In
accordance with the temporary authority provided by the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President
Trump on March 27, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
today further extended the time to file certain patent and
trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees, which
otherwise would have been due between March 27 and May 31, to June 1,
2020. This is in addition to the prior extension the USPTO had announced
on
March 31, 2020.
“Innovation
and entrepreneurship will play a key role in our fight against this
pandemic, and in the upcoming recovery of our country,” said Andrei
Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. “Accordingly,
the USPTO continues to assess measures to support the work of inventors
and entrepreneurs during this crisis and beyond.”
For details of the latest extension, read the official
Patent and
Trademark notices
on our website. The USPTO will continue to evaluate the evolving
situation around COVID-19 and the impact on the USPTO’s operations and
stakeholders.
The new notices supersede the previously posted:
- “Notice
of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act,” dated March 31, 2020;
- “Notice
of Waiver of Trademark-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” dated March 31, 2020; and
- “Relief
Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak,” dated March 16, 2020.
The USPTO will also update its answers to the CARES Act Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in accordance with these notices.