A Request for Early Publication may be submitted with the appropriate fee as early as desired. Once the application is complete and an executed declaration and filing fee have been submitted the Office will publish the application “as soon as possible.” The publication process will take about 14 weeks. As the average pendency of an application was 23.3 months in FY 2020, and publication regularly occurs after 18 months, the request for early publication can result in a significantly extended period of pre-grant rights.