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2025-04
USPTO to suspend expedited examination of design applications
USPTO to suspend expedited examination of design applications
Suspending the expedited examination procedure for design applications will support the USPTO’s efforts to reduce pendency and inventory.
As part of our efforts to combat fraud and to reduce pendency and inventory of unexamined design applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is suspending expedited examination of design applications effective April 17, 2025.
Requests for expedited examination of design applications have surged by 560% in recent years, caused in large part by fraudulent applications.
The suspension will also support the USPTO’s efforts to address the issue of erroneous micro entity certifications, as well as the USPTO's broader efforts to mitigate and protect against threats to the intellectual property system.
Any request for expedited examination of a design application, including renewed requests, filed on or after the effective date will not be granted. The USPTO will refund the fee associated with any request filed on or after the effective date.
You can find more information in the Official Gazette Notice available on the USPTO's Patent Related Notices webpage.
附机器翻译：
USPTO 将暂停外观设计申请的加快审查程序
暂停外观设计申请的加快审查程序将有助于美国专利商标局（USPTO）减少未审查案件的积压和审查周期。
作为打击欺诈行为并减少外观设计申请未审查积压数量和审查周期的措施之一，美国专利商标局（USPTO）将自2025年4月17日起暂停对外观设计申请的加快审查程序。
近年来，加快审查请求激增了560%，主要是由于大量欺诈性申请所致。
此次暂停也将有助于USPTO解决错误的微型实体认证问题，并支持其更广泛的工作，以减轻并防范对知识产权体系的威胁。
自生效日起，任何外观设计申请的加快审查请求（包括重新提交的请求）都将不予受理。USPTO将退还在生效日或之后提交的相关请求费用。
您可以在USPTO“与专利相关的公告”网页上查阅《官方公报通知》以获取更多信息。
原文链接：https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/bulletins/3db348a
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