Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: How may an examiner treat an amendment not fully responsive to a non-final Office action? Answer: An examiner may treat an amendment not fully responsive to a non-final Office action by: (A) accepting the amendment as an adequate reply to the non-final Office action to avoid abandonment under 35 U.S.C. 133 and 37 CFR1.135; (B) notifying the applicant that the reply must be completed within the remaining period for reply to the non-final Office action (or within any extension pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a)) to avoid abandonment; or (C) setting a new time period for applicant to complete the… The post MPEP Q & A 288: How may an examiner treat an amendment not fully responsive to a non-final Office action? appeared first on Patent Education Series.