MPEP Section 705.01, Instructions re Patentability Reports

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705.01 Instructions re Patentability Reports [R-2]

When an application comes up for any action and the primary examiners involved (i.e., from both the requesting and the requested Technology Center (TC)) agree that a Patentability Report is necessary, and if the TC Director of the requesting TC approves, the application is forwarded to the proper TC with a memorandum attached, for instance, "For Patentability Report from TC -- as to claims --." >For Image File Wrapper (IFW) processing, see IFW Manual.<