Request For Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal (Submitted Via Patent Center Only) {PTO-SB-30EFS}

PTO/SB/30EFS, REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION(RCE)TRANSMITTAL (Submitted Only via Patent Center), an RCE comes into play when dealing with a Final Office Action. An RCE makes sense when an applicant has received a Final Office Action and desires to make further claim amendments and/or arguments. In particular, if the contemplated claim amendments would require the examiner to perform a more extensive search of the prior art (or at least cause the examiner to feel that way), then an RCE would be suitable. Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice under 37 CFR 1.114 does not apply to any utility or plant application filed prior to June 8, 1995, or to any design application. www.FormsWorkflow.com