continued prosecution application

A request to abandon a patent application after final rejection and reopen a new case with the same file wrapper as the parent application.

• CPAs are available only for applications filed before May 29, 2000. They are authorized in 37 CFR § 1.53(d). — Abbr. CPA.

— Also termed Rule 1.53 application. Cf. REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION. [Cases: Patents 110. C.J.S. Patents § 156.]

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