FOLIO Ontology

All action associated with processing an Official Communication from a Patent Office (known as an "Office Action" in the U.S. when directed toward the merits of the application) in the home country of an application for an application filed under PA300, including initial review and any calendaring ("docketing" in the U.S.) of any response deadline, report to client with any proposed response, review of applicant's instructions and inventor's comments, preparation of amendments and/or responsive arguments, examiner interviews, and report of actions to the client. Includes activities associated with Official Communications not affecting the merits of the application, such as filing receipts, restriction/election requirements, and annuity/maintenance fee payments. Also includes "Petitions" and other requests for supervisory action that are not decided by a quasi-judicial appellate tribunal within the Patent Office, such as petitions to reinstate an abandoned application in the U.S.