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1302.04(f) Data of Copending Application Referred to Should Be Brought Up-to-Date [R-2] - 1300 Allowance and Issue
1302.04(f) Data of Copending Application Referred to Should Be Brought Up-to-Date [R-2]
Where a patent application which is ready for issue refers by application number to a U.S. nonprovisional application which has matured into a patent, the examiner is authorized to enter the patent number without a formal examiner's amendment>, except where the application is an Image File Wrapper (IFW) application, in which case the amendment must be made by way of a formal examiner's amendment<. This entry should be in the following form: ", Patent No. .........". *>For applications with a paper file wrapper (non-IFW applications), the< entry is to be initialed and dated in the margin by the examiner to fix responsibility for the same. The entry and the initials should be in red ink.
If the nonprovisional application referred to has become abandoned, the entry "abandoned" should be made in red ink, and initialed and dated by the examiner in the margin >if the application is in a paper file wrapper (non-IFW application)<. A formal examiner's amendment is not required >except where the application is an IFW application, in which case the amendment must be made by way of a formal examiner's amendment<.
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