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Beginning on July 10, the USPTO will no longer accept petitions under the Accelerated Examination program for utility patent applications.
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<p style="line-height:1.4;font-family:calibri,candara,segoe,optima,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:left;margin:0px 0px 15px" align="left"><span style="line-height:1.4">Beginning on July </span><span style="line-height:1.4">10</span><span style="line-height:1.4">, 2025</span><span style="line-height:1.4">, the </span><span style="line-height:1.4">U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) </span><span style="line-height:1.4">will no longer accept petitions under the </span><a href="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/svhkuDHeju6YGu_wkaKsmignECZv9w01S9GI1Oxxw0gZOhMynNwg0A_A8bA8adpp2skiCERgUwNf8qNduCa4HOtLFawJ2GVuQn-ma--RMmTQj4oJLyrign8vpdlWlbcpHPGKnxm5lncn83KgUqvbBJVoMfp8XmmnvJPwsx8bgri0F6TLlSRlo6F-lysJWOBcPJyQ2G9wwDyooi706XCr0g03upxy6q8XFRV0SCg8JlAzpy6hkhKZqYoj9mUZKhulK7i4gMZD6Q4aytxLN-E2Hdmm3XwnRS3ngyzJzZrj-8VeqWNTPYdLEI1V9nRs1idwvA0h39TJiWBcZJOrNO8jqZ6Tg2rO2R5MjNn1MMHdtgy_JKIwqFc97ce3rlOf0FBKmpVu86VNffIUf2TrWpVBFOapMkWBoVhSIPaD3r3S6tcjz-ZBIEVxLkWx-kV5CxbhWxzSw-m8TdJLLD58cjOzomOC6PFOP5RZvEJYOTSClXAYVdQ5f-QoauxT22FPozyyJMOKlzmkQfHcjWJNefzVYG1Djptt1vAVTxUn8QPjKcosMIVIrT7mwkhqbut2jMA8qvvLxrxCaZNrEfCKR-1lOeuTqWd_FMdhOIsGupyZ112l87FYQ7M8JLCEMYhXKEu9BxMuqrp89snOv3fqKZ0NReLJIOb-fC1-rIJLM4R42w-_CYi6DH1FgerlcDn82YmuvklhnUamhaqOcEYjWXhiJJPjxmHciDIRkhleko7sfzhLhi1DIbUKG6egi0E" rel="noopener" style="color:rgb(0,0,238)" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.4"><b><b>Accelerated Examination program</b></b></span></a><span style="line-height:1.4"><b><b> </b></b></span><span style="line-height:1.4">for utility</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> patent applications. The Accelerated Examination program will remain in effect for design applications, which do not currently have an alternative expedited examination program. </span><span style="line-height:1.4"> </span></p>
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