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    Question: What information does the Electronic Official Gazette - Patents publish?

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    Expired Patents: Patents that expire due to failure to pay required maintenance fees. These patent numbers are published approximately 3 months after expiration. Patents Reinstated: Patents reinstated due to the acceptance of a late maintenance fee. Reissue Applications: Patents filed as reissues. Reexaminations: Patents requested to be reexamined. Certificates of Correction: Patents granted certificates to correct previously published material. Summaries of final decisions issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.




    Question: Is there any danger that the USPTO will give others information contained in my application while it is pending?

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    Most patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000, will be published 18 months after the filing date of the application, or any earlier filing date relied upon under Title 35, United States Code. Otherwise, all patent applications are maintained in the strictest confidence until the patent is issued or the application is published. After the application has been published, however, a member of the public may request a copy of the application file.




    Question: Applicants can reinstate a cancelled claim by presenting the text of the canceled claim with the changes in a new claim

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    Applicant can reinstate a canceled claim by presenting the text of the canceled claim with any desired changes in a new claim with a new claim number and use the status identifier, (new).



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