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Administrative Updates to the General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration To Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Federal Register Documents published on or after 08/24/2025
This action is being taken pursuant to the USPTO's periodic review of Category B degrees and the transition of commonly accepted Category B degrees to Category A on a predetermined timeframe, namely every three years.
See Administrative Updates to the General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,86 FR 52652 (September 22, 2021).
The USPTO implemented the proposals, including to review and evaluate Category B degrees and move commonly accepted Category B degrees to Category A every three years.
See Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,88 FR 31249 (May 16, 2023).
See Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,88 FR 31249 (May 16, 2023).