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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 7:33</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">am<br>
<b>To: </b>Carl Oppedahl <carl@oppedahl.com>, For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Timothy Snowden <tdsnowden@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Patentpractice] Track I is painless? (was USPTO discontinuing Accelerated Examination)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Well maybe not painless, but as a point of clarity I did say <i>most</i> painless :-D<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I assumed here (probably shouldn't have) that you were going US only, and wanted acceleration immediately. Track One is the most
<i>straightforward</i> way to do that, unless you have an inventor > 65 years - accelerate due to age I have found to usually be very promptly handled by the Office.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 6/10/2025 1:26 AM, Carl Oppedahl wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>I don't think of Track I as painless. See <a href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/pph-use-track/">
PPH? Why not use Track I?</a> dated April 21, 2014. To get into Track I, the applicant is required to cough up many thousands of dollars on a domestic US filing
<i>at a time when the applicant does not yet know whether or not the invention is patentable</i>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 6/9/2025 7:40 PM, Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>I'm guessing Track One (of course, Rocket Docket for design has been terminated).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Accelerated Examination is a nightmare - read Carl's article he posted earlier.<br>
However, many people want <i>prioritized </i>examination -- which is a broader category. Track One is the most painless way to get there by paying 2 fees (Track One fee + processing fee) at the time of filing. There is a form you have to fill out -- it has
to be filed <i>at the time of filing</i>, including all fees, and there are some claim count fees. Make sure you review the form 2 or 3 times to make sure you have all the requirements met. Most of them can't be fixed after filing (you're application will
be fine, but you'll lose the opportunity for Track One without refiling). Track One usually gets youa first action in about 6 months.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">He told me \u201cRocket Docket,\u201d like they use in Design Applications. He wants the path to a patent to be as fast as possible. He is willing to pay the necessary fees.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stan Kremen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Jun 9, 2025, at 6:06</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PM, Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice
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<p>Do you mean Accelerated Examination, or Track One?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 6/9/2025 5:03 PM, Stanley H. Kremen via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">My client wants me to file his latest utility application via accelerated examination. Aside from the increased fees, what are any other PTO requirements?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks for the info. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stan Kremen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Jun 9, 2025, at 10:23</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AM, Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice
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<p>And see <a href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/whither-accelerated-examination/">Whither Accelerated Examination?</a> posted April 16, 2017.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 6/9/2025 8:05 AM, Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Yes, see <a href="https://blog.oppedahl.com/end-accelerated-examination/">The end of Accelerated Examination</a>, posted February 18, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 6/9/2025 7:55 AM, Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><b>Error! Filename not specified.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Shocked, I'm just shocked. I mean, who would have expected a program requiring applicants to do their own searches and expose themselves to charges of inequitable conduct to be under utilized when applicants
can pay a (large) fee to accomplish the same thing but without the exposure?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2>USPTO discontinuing Accelerated Examination program for utility applications<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p>Beginning on July 10, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will no longer accept petitions under the <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" target="_blank"><b>Accelerated
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<p>Discontinuing Accelerated Examination for utility applications frees up examining resources to be devoted to older, unexamined utility applications, thereby supporting our broader efforts to reduce pendency. Additionally, we\u2019ve observed a steady decline
in the number of requests for Accelerated Examination. In each of the fiscal years 2014 to 2024, fewer than 100 applicants have utilized Accelerated Examination. <o:p></o:p></p>
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