Who decides on petitions and requests related to design patent applications?
Petitions and requests related to design patent applications are primarily decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900 at the USPTO. This authority is specifically outlined in MPEP § 1002.02(c)(3): “In addition to the items delegated to all Technology Center Directors under MPEP § 1002.02(c), authority to decide the following requests filed in design applications…
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The authority to decide petitions in patent applications is delegated to various officials within the USPTO. According to MPEP 1002.02, “The Director of the USPTO may delegate any of their functions to subordinate officials. The various delegations to various Office officials are set forth in this section.” The specific officials and their delegated authorities are…
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