MPEP Section 1002.02(c)(2), Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600

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1002.02(c)(2) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600

In addition to the items delegated to all *>Technology Center< Directors under MPEP § 1002.02(c), authority to decide the following is delegated to the Director of Technology Center 1600:

1. Petitions regarding sequence rules, 37 CFR 1.821- 1.825.

2. Petitions to make biotechnology applications special where applicant is a small entity, MPEP § 708.02, item XII.