T.M.E.P. § 707.03
Form of the Examiner's Amendment

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707.03 Form of the Examiner's Amendment

An examiner's amendment should include the following information: the name, telephone number and e-mail address of the examining attorney; the name of the person interviewed; the date of the interview; the actual amendment; and, if applicable, a statement to the effect that the amendment has been authorized by the applicant or the applicant's attorney.

The examiner's amendment should not include a six-month response clause, because a written response by the applicant is not required for an examiner's amendment.

The examiner's amendment should include a search clause (see TMEP §704.02) if it is a first action or if the applicant has not previously been advised of the results of a search.

The examining attorney should not state in the examiner's amendment that the application is ready for publication or issue, because some unforeseen circumstance might require that further action be taken in the application.