Are you just beginning the filing process for an idea? Now is the time to consider how quickly you want your application processed. According to Inventors Digest, the patent office offers a three track system for inventors moving at different paces.
Accelerated Examination. For an additional fee, applicants may request expedited examination for an application. The goal is to grant a patent or reject it within 12 months. To qualify the application must be an original utility or plant non-provisional application; be filed electronically (EFS-Web); have no more than four independent claims and a maximum of 30 total claims.
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