Will the filing of an RCE in a reissue application be announced in the Official Gazette?
No, the filing of a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) in a reissue application will not be announced in the Official Gazette. The MPEP 1452 explicitly states: “Thus, the filing of an RCE will not be announced in the Official Gazette.” This is because an RCE is a continuation of an existing reissue application rather…
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The announcement of reissue applications in the Official Gazette is a crucial step in the reissue process: All reissue applications, except for continued prosecution applications (CPAs) for design patents, must be announced in the Official Gazette. The examiner must verify if the filing has been announced before proceeding with examination. If the announcement hasn’t been…
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