Module 17 2024

How Do You Get a Patent?

File Application

Approval

Examination

Patent term: 20 years (usually)

Average time to first Office Action ~19.8 months (USPTO)

Average total pendency ~26.2 months (USPTO)

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PCT System and Paris Convention

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