MPEP Section 1303.03, Not Withheld Due to Death of Inventor

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1303.03 Not Withheld Due to Death of Inventor

The Notice of Allowance will not be withheld due to death of the inventor if the executor or administrator has not intervened. See MPEP § 409.01(f).