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Question:
What must a request for simultaneous issue contain?
Answer:
The request must contain the following information about each allowed application for which simultaneous issue is requested; application number, filing date, name(s) of inventor(s), title of invention, and date of allowance.
Chapter Details:
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 1300 of the MPEP. This chapter covers Allowance and Issue.
The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 07.2015. Depending on future changes to the MPEP, the question and answer may or may not be applicable in later Editions or revisions.
Section Summary:
This question and answer comes from section 1306.02 of the MPEP. The following is a brief summary of section 1306.02.
1306.02 Simultaneous Issuance of Patents
Where applications have been allowed and a Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due has been mailed in each application, a request for simultaneous issuance will be granted. Unless all the applications have reached this stage of processing, or a specific requirement of the regulations is involved, a request for simultaneous issuance generally will not be granted.
The request must contain the following information about each allowed application for which simultaneous issue is requested; application number, filing date, name(s) of inventor(s), title of invention, and date of allowance.