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substitute application

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A quick definition of substitute application:

A substitute application is a type of patent application that is filed when the first application has been abandoned. It is a duplicate of the original application, but the filing date is lost, and any new developments since the original filing date become prior art that the examiner must consider before granting the patent. It is important to be careful when filing a substitute application because it can have consequences for the patent's validity.

A more thorough explanation:

Substitute Application

A substitute application is a duplicate patent application filed after the response period for a first office action has expired and the first application has been deemed abandoned. It carries some danger for the applicant as the original filing date is lost, and any developments since that date become prior art that the examiner must consider before granting the patent.

  • An inventor files a patent application but fails to respond to the first office action within the given time frame. The application is deemed abandoned, and the inventor files a substitute application to continue the patent process.
  • A company files a patent application but realizes that there are errors in the original application. Instead of correcting the errors, they file a substitute application to start the process anew.

These examples illustrate how a substitute application is used when the original patent application is abandoned or has errors that cannot be corrected. It allows the applicant to start the process again, but they lose the original filing date and any developments since that date become prior art.

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i'd reach out to their admissions and check up on it
I did 2x and they said "The vast majority of candidates who have submitted their complete application by our deadline will be notified by the last day of April"
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law schools that ghost should give you your money back
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Schools explicitly asking applicants to retake the LSAT are TTTs pretending to be 2nd tier.
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Anyone know how long it takes to get aid package after getting admitted to UChicago or Northwestern?
I’d ask in the t14 chat bc lol it may be a bit until you can get someone who can answer that question here
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@syddak: Oof tough spot. Congrats on the As. Did either indicate either via email/mail that they would be following up with aid, and if so, did they provide a time frame? It may be acceptable to email them and indicate seat deposits are fast approaching and you are curious if you can expect further info (aid) from the school to aid u in ur decision..
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@UnderRepresentedTryhard: that’s a greater than sign. Meaning outside t14
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