What is the deadline for filing a Notice of Foreign Filing?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. The deadline for filing a Notice of Foreign Filing is…
Read MoreWhat is a Notice of Allowance in patent examination?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. A Notice of Allowance is a document prepared and mailed…
Read MoreWhat is a Notice of Allowability in patent examination?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. A Notice of Allowability (form PTOL-37) is an official document…
Read MoreCan a Notice of Allowability be issued after a final rejection?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. Yes, a Notice of Allowability can be issued after a…
Read MoreCan applicants choose not to enter Article 19 Amendments in the U.S. national stage?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. Yes, applicants can choose not to enter Article 19 Amendments…
Read MoreWhat happens if I file a nonpublication request and later decide to file a foreign application?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. If you file a nonpublication request and later decide to…
Read MoreWhy are no more FAQs generated for MPEP 902.03(a)?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. No additional FAQs can be generated for MPEP 902.03(a) because all…
Read MoreWhat is required for new grounds of rejection in an examiner’s answer?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. When an examiner’s answer contains a new ground of rejection,…
Read MoreCan new evidence be introduced in a 35 U.S.C. 145 action?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. Yes, in an action under 35 U.S.C. 145, the plaintiff…
Read MoreWhat is a linking claim in patent applications?
Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based)BlueIron Update: 2024-09-27 10 Rules5 Related FAQs This page is an FAQ based on guidance from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only: it is not legal advice. A linking claim in patent applications is a claim that…
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