What are the status flags in reissue application processing?

In the reissue application process, there are two important status flags that must be set by the Training Quality Assurance Specialist (TQAS):

1. Initial Flag: Set when a new reissue application enters the Technology Center (TC).
2. Final Flag: Removed before a Notice of Allowance can be generated or an issue revision transaction can be entered.

MPEP 1456 states: “First, when a new reissue application enters the TC, a TQAS must set a status ‘flag’ by entering the reissue application number in an Office-wide computer grouping before a docketing transaction will be accepted.” It further explains: “Second, the TQAS must remove the above-described status ‘flag’ before a Notice of Allowance can be generated or the transaction for an issue revision can be entered, thereby ensuring that the TQAS is made aware of when the reissue application is being allowed so that the TQAS may be able to conduct a final review of the reissue application, if appropriate.“

To learn more:

• reissue application
• status flags
• TQAS
• patent processing