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USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination for Utility Patent Applications, but Track 1 Remains a Good Option

The USPTO recently announced that the Accelerated Examination program will be discontinued as of July 10, 2025. Given that the program has had limited use over the past decade, with fewer than 100 ...
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USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program in Favor of Expanding Track One Program

Karen Potter Ph.D., Jeffrey Schmidt Ph.D. On June 10, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, after nearly 20 years, it will be discontinuing its Accelerated ...