Patent and Trademark Office October 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
Document Number: 2023-23387
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests public comments on certain text-based negotiations before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore (Traditional Cultural Expressions). WIPO will organize a diplomatic conference to negotiate a treaty focusing on intellectual property (IP), genetic resources (GRs), and traditional knowledge (TK) associated with GRs no later than 2024. Public comments are requested regarding the negotiations on genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge.
Formal Tribal Consultation on WIPO IGC Negotiations
Document Number: 2023-23386
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-24
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a formal Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments on issues involving genetic resources (GR), traditional knowledge (TK), and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs). These topics are being discussed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Specifically, the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore (traditional cultural expressions) (WIPO IGC) is undertaking negotiations regarding how best to protect GR, TK, and TCEs of Indigenous Peoples.
Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162; GRAFAPEXTM (Treosulfan)
Document Number: 2023-22836
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 7,199,162 (`162 patent).
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