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Document Description: Req for Expedited Processing, Design Rocket Docket
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PTO/SB/27 (0515)
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REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED EXAMINATION
Filing Date
OF A DESIGN APPLICATION 
First Named Inventor
(37 CFR 1.155)
Title
Atty Docket Number
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 COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
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This is a request for expedited examination of a design application under 37 CFR 1.155.
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A preexamination search was conducted. The field of search was:
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under
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CFR
1.155:
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compliance
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37
CFR
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the
design
application
is
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application
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designates
the
United
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and
was
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WIPO
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Hague
Agreement
Article
10(3).
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fee
set
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in
37
CFR
1.17(k
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CFR
1.155
are
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addition,
the
Office
will
not
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an
application
that
is
not
in
a
condition
for
examination
(e.g.,
missing
basic
filing
fee)
even
if
the
applicant
files
a
request
for
expedited
examination
under
37
CFR
1.155.
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