The USPTO is implementing the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program in which an applicant can request a 12-month time period to pay certain fees and to reply to a Notice to File Missing Parts of Nonprovisional Application. Under the pilot program, the applicant must file a nonprovisional application within 12 months of the filing date of a provisional application and directly claim the benefit of the provisional application, as well as submit a certification and request to participate in the pilot program with the nonprovisional application.
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