By Donald Zuhn — USPTO Terminates Rospatent as ISA and IPEA for International Applications In a News Brief issued last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it had notified the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) of the USPTO’s intent to terminate its agreement concerning Rospatent functioning as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for international applications received by the USPTO as a Receiving Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The USPTO noted that the termination will take effect on December 1, 2022. In announcing the termination,…
