Below are Federal Register Notices published in 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Selected Federal Register Notices may also appear under various topical areas on this USPTO website.

For a complete, searchable database of Federal Register Notices from the USPTO in PDF, XML, and accessible HTML formats, please visit http://www.regulations.gov.

Final Rules

• Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025, 91898–92011 [2024–26821] [TEXT] [PDF] (20Nov2024)
• Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025, 91062–91091 [2024–26644] [TEXT] [PDF] (18Nov2024)
• Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 82172–82179 [2024–23319] [TEXT] [PDF] (10Oct2024)
• Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions, 79744–79752 [2024–22194] [TEXT] [PDF] (01Oct2024)
• Motion to Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings under the America Invents Act before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 76421–76431 [2024–21134] [TEXT] [PDF] (18Sep2024)
• Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 49808–49815 [2024–12823] [2024–09618] [TEXT] [PDF] (12Jun2024)
• Adoption of Updated World Intellectual Property Organization Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference, 36677–36679 [2024–09618] [TEXT] [PDF] (03May2024)
• Electronic Submission of Notices of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Notices of Election, and Requests for Extension of Time for Seeking Judicial Review, 22084–22086 [2024–06659] [TEXT] [PDF] (29Mar2024)
• Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence, 20321–20324 [2024–06126] [TEXT] [PDF] (22Mar2024)

Interim Rules

• None at this time

Proposed Rules

• Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting; Withdrawal, 96152 [2024–28263] [TEXT] [PDF] (04Dec2024)
• Withdrawal of Changes to Post Registration Response Deadlines, 58660–58663 [2024–15472] [TEXT] [PDF] (19Jul2024)
• Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting, 40439–40449 [2024–10166] [TEXT] [PDF] (10May2024)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement, 28693–28706 [2024–08362] [TEXT] [PDF] (19Apr2024)
• Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions, 26807–26813 [2024–07759] [TEXT] [PDF] (15Apr2024)
• Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees during Fiscal Year 2025, 23226–23291 [2024–06250] [TEXT] [PDF] (03Apr2024)
• Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025, 20897–20915 [2024–06186] [TEXT] [PDF] (26Mar2024)
• Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings under the America Invents Act before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 15531–15540 [2024–04127] [TEXT] [PDF] (04Mar2024)
• Expanding Opportunities to Appear before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, 13017–13021 [2024–03523] [TEXT] [PDF] (21Feb2024)

General Notices

• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Anti-Piracy Symposium, 99230–99231 [2024–28133] [TEXT] [PDF] (10Dec2024)
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision January 2024, 88737–88738 [2024–25693] [TEXT] [PDF] (08Nov2024)
• Post-Registration Audit Selection Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases, 85435–85437 [2024–24755] [TEXT] [PDF] (28Oct2024)
• Performance Review Board Members, 81896 [2024–23315] [TEXT] [PDF] (09Oct2024)
• After Final Consideration Pilot Program 2.0; Extension and Termination, 79899–79900 [2024–22481] [TEXT] [PDF] (01Oct2024)
• Interim Patent Term Extension: Patent No. 7,199,162; Grafapex (treosulfan), 79899 [2024–22480] [TEXT] [PDF] (01Oct2024)
• Guidance: Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence, 76090–76091 [2024–21085] [TEXT] [PDF] (17Sep2024)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board Motion to Amend Pilot Program, 76091 [2024–21135] [TEXT] [PDF] (17Sep2024)
• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee, 71260–71261 [2024–19664] [TEXT] [PDF] (03Sep2024)
• Requests for Nominations: Council for Inclusive Innovation, 68404–68405 [2024–19064] [TEXT] [PDF] (26Aug2024)
• Guidance: 2024 Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Including on Artificial Intelligence, 58128–58138 [2024–15377] [TEXT] [PDF] (17Jul2024)
• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Impact of the Proliferation of AI on Prior Art and Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, 55588–55590 [2024–14691] [TEXT] [PDF] (16Jul2024)
• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Protections for Name, Image, Likeness, Other Indicia of Identity, and Reputation; Public Roundtable, 54442–54444 [2024–14455] [TEXT] [PDF] (01Jul2024)
• Experimental Use Exception, 53963–53965 [2024–14164] [TEXT] [PDF] (28Jun2024)
• Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions, 48399–48400 [2024–12429] [TEXT] [PDF] (06Jun2024)
• Requests for Nominations: Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees, 44643–44644 [2024–10748] [TEXT] [PDF] (21May2024)
• Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing, 34217–34220 [2024–08969] [TEXT] [PDF] (30Apr2024)
• Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 32400–32403 [2024–08734] [TEXT] [PDF] (26Apr2024)
• Guidance: Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, 25609–25617 [2024–07629] [TEXT] [PDF] (11Apr2024)
• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: World Intellectual Property Organization Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty, 21242–21244 [2024–06390] [TEXT] [PDF] (27Mar2024)
• Resources for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations, 19817–19818 [2024–05798] [TEXT] [PDF] (20Mar2024)
• Unlocking the Full Potential of Intellectual Property by Translating More Innovation to the Marketplace, 18907–18911 [2024–05504] [TEXT] [PDF] (15Mar2024)
• Extension of the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program, 17441–17442 [2024–05102] [TEXT] [PDF] (11Mar2024)
• Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Artificial Intelligence/Emerging Technologies Partnership: Public Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, 16734-16735 [2024-04971] [TEXT] [PDF] (08Mar2024)
• Guidance: Making a Proper Determination of Obviousness, 14449–14453 [2024–03967] [TEXT] [PDF] (27Feb2024)
• Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee, 13050 [2024–03526] [TEXT] [PDF] (21Feb2024)
• Guidance: Inventorship Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventions, 10043–10051 [2024–02623] [TEXT] [PDF] (13Feb2024)
• Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Electronic Images, Including Computer-Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces, 5506 [2024–01717] [TEXT] [PDF] (29Jan2024)
• Guidelines for Assessing Enablement in Utility Applications and Patents in View of the Supreme Court Decision in Amgen Inc. et al. v. Sanofi et al., 1563–1566 [2024–00259] [TEXT] [PDF] (10Jan2024)
• Public Engagement Partnership; Series to Enhance Outreach to the Public on Patent Policies and Procedures, 1556–1557 [2024–00317] [TEXT] [PDF] (10Jan2024)

Paperwork Reduction Act

30-Day Notices (Notice of Submission to OMB)

• [0651-0071] - Matters Related to First Inventor to File [TEXT] [PDF] (18 December 2024)
• [0651-0055] - Trademark Post Registration [TEXT] [PDF] (21 October 2024)
• [0651-0016] - Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (25 September 2024)
• [0651-0080] - Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery [TEXT] [PDF] (18 September 2024)
• [0651-0061] - Trademark Petitions [TEXT] [PDF] (16 September 2024)
• [0651-0064] - Patent Reexaminations, Supplemental Examinations, and Post Patent Submissions [TEXT] [PDF] (13 September 2024)
• [0651-0062] - Third Party Submissions and Protests [TEXT] [PDF] (13 September 2024)
• [0651-0027] - Recording Assignments [TEXT] [PDF] (3 September 2024)
• [0651-0058] - Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program [TEXT] [PDF] (19 July 2024)
• [0651-0041] - Public Search Facility User ID and Badging [TEXT] [PDF] (18 July 2024)
• [0651-0077] - National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) and Master Teacher of Invention and Intellectual Property Education Program (MTIP) [TEXT] [PDF] (18 July 2024)
• [0651-0009] - Applications for Trademark Registration [TEXT] [PDF] (7 July2024 2024)
• [0651-0028] - Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process [TEXT] [PDF] (7 July 2024)
• [0651-0056] - Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation [TEXT] [PDF] (7 July 2024)
• [0651-0031] - Patent Processing [TEXT] [PDF] (20 May 2024)
• [0651-0060] - National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Application [TEXT] [PDF] (15 May 2024)
• [0651-0059] - Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (15 May 2024)
• [0651-0032] - Initial Patent Applications [TEXT] [PDF] (28 March 2024)
• [0651-0075] - International Design Application (Hague Agreement) [TEXT] [PDF] (11 March 2024)
• [0651-0054] - Substantive Submissions Made During the Prosecution of the Trademark Application [TEXT] [PDF] (28 February 2024)
• [0651-0068] - Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics [TEXT] [PDF] (28 February 2024)
• [0651-0042] - Patent Examiner Employment Application [TEXT] [PDF] (29 January 2024)

60-Day Notices (Notice of Proposed Collection)

• [0651-0066] - Patents for Humanity Program and Trademarks for Humanity Program [TEXT] [PDF] (25 October 2024)
• [0651-0071] - Matters Related to First Inventor to File [TEXT] [PDF] (10 October 2024)
• [0651-0055] - Trademark Post Registration [TEXT] [PDF] (25 July 2024)
• [0651-0016] - Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (17 July 2024)
• [0651-0061] - Trademark Petitions [TEXT] [PDF] (10 July 2024)
• [0651-0062] - Third Party Submissions and Protests [TEXT] [PDF] (8 July 2024)
• [0651-0064] - Patent Reexaminations, Supplemental Examinations, and Post Patent Submissions [TEXT] [PDF] (8 July 2024)
• [0651-0080] - Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery [TEXT] [PDF] (17 June 2024)
• [0651-0027] - Recording Assignments [TEXT] [PDF] (17 June 2024)
• [0651-0058] - Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program [TEXT] [PDF] (14 May 2024)
• [0651-0077] - National Summer Teacher Institute (NSTI) and Master Teacher in Intellectual Property Program (MTIP) [TEXT] [PDF] (13 May 2024)
• [0651-0041] - Public Search Facility User ID and Badging [TEXT] [PDF] (13 May 2024)
• [0651-0009] - Applications for Trademark Registration [TEXT] [PDF] (24 April 2024)
• [0651-0028] - Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process [TEXT] [PDF] (23 April 2024)
• [0651-0056] - Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation [TEXT] [PDF] (17 April 2024)
• [0651-0060] - National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Application [TEXT] [PDF] (28 February 2024)
• [0651-0059] - Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees [TEXT] [PDF] (15 February 2024)
• [0651-0031] - Patent Processing [TEXT] [PDF] (29 January 2024)
• [0651-0032] - Initial Patent Applications [TEXT] [PDF] (10 January 2024)

Privacy Act

System of Records Notices

• COMMERCE/USPTO-10 Deposit Accounts and Electronic Funds Transfer Profiles - April 26, 2024 (82 FR 32400) [PDF]