Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 1998-07-02 · Effective 1998-07-02 · 63 FR 36184
Document
Document number
98-17632
Federal Register citation
63 FR 36184
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
1998-07-02
Effective date
1998-07-02
Commerce docket
Docket No. 980108007-8131-02
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is confirming the amendment of its regulations that removed the requirement that the prior application of a continued prosecution application (CPA) must have been filed on or after June 8, 1995. This requirement was removed in response to requests from the public.