What should inventors do if they have different pending applications with similar subject matter?

If an inventor has different applications pending which disclose similar subject matter but claim patentably indistinct inventions, they must disclose the existence of these other applications to the examiner of each involved application. MPEP 2001.06(b) states: “For example, if a particular inventor has different applications pending which disclose similar subject matter but claim patentably indistinct…

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