MPEP Q&A 282: Continued prosecution application practice for utility and plant applications - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: Since CPA applications were eliminated for utility and plant applications, what should applicants who wish to continue examination of the same claimed invention after the prosecution of a utility or plant application is closed consider filing? Answer: Effective July 14, 2003, continued prosecution application (CPA) practice was eliminated as to utility and plant applications. Henceforth, applicants who wish to continue examination of the same claimed invention after the prosecution of a utility or plant application is closed should consider filing a request for continued examination (RCE). Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 200…
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