Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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500 Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers

508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment

After an application is patented or abandoned, any incoming communication which is not to become part of the record will be returned to the sender by the Technology Center. For Image File Wrapper (IFW) processing, see IFW Manual.

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