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[2] Hence, early filing of Form-18 may accelerate the examination of the patent application. Another strategy for quick examination of the patent application involves filing of Form-18A i.e. expedited examination only if the applicant is eligible for the expedited examination.

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provides several accelerated programs for patent prosecution. The Track One program, which requires a $4,200 fee, allows expedited examination of a new or pending patent application with a goal of reaching final disposition of the application within 12 months.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provides several accelerated programs for patent prosecution. The Track One program, which requires a $4,200 fee, allows expedited examination of a new or pending patent application with a goal of reaching final disposition of the application within 12 months.

The USPTO has established procedures under which the examination of a patent application may be accelerated. Under one of these procedures, the USPTO will advance an application out of turn for examination if the applicant files a grantable petition to make special under the accelerated examination program.

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) offers a mechanism by which positive examination results from one patent office (the Office of Earlier Examination, OEE) can be used to accelerate examination of a corresponding application at another (the Office of Later Examination, OLE).

The USPTO has established procedures under which the examination of a patent application may be accelerated. Under one of these procedures, the USPTO will advance an application out of turn for examination if the applicant files a grantable petition to make special under the accelerated examination program.