MPEP Q&A 95: What an Examiner May Do After Considering the Issues on Appeal - a podcast by Lisa Parmley, USPTO Patent Practitioner #51006
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Question: What may an examiner do after he or she has considered the issues on appeal? Answer: After an appeal brief has been filed and the examiner has considered the issues on appeal, the examiner may: reopen prosecution to enter a new ground of rejection with approval from the supervisory patent examiner ; allow the application if the examiner determines that the rejections have been overcome and no new ground of rejection is appropriate; or maintain the appeal by conducting an appeal conference and drafting an examiner’s answer. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter…
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