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Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is revising its practice of requiring additional information for delays in taking certain actions in patent applications and patents from requiring additional information for delays exceeding two years to requiring additional information for delays exceeding one year. This action is being taken to increase certainty and predictability concernin summary
Commerce Department agency
US jurisdiction
2026-08-13 effectiveDate
41 daysUntilEffective
urgent urgencyBand
3 urgencyRank
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additional, conditions, filed, information, patent, petitions keywords

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