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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
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Form-Paragraph-Chapter-200
Form Paragraphs 2.01 - 2.40
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fp2.01
Possible Status as Divisional
fp2.03
Affidavits or Declarations in Prior Application
fp2.05
Possible Status as Continuation
fp2.06
Possible Status as Continuation-in-Part
fp2.07
Definition of a Substitute
fp2.09
Heading for Conditions for Benefit Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c)
fp2.10
Disclosure of Prior-Filed Application Does Not Provide Support for Claimed Subject Matter
fp2.10.01
Continuation or Divisional Application Contains New Matter Relative to the Prior-Filed Application
fp2.11
Application Must Be Copending With Parent
fp2.11.01
Application Must Be Filed Within 12 Months From the Provisional Application Unless Petition Granted
fp2.13.01
[Reserved]
fp2.13.02
[Reserved]
fp2.14
[Reserved]
fp2.15
Reference to Prior Application, 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, 365(c), or 386(c) Benefit
fp2.18
Right of Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) and (f)
fp2.19
Overcome Rejection by Translation
fp2.20
Certified Copies of Priority Papers in Parent or Related (Reissue Situation) - Application
fp2.21.01
35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), 365(a) or (b), or 386(a) Foreign Priority Claim is Untimely
fp2.22
Certified Copy Filed, But Proper Claim Not Made
fp2.23
Foreign Filing More Than 12 Months Earlier, No Petition to Restore Priority Granted
fp2.25
Claimed Foreign Priority, No Papers Certified Copy Filed
fp2.26
Claimed Foreign Priority - Certified Copy Filed
fp2.27
Acknowledge Certified Copy of Foreign Priority Paper in Parent
fp2.30
CPA Status Acceptable (for Design Applications)
fp2.31
CPA Status Not Acceptable - Request Not on Separate Paper (for Design Applications)
fp2.32
Request To Delete a Named Inventor in CPA (for Design Applications)
fp2.33
New Inventor Identified in CPA (for Design Applications)
fp2.34
Reference in CPA to Prior Application (by Amendment to the Specification; for Design Applications)
fp2.35
CPA Status Acceptable - Conditional Request (for Design Applications)
fp2.38
Claiming Benefit to a Non-English Language Provisional Application
fp2.39
35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c), or 386(c) Benefit Claim is Untimely
fp2.40
Prior-Filed Application Not Entitled to a Filing Date or Basic Filing Fee Was Not Paid