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1002.02(c)(3) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900 - 1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
1002.02(c)(3) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 2900
In addition to the items delegated to all Technology Center Directors under MPEP § 1002.02(c), authority to decide the following petitions and requests filed in design applications is delegated to the Director of Technology Center 2900:
1. Petitions to revive an abandoned national application, 37 CFR 1.137 (both unavoidable delay and unintentional delay), MPEP § 711.03(c).
2. Petitions relating to the filing date of patent applications under 37 CFR 1.53 and former 37 CFR 1.60 and 1.62, MPEP § 506.02.
3. Requests for expedited examination of design applications under 37 CFR 1.155, MPEP § 1504.30.
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