k*********r
发帖数: 362 | 1 Registered practitioner Roni files a utility patent application under 37 CFR
1.53(b) in the USPTO having one claim on May 6, 1998. A proper final
rejection of claim 1 was mailed on June 28, 2000. Roni files a request for
continued examination with the appropriate fee on September 12, 2000, and
submits an amendment to claim 1 with the request. On October 7, 2000, Roni
learns about a publication (the “Columbus reference”) which she knows to
be material to patentability of claim 1, but which was not considered by the
examiner during
prosecution of the application. Roni prepares an information disclosure
statement that complies with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.98, listing the
Columbus reference. The finality of the action on June 28, 2000, is
withdrawn in an Office action on November 20, 2000, which is after the
filing of the request for continued examination. Which of the following
actions, if taken by Roni, will properly result in the Columbus reference
being considered by the Office during the pendency of the application?
(A) Filing the information disclosure statement on November 15, 2000,
without any further statement and without the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p
).
(B) Filing the information disclosure statement on December 11, 2000,
without any further statement and without the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p
).
(C) Filing the information disclosure statement on December 13, 2000,
without any further statement and without the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(p
).
(D) (A) or (B) above.
(E) None of the above.
答案是A，解释说file RCE之后file IDS只有在1st OA之前才可以不用1.97的statement
和fee，3 months的rule不适用。
我的问题是，从哪里看出Nov20那天对于Jun28 final OA的withdrawal，是RCE的1st OA
？可不可能是original application发了final rejection之后examiner retract了？
题干里的确没有写明Nov20的OA是RCE的1st OA啊，可能有点钻牛角尖哈 | m*********9
发帖数: 232 | 2 The finality of the action on June 28, 2000, is withdrawn in “an Office
action” on November 20, 2000, which is after the filing of the request for
continued examination.
基本考试过程中，说OA，就是OA了，不会拿这个忽悠你的啦。而且说实话……这题一看
B和C肯定都不对，基本就是A了…… | k*********r
发帖数: 362 | 3 谢谢哈，我也明白如果3 months的rule不存在，那肯定是A了
我就是在这个Nov20的OA上有点迷糊，不知道是RCE的OA，还是Original application的
OA
假如original application已经发了final rejection，然后examiner发现有问题，把
这个final rejection给withdraw了，发这个withdraw final rejection的notice算不
算OA呀？
for
【在 m*********9 的大作中提到】
: The finality of the action on June 28, 2000, is withdrawn in “an Office
: action” on November 20, 2000, which is after the filing of the request for
: continued examination.
: 基本考试过程中，说OA，就是OA了，不会拿这个忽悠你的啦。而且说实话……这题一看
: B和C肯定都不对，基本就是A了……
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