MPEP § 705.01 — Instructions re Patentability Reports (Annotated Rules)
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Instructions re Patentability Reports
This section addresses Instructions re Patentability Reports.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 705.01 — Instructions re Patentability Reports
Source: USPTO705.01 Instructions re Patentability Reports [R-07.2015]
When an application comes up for any action and the primary examiners involved (i.e., from both the requesting and the requested Technology Center (TC)) agree that a Patentability Report from the requested TC is necessary for some of the claims, and if the TC Director of the requesting TC approves, the application is forwarded to the requested TC with a request for the Patentability Report.