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Question: What does a petition under 37 C.F.R. 1.78 require? Answer: A petition under 37 CFR 1.78(b) requires: the reference required by 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and 37 CFR 1.78 to the prior-filed provisional application, which must be included in application data sheet (unless previously submitted in an application data sheet); the petition fee; and a statement that the delay in filing the nonprovisional application or international application designating the United States within the twelve-month period was unintentional. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 200 of the MPEP. This chapter covers types and status of… The post MPEP Q & A 176: What Does a Petition Under 37 C.F.R. 1.78 Require? appeared first on Patent Education Series.