Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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600 Parts, Form, and Content of Application

608.02(t) Cancelation of Figures

If a drawing figure is canceled, a replacement sheet of drawings must be submitted without the figure (see 37 CFR  1.121(d)). If the canceled drawing figure was the only drawing on the sheet, then only a marked-up copy of the drawing sheet including an annotation showing that the drawing has been cancelled is required. The marked-up (annotated) copy must be clearly labeled as "Annotated Sheet" and must be presented in the amendment or remarks section of the amendment document which explains the changes to the drawings (see 37 CFR  1.121(d)(1)). The brief description of the drawings should also be amended to reflect this change.

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