IPLA – International Patent Legal Administration
OPET – Office of Petitions
TC – Technology Center
Generally available
Petition type | Average days pending of decided petitions | Median days pending of decided petitions | Grant rate percentage | Deciding office | ePetition option |
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601 - To make application special on ground of age or health (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | 34 | 32 | 95% | OPET |
Prior to examination
Petition type | Average days pending of decided petitions | Median days pending of decided petitions | Grant rate percentage | Deciding office | ePetition option |
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223 - JPO-USPTO Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP) | None | None | None | IPLA | |
224 - KIPO-USPTO Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP) | None | None | None | IPLA | |
605 - To make special energy program (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | 108 | 108 | 0%* | TC | |
607 - Reason not provided for in petition codes 601-606 | 60 | 70 | 67%* | TC | |
639 - To make special prospective manufacture (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | None | None | None | TC | |
643 - Prioritized examination | 53 | 41 | 93% | OPET | |
644 - To make special under the law school pilot program | 81 | 28 | 100%* | OPET | |
646 - To make special for accelerated examination (MPEP 708.02 (a)) | 79 | 64 | 48%* | TC | |
652 - Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) | 31 | 32 | 81% | OPET | |
691 - Related color drawings of photographs. MPEP 608.02 (VIII) | 140 | 72 | 63% | TC | |
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During examination
Petition type | Average days pending of decided petitions | Median days pending of decided petitions | Grant rate percentage | Deciding office | ePetition option |
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612 - Relating to refusal to enter an amendment (37 CFR 1.181, MPEP 714.13 (III)) | 204 | 58 | 29%* | TC | |
617 - Relating to refusal to enter an amendment (37 CFR 1.312, MPEP 1002.02 (c)) | 59 | 58.5 | 0%* | TC | |
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*Infrequently filed petition
Displayed are the 12-month rolling average and median values. When the median value is significantly different from the average value, the median value will better represent when a particular category of a petition has been decided. This is because a small number of outliers can disproportionately impact the average value. The values exclude ePetitions.
The data is current as of July 1, 2024, and is updated quarterly.