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| DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC06 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
| Title: Revisions to the Procedures for Deferral of Examination of an Application for Patent | |
| Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) rules of practice for the examination of patent applications currently have a procedure under which an applicant may request deferral of examination of a patent application. This deferral of examination procedure, however, was used in fewer than 200 patent applications in fiscal year 2005. Therefore, the Office is proposing to revise the deferral of examination procedure for patent applications to increase the attractiveness and usage of that procedure. | |
| Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 37 CFR 1 | |
| Legal Authority: 35 USC 2(b)(2) 35 USC 131 et seq | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Robert W. Bahr Senior Patent Attorney Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Mail Stop Comments-Patents, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone:571 272-8800 Email: robert.bahr@uspto.gov |
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