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§ 1.94 Return of models, exhibits or specimens. - PATENT RULES
§ 1.94 Return of models, exhibits or specimens.
Models, exhibits, or specimens in applications which have become abandoned, and also in other applications on conclusion of the prosecution, may be returned to the applicant upon demand and at his expense, unless it is deemed necessary that they be preserved in the Office. Such physical exhibits in contested cases may be returned to the parties at their expense. If not claimed within a reasonable time, they may be disposed of at the discretion of the Director.
[Revised, 68 FR 14332, Mar. 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003]
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