Randy Pummill

2/11/2026 3:28:39 PM

Trump Administration and Export-Import Bank Establish a $12B U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve: Five Things Critical Mineral Mining Companies Need to Know Now

By David Cabrales Randy Pummill

On February 2, 2026, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and the Trump Administration announced Project Vault, a $12...

1/23/2026 11:58:39 PM

By Randy Pummill

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a significant extension of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot...

12/1/2025 4:02:10 PM

By Randy Pummill

USPTO Director Squires released updated guidance on AI-assisted inventions. The new guidance states that AI-assisted inventions are...

11/7/2025 5:59:09 PM

By David Cabrales Randy Pummill

On November 7, 2025 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, issued its Final 2025 List of Critical...

8/7/2025 1:53:11 PM

By Randy Pummill

In a recent webinar hosted by the Licensing Executives Society, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart...

7/30/2025 3:32:08 PM

By Randy Pummill

The Trump administration is reportedly considering a proposal to charge patent holders a fee based on the value of their patents,...

7/21/2025 6:52:38 PM

By David Cabrales Randy Pummill

IntroductionComing on the heels of its June 2025 announcement establishing a pilot program for reactor construction and operation in...

6/26/2025 8:58:39 PM

By Randy Pummill David Cabrales

In a significant move for environmental policy and energy innovation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to...