MPEP § 1135 — PGPub Forms
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-01.2024
The following PGPub forms are available on the USPTO website (www.uspto.gov/PatentForms) and are reproduced at the end of this section:
Form PTO/AIA/24A, “Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication Under 37 CFR 1.138(c),” may be used by applicant in an application filed on or after September 16, 2012 for filing a petition for express abandonment to avoid publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c). Form PTO/SB/24A, “Petition for Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication Under 37 CFR 1.138(c),” may be used by applicant in an application filed before September 16, 2012 for filing a petition for express abandonment to avoid publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c). See MPEP § 1125. Form PTO/SB/35, “Nonpublication Request Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i),” may be used by applicant for filing a request for nonpublication and the certification under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i) upon the filing of an application. See MPEP § 1122. Form PTO/SB/36 (revision April 2001 or later), “Rescission of Previous Nonpublication Request (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)) and, if Applicable, Notice of Foreign Filing (35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(iii)),” may be used by applicant for filing a request for rescinding a previously filed nonpublication request and/or for filing a notice of foreign filing. The certificate of mailing or transmission only applies when applicant is filing a notice of foreign filing. See MPEP §§ 1123 and 1124. Form PTO/SB/64a, “Petition for Revival of an Application for Patent Abandoned for Failure to Notify the Office of a Foreign or International Filing (37 CFR 1.137(f)),” may be used by applicant for filing a petition to revive an application abandoned for failure to notify the Office of a foreign filing. See MPEP § 1124.











Cited authority
- 37 CFR 1.138 Express abandonment
- 1125 Express Abandonment to Avoid Publication
- 35 U.S.C. 122 Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications
- 1122 Requests for Nonpublication
- 1123 Rescission of a Nonpublication Request
- 1124 Notice of Foreign Filing
- 37 CFR 1.137 Revival of abandoned application, or terminated or limited reexamination prosecution