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Applicant files a request for continued examination (RCE) under 37 CFR 1.114 after receiving an advisory action that notifies the applicant that an after-final amendment will not be entered. The Office entered the RCE and the after-final amendment as the FAQ
Applicant filed an after-final amendment and then subsequently filed an amendment with a request for continued examination (RCE) under 37 CFR 1.114. Would the amendment filed with the RCE be considered a supplemental amendment and, thus, not be entered as FAQ
If a supplemental reply is filed within the period during which action by the Office is suspended and it is a non-compliant amendment, how would such amendment be treated? FAQ
If the first reply is a non-compliant amendment, can the applicant file an amendment that includes additional changes to the specification, including claims, in response to a notice of non-compliant amendment? FAQ
If the supplemental reply is not limited to one of the situations listed in 37 CFR 1.111(a)(2)(i), can the examiner enter the supplemental reply? FAQ
If the supplemental reply filed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121 is scanned into the IFW and forwarded to the examiner after the examiner starts acting on the first reply, can the examiner deny entry of the supplemental reply? FAQ
If the supplemental amendment filed on or after October 21, 2004 during a non-suspension period is matched with the application before the examiner considers the first reply, but the supplemental amendment is non-compliant, how should the examiner treat t FAQ
How should amendments to drawings filed after allowance be treated? FAQ
Can the examiner enter an amendment under 37 CFR 1.312 in part, e.g., not enter one of the amended claims? FAQ
If the amendment that would otherwise place the application in condition for allowance (e.g., a reply to a non-final Office action or an after-final amendment) includes minor non-compliance such as an incorrect status identifier, can the examiner correct FAQ