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903.07(b) Issuing in Another Technology Center Without Transfer - 900 Prior Art, Classification, Search
903.07(b) Issuing in Another Technology Center Without Transfer
When an examiner issues a prospective patent in another Technology Center (TC), he or she notes in the space provided on the issuing classification area on the face of the file wrapper (or on the blue issue classification slip in series 08/ and earlier applications), in red ink, the class and subclass of the other TC, and in parentheses the number of the other TC. A concurring primary examiner from the other TC must initial the area to the right of the original classification. When the primary examiners from the two TCs disagree on the proper original classification of the allowed claims, the application should be submitted for resolution to the post classifier having jurisdiction over the art area to which the application is presently assigned. The post classifier shall give the application a high priority.
Only when both examiners concur in the proposed classification of the patent, or where there has been a ruling by a patent classifier, may patent applications sent to issue from one TC be assigned to classes in another TC. In the latter case, the patent classifier must initial the area to the right of the original classification.
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