Rulemaking
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continues to propose new initiatives to make its operations more efficient. These new initiatives include new rule changes and procedures that will help streamline the application processes for both patents and trademarks. Proposed rules are documented in Federal Register Notices .
Federal Register Notices
The Federal Register is the offi cial daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencie s and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential document s. Current and previous USPTO Feder al Register Notices for both patents and trademarks are available on this si te.
Public Review and Com ments
Find, review, and submit comments online for all proposed Federal re gulations at Regulations.gov .
The public is welcome to review and provide comment s to the USPTO regarding these rule changes. All USPTO publi c comments are available on this site.
