Law360, New York ( April 17, 2014, 1:11 PM EDT) -- Examination of patent applications is to occur in a timely fashion.[1] Time limits are set forth for particular examination events. Specifically, a first office action or notice of allowance is to issue within 14 months from filing; each subsequent office action (or notice of allowance) is to be issued within four months from the previous applicant reply; and the patent is to issue within four months from payment of the issuance fee. Additionally, in total, a time period between an application's filing date and its issuance is not to exceed three years....
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