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On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will expedite Issue Dates for patents. This will reduce the average time from three weeks to about two, so patent holders can bring their investments to market...
On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
will expedite Issue Dates for patents. This will reduce the average
time from three weeks to about two, so patent holders can bring
their investments to market sooner.
Please note:
Publishing electronic grants (eGrants) via the USPTO online
platform, Patent Center and eliminating redundancies has reduced
the time between grant notification and the issuance date.
Shortening the wait time between Issue Notification and Issue
Date, patent applicants avoid the need to file a Quick Path
Information Disclosure Statement. Additionally, prompter patent
issuance will provide earlier protection for inventions.
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