What happened to 37 CFR 1.60 regarding divisional and continuation applications?

37 CFR 1.60, which previously governed the filing of divisional and continuation applications, was deleted effective December 1, 1997. As stated in the MPEP, 37 CFR 1.60 was deleted effective December 1, 1997. See 1203 O.G. 63, October 21, 1997. This change significantly impacted the procedure for filing these types of applications.

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