The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice on July 29, 2022, titled "Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination, and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board." The notice comes in response to US President Joe Biden's July 9, 2021, executive order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, and to a September 9, 2021, letter from Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) Read more
Monday, August 15 2022 \ Published by Lexology.
