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714.14 Amendments After Allowance of All Claims - 700 Examination of Applications
714.14 Amendments After Allowance of All Claims
Under the decision in Ex parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 1935 C.D. 11; 453 O.G. 213 (Comm'r Pat. 1935), after all claims in an application have been allowed the prosecution of the application on the merits is closed even though there may be outstanding formal objections which preclude fully closing the prosecution.
Amendments touching the merits are treated in a manner similar to amendments after final rejection, though the prosecution may be continued as to the formal matters. See MPEP § 714.12 and § 714.13.
See MPEP § 714.20 for amendments entered in part.
See MPEP § 607 for additional fee requirements.
Use form paragraph 7.51 to issue an Ex parte Quayle action.
¶ 7.51 Quayle Action
This application is in condition for allowance except for the following formal matters: [1].
Prosecution on the merits is closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
A shortened statutory period for reply to this action is set to expire TWO MONTHS from the mailing date of this letter.
Examiner Note
Explain the formal matters which must be corrected in bracket 1.
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