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2024

  • November 18, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to the USPTO on Examination of Design Patents Applications
  • November 15, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to the USPTO on the ABA-IPL Section White Paper on Patent System Reliability
  • October 24, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to the USPTO on the 2024 Guidance Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence
  • July 29, 2024: Comments in response to the Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence
  • July 9, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to the USPTO in terminal disclaimer practice
  • June 18, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to the USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules
  • June 14, 2024: Comments in response to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s
  • June 3, 2024: Comments in response to USPTO on Patent Fee Increase
  • May 28, 2024: Comments to the USPTO on Proposed Trademark Fee Adjustments
  • May 21, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to USPTO re Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the PTAB – May 21, 2024
  • May 14, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to USPTO re Unlocking the Full Potential of Innovation to the Marketplace
  • May 3, 2024: ABA-IPL letter to the USPTO on proposed rulemaking for motion to amend practice and procedures in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
  • April 26, 2024: ABA-IPL comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions.
  • January 31, 2024: ABA-IPL Letter to Department of Commerce on Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of Bayh-Dole Act “March-In Rights”
  • January 22, 2024: Letter to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding implications of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) commitments/regimes and other proposed commitments in the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

2023

  • November 27, 2023: ABA-IPL Comments to the USPTO on review of decisions within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
  • November 27, 2023: Letter in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board”
  • October 6, 2023 : Letter to the USPTO, Commissioner for Trademarks, regarding changes to the duration of the attorney recognition rule
  • July 24, 2023: Letter to USPTO regarding the Motion to Amend Pilot Program
  • June 20, 2023: Letter to USPTO on proposed changes to practice before the PTAB
  • June 12, 2023: Letter to USPTO on the proposed trademark fee schedule
  • May 31, 2023: Letter to U.S. Department of Commerce regarding personal information of .us registrants.
  • May 25, 2023: Letter to USPTO on the proposed patent fee schedule
  • April 19, 2023: Comments to the FTC on non-compete clause rulemaking
  • January 20, 2023: Comments to USCO and USPTO on NFT Study
  • January 26, 2023: Comments to USPTO on Patent Robustness
  • January 26, 2023: Comments to USPTO on Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the PTAB
  • January 26, 2023: Comments to USPTO on Expanding Admission Criteria

2022

  • December 16, 2022: Comments on the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses”
  • October 28, 2022: Letter to USPTO on TTAB Final Pretrial Conference Pilot Program
  • October 26, 2022: Letter to USTPO on changes to representation of others
  • September 1, 2022: Letter to FTC re: Impersonation of Government and Businesses
  • March 7, 2022: Comments to the USPTO on the Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot Program
  • February 4, 2022: Comments to the USPTO regarding trademark administrative sanctions process

2021

  • September 2, 2021: Comments to the USPTO on Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study
  • August 12, 2021: Comments to the USPTO on the Examination Guide entitled “Generic.com Terms after USPTO v. Booking.com”
  • July 16, 2021: Letter to the USPTO on implementation of the Trademark Modernization Act
  • May 24, 2021: Comments to the USPTO, regarding updates to requirements for admission to Patent Bar
  • March 15, 2021: Comments to the Commissioner of Trademarks, USPTO, regarding implementation of the Trademark Modernization Act
  • January 6, 2021: Letter to the USPTO on proposed continuing legal education requirements for patent practitioners

2011-2020

2020

  • December 22, 2020: Comments to the Biden Presidential Transition Team on IP issues
  • December 21, 2020: Letter to the USPTO on its study of state sovereign immunity and its impact on trademark infringement
  • December 21, 2020: Letter to the USPTO on the application of traditional doctrines of contributory and/or vicarious trademark infringement liability in e-commerce settings
  • December 17, 2020: Letter to the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board regarding issuance of precedential decisions. The section was joined in the comments by the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
  • November 18, 2020: Letter to the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board on discretion to institute trials before the PTAB
  • September 28, 2020: Letter to the USPTO, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, on changes to the regulations on representation of others
  • July 29, 2020: Letter to the USPTO on proposed trademark fee adjustments
  • July 17, 2020: Letter to the USPTO on SPC’s Six Draft Judicial Interpretations and Guidance
  • July 13, 2020: Comments to the USPTO on the COVID–19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program
  • June 26, 2020: Letter to USPTO on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on PTAB Rules of Practice
  • May 11, 2020: Comments to the USPTO Regarding the SPC’s Draft Implementation Plan and Draft Guidelines Regarding the Enforcement of IP Judgments
  • March 10, 2020: Letter to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board concerning issuance of precedential decisions
  • January 9, 2020: Comments to the USPTO on intellectual property protection for artificial intelligence innovation

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

  • November 27, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to the USPTO on Post Registration Amendments to Identifications of Goods and Services Due to Technology
  • November 25, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to USPTO on the Draft 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
  • October 11, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to USPTO regarding "Making "Real Party-in Interest" the New Default"
  • July 19, 2013: Comments to Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on ITC Exclusion Order Enforcement
  • July 2, 2013: Comments to USPTO regarding authorization to permit foreign patent offices access to search results for pending USPTO patent applications
  • May 31, 2013: Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Technological Upgrades to Registration and Recordation Functions
  • May 29, 2013: Comments to USPTO on Changes to Implement PLT
  • May 20, 2013: Letter to the Office of Management and Budget opposing sequestration of USPTO funding –
  • April 25, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to USPTO on Patent Small Claims Proceeding in the U.S.
  • April 22, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to IPEC on Trade Secrets Legislation
  • February 1, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to the USPTO on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice –
  • February 1, 2013: ABA-IPL Comments to U.S. Copyright Office on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization

2012

  • November 16, 2012: Comments to International Trade Commission on Proposed Rulemaking
  • November 1, 2012: ABA-IPL Comments to the USPTO on Fee-Setting rule Package
  • October 22, 2012: Comments to U.S. Trademark Office relating to Amending the First Filing Deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse
  • October 22, 2012: ABA-IPL Comments to U.S. Trademark Office on Adjustment of Fees for Trademark Applications
  • October 18, 2012: ABA-IPL Comments to Register of Copyrights re Remedies for Small Copyright Claims
  • October 1, 2012: Comments to the USPTO on First Inventor to File Rule Package
  • September 21, 2012: ABA-IPL Comments to ITC on Proposed Rulemaking -
  • August 9, 2012: Comments to USPTO on Changes to Implementing Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
  • August 9, 2012: Comments to USPTO on Extension of the Full First Office Action Interview Pilot Program
  • June 20, 2012: Comments to the USPTO on Need To Review Criteria Used in Determining Secrecy Orders Related to National Security
  • June 20, 2012: Comments to the USPTO regarding disclosure of sequence listings using XML
  • May 22, 2012: Comments on potential implementation of XML formatting by the USPTO
  • May 2, 2012: Comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission regarding electronic discovery
  • April 5, 2012: Comments on the proposed rules relating to business method patents
  • April 2012: ABA-IPL and ABA Science & Technology Law Sections joint comments to USPTO on genetic diagnostic testing
  • March 2012: ABA-IPL comments to USPTO on rulemaking proposals to implement AIA
  • January 19, 2012: Comments to the USPTO on Satellite Offices

2011

  • November 30, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on Prior User Rights
  • November 17, 2011: Pre-Rulemaking Comments to the USPTO on the Implementation of the America Invents Act
  • September 27, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on proposed rulemaking relating, inter alia, to the provisions of 37 C.F.R. §1.56
  • September 13, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
  • August 16, 2011: Comments to the International Trade Commission on implementation of electronic filing
  • June 20, 2011: Joint comments to the USPTO's TTAB from the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law and the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Participation in Settlement Discussions
  • May 4, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review 
  • April 21, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on the Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications.
  • April 21, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
  • April 21, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on a proposal for a pilot program entitled Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing through the Intellectual Property System
  • February 10, 2011: Comments to the USPTO on Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte Appeals

2010 and Prior

2010

  • November 30, 2010: Technical Comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration's Office of Intellectual Property Rights on Government Programs to Assist Businesses in Protecting Their Intellectual Property Rights in Foreign Markets
  • November 29, 2010: Comments to the Librarian of Congress on qualifications for Register of Copyrights
  • November 17, 2010: Technical Comments to the Office of International Trade of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with respect to promoting enhanced communications and greater transparency in the administration of ITC exclusion orders
  • September 13, 2010: Technical Comments to the USPTO on the Proposed Initiative: Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative
  • August 31 2010: Comments to the USPTO on the Draft USPTO FY 2010-2015 Strategic Plan
  • August 11, 2010: Comments to the USPTO Commissioner of Patents on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in Patent Applications
  • April 21, 2010: Section provides Technical comments to the Commissioner for Trademarks on the new Trademarks Next Generation Information Technology Initiative
  • March 24, 2010: Section provides comments to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on the coordination and strategic planning of the federal effort against intellectual property infringement.

2009

  • June 25, 2009: ABA Urges Senate to Act Promptly on Kappos Nomination to Head USPTO
  • January 2009: Comments to President-Elect Obama Transition Team

2007

  • September 2007: Section Comments on Proposed Rules of Practice Changes
  • September 14, 2007: Letter to President Bush - Accession of the United States to the Geneva Act.

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001