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August [General] Newsletter USPTO Announces Increase in Number of Priority Examination (Track One) Requests Accepted Per Year On July 8th, the USPTO announced that it would increase the number of Priority Examination (Track One) requests accepted per year. Previously, the number of priority examination requests for patent applications was limited to 15,000 per year, but this will now be increased to 2
August Issue [Legal] Newsletter Trends in the Number of Applications and Registrations for "New Type Trademarks" In 2024, 10 years have passed since the registration system for new type trademarks (sound trademarks, motion trademarks, position trademarks, trademarks consisting only of color, and hologram trademarks) was launched in Japan.