First Action Interview Program to Discontinue in the New Year | Hodgson Russ LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has announced that the First Action Interview Pilot Program ("Program") will end on January 15, 2021. The Program provides an applicant with an interview prior to their first Office Action on the merits with further modified prosecution procedures, including: (1) a condensed pre-interview communication from an examiner citing relevant prior art and identifying proposed rejections or objections; and (2) an opportunity for an applicant to submit proposed amendments and/or arg...
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