MPEP § 508.02 — Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment (Annotated Rules)
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Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
This section addresses Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment.
Source Text from USPTO’s MPEP
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Official MPEP § 508.02 — Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
Source: USPTO508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment [R-08.2012]
After an application is patented or abandoned, any incoming communication which is not to become part of the record will be returned to the sender. If a paper has been scanned into the IFW, “return” of the paper will be accomplished by the Office closing it in IFW.