WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Patent and Trademark Office has issued a rule called: Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 24 by John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Summary: 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...