MPEP Section 714.16(a), Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.312, Copied Patent Claims

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This document contains Section 714.16(a) ("Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.312, Copied Patent Claims") 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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714.16(a) Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.312, Copied Patent Claims [R-3]

See MPEP *> Chapter 2300< for the procedure to be followed when an amendment is received after notice of allowance which includes one or more claims copied or substantially copied from a patent.

The entry of the copied patent claims is not a matter of right. See MPEP § 714.19.

See MPEP § 607 and § 714.16(c) for additional fee requirements.