RESOLVED, That IPO favors completion of examination of all patent applications as soon as reasonably practical after filing and affirms its support for the longstanding goal of achieving an 18-month average pendency of all patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) measured from the time applications are actually filed in the USPTO, and, SPECIFICALLY, IPO supports the development of a comprehensive plan by the USPTO to achieve that goal as soon as practicable.