Form PTO/SB/24A Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication Un

Doc Code: PGEA
Document Description: Request for Exp Aband for refund or to avoid pub

PTO/SB/24A (07-09)
Approved for use through 07/31/2012. OMB 0651-0031
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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PETITION FOR EXPRESS
ABANDONMENT TO AVOID
PUBLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.138(c)
File the petition electronically using EFS-Web
Or Mail the petition to:
Mail Stop Express Abandonment
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Application Number
Filing Date
First Named Inventor
Art Unit
Examiner Name
Attorney Docket Number

Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c)
I hereby petition to expressly abandon the above-identified application to avoid publication.
Petition Fee – must be filed with petition to avoid delays in recognizing the petition.

a.

The Director is hereby authorized to charge the petition fee under 37 CFR 1.17(h) to
Deposit Account No. _______________.

b.

Check in the amount of $ _______________ is enclosed.

c.

Payment by credit card (Form PTO-2038 is enclosed).

NOTE: A paper requesting express abandonment of an application is not effective unless and until an appropriate USPTO official recognizes
and acts on the paper. See the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), section 711.01. In addition, the paper will not stop publication
of the application unless a petition under 37 CFR 1.138(c) is recognized and acted on by the Pre-Grant Publication Division in sufficient time to
avoid publication (e.g., more than four (4) weeks prior to the projected publication date).

TO REQUEST A REFUND OF SEARCH FEE AND EXCESS CLAIMS FEE
(IF ELIGIBLE), PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE FORM PTO/SB/24B WITH THIS FORM.
I am the:

applicant.
assignee of record of the entire interest. See 37 CFR 3.71.
Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b) is enclosed. (Form PTO/SB/96)
attorney or agent of record. Attorney or agent registration number is _______________
attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34, who is authorized under 37 CFR 1.138(b)
because the application is expressly abandoned in favor of a continuing application.

Attorney or agent registration number is ______________________________.

Signature
Typed or printed name

Date
Telephone Number

Note: Signatures of all the inventors or assignees of record of the entire interest or their representative(s) are required. Submit multiple forms
if more than one signature is required, see below.
Total of __________________ forms are submitted.
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ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop Express Abandonment, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO 9199 and select option 2.

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