What happens if a copending application is abandoned after filing a continuation application?

What happens if a copending application is abandoned after filing a continuation application? If a copending application is abandoned after filing a continuation application, it does not affect the continuation application’s status. The MPEP states: “The copendency requirement of 35 U.S.C. 120 is met if the later-filed application is filed before the patenting or abandonment…

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