Clarification of the Practice for Requiring Additional Information in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2020-03-02 · 85 FR 12222
Document
Document number
2020-03715
Federal Register citation
85 FR 12222
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Clarification.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2020-03-02
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-P-2019-0035
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is clarifying its practice as to situations that will require additional information about whether a delay in seeking the revival of an abandoned application, acceptance of a delayed maintenance fee payment, or acceptance of a delayed priority or benefit claim was unintentional.