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714.17 Amendment Filed After the Period for Reply Has Expired [R-2] - 700 Examination of Applications
714.17 Amendment Filed After the Period for Reply Has Expired [R-2]
When an application is not prosecuted within the period set for reply and thereafter an amendment is filed without a petition for extension of time and fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a), such amendment shall be endorsed on the file wrapper of the application, but not formally entered. The technical support staff shall immediately notify the applicant, by telephone and letter, that the amendment was not filed within the time period and therefore cannot be entered and that the application is abandoned unless a petition for extension of time and the appropriate fee are timely filed. See MPEP § 711.02. >For Image File Wrapper (IFW) processing, see IFW Manual.<
See MPEP § 710.02(e) for a discussion of the requirements of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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