human: The USPTO issued a rulemaking on March 5, 2014 modifying the requirements for prioritized examination, "Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized Examination Interim Rule," (79 Fed. Reg. 12386, March 5, 2014). How have t
assistant: If a signed ADS that provides the legal name, mailing address, and residence (if not residing at the mailing address) for each inventor is present on filing, the inventor's oath or declaration need not be submitted on filing.
The application size fee or an excess claims fee is not required to be present on filing; however, if required, these fees should be paid on filing to avoid any delays in the processing of the Track One request.
An application for which prioritized examination is sought may not contain more than four independent claims, more than thirty total claims, or any multiple dependent claims. If applicant has mistakenly failed to comply with those requirements, applicant will receive a decision on the request for prioritized examination that provides one month to take corrective action. That one month period is not extendable.