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201.06(b) Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure [R-2] - 200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application

201.06(b) Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure [R-2]

* 37 CFR 1.62 was deleted effective December 1, 1997. See 1203 O.G. 63, October 21, 1997. A >request for a< continuation or divisional application filed under former 37 CFR 1.62 on or after December 1, 1997, >, in an application that was filed on or after June 8, 1995,< will be treated as ** a request for continued examination (RCE) under 37 CFR *>1.114<, see MPEP 706.07(h), paragraph IV. **>A request< filed on or after December 1, 1997, under former 37 CFR 1.62 *>for< a continuation-in-part (CIP) application, **>, or for a continuation or divisional of an application having a filing date before June 8, 1995,< will be treated as an improper application.

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All continuation, divisional and CIP applications filed under former 37 CFR 1.62 prior to December 1, 1997, will continue to be processed and examined under the procedures set forth in former 37 CFR 1.62. **>For more information pertaining to practice and procedure under former 37 CFR 1.62, see MPEP § 201.06(b) in the MPEP 8th Edition, Rev. 1 (February 2003)(available on the USPTO web site at www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep.htm).<

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