Question: List 2 types of applications that will not be published. Answer: The Office will not publish the following applications: Provisional applications; Design applications; International design applications; and Reissue applications (because reissue applications are not kept confidential). Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 1100 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Statutory Invention Registration (SIR); Pre-Grant Publication (PGPub) and Preissuance Submissions. Section Summary: This question and answer comes from section 1120 of the MPEP.  The following is a brief summary of section 1120. 1120    Eighteen-Month Publication  of Patent Applications  This section covers details on…
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