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As much of the United States is taking steps towards getting back to normal, the USPTO continues to
implement programs to encourage investment and innovation in
technologies addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the USPTO
expanded the Patents for Humanity program to add a category for
COVID-19 related inventions and separately rolled out a new pilot
program offering fee-free expedited
ex parte appeals for
patent applications related to certain categories of COVID-19
inventions.
Patents For Humanity
The Patents for Humanity program is designed to recognize
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released statistics about its Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program. The program went into effect on July 2, 2020 and is currently slated to run until the earlier of July 2, 2021 and 500 appeals being accepted into the program. Any ex parte appeal pending at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is eligible for this program, so it is worthwhile for patent applicants to keep it in mind as an option to speed PTAB appeal.
The Fast-Track program aims to expedite PTAB decision to within 6 months of acceptance into the program. PTAB appeals typically take 13-15 months to decision, per USPTO statistics provided here and here. Under the Fast-Track program, PTAB decisions have issued after 1.9 months on average. Acceptance into the program is also fast, averaging just 1.5 days after petition filing. Up to 125 applications can be accepted into the program each quarter, with
Expediting PTAB Appeals Using the Fast-Track Program Friday, February 26, 2021
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released statistics about its Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program. The program went into effect on July 2, 2020 and is currently slated to run until the earlier of July 2, 2021 and 500 appeals being accepted into the program. Any ex parte appeal pending at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is eligible for this program, so it is worthwhile for patent applicants to keep it in mind as an option to speed PTAB appeal.
The Fast-Track program aims to expedite PTAB decision to within 6 months of acceptance into the program. PTAB appeals typically take 13-15 months to decision, per USPTO statistics provided here and here. Under the Fast-Track program, PTAB decisions have issued after 1.9 months on average. Acceptance into the program is also fast, averaging just 1.5 days after petition filing. Up to 125 applications can be accepted int