Certain applications are entitled to be treated specially during the examination process. Such applications are made special by being advanced out of turn during the application process. This is accomplished by filing a “petition to make special.”
The petition to make special can also be used to request accelerated examination if the application has not been examined. However, the accelerated examination procedure only applies to applications that are filed after August 25, 2006, and whose applicants have complied with other conditions.
Please note that a petition to make special does not substantively affect the examination process. A petition to make special may or may not require a fee, depending upon the grounds.
Pre-Filing Issues: Petitions to Make Special
Thomas Joseph is a patent attorney in Pittsburgh, Pa. He maintains a solo practice in all areas of intellectual-property law. He has been practicing since 2001. Before starting his solo practice, Joseph was the General Counsel of Grant Street Group, a financial software firm. At Grant Street Group, he managed the company’s patent litigation against its primary competitors in the online-auction markets for tax certificates, foreclosures, tax deeds and municipal bonds. Joseph received a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University.
You can contact him at www.joseph-iplaw.com.
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