Facts about getting a patent>>>> The present (201
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The present (2012) average wait time until the USPTO provides us with the results of the Patent Examiner’s first substantive review and examination (average pendency to first office action) of the patent application is about 21 months. The average time it takes to obtain a patent from the patent office at this time is about 32 months or a little under 3 years . [See the current wait time statistics at the USPTO website [here] (best viewed with Internet Explorer)].
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