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RIN: 0651-AC52

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: ●Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) requested comments on a proposal to provide applicants with greater control over when their utility and plant applications are examined and to promote greater efficiency in the patent examination process (3-Track). The Office, in addition to requesting written comments, conducted a public meeting to collect input, and has subsequently considered the wide range of comments received. The Office is in the process of refining the 3-Track proposal in light of the input. While that process continues, and in light of that fact that the vast majority of public input was supportive of the Track I portion of the 3-Track proposal, the Office proposes to proceed with immediate implementation of the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I), providing fast examination for applicants desiring it, upon payment of the applicable fee and compliance with the additional requirements as described below.
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1
Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/04/2011	76 FR 6369
NPRM Comment Period End	03/07/2011
Final Action	04/04/2011	76 FR 18399
Final Action Effective	05/04/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Joni Y. Chang Senior Legal Advisor Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-7720 Fax:571 273-7720