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in a case in which allowable claims remain in the application; or
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and all outstanding requirements were satisfied,
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the term of the patent shall be extended 1 day for each day after the end of the
period specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), as the case may be, until the
action described in such clause is taken.
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Guarantee of no more than 3-year application pendency.
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patent is delayed due to the failure of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office to issue a patent within 3 years after the actual filing date of the
application under section 111(a) in the United States or, in the case of an
international application, the date of commencement of the national stage under
section 371 in the international application, not including--
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any time consumed by continued examination of the application requested by the
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, any time consumed by the imposition of an order under
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, or any time consumed by appellate review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or
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any delay in the processing of the application by the United States Patent and
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(C),
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the term of the patent shall be extended 1 day for each day after the end of that
3-year period until the patent is issued.
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Guarantee of adjustments for delays due to derivation proceedings, secrecy orders,
and appeals.
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patent is delayed due to--
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a proceeding under
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the imposition of an order under
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; or
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(iii)
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appellate review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board or by a Federal court in a
case in which the patent was issued under a decision in the review reversing an
adverse determination of patentability,
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the term of the patent shall be extended 1 day for each day of the pendency of the
proceeding, order, or review, as the case may be.
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Limitations.
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--
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(A)
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In general.
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--To the extent that periods of delay attributable to grounds specified in
paragraph (1) overlap, the period of any adjustment granted under this subsection
shall not exceed the actual number of days the issuance of the patent was delayed.
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(B)
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Disclaimed term.
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--No patent the term of which has been disclaimed beyond a specified date may be
adjusted under this section beyond the expiration date specified in the disclaimer.
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(C)
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Reduction of period of adjustment.
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--
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(i)
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The period of adjustment of the term of a patent under paragraph (1) shall be
reduced by a period equal to the period of time during which the applicant failed
to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude prosecution of the application.
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(ii)
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With respect to adjustments to patent term made under the authority of paragraph
(1)(B), an applicant shall be deemed to have failed to engage in reasonable efforts
to conclude processing or examination of an application for the cumulative total of
any periods of time in excess of 3 months that are taken to respond to a notice
from the Office making any rejection, objection, argument, or other request,
measuring such 3-month period from the date the notice was given or mailed to the
applicant.
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(iii)
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The Director shall prescribe regulations establishing the circumstances that
constitute a failure of an applicant to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude
processing or examination of an application.
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Procedures for patent term adjustment determination.
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--
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(A)
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The Director shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures for the
application for and determination of patent term adjustments under this subsection.
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(B)
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Under the procedures established under subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
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(i)
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make a determination of the period of any patent term adjustment under this
subsection, and shall transmit a notice of that determination no later than the
date of issuance of the patent; and
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(ii)
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provide the applicant one opportunity to request reconsideration of any patent
term adjustment determination made by the Director.
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(C)
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The Director shall reinstate all or part of the cumulative period of time of an
adjustment under paragraph (2)(C) if the applicant, prior to the issuance of the
patent, makes a showing that, in spite of all due care, the applicant was unable to
respond within the 3-month period, but in no case shall more than three additional
months for each such response beyond the original 3-month period be reinstated.
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(D)
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The Director shall proceed to grant the patent after completion of the
Director\rquote s determination of a patent term adjustment under the procedures
established under this subsection, notwithstanding any appeal taken by the
applicant of such determination.
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Appeal of patent term adjustment determination.
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--
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(A)
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An applicant dissatisfied with the Director\rquote s decision on the
applicant\rquote s request for reconsideration under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) shall
have exclusive remedy by a civil action against the Director filed in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia within 180 days after
the date of the Director\rquote s decision on the applicant\rquote s request for
reconsideration. Chapter 7 of title 5 shall apply to such action. Any final
judgment resulting in a change to the period of adjustment of the patent term shall
be served on the Director, and the Director shall thereafter alter the term of the
patent to reflect such change.
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(B)
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The determination of a patent term adjustment under this subsection shall not be
subject to appeal or challenge by a third party prior to the grant of the patent.
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Continuation.--
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