What happened to 37 CFR 1.60 and when?

37 CFR 1.60, which dealt with the divisional continuation procedure, was deleted effective December 1, 1997. This change was announced in the Official Gazette, as stated in the MPEP: 37 CFR 1.60 was deleted effective December 1, 1997. See 1203 O.G. 63, October 21, 1997. This means that the specific procedures outlined in this regulation are no longer in effect for applications filed after this date.

To learn more:

• 37 CFR 1.60
• divisional continuation
• patent application procedure

To learn more:

• 37 CFR 1.60