"In the past...it took about two to three weeks for a patent to grant from the time the issue fee was paid.However, this is going to change as of April 18, and thus the 'time buffer' for filing a continuation, CIP, and/or divisional application will no longer exist."The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sent out the following alert via an email on March 16, 2023:
This change to electronic patent grants as opposed to paper patents is in accord with the USPTO's continued changes to an all-electronic and no paper system.
This change to electronic patent grants as opposed to paper patents is in accord with the USPTO's continued changes to an all-electronic and no paper system.
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