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Filing an Amendment After Non-Final Rejection
The following document must be submitted to file an Amendment After Non-Final
Rejection: The amendment in response to a non-final rejection
• Amendment - Amendment filed by the applicant in response to a non-final office
action issued by the Examiner based on the merits of the application....A..
These documents are often included with an Amendment After Non-Final Rejection: •
• Abstract - A brief overview of the technical disclosure in the specification not
exceeding 150 words in length. ....................................................................ABST
• Specification - The written description of the invention. ...........................SPEC
• Claim(s) - One or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the
subject matter which the applicant regards as the invention. .....................CLM
• Drawing - One or more drawings where necessary for the understanding of the
subject matter sought to be patented. ..........................................................DRW
• Applicant Arguments/Remarks - A reply by the applicant to an Office action that
must distinctly and specifically point out the supposed errors in the examiner's action
and must reply to every ground of objection and rejection in the prior Office action in
order to entitle the applicant to reconsideration or further examination,. The reply
must present arguments or remarks pointing out the specific distinctions believed to
render the claims, including any newly presented claims, patentable over any applied
references. In amending in reply to a rejection of claims, applicant's arguments or
remarks must clearly point out the patentable novelty which he or she thinks the
claims present in view of the references cited or the objections made. .....REM
These documents are sometimes included with an Amendment After Non-Final
Rejection:
• Foreign Reference ......................................................FOR
• Non-Patent Literature ..................................................NPL
• Affidavit/declaration 130, 131, and 132 ....................AF/D
• Extension of time fee—Fee after three months ........XT/
o First three months are free
The following document must be submitted to file an Amendment After Non-Final
Rejection: The amendment in response to a non-final rejection
• Amendment - Amendment filed by the applicant in response to a non-final office
action issued by the Examiner based on the merits of the application....A..
These documents are often included with an Amendment After Non-Final Rejection: •
• Abstract - A brief overview of the technical disclosure in the specification not
exceeding 150 words in length. ....................................................................ABST
• Specification - The written description of the invention. ...........................SPEC
• Claim(s) - One or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the
subject matter which the applicant regards as the invention. .....................CLM
• Drawing - One or more drawings where necessary for the understanding of the
subject matter sought to be patented. ..........................................................DRW
• Applicant Arguments/Remarks - A reply by the applicant to an Office action that
must distinctly and specifically point out the supposed errors in the examiner's action
and must reply to every ground of objection and rejection in the prior Office action in
order to entitle the applicant to reconsideration or further examination,. The reply
must present arguments or remarks pointing out the specific distinctions believed to
render the claims, including any newly presented claims, patentable over any applied
references. In amending in reply to a rejection of claims, applicant's arguments or
remarks must clearly point out the patentable novelty which he or she thinks the
claims present in view of the references cited or the objections made. .....REM
These documents are sometimes included with an Amendment After Non-Final
Rejection:
• Foreign Reference ......................................................FOR
• Non-Patent Literature ..................................................NPL
• Affidavit/declaration 130, 131, and 132 ....................AF/D
• Extension of time fee—Fee after three months ........XT/
o First three months are free