track-one計畫是"three-track"內的方案
Track I: prioritized examination （優先審查，約12個月內獲得最終結果）
Track II: traditional examination under the current procedures （傳統審查，近3年）
Track III: for non-continuing applications first filed in the USPTO, an applicant-controlled delay for up to 30 months prior to docketing for examination. （申請人延遲，最多至進審前30個月）
除了一般申請費以外，再多付4000美金（小實體可有50%折扣），可以在4個月獲得第一次審查意見，12個月內獲得最終審查結果，不過限制案件數量在9.30.2011前10000件（數量會評估）
updated on Aug. 7, 2012 目前費用：發明案加速4800(大實體)、2400(小實體)；設計專利加速900
欲申請track-one程序的申請案應符合：
(1) 為3.4.2011當天或之後的申請案（第一次新案申請，非延續案）
(2) 應符合美國專利第111條（說明書寫作規定）、37 CFR 1.51(b)說明書的格式、費用規定
(3) 應以電子送件，且包括必要的宣誓書、費用
(4) 申請案不得超過4的獨立範圍，與整體30項權利範圍（超項費是超過3個獨立項與整體20項）
(5) 不受理延期
(6) 不得修正造成權利範圍項數超過上述限制
(7) 不得有多重附屬項
USPTO to begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications on May 4, 2011
Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced today plans for the agency to begin accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications – allowing inventors and businesses to have their patents processed within 12 months. It currently takes nearly three years to process the average patent. The program, called Track One, launches May 4, 2011, and is part of a new Three-Track system, which will provide applicants with greater control over when their applications are examined and promote greater efficiency in the patent examination process.“Track One provides a comprehensive, flexible patent application processing model to our nation’s innovators, offering different processing options that are more responsive to the real-world needs of our applicants,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. “The Three-Track program will bring the most important new products and services to market more quickly, helping to build businesses and create new jobs in America.”
Requests for prioritized examination will initially be limited to a maximum of 10,000 applications starting May 4, 2011 through the remainder of fiscal year 2011, ending September 30. The USPTO will revisit this limit at the end of the fiscal year to evaluate whether adjustments are needed for future years.
Filing a request for prioritized examination through Track One will include a fee under 37 CFR 1.102(e) of $4,000, in addition to filing fees for the application. For smaller entities, the USPTO is working to offer a 50 percent discount on any filing fee associated with the program, as it does with many other standard processing fees.
Under the Three-Track program, patent applicants may request prioritized examination through Track One, traditional examination under the current procedures through Track Two, and for non-continuing applications first filed with the USPTO, an applicant-controlled delay for up to 30 months prior to docketing for examination under Track Three. Track Three is expected to be available to applicants by September 30, 2011.
Ron
消息來自USPTO
其他參考：
http://enpan.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post_26.html
http://enpan.blogspot.com/2010/08/mpep-70802a.html
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