Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)

• Failure to engage as defined by regulation:

• Conversion of a provisional application into a nonprovisional application

  • File a nonprovisional application claiming benefit of the provisional rather than convert the provisional application into a nonprovisional application

• Submission of a preliminary amendment/paper (1) less than one month before an Office action or notice of allowance (2) that requires the mailing of a supplemental Office action/notice of allowance

• Submission of an incomplete reply (37 CFR 1.135(c))

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