What are the requirements for Article 19 Amendments filed after July 1, 2009?
Article 19 Amendments filed after July 1, 2009 have specific requirements. According to MPEP 1893.01(a)(2), these amendments must include a complete claim set. This is in contrast to amendments filed before July 1, 2009, which did not have this requirement.
The MPEP states: “Article 19 amendments filed before July 1, 2009 were not required to include a complete claim set and the pages of the translation would not have been entered as replacement claim sheets where entry would have resulted in an inconsistency in the flow of the claims from the bottom of one page to the top of the following page.”
For amendments filed after July 1, 2009, applicants should ensure they provide a complete claim set to avoid any issues with entry into the U.S. national stage application.
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