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Rooney IP, LLC Announces the Addition of Melanie Hines as Intellectual Property Paralegal

Rooney IP proudly announces the addition of Melanie Hines to bolster our firm’s IP paralegal support staff. Melanie brings decades of experience to Rooney IP supporting intellectual property legal practices, especially in the areas of patent and trademark support roles. We are excited to continue our path of steady growth by adding outstanding legal and …

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Change in USPTO Rules Regarding TM Office Action Response Deadline

Beginning on December 3, 2022, trademark applicants will have three months (with a possible three-month extension), instead of the current six months, to respond to office actions issued during the examination of a trademark application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This change only applies to office actions issued on or after …

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Rooney IP, LLC Announces the Addition of Gopal Gannamraj as Intellectual Property Counsel

Rooney IP proudly announces that Gopal Gannamraj has joined the firm as Intellectual Property Counsel. Gopal focusses his expertise on all stages of patent litigation as well as licensing, enforcement, counseling, and strategic planning of patent portfolios. Gopal also assists in patent procurement and related due diligence work. His technological expertise includes electrical, mechanical, and …

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Rooney IP, LLC Announces the Promotion of Eric R. Bartlam, Esq. to Intellectual Property Counsel

Rooney IP proudly announces that Eric Bartlam has joined the firm as Intellectual Property Counsel. Eric had been with the firm in an Of-Counsel role since 2020 and, with this promotion, increases his role and responsibilities in all areas of intellectual property law. Eric focuses his expertise on patent preparation and prosecution before the U.S. …

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Launches New Patent Search Tool

Today, the USPTO announced: “Based on the advanced Patents End-to-End (PE2E) search tool USPTO examiners use to identify prior art, this free, cloud-based platform combines the capabilities of four existing search tools scheduled to be retired in September 2022: Public-Examiner’s Automated Search Tool (PubEAST), Public-Web-based Examiner’s Search Tool (PubWEST), Patent Full-Text and Image Database (PatFT), …

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