How is a pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 application processed?

The processing of a pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 application involves several steps:

1. A filing date is assigned if the application meets the requirements of 37 CFR 1.53(b).
2. A filing receipt is sent to the applicant.
3. The application or an electronic message about the petition is forwarded to the Office of Petitions.
4. If the papers are found acceptable, the Office of Petitions enters a decision in the file.
5. A notice is published in the Official Gazette with application details.
6. The USPTO notifies the nonsigning inventor(s) or legal representative(s) by letter.

As stated in the MPEP, When papers deposited pursuant to pre-AIA 37 CFR 1.47 are found acceptable, the Office of Petitions enters a decision to that effect in the file. A notice will be published in the Official Gazette identifying the application number, filing date, the title of the invention and the name(s) of the nonsigning inventor(s).

To learn more:

• pre-AIA
• 37 CFR 1.47
• patent application processing
• Office of Petitions
• Official Gazette

To learn more:

• 37 CFR 1.47