USPTO's Prioritized Patent Examination Program

 

Need to FAST track your patent? Use Track One!

 

Fast innovation is America’s competitive edge. If you need to move your ideas quickly, USPTO's Track One prioritized examination will allow you to get a final disposition within about twelve months.  The USPTO offers Track One for prioritized examination of your utility and plant patent applications. Track One gives your application special status with fewer requirements than the current accelerated examination program and without having to perform a pre-examination search.

Prioritized examination is available for a fee at the time of filing an original utility or plant application. A single request for prioritized examination may be granted for a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in a plant or utility application.

Thousands of applicants have used Track One already. Join them on the prioritized examination FAST track!

 

 

Have questions about Track One? Find answers in the FAQ.

Filing online? Here's the guide to filing a Track One application with EFS-Web.

Filing by mail? Here's the paper Track One request form.

Read the Federal Register notice that defines Track One prioritized examination.

Read the Federal Register notice that defines Track One prioritized examination for RCEs.