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Stayin’ Alive – Patent Office Extends “Provisional Application Period.”

On December 8th, the Patent Office announced plans to implement a “Missing Parts Pilot Program” that would permit applicants at the end of the one-year U.S. provisional application term to defer substantive examination for up to 12 months by filing … Continue reading

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