| Commitment |
Target |
| We are working towards issuing first reports on applications for standard patents within 14 months of receiving the request for examination. |
We will aim to achieve this 60% of the time. |
| We will examine and issue a report on your innovation patent within one month of
receiving the request for examination. |
We will aim to achieve this 95% of the time. |
| We will issue international search reports for patents within nine weeks of
receiving the search copy of the international application unless the application is for more than
one invention. |
We will aim to achieve this 75% of the time. |
| We will issue international-type search reports for patents within four weeks of
receiving the request for the search, unless the search request covers more than one invention, or
we ask you to supply a written search statement. |
We will aim to achieve this 75% of the time. |
| We will respond to correspondence relating to the examination of your application within four
weeks of receiving the correspondence. |
We will aim to achieve this 95% of the time. |
| We will achieve compliance with all our published Product Quality Standards. |
We will aim to achieve this 95% of the time. |
