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美国质高 - USPTO extends certain CARES Act relief for small and micro entities
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant hardships on many of our stakeholders. As a result, the USPTO has waived certain fees under existing authority through the March 16 notice, and has extended certain patent and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) deadlines three times under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), through the March 31 notice, the April 28 notice, and the May 27 notice.
As explained in the May 27 notice and the April 28 notice, the USPTO has also waived the fee for filing a petition for the revival of applications that became abandoned, if accompanied by a statement that the delay in filing or payment was due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The June 29 notice clarifies that such petitions must be filed by July 31, 2020, to be eligible for the petition fee waiver.
The USPTO will continue to evaluate the evolving situation around the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact on the USPTO’s operations and stakeholders. At this time, the USPTO does not anticipate any further blanket extensions beyond what is articulated in today’s notice.
For details on the latest extension, read the official notice on our website.