MPEP Q&A 270: Once an appellant has filed a notice of appeal, what situations may that appellant request that prosecution be reopened for? - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: Once an appellant has filed a notice of appeal, what situations may that appellant request that prosecution be reopened for? Answer: Once appellant has filed a notice of appeal, appellant also may request that prosecution be reopened for the following situations: In response to a new ground of rejection made in an examiner’s answer, appellant may file a reply in compliance with 37 CFR 1.111 that addresses the new ground of rejection within two months from the mailing of the examiner’s answer In response to a substitute examiner’s answer that is written in response to a remand by the…
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