Are supplemental oaths or declarations considered amendments under 37 CFR 1.312?

No, supplemental oaths or declarations filed after allowance are not considered amendments under 37 CFR 1.312. The MPEP explicitly states:

“They should not be filed or considered as amendments under 37 CFR 1.312, since they make no change in the wording of the papers on file.”

This means that supplemental oaths or declarations do not alter the content of the application and are treated differently from post-allowance amendments.

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• supplemental oath
• supplemental declaration
• patent allowance
• post-allowance procedures
• 37 CFR 1.312
• amendments

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• 37 CFR 1.312