A Plus For Patents Pending

In an apparent effort to relieve concerns about the length of time (currently about 34 months on average) and inefficiencies involved in acquiring a patent, in mid-May, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made available to all applicants for non-reissue, nonprovisional utility patent applications a program aimed at speeding up the patent prosecution process by engaging the applicant and examiner early on in the process.

Devan V. Padmanabhan
Partner

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Associate

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