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I've had a number of examiners decide they can't get it done under AFCP, but I can only think of a couple of times that they refused/ignored an interview request. That said, I typically
<i>request</i> an interview at the same time I file the AFCP request, which apparently triggers something on their docket that makes it harder for them to ignore. I have had Examiners try to get by with calling me up and telling me they were refusing to allow
under AFCP, and have that count for the interview \u2013 but you can still usually manage to at least hold get them to stay on the phone long enough to explain what they see as deficient and get a tentative agreement for next steps under RCE.</div>
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The main reason I use AFCP2 in almost all cases is to keep them from cheating on the RCE \u2013 if they've refused the AFCP because they don't have time to examine, they basically can't go final on RCE.</div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">That\u2019s been my experience in the majority of cases as well \u2013 if the AAF and AFCP doesn\u2019t result in allowance, there\u2019s no interview granted. I seem to remember
that interviews were almost always granted, and it was very helpful to hear the Examiner\u2019s position before filing an RCE. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Serif", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I'm starting to think AFCP requests are a scam. I always file them when taking claims deemed allowable in
an office action even though it's not required. I do it because I want to do the examiner a favor (an AFCP request gives the examiner half a count or something like that).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Aptos Serif", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">However, if an AFCP does not result in an allowance, then the examiner rarely conducts an interview anymore.
The examiner just treats it like an after final request and waits for me to file an RCE to get even more counts.</span></p>
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without any extra effort on the examiner's part, which is why it wants to get rid of the program in the most recent fee setting proposal (I think that's where I saw it). </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No, that\u2019s not right! The AFCP Request can be proper; but, an interview may still not happen. Based upon my experience and, as I recall, examiner comments,
the examiners have the discretion to treat the AFCP Request as an AFCP Request or an After Final Response. In the latter, they merely issue an (another) Advisory Action maintaining the Final Rejection and denying entry of the AFCP amendment. In the past
several months I filed 3 AFCP Requests, one case was allowed without an interview. In the other two cases, both were treated as After Final Responses (with no mention of the AFCP Request having been filed) and rejected by way of Advisory Actions. Finally,
I filed the RCEs, which is clearly what these examiners wanted, with the amendment from the AFCP Request and both cases were promptly allowed: again, no interview. Hence, the low count of interviews is a result of allowance without an interview and the failure
of the examiner to consider the AFCP Request. While all three would have been included in the total counts of AFCP submission, since all were submitted that way despite not being treated as such, none of these had an interview.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">By definition, a proper AFCP request includes an examiner-initiated interview, if only to indicate that (at least in the
majority of my experience) additional search and consideration will be required (i.e., RCE). </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">\u201c</span>If the examiner\u2019s consideration of a proper AFCP 2.0 request and response does not result in a determination that
all pending claims are in condition for allowance, the examiner <u>will request an interview</u> with the applicant to discuss the response.<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background-color: white;">\u201d</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you aren\u2019t seeing interview requests from examiners, it follows that either the application was allowed or the AFCP
request was improper. No?</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Best regards,<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>[Patentpractice] Number of AFCP interviews granted each year</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The USPTO claims that 50% of all AFCP requests (out of the 60k annually) made by applicants have been granted interviews. Anecdotally this has not been
our observation. I am wondering if anybody has numbers to either refute the USPTO's assertion or back it up.</span></p>
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