Patent Office Releases Public Record Processing Times

The USPTO’s Office of Public Records has released a report showing processing times for various document requests:

Document Services

Goal

Actual Processing Time

Certified Documents

 

 

Patent Applications-As-Filed

7 days

5 days

Patent Related File Wrappers

25 days

29 days

Patent Copies

10 days

3 days

Patent Assignments

10 days

5 days

Trademark Applications-As-Filed

7 days

4 days

Trademark Related File Wrappers

25 days

9 days

Trademark Assignments

10 days

5 days

Trademark Registrations, Expedited

5 days

3 days

Trademark Registrations, Regular

14 days

4 days

 

 

 

Uncertified Documents

 

 

Patent Copies

5 days

1 day

Plant Patents

5 days

1 day

Patent Assignments

10 days

3 days

Patent Related File Wrappers

25 days

47 days

Trademark Copies

5 days

3 days

Trademark Assignments

10 days

3 days

Trademark Related File Wrappers

25 days

7 days

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