REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION

request for continued examination.Patents. A means of negating the final action on a patent so

that the applicant can file amendments, new claims, etc. to show that the invention is patentable as

of the original application date. • Unlike a continuation application, a request for continued

examination keeps a patent alive as if no final decision had been made. It allows prosecution of

claims that have been rejected in a final office action to continue. — Abbr. RCE. Cf.

CONTINUATION. [Cases: Patents 104.C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.] [Blacks Law 8^th]