IPLA – International Patent Legal Administration
OPAP – Office of Patent Application Processing
OPET – Office of Petitions
TC – Technology Center
Generally Available
Petition Type | Avg. Days Pending of Decided Petitions | Grant Rate Percentage | Deciding Office | ePetition Option |
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311 - For Correction of Inventorship for Applications when Filed with Another Petition Handled by OPET | NONE | NONE | OPET | |
313 - For Filing Application Without One or More Inventors | 176 | 26%* | OPET | |
519 - Rule 1.182 - Inventor Name Change, Order of Inventor, Atty/Assignee Name Change | 100 | 85% | OPET | |
634 - To Correct Inventorship in a Patent not in Interference (37 CFR 1.324, MPEP 1481.02) | 19 | 100%* | TC | |
635 - To Change an Inventorship in an Application (37 CFR 1.48) | Not Available | Not Available | OPAP | |
636 - To Change Inventorship in a Patent (37 CFR 1.324, MPEP 1481.02) | NONE | NONE | TC |
Prior to Examination
Petition Type | Avg. Days Pending of Decided Petitions | Grant Rate Percentage | Deciding Office | ePetition Option |
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277 - To Decide Matters Regarding Inventorship In National Stage - 37 CFR 1.497(d) | 15 | 50%* | IPLA | |
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*Infrequently Filed Petition
This is a 12 Month Rolling Average.
The data is current as of April 1, 2022 and is updated quarterly.