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810.02 Usually Deferred - 800 Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting
810.02 Usually Deferred
The Office policy is to usually defer action on the merits until after the requirement for restriction is complied with, or withdrawn. Ex parte Pickles, 1904 C.D. 126, 109 O.G. 1888 (Comm'r Pat. 1904); Ex parte Snyder, 1904 C.D. 242, 110 O.G. 2636 (Comm'r Pat. 1904); and Ex parte Weston, 1911 C.D. 218, 173 O.G. 285 (Comm'r Pat. 1911).
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