IPLA – International Patent Legal Administration
OPET – Office of Petitions
TC – Technology Center
Generally Available
Petition Type | Avg. Days Pending of Decided Petitions | Grant Rate Percentage | Deciding Office | ePetition Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 - To Make Application Special on Ground of Age or Health (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | 20 | 93% | OPET |  |
Prior to Examination
Petition Type | Avg. Days Pending of Decided Petitions | Grant Rate Percentage | Deciding Office | ePetition Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 - JPO-USPTO Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP) | NONE | NONE | IPLA | |
| 224 - KIPO-USPTO Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP) | NONE | NONE | IPLA | |
| 605 - To Make Special Energy Program (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | NONE | NONE | TC | |
| 607 - Reason not Provided for in Petition Codes 601-606 | 13 | 0%* | TC | |
| 639 - To Make Special Prospective Manufacture (37 CFR 1.102, MPEP 708.02) | NONE | NONE | TC | |
| 643 - Prioritized Examination | 36 | 95% | OPET | |
| 644 - To Make Special under the Law School Pilot Program | 53 | 88%* | OPET | |
| 646 - To Make Special for Accelerated Examination (MPEP 708.02 (a)) | 107 | 36% | TC | |
| 652 - Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) | 32 | 77% | OPET | |
| 690 - Related Color Drawings of Photographs. MPEP 608.02 (VIII) | 259 | 78% | TC | |
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During Examination
Petition Type | Avg. Days Pending of Decided Petitions | Grant Rate Percentage | Deciding Office | ePetition Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612 - Relating to Refusal to Enter an Amendment (37 CFR 1.181 and 1.127, MPEP 714.13 ( III)) | 230 | 40%* | TC | |
| 617 - Relating to Refusal to Enter an Amendment (37 CFR 1.312. MPEP 1002.02 ( C )) | NONE | NONE* | TC | |
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