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Please enter the serial number of the pending application for
which you wish to respond to a
Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension. Then, click on the NEXT button, below.
NOTE: You must respond to a Suspension Inquiry within six (6) months from the issue/mailing
date of the Suspension Inquiry. 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.62. If the
issue/mailing
date of the Suspension Inquiry is not known, please access the USPTO website
at TARR Database, insert
the application serial number, and view the
applicable prosecution history event.
Although not required, you may use this form to respond to an actual Letter
of Suspension, to
present arguments in favor of removal of the application from suspension.
Applicant’s election
not to present argument during suspension will not affect
the applicant’s right to present argument
later should a refusal, in fact, issue at a later point. If a
refusal does issue, the applicant
will be afforded six (6) months from the mailing or e-mailing
date of that Office action to submit
a response.
However, if the examining attorney has issued an Office action regarding any other
issue(s), you must use the
Response to Office action (ROA) form.
Within the ROA form, you may request suspension and/or make arguments to support or
oppose a subsequent suspension, in addition to addressing all other issues raised within
the Office action.
NOTE: This form has a session time limit of 60 minutes. A session begins once
you create and enter the form via the Form Wizard. If you exceed the 60 minute time
limit, the form will not validate and you must begin the entire process again;
however, you can extend the time limit.
You are encouraged to have all information
required to complete the form available prior to starting your session.
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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