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)) | 63 | 49 | 64% | OPET | ![]() |
510 - To accept late payment of issue fee - unintentional late payment (37 CFR 1.137(a)) | 50 | 42 | 71% | OPET | ![]() |
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 |
71 | 49.5 | 64% | OPET | |
536 - Under 37 CFR 1.137(f) | 117 | 126.5 | 71%* | OPET | ![]() |
561 - Revive abandoned application, continuity purposes only | 86 | 54 | 76%* | OPET | ![]() |
650 - For express abandonment under 37 CFR 1.138(c) | ODM | ||||
651 - For express abandonment under Rule 37 CFR 1.138(d) | 28 | 28 | 100%* | 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 application | 13 | 13 | 0%* | IPLA | |
272 - To revive an abandoned international application - Unintentional delay 37 CFR 1.137(a) | 61 | 44 | 89% | IPLA | |
273 - Withdrawal a holding of abandonment - 37 CFR 1.181 | 91 | 64 | 41%* | 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 |
93 | 82 | 27% | 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 April 3, 2023, and is updated quarterly.