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Source: FAQ (MPEP-Based) BlueIron Update: 2024-09-10 10 Rules 3 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. All relevant information from MPEP 714.02 – Must Be Fully Responsive has been covered in the previously generated FAQs. No additional meaningful questions can be formulated without redundancy. Related Rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure 10 rules Collapse Amendments Must Avoid Cited References MPEP 714.02 Required Amendments Must Comply with Specific Provisions MPEP 714.02 Permitted Amendments Must Be Responsive After Non-Final Action MPEP 714.02 Requirement for Responding to Examiner's Actions MPEP 714.02 Required Reply Must Address All Objections and Rejections MPEP 714.02 Required Reply Must Point Out Distinctive Features of Claims MPEP 714.02 Required Objections to Form Can Be Deferred Until Allowable Subject Matter is Indicated MPEP 714.02 Permitted Reply Must Advance Application to Final Action MPEP 714.02 Required Claims Must Distinctively Patentably Distinguish Over References MPEP 714.02 Claim Amendments Must Show Patentable Novelty MPEP 714.02 Required Other Related FAQs 3 FAQs Collapse Can a reply be considered responsive if it only addresses some of the rejections? What happens if an applicant submits a non-responsive reply to an Office action? What constitutes a fully responsive reply to a non-final Office action?