Prioritized examination available for new applications beginning September 26, 2011

Thanks to the Leahy-Smith American Invents Act, prioritized examination, a new PTO program for patent applicants who wish to have examination of their applications concluded in 12 months, will be available starting September 26.  (PTO’s Federal Register Notice)  It will cost $4800 for large entities, and $2400 for small entities. Prioritized examination had been scheduled to be available in May of this year, but was postponed because of budget reasons.   See my prior posts for additional details and analysis.