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A quick definition of before first action:

Before first action refers to the period of time after a patent application has been filed, but before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner has sent any official communication. During this time, the applicant may submit additional information or make changes to the application.

A more thorough explanation:

BEFORE FIRST ACTION

Before first action is a term used in patents. It refers to the period of time after a patent application has been filed, but before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office examiner has sent any office action. During this time, the applicant may file an information disclosure statement or preliminary amendments.

Example 1: John filed a patent application for his new invention. He received a notice from the USPTO that his application had been received and was being reviewed. However, he had not yet received any office action from the examiner. This is the period of time known as before first action.

Example 2: Mary filed a patent application for her new software program. She wanted to make sure that the examiner was aware of all the relevant prior art, so she filed an information disclosure statement before first action.

Before first action is the time period after a patent application has been filed, but before the examiner has sent any office action. During this time, the applicant may file additional documents, such as an information disclosure statement or preliminary amendments. These documents can help ensure that the examiner has all the necessary information to make an informed decision about the patent application.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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