Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 1998-02-04 · 63 FR 5732
Document
Document number
98-2732
Federal Register citation
63 FR 5732
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comments.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
1998-02-04
Commerce docket
Docket No. 980108007-8007-01
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending its regulations to remove the requirement that the prior application of a continued prosecution application (CPA) must have been filed on or after June 8, 1995. This requirement is being removed in response to requests from the public.