v. Iancu, the Federal Circuit agreed with the USPTO’s Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation that charged a deduction for “applicant delay” for time after the applicant filed a first response to a final Office Action, because the response did not comply with 37 CFR § 1.113. While the...
If the Applicant declines the interview or is unavailable to schedule the interview within ten calendar days from the date the examiner first contacts the applicant, the Examiner will proceed under current after-final practice. III. Practice TipsAFCP 2.0 has been widely used by practitioners as ...