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)].
2 to 3 years. Time it takes for an invention to receive a patent. âLong waiting times at the U.S. Patent Office. From the time an application is filed, it takes two to three years for an invention to receive a patent -- enough time for some high-tech ideas to become obsolete.8 months to 2 years. Length of time patent examination process can take. The examination process can take from 18 months to two years. Inventors can use the phrase 'patent pending' to indicate they have begun the patenting process.