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美国专利商标局发布关于《申请人案卷预分配通知试点项目》的通知
Time: 2026-09-12 Click count: 723

5月29日,美国专利商标局发布专利快讯:为助力专利申请人作出审慎决策,美国专利商标局(USPTO)推出一项全新试点项目,针对待审实用专利非临时申请,向申请人发送告知类案卷预分配通知。

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为助力专利申请人作出审慎决策,美国专利商标局(USPTO)推出一项全新试点项目,针对待审实用专利非临时申请,向申请人发送告知类案卷预分配通知。

该通知会在专利申请预计正式分配至审查员开展实质审查前约三个月发出,进一步提升案件状态与审查进度的透明度。通知将告知申请人审查工作即将启动,并提醒其核对相关申请信息(必要时予以更正、更新),包括发明人资格、专利权属等内容。同时,通知也会告知申请人可采取相关举措提升审查效率与审查效果,例如提交预先修改文件、信息披露声明及其他相关文件,以此厘清争议问题、规避可预见的驳回情形。

对于无意继续寻求专利保护的申请人,本通知也将提醒其及时办理明示放弃手续。若符合《美国联邦法规汇编》第 37 编第 1.138 条第 (d) 款规定,选择放弃申请的申请人可申请退还检索费及超额权利要求费。此外,将无存续必要的申请移出审查队列,也能避免局方资源浪费,惠及公众。

申请人无需针对本通知作出回复;若未采取任何操作,案件将按正常流程进入审查阶段。

本次试点期间,美国专利商标局将评估:在案件即将分配审查之际提前向申请人发送审查预告,会对申请人决策、案件存量、审查质量及审查效率产生何种影响。举例而言,局方将研判在案卷分配审查前夕提交预先修改文件,是否能够切实提升审查工作效率。
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需要提醒各位申请人

1、把控审查前置窗口期,主动优化案件

审查正式启动前有约 3 个月准备期,不再被动等待审查意见。需借此窗口期全面复核发明人资格、专利权属等核心信息,及时更正错误,避免因基础信息瑕疵导致流程延误、权属纠纷。同时可按需提交预先修改、信息披露声明,主动扫清潜在驳回风险,缩短整体审查周期。

2、及时评估专利价值,合理止损降成本

收到通知后需重新研判技术方案的市场价值、布局必要性。若不再需要该专利,应尽快办理明示放弃;满足法规条件可申请退还检索费、超额权利要求费,减少不必要的费用支出。主动放弃无价值申请,也能避免长期占用维护成本。


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