.through Dennis Crouch.The USPTO has 2 typical functionalities: (1) high quality assessment to make sure applications fulfill the requiring judicial needs of patentability as well as (2) timely as well as dependable handling of those documents. Current information proposes the Workplace is actually having a hard time the second of these mandates, as demonstrated in a vigorous uptick in Patent Condition Correction (PTA) awards. [Charts listed below]