IP Office News
United States Patent & Trade Mark Office (USPTO) – News & Resources
- Reference Document Management Services (RDMS) Maintenanceby kdawson on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from 12:01- 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 26. The following manuals will be briefly unavailable between 12:01 a.m…
- PTAB announces two new AIA templatesby Anonymous on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
[[VIEW_THIS]] Patent Trial and Appeal Board Templates and guidance now available for PTAB AIA trials The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has announced the…
- Templates and guidance now available for PTAB AIA trialsby aabraham3 on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
The PTAB has announced the addition of two templates with companion guidance (and a glossary) that will now be available for America Invents Act (AIA) trial proceedings.
- Accelerate your patents: Leveraging the U.S.–France Patent Prosecution Highwayby mharvey1 on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
Accelerate your patents: Leveraging the U.S.–France Patent Prosecution Highway
- Patent Center Maintenanceby cbledsoe on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
The USPTO will perform a routine maintenance on the Patent Center from mi dnight -1 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 10. During this maintenance period…
- Templates for AIA proceedingsby tray on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
Parties filing or responding to an AIA review petition can utilize PTAB-provided templates, guidance documents, and a glossary, or consult the Trial Practice Guide for additional information.
- USPTO Hour: Trademarks and anti-counterfeitingby jlott on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
Join us Wednesday, September 23, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for our next USPTO Hour, hosted by the Office of the Commissioner for Trademarks and the Office of Policy and International Affairs.
- Women’s Equality Day 2026: Celebrating women inventors and the 19th Amendmentby Anonymous on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert Women’s Equality Day 2026: Celebrating women inventors and the 19th Amendment Join America’s Innovation Agency, the United States Patent and Trademark Office…
- USPTO events for the weeks of Sept.7-18by Anonymous on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
View as a Webpage This week September 9 Outreach initiative Successful Inventing 2026: marketing plan and presentation 4 p.m. PT Learn about all aspects of…
- Request an extension of time to file a Statement of Use in Trademark Centerby Anonymous on September 16, 2026 at 10:47 am
[[VIEW_THIS]] Trademark Alert Request an extension of time to file a Statement of Use in Trademark Center At America’s Branding Agency, new functionality continues to…
United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) – News & Info
- Patent Journal special notices: 7165by HM Government on September 16, 2026 at 3:30 am
Publication date 16 September 2026.
- Patents Journal special notices: 2026by HM Government on September 9, 2026 at 3:30 am
The Patents Journal special notices are published every Wednesday at 4:30am.
- Patent Journal special notices: 7164by HM Government on September 9, 2026 at 3:30 am
Publication date 9 September 2026.
- Requests for opinions: 2026by HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 10:52 am
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
- Intellectual Property Office: service availability and issuesby HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 10:00 am
Check the availability of, and any issues affecting, our services.
- Counterfeit toy investigations reported by Trading Standards riseby HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 9:04 am
IPO report sets out findings from local authorities on counterfeit goods and wider IP crime threat.
- Trading Standards IP crime survey 2025 to 2026by HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 9:00 am
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results.
- IP enforcement reportsby HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 9:00 am
A collection of IP crime and enforcement publications for businesses and consumers.
- Registered Designs Examination Practice guideby HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 5:53 am
This guide provides information on how design applications are examined in respect of national applications filed at the UK Intellectual Property Office.
- Part B: Absolute grounds for refusalby HM Government on September 8, 2026 at 5:53 am
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
European Patent Office (EPO) – News & Resources
- Back to school: Fostering curiosity and IP awarenesson September 15, 2026 at 9:05 am
New STEM and IP courses for children available in the EPO e-learning centre
- EPO to act as PCT authority for applicants from The Bahamason September 11, 2026 at 3:00 am
Applicants from The Bahamas can now select the EPO for international search and preliminary examination under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
- Condolences on passing of King Harald Von August 31, 2026 at 2:45 am
Flags flown at half-mast
- Disruption due to earthquake in Colombiaon August 19, 2026 at 4:06 am
A notice in the Official Journal outlines remedies available where time limits were missed due to earthquake-related disruptions.
- Preparing for EPAC 2026: enrolment open until 15 Septemberon August 18, 2026 at 4:00 am
EPAC 2026 syllabus is now available with module topics and examination schedule
- Inspiring tomorrow’s changemakers for International Youth Dayon August 12, 2026 at 7:00 am
Inventions for Impact: new courses to build STEM skills and raise IP awareness among youth
- EPO meets with Enelon August 6, 2026 at 8:00 am
Exchange on patent quality, sustainability, the Unitary Patent and geographical outreach
- Disruption due to earthquake in Japanon August 6, 2026 at 12:22 am
A notice in the Official Journal outlines remedies available where time limits were missed due to earthquake-related disruptions
- EPO meets with Leonardoon July 28, 2026 at 7:40 am
Exchange on patent quality, emerging technologies and the Unitary Patent
- Solidarity with LGBTQ+ communityon July 28, 2026 at 6:54 am
Attack in Berlin
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) – Publications
- Women, Innovation and Impact: Illustrating the global progress of WIPO’s first IP and Gender Action Planon September 16, 2026 at 12:00 am
The “Women, Innovation and Impact” documents three years of implementation of the IP and Gender Action Plan (IPGAP), WIPO’s first strategy on IP in support of women and girls. It compiles stories under each of the IPGAP’s three interconnected areas: helping governments integrate considerations for women into IP policy, legislation, and institutional practice; building the evidence base that makes the case for progress through data collection and research; and delivering direct support to women entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators through IP strategy, business development, and economic empowerment programs. The stories are a representative selection, chosen to reflect the breadth of achievements across regions, sectors, and areas of work, while underlining the remaining work. Taken together, this resource constitutes a call for more urgent and ambitious action to ensure that women’s contributions are represented more fully in the global IP ecosystem.
- WIPO IPC-Green Technology Concordance: A Harmonized Classification Methodologyon September 10, 2026 at 12:00 am
This paper introduces the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Green Technology Inventory for Statistical Use (WIPO–GTIS), a new harmonized methodology for classifying green technologies. Developed through a systematic, consensus-based process, it relies solely on an IPC–Green Technology Concordance Table, validated through AI-assisted quality control, and comprises five sectors and 36 technology fields mapped to specific IPC codes. The paper reviews and compares existing classification systems (CNIPA, EPO, JPO, OECD and WIPO’s IPC Green Inventory); presents the WIPO–GTIS methodology and taxonomy; demonstrates its application using global patent data to reveal trends in green technology innovation and specialization; and discusses the classification’s limitations and opportunities for future refinement.
- Patenting Healthcare-related Inventions: A Guide for IP advisers and managerson August 26, 2026 at 12:00 am
Patenting Healthcare-related Inventions provides a reference document for essential stakeholders involved in patenting innovation within the life sciences sector, particularly within the technical fields of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
- FRAND Economics: Valuation Methods in Licensing Standard Essential Patentson August 4, 2026 at 12:00 am
This economic report highlights how structured valuation approaches can contribute to greater clarity, ensure objectivity, facilitate licensing negotiations as well as dispute resolution, and support balanced incentives for both innovation and implementation in the area of standardized technologies. The report examines how fair, reasonable, and non discriminatory (FRAND) terms for standard essential patent (SEP) licensing can be determined.
- Country Perspectives: Colombia’s Journeyon July 10, 2026 at 12:00 am
Colombia’s Journey in the “Unlocking IP-backed Financing Series” showcases how the country has built a modern secured transactions framework, explicitly enabling businesses to use their trademarks, software, patents, and other IP rights as collateral to access credit. Drawing on a detailed analysis of national collateral registry data, the report reveals how companies, from multinational pharmaceutical firms leveraging cross-border trademark portfolios to technology startups pledging their proprietary software platforms, are already turning their intangible assets into financing opportunities.
- Hague Yearly Review 2026 – Executive Summary: International Registration of Industrial Designson July 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
This executive brief identifies key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
- Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs: Regulations (as in force on July 1, 2026) and Administrative Instructions (as in force on July 17, 2025)on July 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs provides a practical business solution for registering up to 100 designs in any of its contracting parties, through the filing of a single international application with WIPO. Management of the resulting international registration is a single-step procedure. The Hague Agreement governs the Hague System.
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) – Madrid System News
- Helping SMEs Protect Brands and Designs in Latin America and the Caribbeanby Serena Christiansson on September 14, 2026 at 8:51 am
- One Year of eMadridby Serena Christiansson on September 9, 2026 at 8:32 am
- Transition to Madrid e-Filing at the USPTOby Serena Christiansson on July 31, 2026 at 6:30 am
- Q3 2026 Madrid System Webinars: Join Us Onlineby Serena Christiansson on July 28, 2026 at 6:00 am
- Saudi Arabia Joins WIPO’s Madrid Systemby Serena Christiansson on July 23, 2026 at 8:00 am
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) – Lisbon System News
- The Second Issue of the Bulletin of the Lisbon System for 2026 is Now Available!by Amber Maillard on August 13, 2026 at 9:41 am
- Serbia Joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreementby Julie English on August 3, 2026 at 8:20 am
- Italy Joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreementby Amber Maillard on July 14, 2026 at 1:00 pm
- Lisbon System Update: Expanded Modifications Now Availableby Amber Maillard on July 1, 2026 at 12:45 pm
- Bulgaria Joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreementby Amber Maillard on May 1, 2026 at 10:43 am