[SCHEDULED TO SEND ON 9/27] USPTO extends Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program until January 31, 2023

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USPTO extends Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program until January 31, 2023

To accelerate innovation in the health and medical fields, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a Federal Register Notice announcing a fifth extension of its Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program. Petitions requesting participation in the pilot program that are compliant with the program’s requirements and are filed on or before January 31, 2023, will be accepted. The extension will also allow the USPTO to continue the program while it evaluates potential expansion opportunities.

The USPTO first implemented the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program on June 29, 2016, in support of the White House’s National Cancer Moonshot initiative, which sought to accelerate cancer research. It permits patent applications pertaining to cancer immunotherapy to be advanced out of turn for examination and reviewed earlier (accorded special status). The extension reflects the continued effectiveness of the pilot program. To date, over 880 petitions requesting participation have been filed, and over 650 patents have been granted under the pilot. Various stakeholders from around the world—including independent inventors, universities, research institutions, hospitals, medical centers, government agencies, and large and small companies—have filed petitions to participate in the pilot program.

All parameters will remain the same as in the original pilot through the January 31, 2023, extension.

The full text of the notice is available on the Patent Related Notices webpage. Please see the USPTO’s Patents 4 Patients webpage for more information about the program.

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