Who signs Office actions in patent examinations?

Office actions in patent examinations are signed electronically by authorized examiners. According to MPEP 707.09, The electronic signature of the Supervisory Patent Examiner, Primary or other authorized examiner is inserted to sign Office actions. This means that the signature can come from various levels of patent examiners, depending on their authority and the specific case.

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