How should the status of claims be indicated in a national phase application amendment?
The status of claims in a national phase application amendment should be indicated using specific identifiers. According to the MPEP:
“The status of every claim in such listing must be indicated after its claim number by one of the following identifiers in a parenthetical expression: (Original), (Currently Amended), (Canceled), (Withdrawn), (Previously Presented), (New), and (Not Entered).”
Additionally, the MPEP notes that “to prevent delays in prosecution, the Office may waive certain provisions of 37 CFR 1.121 and accept alternative status identifiers not specifically set forth in 37 CFR 1.121(c).”
For more details on acceptable status identifiers, refer to MPEP § 714, subsection II.C, item (E).
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