MPEP Section 2231, Processing of Request Corrections

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2231 Processing of Request Corrections [R-5]

**>All processing of submissions to cure an incomplete request for ex parte reexamination (see MPEP § 2227) is carried out in the preprocessing area of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU). Any such submission should be marked "Mail Stop Ex Parte Reexam" in the manner discussed in MPEP § 2224 so that the submission may be promptly forwarded to the reexamination preprocessing staff of the CRU.<