I drafted a patent application, filed it, and received a notice of allowance 15 months from the date of filing. It was allowed before it published. The application was allowed around 40 days after the decision on the petition was received.
Impressive results from the experimental program at the USTPO.
And no, the claims are not ultra-narrow. :)
Tags: green, pilot program, USPTO

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