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714.10 Claims Added in Excess of Filing Fee - 700 Examination of Applications
714.10 Claims Added in Excess of Filing Fee
The patent statute provides for the presentation of claims added in excess of the filing fee. On payment of an additional fee (see MPEP § 607), these excess claims may be presented any time after the application is filed, which of course, includes the time before the first action.
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