Form PTO/AIA/22 Petition for Extension of Time Under 37 CFR 1.136(a)

PTO/AIA/22 (01-25)

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PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER 37 CFR 1.136(a) (NOT for Provisional Applications)		Docket Number (Optional)
Application Number	Filed
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This is a request under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a) to extend the period for filing a reply in the above-identified application. The requested extension and fee are as follows (check time period desired and enter the appropriate fee below): Fee Small Entity Fee Micro Entity Fee One month (37 CFR 1.17(a)(1)) $235 $94 $47 $ Two months (37 CFR 1.17(a)(2)) $690 $276 $138 $ Three months (37 CFR 1.17(a)(3)) $1,590 $636 $318 $ Four months (37 CFR 1.17(a)(4)) $2,495 $998 $499 $ Five months (37 CFR 1.17(a)(5)) $3,395 $1,358 $679 $ Applicant asserts small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27. Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29. Form PTO/SB/15A or B or equivalent must either be enclosed or have been submitted previously. A check in the amount of the fee is enclosed. Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached. The Director has already been authorized to charge fees in this application to a Deposit Account. The Director is hereby authorized to charge any fees which may be required, or credit any overpayment, to Deposit Account Number . Payment made via USPTO patent electronic filing system. WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form. Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038. I am the applicant. attorney or agent of record. Registration number . attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34. Registration number . Signature Date Typed or printed name Telephone Number NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications. Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below*.

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The Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579) requires that you be given certain information in connection with your submission of the attached form related to a patent application or patent. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) collects the information in this record under authority of 35 U.S.C. 2. The USPTO’s system of records is used to manage all applicant and owner information including name, citizenship, residence, post office address, and other information with respect to inventors and their legal representatives pertaining to the applicant's/owner’s activities in connection with the invention for which a patent is sought or has been granted. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notice for the information collected in this form is COMMERCE/PAT-TM-7 Patent Application Files, available in the Federal Register at 78 FR 19243 (March 29, 2013). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/

FR-2013-03-29/pdf/2013-07341.pdf

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