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P3 At USPTO: Time To Re-Examine 'Compact Prosecution'

Law360, New York (August 16, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Post-Prosecution Pilot "P3" program took effect on July 11, 2016, and will run for about six months, or until 1,600 applications have been admitted to the program (81 Fed.Reg. 44845). Under the P3 program, an applicant under final rejection can have a reply to the final rejection considered by a three-examiner panel, with the opportunity for a 20-minute appeal-style presentation to the panel, if the reply is limited to five pages exclusive of amendments, which are permitted if not broadened....

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