MPEP § 705.01(c) — Counting and Recording P.R.s (Annotated Rules)
§705.01(c) Counting and Recording P.R.s
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Counting and Recording P.R.s
This section addresses Counting and Recording P.R.s. Contains: 1 guidance statement and 1 other statement.
Key Rules
PTAB Jurisdiction
The date status of the application in the reporting TC will be determined on the basis of the dates in the TC of original jurisdiction. To ensure orderly progress in the reported dates, a timely reminder should be furnished to the TC making the P.R.
The date status of the application in the reporting TC will be determined on the basis of the dates in the TC of original jurisdiction. To ensure orderly progress in the reported dates, a timely reminder should be furnished to the TC making the P.R.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 705.01(c) — Counting and Recording P.R.s
Source: USPTO705.01(c) Counting and Recording P.R.s [R-08.2012]
The forwarding of the application for a Patentability Report is not to be treated as a transfer by the forwarding Technology Center (TC). When the P.R. is completed and the application is ready for return to the forwarding TC, it is not counted either as a receipt or action by transfer. Credit, however, is given for the time spent.
The date status of the application in the reporting TC will be determined on the basis of the dates in the TC of original jurisdiction. To ensure orderly progress in the reported dates, a timely reminder should be furnished to the TC making the P.R.