This issue will be analyzed more fully when the USPTO conducts more comprehensive analyses in the course of the evaluation of its Automated Patent System.doi:10.1016/0172-2190(86)90132-8Shen JialianElsevier LtdWorld Patent InformationThe successful beginning of publication of Chinese patent documents....
The USPTO’s statistical report shows that a rejection on the first office action is not a significant indicator in terms of the final allowance of a patent. The rate of rejection applicable on the first office action is about 90%, whereas the allowance rate for utility patent applications run...