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USPTO rolls out accelerated examination for simple patent applications

By Nick Robertson ( October 27, 2025, 19:06 GMT | Insight) -- Patent applications with a single independent claim and 10 or fewer dependent claims are eligible for a new streamlined examination pilot program, the US Patent and Trademark Office announced Friday. The pilot is intended to further reduce the office’s unexamined patent inventory and pendency.The US Patent and Trademark Office announced Oct. 24 that patent applications with a “streamlined claim set” can receive accelerated first-office action examination via a new pilot program....

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