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Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP1000 Matters Decided by Various U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Officials1002.02(r) Petitions Decided by the Director of Office of Patent Publication1. Petitions to withdraw holding of abandonment where a notice of abandonment has been, or could be mailed by the Office of Patent Publication. 2. Petitions for express abandonment to avoid publication of the application (should be directed to Mail Stop Express Abandonment ), 37 CFR 1.138(c), MPEP § 711.01. 3. Requests to issue patent in name of the assignee after payment of the issue fee, 37 CFR 3.81(b), MPEP § 307. 4. Petitions to withdraw the holding that a patent has lapsed for failure to pay the balance of the issue fee, 37 CFR 1.317. |