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What happens if a benefit claim to a provisional application is submitted without proper indication of an intermediate application?

By russ.krajec@blueironip.com | September 9, 2024

If a benefit claim to a provisional application lacks proper indication of an intermediate application: The Office may not recognize the benefit claim The benefit claim may not appear on the filing receipt A petition under 37 CFR 1.78(c) and petition fee may be required to correct the benefit claim MPEP 211.01(b) states: “If a…