WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice called: Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 27 by John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is implementing the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program to evaluate how having a limited number of claims under examination impacts pendency and examination quality. Under the pilot program, certain pending utility patent applications that have no more than one independent claim and no more than ten total claims may be eligible for expedited examination, if the requirem...