Adapting To USPTO's Reduction Of Examiner Interview Time

By Jacek Wnuk, Samuel Hayim and Erica Navar ( October 28, 2025, 6:42 PM EDT) -- For fiscal year 2026, which began on Oct. 1, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reportedly modified its performance appraisal plan for examiners to cut interview credit from one hour per interview to one hour per round of examination....

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