[Patentpractice] RCE versus continuation?

[Carl Oppedahl]

On 9/20/2025 4:02 PM, Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice wrote:
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> What factors favor the continuation?  Well, one thing is, sometimes 
> the client is not sure yet how the client wants to deal with the most 
> recent rejection.  If so, then the continuation is ideal because you 
> could (for example) intentionally do something to trigger a notice of 
> some kind. Put in a placeholder multiple-dependent claim and not pay 
> for it, triggering a Notice to pay for the RCE.
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Oops trigger a Notice to pay for the MDC.
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>   Then maybe within two months, cancel the MDC and along with it, hand 
> in the response to the most recent rejection.  (With the RCE it would 
> have been required that the response accompany the RCE.)
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> Did I get the pros and cons right?  Are there other pros and cons that 
> I missed?
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