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1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Publication [R-2] - 1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Publication [R-2]
1. Petitions to withdraw holding of abandonment where *>a notice< of abandonment *>has been, or could be< mailed by the Office of Patent Publication.
2. Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application (should be directed to **>Mail Stop Express Abandonment<), 37 CFR 1.138(c), MPEP § 711.01.
3. Requests to issue patent in name of the assignee after payment of the issue fee, 37 CFR 3.81(b), MPEP § 307.
>4. Petitions to withdraw the holding that a patent has lapsed for failure to pay the balance of the issue fee, 37 CFR 1.317.<
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