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Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
CHAPTER I: UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUBCHAPTER A: GENERAL
PART 1: RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES
Subpart B: National Processing Provisions
: Design Patents
1.155 - Expedited examination of design applications.
(a) The applicant may request that the Office expedite the examination of a design application. To qualify for expedited examination:
(1) The application must include drawings in compliance with ? 1.84;
(2) The applicant must have conducted a preexamination search; and
(3) The applicant must file a request for expedited examination including:
(i) The fee set forth in ? 1.17(k); and
(ii) A statement that a preexamination search was conducted. The statement must also indicate the field of search and include an information disclosure statement in compliance with ? 1.98.
(b) The Office will not examine an application that is not in condition for examination (e.g., missing basic filing fee) even if the applicant files a request for expedited examination under this section.
[65 FR 54674, Sept. 8, 2000]
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