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MPEP 203.02
Rejected

Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 07.2022, Last Revised in February 2023

MPEP Chapter Index
Chapter 200: Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims
203: Status of Applications

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203.02    Rejected [R-08.2012]

A nonprovisional application which, during its prosecution in the examining group and before allowance, contains an unanswered examiner’s action is designated as a "rejected" application. Its status as a "rejected" application continues as such until acted upon by the applicant in reply to the examiner’s action (within the allotted reply period), or until it becomes abandoned.