This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice.
No, applicants are not separately notified when their parent application is abandoned due to the filing of a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA). This is implied in the examiner’s note in MPEP ¶ 2.35:
This notice should be given, since applicant is not notified of the abandonment of the parent nor is a filing receipt normally sent for a CPA.
The establishment of a CPA automatically results in the abandonment of the parent application. Applicants should be aware that by filing a CPA, they are effectively abandoning the parent application in favor of continuing prosecution through the CPA.
For more information on CPA, visit: CPA.
For more information on patent procedure, visit: patent procedure.