How does the power of attorney from a prior application affect a continuing application?
For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012, the power of attorney from a prior application may have effect in the continuing application under certain conditions. The MPEP states: 37 CFR 1.32(d) provides that a power of attorney from a prior national application for which benefit is claimed under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, or…
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An applicant can incorporate by reference a prior application in a continuing application by including an explicit statement in the specification of the continuing application. The MPEP states: An applicant may incorporate by reference the prior application by including, in the continuing application-as-filed, an explicit statement that such specifically enumerated prior application or applications are…
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