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The Ex parte Quayle Action officially closes prosecution and requires the applicant to fix the technicalities. A response must be filed within 2 months of the mail date of the office action and may be filed up to 6onths later with the payment of progressively higher monthly extension fees. What is an Ex parte Quayle Action? - OC Patent Lawyer ocpatentlawyer.com https://ocpatentlawyer.com › what-is-an-ex-parte-quayle-... ocpatentlawyer.com https://ocpatentlawyer.com › what-is-an-ex-parte-quayle-...

(c) In amending in reply to a rejection of claims in an application or patent under reexamination, the applicant or patent owner must clearly point out the patentable novelty which he or she thinks the claims present in view of the state of the art disclosed by the references cited or the objections made. 2266-Responses - USPTO uspto.gov https://.uspto.gov › web › offices › pac › mpep uspto.gov https://.uspto.gov › web › offices › pac › mpep

What is a nonfinal versus a final office action? A nonfinal office action raises a legal problem about your application for the first time. You must respond to this letter within three months from the date it issues. Responding to office actions - USPTO uspto.gov https://.uspto.gov › trademarks › maintain › respon... uspto.gov https://.uspto.gov › trademarks › maintain › respon...

A non-final action means that there is something about the application that needs to be addressed by you or your lawyer. Many lawyers (myself included) offer free initial consultations. I would recommend speaking with a lawyer to discuss the specifics of your case to figure out how to move forward.

An Office action made by the examiner where the applicant is entitled to reply and request reconsideration or further examination, with or without making an amendment.

Yes, § 41.31 provides that an applicant, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the examiner to the Board by filing a notice of appeal accompanied by the fee set forth in § 41.20(b)(1) within the time period for reply provided in the non-final Office action.

Final office actions are those actions that come after non-final office actions. The examiner sends final office actions after reviewing the applicant's response to the first non-final office action. Patent examiners can include the same rejections as those were provided in the first non-final office action.