Form PTO/AIA/24a Petitions for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication U

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

PTO/AIA/24A (07-17)
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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)

Application Number
Filing Date
First Named Inventor

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

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/AIA/24B WITH THIS FORM.
I am the:
applicant.
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: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4(d) for signature requirements and certifications.
Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below.
Total of __________________ forms are submitted.
This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.138(c). The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to
process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to complete, including
gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the
amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO
THIS 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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Application Files, available at Federal Register /Vol. 78, No. 61 / Friday, March 29, 2013 /Notices 19243.
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