MPEP Section 711.03(d), Examiner's Statement on Petition To Set Aside Examiner's Holding

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This document contains Section 711.03(d) ("Examiner's Statement on Petition To Set Aside Examiner's Holding") of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (the "M.P.E.P."), Eighth Edition, Eighth Revision (July 2010). This page was last updated in January 2011. You may return to the section index to find a particular section. Alternatively, you may search the MPEP using the search box that appears on the left side of every page of BitLaw--you may restrict your search to the MPEP on the search results page.

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711.03(d) Examiner's Statement on Petition To Set Aside Examiner's Holding [R-2]

37 CFR 1.181 states that the examiner **>"may be directed by the Director to furnish a written statement within a specific time setting forth the reasons for his or her decision upon the matters averred in the petition, supplying a copy thereof to the petitioner."< Unless requested, however, such a statement should not be prepared. See MPEP § 1002.01.