Request of Fast Track Examination

Petition to Make Special An application may be made special upon filing a petition including any evidence showing that at least one named inventor is 65 years of age, or more, such as the inventor’s statement or a statement from a registered practitioner that evidences that the inventor is 65 years of age or older.…

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Request of Fast Track Examination

Petition to Make Special An application may be made special upon filing a petition including any evidence showing that at least one named inventor is 65 years of age, or more, such as the inventor’s statement or a statement from a registered practitioner that evidences that the inventor is 65 years of age or older.…

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Reinstatement of Expired Patent

In order to keep a granted patent in force, maintenance fees must be paid at 3.5 years, 7.5 years and 11.5 years from the date when a patent application is issued to a patent with a patent number assigned. If the maintenance fee is not timely paid, that patent will go expired. In specific, if…

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