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MPEP 1002.02(r)
Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Data Management

Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 07.2022, Last Revised in February 2023

MPEP Chapter Index
Chapter 1000: Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials
1002: Petitions to the Director of the USPTO
1002.02: Delegation of Authority To Decide Petitions

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1002.02(r)    Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Data Management [R-07.2015]

1. Petitions to withdraw holding of abandonment where a notice of abandonment has been, or could have been properly mailed by the Office of Data Management.

2. Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application (should be directed to Mail Stop Express Abandonment), 37 CFR 1.138(c), MPEP § 711.01.

3. Requests for republication of an application, 37 CFR 1.221(a), MPEP § 1130.