Form Pto/aia/24a - Petition For Express Abandonment To Avoid Publication Under 37 Cfr 1.138(C)

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Doc Code: PGEA

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

PTO/AIA/24A (07-17)

Approved for use through 09/30/2017. OMB 0651-0059

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.

PETITION FOR EXPRESS

Application Number

ABANDONMENT TO AVOID

Filing Date

PUBLICATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.138(c)

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

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

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.

– must be filed with petition to avoid delays in recognizing the petition.

Petition Fee

The Director is hereby authorized to charge the petition fee under 37 CFR 1.17(h) to

Deposit Account No.

is enclosed.

Check in the amount of $

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

who is authorized under 37 CFR 1.138(b)

attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34,

because the application is expressly abandoned

in favor of a continuing application.

Attorney or agent registration number is

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(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

d to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the

by 37 CFR 1.138(c). The information is require

USPTO to

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

process) an application. Confidentiality is governed

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.