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Technical Note

United States Patent and Trademark Office: Closing the Gap on Pendency in Class 705 Business Methods

Chao, Raul O.; McCray, Lauran

OM-1358 | Published November 25, 2008 | 26 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) experiences overwhelming demand for patents in Class 705: Business Methods. The current resources and process design are not sufficient to handle the incoming patents, and the result is extremely long wait times for patents to be granted. This technical note describes the history of the USPTO, the Business Methods Class, and the process for granting patents.

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