USPTO publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking standardizing the patent term adjustment statement regarding information disclosure statements

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USPTO publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking standardizing the patent term adjustment statement regarding information disclosure statements

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes revising the rules of practice pertaining to patent term adjustment to require that the patent term adjustment statement regarding information disclosure statements be submitted on an Office form. Use of the Office form will streamline certain aspects of prosecution by more accurately capturing and accounting for the patent term adjustment without unnecessary back-and-forth between the USPTO and applicant. It will also eliminate the need for a manual review of the patent term adjustment statement.

The full text of the notice is available at the Federal Register and on the Patent Related Notices webpage.

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