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• If an application is abandoned due to a USPTO Office error, an applicant may file a request to reinstate the application, instead of a petition to revive. There is no fee for a request for reinstatement. You must file a request for reinstatement within two months of the issue date of the notice of abandonment. You must include a true copy of the document that was timely submitted, and a copy of an acceptable form of proof of receipt in the USPTO.

  -- see TMEP §1712.01 for a list of evidence that may be considered in support of a request for reinstatement

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  request to reinstate an application. (n.d.). United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/request-to-reinstate-an-application.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  request to reinstate an application. www.uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/request-to-reinstate-an-application (accessed: June 7, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "request to reinstate an application." United States Patent and Trademark Office Glossary. USPTO. 7 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/request-to-reinstate-an-application.

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