USPTO modernization efforts successfully expedite patent issuance

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. News Brief USPTO modernization efforts successfully expedite patent issuance Effective May 13, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be accelerating the Issue Dates for patents. Previously, the time between Issue Notification and Issue Date averaged around three weeks. The USPTO is reducing that time by approximately two weeks, allowing patent holders to bring their investments to the market earlier.  Publishing electronic grants (eGrants) via our online platform, Patent Center, and eliminating redundancies in the process has reduced the time between grant notification and the issuance date.  Furthermore, by shortening the wait time between the Issue Notification and the Issue Date, patent applicants may avoid the need to file a Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement. Additionally, prompter patent issuance will provide earlier protection for inventions.  Continuing applications should be filed before the payment of the issue fee to ensure copendency, per the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 211.01(b), subsection I. Issuance may occur before the Issue Notification is received for applicants choosing not to participate in the e-Office Action program.  Please visit the USPTO website for more information on eGrants, Patent Center, and other USPTO modernization efforts.  ​  ​      ​    ​  Having trouble accessing links in this email? Your email server security software may be altering the links. Contact your IT or email administrator and ask them to "allow-list" links-1.govdelivery.com and links-2.govdelivery.com to ensure you can access all content in this communication. Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates. Visit our subscription center at www.uspto.gov/subscribe to update or change your email preferences. This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website www.uspto.gov/about/contacts. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.

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