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Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)

Chapter 1700

Petitions, Requests for Reinstatement, and Other Matters Submitted to Director

United States Patent and Trademark Office

1701Statutory Authority of Director 1702Petitions to the Director Under 37 C.F.R. §2.146 - In General 1703Specific Types of Petitions 1704Petitionable Subject Matter 1705Petition Procedure 1706Standard of Review on Petition 1707Director’s Supervisory Authority Under 37 C.F.R. §2.146(a)(3)1708Waiver of Rules 1709Petitions to the Director Under 37 C.F.R. §2.147 to Accept Paper Submissions 1710Petition to Make Special 1711Review of Denial of Filing Dates 1712Reinstatement of Applications and Registrations 1713Petition to Reverse Holding of Abandonment of Application for Incomplete Response 1714Petition to Revive Abandoned Application 1715Letters of Protest Against Pending Applications 1716Petitions for Expungement or Reexamination