The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding precedential and informative decisions (SOP2).

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding paneling of matters before the PTAB (SOP1).

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new examination guide, “Changes to Procedures Regarding Certain Documents.”

Sunday, Sept. 23, is the last day to sign up for the Nov. 6-8 STEPP Agent/Attorney 3-Day Course. Open to the public as part of the USPTO’s Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) program, the course will be held at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.

On August 29, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce’s trademark registration for “Perchville,” the name of a festival held annually in Tawas, Michigan since 1950.