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<p class="MsoNormal">[Not sure which group to post this question to, so sorry if it is wrong group.]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An application with a FINAL action was unintentionally abandoned.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Petition to Revive was filed along with a Notice of Appeal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The PTO granted the Petition to revive and included the following statement:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"The two-month period for filing an appeal brief under 37 CFR 41.37 runs from the date of this decision."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Question #1: Can we file an RCE instead of an Appeal Brief?<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Question #2: Is that two-month date for filing the appeal brief (or an RCE) extendable up to five months (under 37 CFR 1.136(d))?<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I believe the answer is yes for both questions, but I am checking.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/41.37"> 41.37</a> states, in relevant parts:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(a) Timing. Appellant must file a brief under this section within two months from the date of filing the notice of appeal under <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/41.31"> 41.31</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(e) Extensions of time. The time periods set forth in this section are extendable under the provisions of <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/1.136"> 1.136</a> of this title for patent applications <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for responses.<o:p></o:p></p>
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