Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application

203.02 Rejected

A nonprovisional application which, during its prosecution in the examining group and before allowance, contains an unanswered examiner's action is designated as a "rejected" application. Its status as a "rejected" application continues as such until acted upon by the applicant in reply to the examiner's action (within the allotted reply period), or until it becomes abandoned.

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