Amendment to Rules for Extension of Patent Term
The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to amend the rules directed to the extension of patent term to implement the provisions of Public Law 103-179 (December 3, 1993) and to clarify the requirements for eligibility. The proposed rules establish procedures for the Commissioner to issue an interim extension of the term of a patent where the original term would expire before a product covered by the patent has received regulatory approval for commercial marketing or use. The rules also are proposed to be amended to clarify that an application for patent term extension must be based on regulatory activities performed by the patent owner or its agent.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/1994/11/10/94-27881/amendment-to-rules-for-extension-of-patent-term (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Published
- 1994-11-10
- Document type
- Uncategorized Document
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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