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As an alternative to appeal, in situations where an applicant needs consideration of various claims or additional proof, a request for continued examination or a continuation application is often filed. An RCE is not available in an software for a design patent, however a continuation of a design utility may […]

This is the case, provided the appliance within the United States is filed inside 12 months from the earliest date on which any such foreign software was filed and claims precedence underneath 35 U.S.C. 119 to the international software. A copy of the foreign utility certified by the patent office […]