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719.03 Classification During Examination - 700 Examination of Applications
719.03 Classification During Examination
When a new application is received in a Technology Center, the classification of the application and the initials or name of the examiner who will examine it or other assigned docket designation are noted in pencil in the designated spaces on the file wrapper. These notations should be kept current.
CLASSIFICATION HISTORY BOX ENTRIES
Classifiers and examiners who review an application for the purpose of assigning a class for examination should indicate in CLASSIFICATION HISTORY box on the file wrapper that such a review took place. The purpose for providing this information it to reduce needless routing of applications and save examiners' and classifiers' time. The information should include the name and initials of each examiner or classifier consulted, the class(es) an application was considered for, and the date that the review took place. No other information is permitted in this box. These entries will not be printed on any resulting patent publication. See MPEP § 903.07(a) for recording consultations in the SEARCH NOTES box on the file wrapper that involve a question of the propriety of the classification of subject matter and/or the need for a cross-reference.
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