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Document Description: Req for Expedited Processing, Design Rocket Docket
PTO/SB/27 (05‐15)
Approved for use through 11/30/2020. OMB 0651‐0031
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Application Number
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REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED EXAMINATION
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OF A DESIGN APPLICATION
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(37 CFR 1.155)
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MAIL STOP EXPEDITED DESIGN
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
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A preexamination search was conducted. The field of search was:
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