When does the USPTO provide notification of Patent Term Adjustment?
The USPTO’s notification process for Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) has changed due to the AIA Technical Corrections Act. As stated in MPEP 2733: “The Office will no longer provide a notification of the patent term adjustment with the mailing of the notice of allowance for any patent granted on or after January 14, 2013.” Instead,…
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The AIA Technical Corrections Act, enacted on January 14, 2013, changed the calculation of the fourteen-month period for patent term adjustment in national stage applications. The MPEP states: “The AIA Technical Corrections Act, enacted on January 14, 2013, amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(1)(A)(i)(II) to change “the date on which an international application fulfilled the requirements of…
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