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905.04 Marking Examiners' Copies of Patents - 900 Prior Art, Classification, Search
905.04 Marking Examiners' Copies of Patents
When the examiners'copies of patents are sent to their respective art units to be filed, they should be routed across the appropriate examiners' desks prior to placement in the shoes. The assistant examiners who examined the application should mark in pencil on the face of the drawings, or the specifications where there are no drawings, such features as may be deemed advantageous in aiding understanding of the patents in future searches.
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