What is an ‘amended’ nonprovisional patent application?
An ‘amended’ nonprovisional patent application is one that has undergone a specific process in the examination procedure. According to MPEP 203.03:
An ‘amended’ nonprovisional application is one that having been acted on by the examiner, has in turn been acted on by the applicant in reply to the examiner’s action.
In simpler terms, it means that after the patent examiner has reviewed and responded to the application, the applicant has then taken some action in response to the examiner’s feedback.
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Topics:
MPEP 200 - Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure