USPTO Provides Update on COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21
In an e-mail News Brief distributed last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reported on the participation to date in its COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program. The pilot program, which was implemented last May, allows applicants that qualify for small or micro entity status to request prioritized examination without paying the fees typically associated with such prioritized examination (see "USPTO Announces COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program"). In announcing the...
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP