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USPTO Discontinuing the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications

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On 10 June 2025, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a Final Rule announcing the discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination program for utility applications beginning 10 July 2025. The change affects the...more

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USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program in Favor of Expanding Track One Program

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On June 10, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, after nearly 20 years, it will be discontinuing its Accelerated Examination Program for utility applications on July 10, 2025. The...more

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Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020: Patent Prosecution Highway: The JPO and USPTO

Major patent offices around the world have long been aware of backlog and redundancy issues facing the global patent landscape.  As previously reviewed, the Patent Prosecution (PPH) program aims to accelerate examination...more

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Biotech Patent Applications May be Eligible to Receive Benefits From Ongoing USPTO Initiatives

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A pair of ongoing USPTO initiatives, Patents for Humanity and Patents 4 Patients, offer incentives that certain biotechnology patent applications may be eligible for. Patents for Humanity is open to patents and applications...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

USPTO's Accelerated Examination Program to Be Discontinued?

Last month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (82 Fed. Reg. 3758) requesting comments from stakeholders regarding whether the accelerated examination program should be retained or...more

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The USPTO “Patents 4 Patients” Program: What, How, and Why

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On January 12, 2016, President Barack Obama announced his goal of a nationwide “Cancer Moonshot,” with the ultimate goal of accelerating cancer research “to end cancer as we know it” during his State of the Union Address As...more

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