MPEP Section 1303.01, Amendment Received After Allowance

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1303.01 Amendment Received After Allowance

If the amendment is filed under 37 CFR 1.312, see MPEP § 714.15 to § 714.16(e). If the amendment contains claims copied from a patent, see MPEP *>Chapter 2300<. >Any submissions of replacement drawings filed after allowance should be forwarded to the Office of Patent Publication.<

Reference to an Issue Batch Number is no longer necessary because the Office no longer stores and tracks applications according to issue batches.

Any paper filed after receiving the Issue Notification should include the indicated patent number, unless the application has been withdrawn from issue.