The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.
The average time it takes to obtain a patent from the patent office at this time is about 32 months or a little under 3 years. [See the current wait time statistics at the USPTO website [ here ] (best viewed with Internet Explorer)].
Q: How Long Do Patents Last? Today, patents last 20 years from the filing date of the application. For patents that existed before June 8, 1995, the duration of the patent was 17 years from the issuance of the patent or 20 years from the filing date, whichever was longer. Design patents are limited to 14 years from the date of issuance, while plant patents last 17 years from the date of issuance.