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USPTO Operations Remain Stable Amid Government Shutdown, Federal Courts Face Funding Strains Impacting IP Litigation

Fee-funded USPTO continues full operations without disruption, while federal courts and ITC face funding challenges amid shutdown, affecting patent and trademark litigation timeli…

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), uniquely funded by fees, remains fully operational during the ongoing government shutdown, with no observed decline in patent application activity. However, federal courts handling intellectual property litigation are experiencing funding shortages that may lead t…
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USPTO Operations Remain Stable Amid Government Shutdown, Federal Courts Face Funding Strains Impacting IP Litigation The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), uniquely funded by fees, remains fully operational during the ongoing government shutdown, with no observed decline in patent application activity. However, federal... Read the full IIPLA article: https://iipla.org/news/uspto-operations-remain-stable-amid-government-shutdown-federal-courts-face-funding-strains-impacting-ip-litigation

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