| Patents > Search Colections > MPEP > 714.17 Amendment Filed After the Period for Reply Has Expired [R-3] - 700 Examination of Applications |
|
|
|
Go to MPEP - Table of Contents
714.17 Amendment Filed After the Period for Reply Has Expired [R-3] - 700 Examination of Applications
714.17 Amendment Filed After the Period for Reply Has Expired [R-3]
When an application is not prosecuted within the period set for reply and thereafter an amendment is filed without a petition for extension of time and fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a), such amendment shall be **>placed in< the file * of the application, but not formally entered. The technical support staff shall immediately notify the applicant, by telephone and letter, that the amendment was not filed within the time period and therefore cannot be entered and that the application is abandoned unless a petition for extension of time and the appropriate fee are timely filed. See MPEP § 711.02. **
See MPEP § 710.02(e) for a discussion of the requirements of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
The Inventors Assistance Center is available to help you on patent matters.Send questions about USPTO programs and services to the USPTO Contact Center (UCC). You can suggest USPTO webpages or material you would like featured on this section by E-mail to the webmaster@uspto.gov. While we cannot promise to accommodate all requests, your suggestions will be considered and may lead to other improvements on the website. |
|
|
Go to MPEP - Table of Contents
=online
business system 
=fees 
=forms
=help 
=laws/regulations 
=definition
(glossary)