The Patents Are Coming! The Patents Are Coming!—USPTO Reduces Time to Issue Patents

Under the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) modernization efforts, the time between paying the issue fee and issuance of the patent is being reduced. Faster patent issuance gives patent applicants less time to decide whether to file a continuation or divisional patent application, which might cause unwary patent applicants to lose the right to file a continuation or divisional application....
By: McCarter & English, LLP

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