Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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1300 Allowance and Issue

1302.05 Correction of Drawing

Where an application otherwise ready for issue requires correction of the drawing, the application is processed for allowance in the Technology Center and then forwarded to the Publishing Division. Any papers subsequently filed by the applicant, including replacement drawings, are forwarded to the Publishing Division in order to be matched with the application file. If the drawings that are received are still not acceptable for publishing, the Publishing Division will mail a "Notice to File Corrected Application Papers," giving the applicant a non-extendable period in which to file the corrected drawings.

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