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2754.03 Filing of a Request for an Extension Under 35 U.S.C. - 2700 Patent Terms and Extensions
2754.03 Filing of a Request for an Extension Under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2)
A request for an interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2) (to extend the patent term during the processing of the patent term extension application) should be made at least three months before the patent is due to expire. See MPEP § 2755.01 for information pertaining to the interim extension of patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2).
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