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USPTO Announces QPIDS Pilot Program For Post-Issue Fee Information Disclosure Statements

Posted in Duty of Disclosure; Patent Office Practice; USPTO Proposed Rule Changes

The USPTO has announced a new pilot program to permit Applicants to obtain consideration of certain Information Disclosure Statements (IDSs) after the Issue Fee has been paid without having to reopen prosecution. The “Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program” takes effect May 16, 2012 and will run through September 30, 2012 unless it is extended. 

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