Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal

• Court: United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Section: United States Patent and Trademark Office

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PTO/SB/30 (11-23)

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Request

for

Continued Examination (RCE)

Transmittal

Address to:

Mail Stop RCE

Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Application Number

Filing Date

First Named Inventor

Art Unit

Examiner Name

Attorney Docket Number

This is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 CFR 1.114 of the above-identified application.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice under 37 CFR 1.114 does not apply to any utility or plant application filed prior to June 8,

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1. Submission required under 37 CFR 1.114 Note: If the RCE is proper, any previously filed unentered amendments and

amendments enclosed with the RCE will be entered in the order in which they were filed unless applicant instructs otherwise. If

applicant does not wish to have any previously filed unentered amendment(s) entered, applicant must request non-entry of such

amendment(s).

Previously submitted. If a final Office action is outstanding, any amendments filed after the final Office action may be

a.

Other _____________________________________________________________

Ii.

Consider the arguments in the Appeal Brief or Reply Brief previously filed on ________________

considered as a submission even if this box is not checked.

i.

b. Enclosed

I. Amendment/Reply iii. Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)

ii. Affidavit(s)/ Declaration(s) iv. Other ______________________________

2. Miscellaneous

Suspension of action on the above-identified application is requested under 37 CFR 1.103(c) for a

a. period of ________ months. (Period of suspension shall not exceed 3 months; Fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) required)

b. Other ____________________________________________________

Deposit Account No. ____________________.

3. Fees The RCE fee under 37 CFR 1.17(e) is required by 37 CFR 1.114 when the RCE is filed.

The Director is hereby authorized to charge the following fees, any underpayment of fees, or credit any overpayments, to

d.

i. RCE fee required under 37 CFR 1.17(e)

ii. Extension of time fee (37 CFR 1.136 and 1.17)

Other ___________________________________________________________________________________

iii.

b. Check in the amount of $ __________________________________enclosed

c. Payment by credit card (Form PTO-2038 enclosed)

WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form. Provide credit

card information and authorization on PTO-2038.

a.

Payment by USPTO patent electronic filing system.

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT, ATTORNEY, OR AGENT REQUIRED

Signature Date

Name (Print/Type) Registration No.

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING OR TRANSMISSION

I hereby certify that this correspondence is transmitted by the USPTO patent electronic filing system, or by facsimile to (571) 273-8300, to the USPTO, or

deposited with the United States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Mail Stop RCE, Commissioner for

Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, on the date shown below.

Signature

Name (Print/Type) Date

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