Changes To Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is amending the rules of practice in patent cases to establish procedures for: filing and processing provisional application papers; calculating the length of any patent term extension to which an applicant is entitled where the issuance of a patent on an application filed on or after June 8, 1995 (the implementation date of the 20-year patent term provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act), other [[Page 20196]] than for designs, was delayed due to interference proceedings, the imposition of a secrecy order and/or appellate review; and implementing certain transitional provisions contained in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/04/25/95-9838/changes-to-implement-20-year-patent-term-and-provisional-applications (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 1995-04-25
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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