Use a standard form for deferment of the substantive examination. The service is free of charge. With the request, you have to specify a date to begin the substantive examination, and the date should not be later than three years from the application date.

In addition, a deferment of the substantive examination shall not be granted where an office action or decision to grant has already been issued, where a divisional application has been filed or where a request for substantive examination has been filed by a third party. Also, a deferment cannot be requested for applications where an accelerated examination has been filed via the “Accelerated Examination Program” or “Patent Prosecution Highway.”

• Publish Date : 2020-08-26
• Update : 2020-09-14
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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