Public use related petitions

OPLA – Office of Patent Legal Administration

Generally available

Petition type Average days pending of decided petitions Median days pending of decided petitions Grant rate percentage Deciding office ePetition option
301 - Related to public use proceedings (37 CFR 1.292) 1 1 100%* OPLA  

*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.