A provisional double patenting rejection should be made and maintained by the examiner until the rejection has been obviated or is no longer applicable except as noted below. 1. Provisional Nonstatutory Double Patenting Rejections A complete response to a nonstatutory double patenting (NSDP) rejection...
Provisional Applications are a special type of application that that is used to establish a filing date.Provisional applications only require a specification and cover sheet.They are kept on file at the PTO and will not be examined on their merits unless a later filed regular application claims p...
A provisional double patenting rejection should be made and maintained by the examiner until the rejection has been obviated or is no longer applicable except as noted below. If two (or more) pending applications are filed, in each of which a rejection of one claimed invention over the other...
Provisional application 103 Registered practitioner 402 Revocation 402.05; 402.07; 402.08; 402.10 After Allowance 2501; 2560 Secrecy order applications 120 Signature requirement 402.03 Unregistered attorney or agent 402; 402.01 Withdrawal of attorney or agent 402.06; 1808; 2560 Withdrawn in patent 2223;...