USPTO Updates Service Methods for Notices of Appeal and Related Documents

By Joshua Rich — In a Federal Register notice dated March 29, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is updating the required method for serving it with a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, a notice of election to proceed by civil action in district court, or a request for extension of time to file a notice of appeal or commence a civil action. Previously, all such notices or requests had to be served by mail. Under the new rule, the notices and requests are to be served by email (with Priority…