The Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum announcing a new initiative aimed at improving examination quality and transparency in Patent Trial & Appeal Board ...

In October 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) launched the “Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program,” or ASAP!, an initiative to identify potential prior art using ...

The USPTO’s latest search tool has improved since it was first launched, though counsel still have to take care when trying to get optimal results for their clients More than a year has gone by since ...

Counsel say ‘strange’ results have increased their reliance on subscription-based search platforms, but costs are not being shifted onto clients yet Glitches in the USPTO’s latest trademark search ...