Learn online how examiners approach petitions practice

 

Would you like to learn more about recent examination practice and procedure guidance for petitions practice? Attend our Virtual Instructor Led Training (vILT) course “Petitions Practice” on February 23, 24, or 25.

Our trainers will lead this course based on recent training delivered to patent examiners. The course has limited capacity, and selection for attendance is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sign up by Monday, February 22 to attend.

This course provides an overview of the Office of Petitions (OPET) and the impact of petitions on the examination process. You will learn basic information regarding:

• OPET and the petition process
• Common types of petitions
• Recent updates to petitions practice
• Best practices

The USPTO is applying for one hour of CLE credit in Virginia for this course.

Visit the vILT page of the USPTO website to learn more about the program and upcoming sessions.

Office of Petitions: Updated forms

The USPTO has updated its forms for a petition for revival of an application abandoned unintentionally (PTO/SB/64, PTO/SB/64a, and PTO/SB/64PCT) and a petition to accept an unintentionally delayed payment of maintenance fee in an expired patent (PTO/SB/66). View the updated forms on the Patent Forms page of the USPTO website.

These forms remind the petitioner about the unintentional delay standard and allow the petitioner to provide additional information about the unintentional delay when the petition is filed more than two years after the application became abandoned or two years after the date the patent expired for nonpayment of a maintenance fee. For more information regarding the additional information required when the delay in filing the petition was more than two years, see Clarification of Practice for Requiring Additional Information in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay in the Federal Register.   

The corresponding ePetition forms have also been updated to include the reminders about the unintentional delay standard. Find additional information regarding ePetitions on the ePetition Resource Page of the USPTO website.