What happened to 37 CFR 1.62 and when was it deleted?
37 CFR 1.62, which covered the File Wrapper Continuing Procedure, was deleted effective December 1, 1997. This change was announced in the Official Gazette: “See 1203 O.G. 63, October 21, 1997.” This deletion significantly impacted how certain continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications were processed.
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MPEP 200 - Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority,
MPEP 201 - Types of Applications,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure