Form Pto/aia/24b - Petition For Express Abandonment To Obtain A Refund

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Doc Code: PGEA

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

PTO/AIA/24B (07-17)

Approved for use through 07/31/2017. OMB 0651-0031

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Application Number

PETITION FOR EXPRESS

ABANDONMENT TO OBTAIN A REFUND

Filing Date

First Named Inventor

File the petition electronically using EFS-Web

Art Unit

Or Mail the petition to:

Mail Stop Express Abandonment

Examiner Name

Commissioner for Patents

1450

P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-

Attorney Docket Number

Petition for Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138(d) to Obtain a Refund

I hereby petition to expressly abandon the above-identified application to obtain a refund of any previously paid

search fee and excess claims fee in the application. Please refund any search fee and excess claims fee paid in this

application.

The Director is hereby authorized to credit the fee(s) to Deposit Account No.

NOTE: The provisions of 37 CFR 1.138(d) only apply to applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) on or after December 8,

2004. 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.

TO AVOID PUBLICATION, INCLUDE FORM PTO/AIA/24A AND PETITION FEE 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

Date

Signature

Typed or printed name

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.

forms are submitted

Total of

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 f

to process an

ile (and by the USPTO

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 Information 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