Skip to content

1.704 (pre‑2012‑09‑17) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term.

[Editor Note: Applicable to applications in which a notice of appeal under 37 CFR 41.31 was filed before September 17, 2012 *]


  • (c) *

      • (ii) Four months; and
    • (11) Further prosecution via a continuing application, in which case the period of adjustment set forth in § 1.703 shall not include any period that is prior to the actual filing date of the application that resulted in the patent.

[ *See § 1.704 for the current rule.]