37 CFR 1.314 — Issuance of patent
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
If applicant timely pays the issue fee, the Office will issue the patent in regular course unless the application is withdrawn from issue (§ 1.313 ) or the Office defers issuance of the patent. To request that the Office defer issuance of a patent, applicant must file a petition under this section including the fee set forth in § 1.17(h) and a showing of good and sufficient reasons why it is necessary to defer issuance of the patent.
[47 FR 41272, Sept. 17, 1982, effective date Oct. 1, 1982; revised, 54 FR 6893, Feb. 15, 1989, effective Apr. 17, 1989; revised, 60 FR 20195, Apr. 25, 1995, effective June 8, 1995; revised, 65 FR 54604, Sept. 8, 2000, effective Nov. 7, 2000]
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1002.02(b) Petitions and Requests Decided by the Deputy Commissioner Who Oversees the Office of Petitions or Assigned Staff in the Office of Petitions, the Office of Patent Legal Administration and the MPEP Staff Office
- 1306.01 Deferring Issuance of a Patent
- 203.04 Allowed or in Issue
- 2730 Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment
- 2732 Reduction of Period of Adjustment of Patent Term
- 2765 Petition for Stay in Processing of Patent Term Extension Application
- 501 Filing Papers With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- 37 CFR 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees
- 37 CFR 1.704 Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term
- 37 CFR 1.704 (2015-03-10 thru 2020-07-15) Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term