PTO Unveils Expedited Procedure For Prosecuting COVID-Related Patents

(May 12, 2020, 1:55 PM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a May 7 announcement, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) detailed its new “COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program,” which seeks to provide expedited review of patent applications that “cover a product or process” relating to the COVID-19 pandemic....