What form is used for reviving an application abandoned due to failure to notify the USPTO of foreign filing?
For reviving a patent application that was abandoned due to failure to notify the USPTO of foreign or international filing, you should use Form PTO/SB/64a. The full title of this form is “Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f)).”
The MPEP states: “Form PTO/SB/64a, “Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f)),” may be used by applicant for filing a petition to revive an application abandoned for failure to notify the Office of a foreign filing.“
This form is specifically designed for situations where an application was abandoned because the applicant failed to notify the USPTO of a foreign or international filing as required. For more detailed information on this process, refer to MPEP § 1124.
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