Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)

• Provision for initially acting on the application within fourteen (14) months after filing/national stage entry date satisfied by:

  • first Office action on the merits, including
    • ex parte Quayle action
    • notice of allowance or notice of allowability
  • written restriction or election of species requirement
  • examiner’s requirement for information under 37 CFR 1.105

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