Form PTO/SB/24B Petition for Express Abandonment to Obtain a Refund

Doc Code: PGEA
Document Description: Request for Exp Aband for refund or to avoid pub

PTO/SB/24B (07-09)
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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PETITION FOR EXPRESS
ABANDONMENT TO OBTAIN A REFUND

Application Number
Filing Date
First Named Inventor

File the petition electronically using EFS-Web
Or Mail the petition to:
Mail Stop Express Abandonment
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Art Unit
Examiner Name
Attorney Docket Number

Petition for Express Abandonment Under 37 CFR 1.138(d) to Obtain a Refund
I hereby petition to expressly abandon the above-identified application to obtain a refund of any previously paid
search fee and excess claims fee in the application. Please refund any search fee and excess claims fee paid in this
application.
The Director is hereby authorized to credit the fee(s) to Deposit Account No.
NOTE: The provisions of 37 CFR 1.138(d) only apply to applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) on or after December 8,
2004. A paper requesting express abandonment of an application is not effective unless and until an appropriate USPTO
official recognizes and acts on the paper. See the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), section 711.01.
TO AVOID PUBLICATION, INCLUDE FORM PTO/SB/24A AND PETITION FEE WITH THIS FORM.
I am the:

Applicant
Assignee of record of the entire interest. See 37 CFR 3.71.
Statement under 37 CFR 3.73(b) is enclosed. (Form PTO/SB/96)
Attorney or agent of record. Attorney or agent registration number is
Attorney or agent acting under 37 CFR 1.34, who is authorized under 37 CFR 1.138(b)
because the application is expressly abandoned in favor of a continuing application.
Attorney or agent registration number is

Signature

Date

Typed or printed name

Telephone Number

Note: Signatures of all the inventors or assignees of record of the entire interest or their representative(s) are required.
Submit multiple forms if more than one signature is required, see below.
Total of

forms are submitted

This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.138(c). The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process an
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Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop Express Abandonment,
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.

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