By Donald Zuhn –- Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was terminating engagement with officials from the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) and Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), per guidance issued by the U.S. Department of State (see "USPTO Terminates Engagement with Rospatent and EAPO"). Nearly a week later, the USPTO announced that it would no longer grant requests to participate in the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) at the USPTO when such requests are based on work performed by Rospatent as an Office of Earlier Examination under the GPPH (see "USPTO Terminates…
