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Several recent court decisions have shed light on the patent agent privilege, and now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking to weigh-in on the issue. As previously reported at Global ...

On Friday, February 23, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court [1] overturned a lower court’s ruling that attorney-client privilege does not extend to patent agents. The ruling, bound to reverberate throughout ...

Patent Attorneys and Agents are individuals who assist in the legal acquisition process for patenting unique inventions and creations. These individuals have scientific backgrounds that they have ...

Patent agents in the United States are authorized to practice in patent prosecution matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). Such authorized practice includes both ...

Innovation is a hot topic these days, but often not fully understood. The role of patent agents is one of the most misunderstood subtopics, and a recent argument in these pages that patent agents are ...

"I’m very appreciative for the opportunity to go through the Master's in Patent Practice program. It’s a phenomenal program for students like me, and highly complementary to the existing programs at ...

1 minute read The Federal Circuit recognised a privilege for communications between non-attorney patent agents and their clients when those agents are acting within the agent’s authorised practice of ...

One of the most common questions I receive from these individuals is this: “Once I pass the patent bar exam, how do I learn to actually start practicing?” Like so many things in life, there is no ...

It is well known to many of our readers that there are located in the City of Washington a vast horde of self-styled " solicitors," who proless to undertake all kinds of professional business before ...

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...