USPTO pilots a program to trim patent pendency, and ease things for certain applicants

Summary: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is about to launch a program called the Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response Pilot. It lets certain patent applicants hold off on time-consuming answers to questions early in the patent process. For what it's all about and why it matters, the Federal Drive turned to the deputy commissioner for patents, Bob Bahr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices