| 摘要 |
A method (FIG. 1) of examining utility patent applications including those authorized by national, regional, or international authorities, as well as quasi-governmental, private, or any other systems. The examination procedure (FIG. 1) is initiated at the discretion of the patent applicant at any time during the fixed term of the potential patent deriving from the application. In addition, the invention relates to a novel priority system for patent examination based on additional fees as a result of which may be expedited. Potentially occurring at any stage of the prosecution procedure, any action by an examination authority can be obtained more expeditiously by the payment of a fee. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for patent examination wherein the applicant may defer publication of a pending application not being examined, but after a fixed publication period, one or more patent rights would be reduced or the application would be abandoned if the applicant had not authorized publication in the absence of examination.
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