New E-Petitions

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced eight new patent-related petitions that may be filed though the e-Petition system.   These new patent-related petitions join petitions to make special on the basis of age and petitions to accept unintentionally delayed payment of the maintenance fee, which are already accepted and decided electronically.

The eight patent-related petitions are:

1. Withdrawal of attorney

2. Withdraw from issue after payment of the issue fee

3. Withdraw from issue after payment of the issue fee under 37 CFR 1.313(c)

4. Withdraw from issue after payment of the issue fee under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(1) or (2) when patent number is assigned

5. Withdraw from issue under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(3)

6. Petition to accept late payment of issue fee – unintentional standard under 37 CFR 1.155(c) or 37 CFR 1.316

7. Petitions for revival under 37 CFR 1.137(f)

8. Petitions to revive an abandoned application under 37 CFR 1.137(b) for continuity purposes only

Item numbers 2-5 are very much appreciated indeed.