What petitions are decided by the Director of Office of Data Management?

The Director of Office of Data Management decides on three main types of petitions:

• Petitions to withdraw holding of abandonment where a notice of abandonment has been, or could have been properly mailed by the Office of Data Management.
• Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application.
• Requests for republication of an application.

As stated in MPEP 1002.02(r): “Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application (should be directed to Mail Stop Express Abandonment), 37 CFR 1.138(c), MPEP § 711.01.”

To learn more:

• patent abandonment
• express abandonment
• republication
• Office of Data Management
• patent petitions