How is a pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 application processed?
The processing of a pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 application involves several steps:
- A filing date is assigned if the application meets the requirements of 37 CFR 1.53(b).
- A filing receipt is sent to the applicant.
- The application or an electronic message about the petition is forwarded to the Office of Petitions.
- If the papers are found acceptable, the Office of Petitions enters a decision in the file.
- A notice is published in the Official Gazette with application details.
- The USPTO notifies the nonsigning inventor(s) or legal representative(s) by letter.
As stated in the MPEP, When papers deposited pursuant to pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 are found acceptable, the Office of Petitions enters a decision to that effect in the file. A notice will be published in the Official Gazette identifying the application number, filing date, the title of the invention and the name(s) of the nonsigning inventor(s).
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Topics:
MPEP 400 - Representative of Applicant or Owner,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure