MPEP 1002.02(c)(2) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials

1002.02(c)(2) Petitions Decided by the Director of Technology Center 1600

In addition to the items delegated to all Technology Center Directors under MPEP § 1002.02(c), authority to decide the following is delegated to the Director of Technology Center 1600:

1. Petitions regarding sequence rules, 37 CFR 1.821- 1.825.

2. Petitions to make biotechnology applications special where applicant is a small entity, MPEP § 708.02, item XII.

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