Patent requests related to green technology will get the equivalent of the carpool lane at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent office on Monday introduced a pilot program to accelerate the reviews of green technology-related patents. The goal is to shave as much as one year off the process, which now takes on average of 30 months for an initial action from the USPTO and 40 months for a final decision.
The first 3,000 patent petitions to be filed will be eligible for the sped-up review program, and about 25,000 already pending applications are eligible, said Undersecretary of Commerce David Kappos, according to GreenWire.
Patent Office puts green tech on fast track | Green Tech - CNET News
