During its August 9th Patent Quality Chat, the USPTO delved into the details of the Post-Prosecution Pilot Program (P3) and provided some insights that were not included in its July 2016 Federal Register Notice announcing the program. As we previously highlighted, the P3 program is a new after final program that offers applicants another avenue for requesting reconsideration after a final rejection. The P3 program combines some of the features of the current After Final Consideration Pilot Program (AFCP 2.0) and Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program.
