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Sunday, 12/15/2019 2:57:44 PM

Sunday, December 15, 2019 2:57:44 PM

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"The finality of the subsequent final rejection is automatically withdrawn upon the timely filing of the submission and payment of the second fee set forth in § 1.17(r) ."

1.17(r):

Source:
1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

"(r) For entry of a submission after final rejection under § 1.129(a) :
By a micro entity (§ 1.29)......$210.00
By a small entity (§ 1.27(a))......$420.00
By other than a small or micro entity......$840.00
"

https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e330878

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This means that once the final patent rejection gets appealed, it is no longer considered final. That's why the patent process is still going on today. Those attorneys have mind-blowingly terrible arguments, and they are grasping for straws.