Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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2700 Patent Terms and Extensions

2700 Patent Terms and Extensions
-    2701 Patent Term
-    2710 Term Extensions or Adjustments for Delays Within the USPTO Under 35 U.S.C. 154
-    2720 Applications Filed Between June 8, 1995, and May 28, 2000
-    2730 Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment
-    2731 Period of Adjustment
-    2732 Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term
-    2733 Patent Term Adjustment Determination
-    2734 Application for Patent Term Adjustment; Due Care Showing
-    2735 Request for Reconsideration of Patent Term Adjustment Determination
-    2736 Third Party Papers
-    2750 Patent Term Extension for Delays at other Agencies under 35 U.S.C. 156
-    2751 Eligibility Requirements
-    2752 Patent Term Extension Applicant
-    2753 Application Contents
-    2754 Filing Date
-    -    2754.01 Deadline for Filing an Application Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(1)
-    -    2754.02 Filing Window for an Application Under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)
-    -    2754.03 Filing of a Request for an Extension Under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2)
-    2755 Eligibility Determination
-    -    2755.01 Interim Extension of Patent Term During the Processing of the Application
-    -    2755.02 Interim Extension of Patent Term Before Product Approval
-    2756 Correspondence Between the USPTO and the Regulatory Agency
-    2757 Regulatory Agency Determination of the Length of the Regulatory Review Period
-    -    2757.01 Due Diligence Determination
-    2758 Notice of Final Determination - Calculation of Patent Term Extension
-    2759 Certificate of Extension of Patent Term
-    2760 Trade Secret, Confidential, and Protective Order Material
-    2761 Multiple Applications for Extension of Term of the Same Patent or of Different Patents for the Same Regulatory Review Period for a Product
-    2762 Duty of Disclosure in Patent Term Extension Proceedings
-    2763 Limitation of Third Party Participation
-    2764 Express Withdrawal of Application for Extension of Patent Term

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