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National Law Journal Editorial Questions USPTO Three-Track Examination Proposal

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By James DeGiulio -- Earlier this summer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos announced a proposal for a three-tiered patent prosecution regime that could be instituted in the Office (see "USPTO Director Announces New Examination Options"). The new regime will provide for an accelerated examination track, a standard (status quo) track, and a delayed examination track. Of course, there will be appropriate fees depending on the examination track selected. For more information on the three-track proposal, see "USPTO Publishes Notice Regarding Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative." The three-tiered examination proposal is intended to address the application backlog at...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on August 24, 2010 (boomark / email).