MPEP Q & A 23: Response to a Notice of Noncompliant Supplemental Examination Request

MPEP Q & A 227: What are the requirements for request for a corrected publication?: Question: If the Office made a material mistake in a patent application publication that is apparent from the Office records and applicant wishes to correct the material mistake, applicant may file a request for corrected publication. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 49: Correspondence to a Different Address for a Supplemental Examination Proceeding: Question: How can a patent owner get the Office to send correspondence to a different address for the supplemental examination proceeding? Answer: If the patent owner desires the Office to send correspondence to a different address, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 21: Request for Reinstatement of All or Part of the Period of Adjustment: Question: What must a request for reinstatement of all or part of the period of adjustment reduced for failing to reply to a rejection, objection, argument, or other request within three months of the date of mailing of the Office communication notifyi... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 83: Filing a Petition to Institute a Post-Grant Review: Question: Who may file a petition to institute a post-grant review? Answer: A person who is not the patent owner may file a petition to institute a post-grant review, unless the petitioner or real party-in-interest had already filed a civil action chal... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 270: Once an appellant has filed a notice of appeal, what situations may that appellant request that prosecution be reopened for?: Question: Once an appellant has filed a notice of appeal, what situations may that appellant request that prosecution be reopened for? Answer: Once appellant has filed a notice of appeal, appellant also may request that prosecution be reopened for the ... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 282: Continued prosecution application practice for utility and plant applications: Question: Since CPA applications were eliminated for utility and plant applications, what should applicants who wish to continue examination of the same claimed invention after the prosecution of a utility or plant application is closed consider filing... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 147: Post-Grant Reviews and Civil Actions: Question: Can a post-grant review be instituted if, before the date on which the petition for such a review is filed, the petitioner or real party-in-interest filed a civil action challenging the validity of a claim of the patent? Answer: No, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 121: Times When a Request for Continuing Examination May be Proper: Question: List 2 times when a request for continuing examination may be proper. Answer: A request for continued examination may be proper when: An Office action is a final rejection. A Notice of Allowance has issued. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 233: List application filing dates for determining whether patent is subject to maintenance fees: Question: What are the application filing dates for purposes of determining whether a patent is subject to payment of maintenance fees? Answer: Application filing dates for purposes of determining whether a patent is subject to payment of maintenance f... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 120: What May an Applicant do in Response to a Rejection Based on Failure to Claim Patent-Eligible Subject Matter?: Question: What may an applicant do in response to a rejection based on failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter? Answer: In response to a rejection based on failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter, applicant may: Amend the claim, e.g., by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 76: Filing a Petition for a Covered Business Method Patent Review: Question: Who may file a petition for a covered business method patent review? Answer: A petitioner may not file a petition to institute a covered business method patent review of the patent unless the petitioner, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 160: Rules for Appellant to Request to Reopen Prosecution: Question: Can an Appellant request to reopen prosecution if the examiner’s answer does not have a rejection that is designated as a new ground of rejection? Answer: No, an appellant cannot request to reopen prosecution if the examiner’s answer does not... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 231: Types of papers that may be filed and processed electronically: Question: What are the types of papers that may be filed and processed electronically? Answer: Registered users may use EFS-Web to submit web-based documents such as ePetitions, Requests for Withdrawal as Attorney or Agent of Record, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 118: Item an Appellant Must File If He or She Wishes to Reinstate an Appeal After Prosecution is Reopened: Question: What must an appellant file if he or she wishes to reinstate an appeal after prosecution is reopened? Answer: If an appellant wishes to reinstate an appeal after prosecution is reopened, appellant must file a new notice of appeal and a comple... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 14: Request for Simultaneous Issue: Question: What must a request for simultaneous issue contain? Answer: The request must contain the following information about each allowed application for which simultaneous issue is requested; application number, filing date, name(s) of inventor(s), by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 72: Filing of a Certificate of Correction: Question: When should a Certificate of Correction be filed instead of a reissue? Answer: While reissue is a vehicle for correcting inventorship in a patent, correction of inventorship should be effected by filing a request for a Certificate of Correcti... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 10: Contesting an Objection: Question: What is one way an applicant may contest an objection? Answer: An applicant may contest an objection by: asking the examiner to reconsider it. filing a petition to the Commissioner. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 139: Fees the Office Might Refund: Question: What fees might the Office refund? Answer: The Office may refund: A fee paid by mistake (e.g., fee paid when no fee is required); or Any fee paid in excess of the amount of fee that is required. Chapter Details: The answer to this question ca... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 234: How can patent applications be sent to the USPTO?: Question: How can patent applications be sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office? Answer: All applications (provisional and nonprovisional) may be sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by mail using the United States Postal Service, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 123: What Situation May a Certificate of Correction be Used In Order to Correct an Issued Patent as Long as the Filing Was Made Without Deceptive Intent?: Question: A Certificate of correction may be used in order to correct an issued patent as long as the filing was made without deceptive intent in what situations? Answer: A Certificate of correction may be used in order to correct an issued patent as l... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 250: What are examples of situations where ownership must be established?: Question: What are examples of situations where ownership must be established? Answer: Examples of situations where ownership must be established are when the assignee who is not the applicant: signs a request for status of an application or gives a po... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 95: What an Examiner May Do After Considering the Issues on Appeal: Question: What may an examiner do after he or she has considered the issues on appeal? Answer: After an appeal brief has been filed and the examiner has considered the issues on appeal, the examiner may: reopen prosecution to enter a new ground of reje... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 273: Can a request for ex parte reexamination filed on or after January 16, 2018 be filed with a reduced filing fee?: Question: Can a request for ex parte reexamination filed on or after January 16, 2018 be filed with a reduced filing fee? Answer: Yes, requests for ex parte reexamination filed on or after January 16, 2018 may be filed with a reduced filing fee. by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 173: What is a Complete Nonprovisional Application Comprised of?: Question: What is a complete nonprovisional application comprised of? Answer: A complete nonprovisional application comprises the following: a specification, including claims, drawings, an oath or declaration, the prescribed filing fee, search fee, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 88: What the Patent Prosecution Highway Attempts to Accomplish: Question: What does the Patent Prosecution Highway or PPH attempt to accomplish? Answer: The Patent Prosecution Highway, or PPH enables an applicant who receives a positive ruling on patent claims from one participating office to request accelerated pr... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 165: When Patent Owner Fails to File Timely Response to Any Office Action Prior to an Action Closing Prosecution (ACP): Question: List one consequence for when the patent owner fails to file a timely response to any Office action prior to an Action Closing Prosecution (ACP). Answer: If the patent owner fails to file a timely response to any Office action prior to an Act... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 229: When are the claims of a new application finally rejected in the first Office action?: Question: When may the claims of a new application be finally rejected in the first Office action? Answer: The claims of a new application may be finally rejected in the first Office action in those situations where: (A) the new application is a contin... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 163: What are the Most Common Basis for Filing a Reissue Application?: Question: What are the most common basis for filing a reissue application? Answer: The most common bases for filing a reissue application are: the claims are too narrow or too broad; the disclosure contains inaccuracies; applicant failed to or incorrec... by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 16: Signature Required for Disclaimer in Patent or Reexamination Proceeding: Question: Who must a disclaimer be signed by in a patent or a reexamination proceeding? Answer: A disclaimer filed in a patent or a reexamination proceeding must be signed by either: the patentee (the assignee, by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 145: Methods For Paying a Maintenance Fee: Question: How can a maintenance fee be paid? Answer: A maintenance fee may be paid: with cash with Treasury notes with national bank notes with post office money orders with certified checks over the internet by electronic funds transfer (EFT), by Patent Bar MPEP Q & A Podcast

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MPEP Q & A 23: Response to a Notice of Noncompliant Supplemental Examination Request

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