Form PTO/SB/130 Petition to Make Special Based on Age for Advancement of

Doc code: PET.OP.AGE
Description: Petition to make special based on age/health
PTO/SB/130 (01-19)
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PETITION TO MAKE SPECIAL BASED ON AGE
FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EXAMINATION UNDER 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1)
Application Information
Application
Number
Attorney Docket
Number (optional)
First Named
Inventor

Confirmation
Number

Filing
Date

Art Unit

Examiner

Title of Invention
Attention: Office of Petitions
An application may be made special for advancement of examination upon filing of a petition showing that the applicant is
65 years of age, or more. No fee is required with such a petition. See 37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) and MPEP 708.02 (II).
APPLICANT HEREBY PETITIONS TO MAKE SPECIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EXAMINATION IN THIS APPLICATION UNDER
37 CFR 1.102(c)(1) and MPEP 708.02 (II) ON THE BASIS OF THE APPLICANT'S AGE.
A grantable petition requires one of the following items:
(1) Statement by one named inventor in the application that he/she is 65 years of age, or more; or
(2) Certification by a registered attorney/agent having evidence such as a birth certificate, passport, driver's license,
etc. showing one named inventor in the application is 65 years of age, or more.
Name of inventor who is 65 years of age, or older
Given Name

Middle Name

Family Name

Suffix

A signature of the applicant or representative is required in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33 and 11.18. Please see 37 CFR 1.4(d)
for the format of the signature.
Select (1) or (2):
(1) I am an inventor in this application and I am 65 years of age, or more.
(2) I am an attorney or agent registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, and I certify that I am in
possession of evidence, and will retain such in the application file record, showing that the inventor listed above is
65 years of age, or more.
Signature

Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)

Name

Registration
Number

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Notice for this information is COMMERCE/PAT-TM-7 Patent Application Files, available at Federal Register /Vol. 78, No.
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