Doc Code: PET. 41.3
Document Description: Petition under Rule 41.3 to Chief Admin Patent Judge
PTO/SB/451 (07-20)
PETITION
Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
PART I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE APPEAL TO ACCORD FAST-TRACK STATUS
Appeal No.: Application Number:
First Named Inventor: Filing Date:
Title of
Invention:
PART II. CERTIFICATIONS: Appellant hereby certifies the following and petitions to participate in the Fast-
Track Appeals Pilot Program for the above-identified appeal.
1. Appellant files this certification and petition under 37 CFR 41.3 to include the appeal in the application
identified in Part I (above) in the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program.
2. The above-identified appeal is pending before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and a docketing
notice has been issued.
3. The petition fee for filing a petition under 37 CFR 41.3 accompanies this petition.
4. The above-identified appeal is currently not treated as special under MPEP 708.01 (e.g., age or health of the
inventor).
5. The registered practitioner submitting this certification and petition has a power of attorney (37 CFR 1.32), or
has authority to act (37 CFR 1.34), for the above-identified application, or the appellant is prosecuting the
appellant’s own case (37 CFR 1.31).
PART III. ORAL HEARING: For informational purposes, please indicate whether Appellant has filed a
compliant Request for Oral Hearing per 37 CFR 41.47 for the above-identified appeal:
Yes
No
If yes, Appellant hereby waives the Oral Hearing. (Appellant is not required to waive an Oral
Hearing to participate in the Fast-Track Patent Appeal Pilot.)
Signature
Date
Name
(Print/Typed)
Practitioner
Registration Number
Note: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33 and consistent with Certification 5 above. See 37 CFR 1.4(d) for
signature requirements and certifications.
Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required.*
*Total of forms are submitted.
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