{"description":"Documents matching 'patent compliance'","count":4325,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=patent+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner will bring the U.S. in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement will increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2026-05564","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05564/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05564.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05564.pdf?1773924326","publication_date":"2026-03-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners to be represented by a registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioner, as defined in 37 CFR 1.32(a)(1) (\n i.e., \n a registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> attorney or registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> agent under 37 CFR 11.6 or an individual given limited recognition under § 11.9(a) or (b) or § 11.16) (hereinafter, registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioner). Requiring all foreign applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners to be represented by a registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioner: (1) treats foreign applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners similarly to how U.S. applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner would bring the United States in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement would increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2025-23917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23917/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23917.pdf?1766497523","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"United States Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"proposed rulemaking. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The United States <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Cases to require <span class=\"match\">patent</span> applicants and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners) to be represented by a registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/inventors and <span class=\"match\">patent</span> owners be represented by a registered <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioner would bring the United States in line"},{"title":"Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising its practice of requiring additional information for delays in taking certain actions in patent applications and patents from requiring additional information for delays exceeding two years to requiring additional information for delays exceeding one year. This action is being taken to increase certainty and predictability concerning patent rights, and to encourage the timely filing of grantable petitions to revive applications, accept delayed maintenance fee payments, accept delayed priority or benefit claims, and excuse an applicant's failure to act within prescribed time limits in connection with international design applications. In addition, the USPTO is changing the conditions for when the corresponding petition fee is required.","document_number":"2026-12717","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12717/conditions-for-additional-information-and-fee-in-petitions-filed-in-patent-applications-and-patents","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12717.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12717.pdf?1782218720","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"571-272-3282; or by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments-<span class=\"match\">Patents</span>, Commissioner for <span class=\"match\">Patents</span>, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450; or Brannon Smith, Legal Advisor, Office of <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Legal Administration, at 571-270-1601. \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n The USPTO is revising the rules in part 1 of title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations to increase certainty and predictability concerning <span class=\"match\">patent</span> rights and to improve efficiency of <span class=\"match\">patent</span> operations.\n \n \n I. Background \n The <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (PLTIA) amended"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08690","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08690/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08690.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08690.pdf?1777898751","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"within the constellation. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 12,024,316, issued on July 2, 2024 and entitled “System and method improving satellite capability through power sharing”. \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for \n \n a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08688","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08688/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08688.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08688.pdf?1777898751","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"within the constellation. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,760,509, issued on September 19, 2023 and entitled “System and method improving satellite capability through power sharing”. \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08658","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08658/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08658.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08658.pdf?1777898743","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Abstract of <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Application \n A system comprising an orbiting transponder in bilateral communication with a hub and a plurality of terminals. The hub automatically allocates power to the transponder based upon prequalification criteria, then dynamically adjusts an uplink carrier to noise ratio to prevent loss of weak signals. The system, and method of operation may further minimize variance in uplink adjustments according to a predictive algorithm. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 12,133,210 B2, issued on October"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08615","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08615/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08615.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08615.pdf?1777639514","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"the constellation. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,760,509, issued on September 19, 2023 and entitled “System and method improving satellite capability through power sharing”. \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for \n \n a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08659","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08659/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08659.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08659.pdf?1777898743","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"the epoch. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,996,916 B2, issued on May 28, 2024 and entitled “System and methods of on-ground digital precoding for hybrid terrestrial-satellite mobile networks”. \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08660","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08660/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08660.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08660.pdf?1777898743","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"tracking errors. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,979,208 B1, issued on May 7, 2024 and entitled “Multi-gateway multi-beam satellite communication system with precoding feedback controllers”. \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, 3 Columbus Circle, Floor 15, New York, NY 10019.","document_number":"2026-08691","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08691/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08691.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08691.pdf?1777898751","publication_date":"2026-05-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"resonators. \n Intellectual Property \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 9,647,418, issued on May 9, 2017 and entitled “Laser Generation using dual seeded nested and/or in-series raman resonators, for telecommunications applications.” \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the"},{"title":"Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of USPTO and, by delegation, the PTAB will use in instituting IPR.","document_number":"2025-19580","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/17/2025-19580/revision-to-rules-of-practice-before-the-patent-trial-and-appeal-board","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-17/pdf/2025-19580.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19580.pdf?1760618706","publication_date":"2025-10-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"particular <span class=\"match\">patent</span> claim meets the statutory requirements, <span class=\"match\">patents</span> cannot serve their economic function if they are perpetually subject to \n de novo \n review. Consider a hypothetical <span class=\"match\">patent</span> claim where 70% of experienced <span class=\"match\">patent</span> practitioners would conclude that the claim was properly granted, and 30% would oppose that conclusion. Such a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> claim seems reliable, because a substantial majority of practitioners believe it is <span class=\"match\">patentable</span> and was properly issued. However, if the <span class=\"match\">patent</span> is subjected to repeated \n de novo \n <span class=\"match\">patentability</span> review each"},{"title":"Supplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently received feedback that previously-issued guidance may unnecessarily limit flexibility for design applicants in the field of computer-generated interfaces and icons. Upon review, the USPTO has decided to update its guidance for determining whether a design claim including a computer-generated electronic image constitutes statutory subject matter. The USPTO is issuing this updated supplemental guidance to provide design patent applicants with more flexibility in choosing how to present a new, original, and ornamental design for a computer- generated interface or icon when filing a design patent application with the USPTO.","document_number":"2026-04987","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/13/2026-04987/supplemental-guidance-for-examination-of-design-patent-applications-related-to-computer-generated","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-13/pdf/2026-04987.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04987.pdf?1773319518","publication_date":"2026-03-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"United States Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"these additional types of <span class=\"match\">patent</span> eligible designs is necessary as technology advances and in order to provide design <span class=\"match\">patent</span> protection for computer-generated interfaces and icons that involve PHVAR.\n \n D. Procedures for Evaluating Whether Design <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Applications Directed to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons Comply With the Article of Manufacture Requirement \n USPTO personnel shall adhere to the following procedures when reviewing design <span class=\"match\">patent</span> applications drawn to computer-generated interfaces and icons for <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the article of manufacture"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive (the field to include the pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain sector) patent license to Sensor Biometrics, Inc. having a place of business at 8031 West Center Road, Suite 303, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.","document_number":"2026-08589","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08589/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-partially-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08589.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08589.pdf?1777639511","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"security engine. \n Intellectual Property \n \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,856,012 B2, issued on 26 December 2023, and entitled “\n Passive Physical Layer Distinct Native Attribute Cyber Security Monitor \n .”\n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive, the field to include foreign object debris detection on paved surfaces, patent license to Airtrek Robotics, Inc. having a place of business at 2900 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206.","document_number":"2026-02596","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/10/2026-02596/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-partially-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-10/pdf/2026-02596.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02596.pdf?1770644715","publication_date":"2026-02-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"compressed image.\n \n \n Intellectual property: \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 10,827,190, issued on 03 November 2020, and entitled “\n Image Compression Selection Based On Interpretability Loss Estimation.” \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive (the field to include means turbomachinery applications and turbomachinery systems where the invention is on the component with radial air flow) patent license to Hyphen Innovations, LLC having a place of business at 4231 Pennywood Drive, Beavercreek, OH 45430.","document_number":"2026-08601","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08601/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-partially-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08601.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08601.pdf?1777639512","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"to the rotor ring. \n Intellectual Property \n \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 10,897,182, issued on January 19, 2021, and entitled \n Integrated, Variable Flux Path Electrical Generator for Turbine Engines. \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive (the field to include imaging and communication using infrared wavelengths) patent license to Ravee Optics Inc., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 406 Greenmount Blvd., Oakwood, OH 45419.","document_number":"2026-02686","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02686/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-partially-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02686.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02686.pdf?1770731113","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed license. \n \n (Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404) \n \n \n Crystle C. Poge"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a joint ownership agreement with an exclusive (the field to include all fields) patent license to the University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization having a place of business at 2029 Becker Drive, Suite 142. Lawrence, Kansas 66047.","document_number":"2026-09906","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09906/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-joint-ownership-agreement-with-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09906.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09906.pdf?1778849124","publication_date":"2026-05-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"a different antenna element of the antenna array. The determined waveforms may be coherent in the far-field and suitable for power efficient transmission.\n \n \n Intellectual property: \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 12,320,885 issued on June 3, 2025, and entitled \n Physical Waveform Optimization For Multiple-Beam Multifunction Digital Arrays, \n and U.S. Continuation <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> Application No. 19/214,006 filed on June 3, 2025, and entitled \n Physical Waveform Optimization For Multiple-Beam Multifunction Digital Arrays. \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially exclusive (the field to include NAICS code industry sectors: 22 Utilities; 31-33 Manufacturing; 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; 92 Public Administration patent license to Bravo Data Systems, having a place of business at 2673 Big Woods Trail, Beavercreek, OH 45431.","document_number":"2025-22173","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/08/2025-22173/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-partially-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-08/pdf/2025-22173.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22173.pdf?1764942311","publication_date":"2025-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"adjustments of the test conditions.\n \n \n Intellectual property: \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 11,933,694, issued on Mar. 19, 2024 and entitled WIND TUNNEL HAVING LOW LATENCY DATA PUBLISHING.\n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within the period for"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a joint ownership agreement with an exclusive (the field to include all fields) patent license to Board of Regents, of The University of Texas System having a place of business at 701 S Nedderman. Box 19145. Arlington, Texas 76019-0145.","document_number":"2026-08598","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08598/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-joint-ownership-agreement-with-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08598.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08598.pdf?1777639512","publication_date":"2026-05-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed license. \n \n (Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404.) \n \n \n Crystle C. Poge"},{"title":"Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to Intuiscan ATC Technologies, LLC, a corporation of the state of Ohio having a place of business at 71 Lochinvar Ct., Xenia, OH 45385.","document_number":"2025-13986","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/24/2025-13986/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-patent-license","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-24/pdf/2025-13986.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13986.pdf?1753274719","publication_date":"2025-07-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Air Force","name":"Air Force Department","id":13,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/air-force-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/13","parent_id":103,"slug":"air-force-department"}],"excerpts":"on the display. \n Intellectual Property \n \n U.S. <span class=\"match\">Patent</span> No. 9,667,947 B2, issued on May 30, 2017, and entitled “\n Stereoscopic 3-D Presentation for Air Traffic Control Digital Radar Displays.” \n \n \n The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a <span class=\"match\">patent</span> license agreement, completed in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force"}]}