Notice of Roundtables and Extension of the Period for Comments on Examination Time Goals
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) previously announced information for roundtables in Alexandria, Virginia, and Dallas, Texas, to solicit public feedback as part of an effort to reevaluate its examination time goals. Examination time goals vary by technology and represent the average amount of time that a patent examiner is expected to spend examining a patent application in a particular technology. The Office now is providing information on the additional three roundtables that the Office will be conducting in Detroit, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; and San Jose, California. In addition, the Office is extending the written comment period to ensure that all stakeholders have sufficient opportunity to submit comments on the reevaluation of the Office's examination time goals.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/30/2016-28689/notice-of-roundtables-and-extension-of-the-period-for-comments-on-examination-time-goals (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 2016-11-30
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- Notice
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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