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Aug 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Debbie Feinstein |Jonathan Gleklen |C. Scott Lent |Summer Quintana

On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that would require all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to be disclosed.1 This is in response to the PTO issuing a Federal Register notice on April 19, 2024, requesting public comments on an array of potential changes to the rules that govern certain...

Aug 14, 2024 | arnoldporter.com | Debbie Feinstein |Jonathan Gleklen |C. Scott Lent |Summer Quintana

Introduction On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously agreed to submit a comment supporting a recent proposed rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that would require all settlement agreements made between parties appearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to be disclosed.1 This is in response to the PTO issuing a Federal Register notice on April 19, 2024, requesting public comments on an array of potential changes to the rules that govern...