2024-07759
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleApr 16, 2024
Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections; and Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items; Corrections and Clarifications
2024-07004 · significant
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleApr 4, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-06250
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed 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
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMar 29, 2024
Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence
2024-06126
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal 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
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleMar 4, 2024
Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
2024-03869 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleMar 4, 2024
Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2024-03523
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleFeb 21, 2024
Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Information Order; Adjustment to Membership
2024-03372
Agricultural Marketing ServiceProposed ruleFeb 21, 2024
Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Refinements to Existing Controls
2024-01408
Industry and Security BureauFinal ruleJan 25, 2024
Education Department General Administrative Regulations and Related Regulatory Provisions
2023-27682 · significant
Education DepartmentProposed ruleJan 11, 2024

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