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<p>I know there are some members of the listserv whose daily work
includes plant filings. Just now by chance I stumbled upon a
place in one of the Patent Center click-paths that includes this
notification:<br>
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<p>Plant Follow on Application<br>
<br>
You can initiate a follow on for your Plant application using
the \u201cExisting submissions\u201d menu or activity card. Please
continue to use the fee transmittal PTO/SB/17 for any fees that
you would like to calculate and pay.<br>
NOTE: DO NOT USE the Plant Non-Provisional option in the \u201cNew
submissions\u201d menu or activity card. Please continue follow the
COVID-19 Plant application filing procedure for filing Plant
applications. <br>
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<p>In typical USPTO software developer style, the notification is,
of course, undated. So this might be old news.</p>
<p>But anyway, maybe what this means is that after half a year of
dithering, the developers have managed to get the
follow-on-submissions function working for plant filings.</p>
<p>Maybe one or another of our plant patent enthusiasts can tell me
if this is old news or new news.</p>
<p>Carl<br>
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