Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)

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Request for Deferral of Examination 37 CFR 1.103(d)

Application Number Art Unit

Filing Date Examiner Name

First Named Inventor Attorney Docket Number

Address to: Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

I hereby request deferral of examination under 37 CFR 1.103(d) for the above-identified (non-reissue) utility or plant application filed under

37 CFR 1.53(b) for a period of months (maximum 3 years), from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is claimed.

Deferral of examination under 37 CFR 1.103(d) is suspension of action. As a result, any patent term adjustment may be reduced. See 37 CFR

1.704(c)(1).

Note: The request will not be granted unless the application is in condition for publication as provided in 37 CFR 1.211(c) and the

Office has not issued either an Office action under 35 U.S.C. 132 or a notice of allowance under 35 U.S.C. 151.

If applicant previously filed a nonpublication request under 37 CFR 1.213(a):

I hereby rescind under 37 CFR 1.213(b) the previous filed request that the above-identified application not be published under

35 U.S.C. 122(b).

Note: Application will be scheduled for publication at 18 months from the earliest claimed filing date for which a benefit is claimed.

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