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Chapter 1700
Petitions, Requests for Reinstatement, and Other Matters Submitted to Director
1701 Statutory Authority of Director
1702 Petitions to the Director Under 37 C.F.R. §2.146 - In General
1703 Specific Types of Petitions
1704 Petitionable Subject Matter
1705.03 Evidence and Proof of Facts
1705.06 Stay or Suspension of Pending Matters
1705.08 Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Petition
1705.09 Appeal to Federal Court
1706 Standard of Review on Petition
1707 Director’s Supervisory Authority Under 37 C.F.R. §2.146(a)(3)
1709 Matters Delegated by Director
1710.01 Basis for Granting or Denying Petition
1711 Review of Denial of Filing Dates
1712 Reinstatement of Applications and Registrations
1712.01 Reinstatement of Applications Abandoned Due to Office Error
1712.02 Reinstatement of Registrations Cancelled or Expired Due to Office Error
1712.02(a) Request for Reinstatement
1713 Petition to Reverse Holding of Abandonment for Incomplete Response
1713.02 Nonreceipt of Action Granting Additional Time to Perfect Response
1714 Petition to Revive Abandoned Application
1714.01 Procedural Requirements for Filing Petition to Revive
1714.01(a) Failure to Timely Respond to an Examining Attorney’s Office Action
1714.01(a)(i) Response to Nonfinal Office Action
1714.01(a)(ii) Response to Final Office Action
1714.01(b) Failure to File a Statement of Use or Extension Request - Notice of Allowance Received
1714.01(c) Notice of Allowance Not Received
1714.01(d) Timeliness and Diligence
1714.01(e) Signed Statement That Delay Was Unintentional
1714.01(f) Applicability of Unintentional Delay Standard
1714.01(f)(i) Situations Where the Unintentional Delay Standard Applies
1714.01(f)(ii) Situations Where the Unintentional Delay Standard Does Not Apply
1714.01(g) Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Petition to Revive
1715 Letters of Protest in Pending Applications
1715.01 Appropriate and Inappropriate Subjects to be Raised in Letter of Protest
1715.01(a) Issues Appropriate as Subject of Letter of Protest
1715.01(b) Issues Inappropriate as Subject of Letter of Protest
1715.02 Letter of Protest Filed Before Publication
1715.02(a) Standard of Review for Letter of Protest Filed Before Publication
1715.02(b) Action by Examining Attorney Before Publication
1715.03 Letters of Protest Filed After Publication
1715.03(a) Standard of Review for Letters of Protest Filed After Publication
1715.03(b) Timely Filing of Letter of Protest
1715.03(c) Jurisdiction of Application When a Letter of Protest Is Granted After Publication
1715.03(d) Action by Examining Attorney After Publication
1715.03(e) Letter of Protest Does Not Stay or Extend Opposition Period
1715.04 Information for Parties Filing Letter of Protest
1715.04(a) Submitting Letter of Protest
1715.04(b) Tracking of Letters of Protest by the Protestor