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1002.02(s) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Special Program Examiners in the Technology Centers [R-2] - 1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
1002.02(s) Petitions and Matters Decided by the Special Program Examiners in the Technology Centers [R-2]
1. Petitions to make patent applications special under 37 CFR 1.102, MPEP § 708.02:
(a) on the ground of applicant"s age or state of health, MPEP § 708.02, item III & IV;
(b) a continuation-in-part of an earlier application;
(c) under the Environmental Quality Program, MPEP § 708.02, item V;
(d) under the Energy Program, MPEP § 708.02, item VI;
(e) because the application invokes safety of research in the field of Recombinant DNA, MPEP § 708.02, item VII;
(f) under the Special Examining Procedure for certain new applications - accelerated examination, MPEP § 708.02, item VIII;
(g) superconductivity, MPEP § 708.02, item IX;
(h) inventions relating to HIV/AIDS and cancer, MPEP § 708.02, item X;
(i) relating to inventions for countering terrorism, MPEP § 708.02, item XI;
(j) on the ground of prospective manufacture, MPEP § 708.02, item I;
(k) on the ground of infringement, MPEP § 708.02, item II; and
(*>l<) for reasons not otherwise provided for.
2. Petitions for withdrawal of attorney from application pending in the Technology Centers, 37 CFR 1.36.
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