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608.02(m) Drawing Prints [R-2] - 600 Parts, Form, and Content of Application
608.02(m) Drawing Prints [R-2]
Preparation and distribution of drawing prints is discussed in MPEP § 508.
Prints are made of *>acceptable< drawings of an * application >maintained in paper<. These prints are kept on top of the papers on the right side of the file wrapper under any bibliographic data sheet. See MPEP § 719.01(b). >No drawing prints are made for an image file wrapper (IFW) application.<
** The original drawing, of course, should not be marked up by the examiner. Where, as in an electrical wiring application, it is desirable to identify the various circuits by different colors, or in any more or less complex application, it is advantageous to apply legends, arrows, or other indicia, **>the drawing prints may be used and retained unofficially in the file since the drawing prints are no longer needed for a record of the drawings as originally filed. If the application is maintained in paper, the drawing prints, as colored by the examiner, may be retained in the paper application file. If the application is an IFW application, the drawing prints may be retained by the examiner<.
Prints remain in the >paper application< file at all times except as provided in MPEP § 608.02(c).
INTERFERENCE PRINTS
*>An interference< print is prepared of each drawing in all applications having a filing date. ** The classification of the application should be placed on the interference print. All interference prints are then placed in the interference cabinets.
If an application has several sheets of drawings, the interference prints should be stapled together at their top edges before being filed. If the number of sheets of prints is too large to be stapled, a fastener should be placed through the holes at the top.
The time when the interference prints are removed from the *>interference< cabinets is determined by the Technology Center Director.
The drawings filed by applicant remain in the >paper< file wrapper.
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