Time required for grant of patent faster examination and patent pending 

Time required for grant of patent faster examination and patent pending
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How much time is required to get a patent ?
In this video we will learn :
Time required to file a patent
Time required to get a granted patent
How to fast track patent ? speed up the process to grant
Accelerate the patent examination process
Things you can do with “Patent Pending” or patent filed status
When you (or an inventor) ask question about the time required to get a patent, even if you did not specifically mention it, there are 2 intentions behind asking that question and ultimately 2 answers:
Time required to file a patent
Time required to get a granted patent
Time required to file a patent
It takes about 2-3 weeks for a patent attorney to write a patent application and file it. Steps include
novelty search or patent search (time required for patent search is about 1 to 2 weeks)
patentability opinion (up to 1 day)
drafting a patent application and (time required for patent drafting is about 2 to 3 weeks )
filing a patent application at patent office (once all documents are ready time to file patent application in patent office could be few hours to 1 day)
Time required to get a granted patent
It takes about 1 year to 3 years to get granted a patent for your invention. When a non-provisional application is filed generally it is reviewed by an examiner in about 22 to 24 months (within 2 years) and on an average the time required to get the patent in is about 30 to 36 months.
Steps include :
filing non provisional patent application ( 0 month )
Publication of application (after 18 months)
Examination (within 22 months as per average)
Examination report
Office action (16 to 18 months after filing)
Grant of patent (within 36 months)
How to fast track the patent application ? speed up the process to grant
To speed up the process of getting patent grant, there are few approaches can be taken in many countries across the world :
Some approaches are paid and direct options like opting for
Track One Prioritized Examination
Accelerated Examination
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
Expedited Examination
on the other hand, there are some of the indirect ways that can help you get faster grant of patent like :
Being ready with appropriate information about the invention really reduces time from the ideation stage of the invention to filing of the patent.
Providing clear and concise invention disclosure specifically mentioning novel and non-obvious part of invention (if possible) will save a lot of time and reduce frequency of communication with Patent practitioners.
drafting the first claim in your meeting with a patent attorney helps in creating the rest of the patent application in quicker time. Saving a lot of emails and meetings for the same outcome.
Review the patent draft (patent application) in quicker time before filing in to USPTO
You may also contact patent examiner for status of the patent application (status request)
You may choose to go for First Action Interview Program and talk to the examiner before the examiner issues a first communication; having direct communication with the examiner to help speed up the process and you may get early allowance of an application.
and last but not least, a well drafted patent application with well written claims has a better chance to proceed to grant of patent in much less time.
Things you can do with “Patent Pending” or patent filed status
Now, When a typical inventor / applicant gets to know that it takes more than 2 years to get granted a patent for his invention, the immediate questions in mind would be;
Do I have to wait for 2-3 years to do anything about my invention? Till the patent is granted?
How will it make sense in my current business to wait for such a long time period ?
The most important fact to consider here is, you get the status of “patent pending” or “patent filed” as soon as you file the patent application at patent office. This ensures the priority date is secured and now you (inventor) do not need to wait till grant of a patent for