T.M.E.P. § 705.08
Six-Month Response Clause

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705.08 Six-Month Response Clause

Generally, the examining attorney's letter or Office action should include a "six-month response clause" notifying the applicant that the applicant must respond to the action within six months of the mailing date to avoid abandonment under 15 U.S.C. 1062(b). See TMEP §711 et seq. regarding the deadline for response to an Office action.

The examining attorney should not include a six-month response clause in an examiner's amendment (see TMEP §§707 et seq.), suspension notice (see TMEP §§716 et seq.), or in a situation where the time for response runs from the mailing date of a previous action (see TMEP §§711.01 and 715.03(c)).