USPTO Announces Extension Of The Fast-track Appeals Pilot Programme Through July 2, 2022
By Godson Umejiego, Correspondent USA
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Friday announced plans for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to extend the expiration date for the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, 85 FR 39888 (July 2, 2020).
Said USPTO: “We are submitting a notice of extension to the Federal Register, and we anticipate it will publish shortly. The extended pilot programme continues the program for another year. The new expiration date will be July 2, 2022.
The notice of extension also eliminates the upper limit of 500 total granted fast-track petitions, but maintains the limit of 125 granted petitions per quarter. “
