Form Pto/aia/24 - Express Abandonment Under 37 Cfr 1.138

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Doc Code: EABN

Document Description: Letter Express Abandonment of the application

PTO/AIA/24 (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

EXPRESS ABANDONMENT UNDER

Filing Date

37 CFR 1.138

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

Please check only one of boxes 1 or 2 below:

(If no box is checked, this paper will be treated as a request for express abandonment as if box 1 is checked.)

Express Abandonment

I request that the above-identified application be expressly abandoned as of the filing date of this paper.

Express Abandonment in Favor of a Continuing Application

I request that the above-identified application be expressly abandoned as of the filing date accorded

the continuing application filed previously or herewith.

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.

TO AVOID PUBLICATION, USE FORM PTO/AIA/24A INSTEAD OF THIS FORM.

TO REQUEST A REFUND OF SEARCH FEE AND EXCESS CLAIMS FEE (IF ELIGIBLE), USE FORM

PTO/AIA/24B INSTEAD OF 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 (box 2 above must be

checked). Attorney or agent registrati

on 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.

Total of ______________ forms are submitted.

This collection of information is required

to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to f

by 37 CFR 1.138. The information is required

ile (and by the USPTO

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 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.