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715.08 Passed Upon by Primary Examiner [R-6] - 700 Examination of Applications
715.08 Passed Upon by Primary Examiner [R-6]
The question of sufficiency of affidavits or declarations under 37 CFR 1.131 should be reviewed and decided by a primary examiner.
Review of questions of formal sufficiency and propriety are by petition >filed under 37 CFR 1.181<. Such petitions are answered by the Technology Center Directors ( MPEP § 1002.02(c)).
Review on the merits of a 37 CFR 1.131 affidavit or declaration is by appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
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