Abandonment related petitions

IPLA – International Patent Legal Administration
ODM – Office of Data Management
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

502 - To revive an abandoned application-unintentional delay (37 CFR 1.137(a)) 814765%OPETePetition Available - Get Immediate Decisions
510 - To accept late payment of issue fee - unintentional late payment (37 CFR 1.137(a))533970%OPETePetition Available - Get Immediate Decisions

525 - To withdraw a holding of abandonment (37 CFR 1.181) - Failure to receive an office action

525 - To withdraw a holding of abandonment (37 CFR 1.181) - Reply timely filed

1035064%OPET 
536 - Under 37 CFR 1.137(f)14610169%*OPETePetition Available - Get Immediate Decisions
561 - Revive abandoned application, continuity purposes only12454.574%*OPETePetition Available - Get Immediate Decisions
650 - For express abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138(c)   ODM 
651 - For express abandonment under Rule 37 CFR 1.138(d)2828100%*ODM 


Prior to examination

Petition type

Average days pending of decided petitions

Median days pending of decided petitions

Grant rate percentage

Deciding office

ePetition option

220 - To excuse a delay in a Hague applicationNoneNoneNoneIPLA 
272 - To revive an abandoned international application - Unintentional delay 37 CFR 1.137(a)634388%IPLA 
273 - Withdrawal a holding of abandonment - 37 CFR 1.1811027136%*IPLA 

529 - To withdraw a holding of abandonment in pre-exam status (37 CFR 1.181) - Failure to receive an office action

529 - To withdraw a holding of abandonment in pre-exam status (37 CFR 1.181) - Reply timely filed

1789828%OPET 
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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 August 1, 2023, and is updated quarterly.