Speeding It Up at the USPTO July 2013 July 23, 2013
Speeding Up Filing
Speeding Up Filing Proposed Rules to Implement Patent Law Treaty (PLT)- April 11, 2013 Claim NOT required for the filing date of a nonprovisional Filing a nonprovisional application “by reference” No specification and drawings 2 Month Grace Period- Restore right to prior foreign or provisional application after expiration of 12 month deadline (6 month for designs) File within 2 months Petition (unintentional) Fee
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