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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