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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)

Chapter 2700

Patent Terms, Adjustments, and Extensions

United States Patent and Trademark Office

2701Patent Term 2702-2709[Reserved]2710Term Extensions or Adjustments for Delays Within the USPTO Under 35 U.S.C. 154 2711-2719[Reserved]2720Applications Filed Between June 8, 1995, and May 28, 2000 2721-2729[Reserved]2730Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment 2731Period of Adjustment 2732Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term 2733Patent Term Adjustment Determination 2734Application for Patent Term Adjustment; Due Care Showing 2735[Reserved]2736Third-Party Papers 2737-2749[Reserved]2750Patent Term Extension for Delays at other Agencies under 35 U.S.C. 156 2751Eligibility Requirements 2752Patent Term Extension Applicant 2753Application Contents 2754Filing Date 2755Eligibility Determination 2756Correspondence Between the USPTO and the Regulatory Agency 2757Regulatory Agency Determination of the Length of the Regulatory Review Period 2758Notice of Final Determination - Calculation of Patent Term Extension 2759Certificate of Extension of Patent Term 2760Trade Secret, Confidential, and Protective Order Material 2761Multiple Applications for Extension of Term of the Same Patent or of Different Patents for the Same Regulatory Review Period for a Product 2762Duty of Disclosure in Patent Term Extension Proceedings 2763Limitation of Third-Party Participation 2764Express Withdrawal of Application for Extension of Patent Term 2765Petition for Stay in Processing of Patent Term Extension Application 2766Processing of Patent Term Extension Applications When Reissue Has Been Filed