USPTO Timeliness Slipping: License Phrase Change Data Shows Growing Assessment Delays

.through Dennis Crouch.The USPTO has 2 standard functionalities: (1) high quality assessment to ensure requests delight the requiring lawful needs of patentability as well as (2) prompt and also efficient handling of those requests. Current data recommends the Workplace is struggling with the secondly of these directeds, as reflected in a vigorous uptick in License Condition Change (PTA) honors. [Graphes below]