MPEP Section 708.03, Examiner Tenders Resignation

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708.03 Examiner Tenders Resignation [R-2]

Whenever an examiner tenders his or her resignation, the supervisory patent examiner should see that the remaining time as far as possible is used in winding up the old complicated cases or those with involved records and getting as many of his or her amended cases as possible ready for final disposition.

If the examiner has considerable experience in his or her particular art, it is also advantageous to the Office if he or she indicates (in pencil) in the file wrappers of application in his or her docket, the field of search or other pertinent data that he or she considers appropriate. >For Image File Wrapper (IFW) processing, see IFW Manual.<