§ 4.5 Notice by publication.
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http://www.uspto.gov.Official GazetteFederal Register.If the copy of the complaint that is mailed to the invention promoter is returned undelivered, then the USPTO will primarily publish a Notice of Complaint Received on the USPTO's Internet home page at Only where the USPTO's Web site is unavailable for publication will the USPTO publish the Notice of Complaint in the and/or the The invention promoter will be given 30 days from such notice to submit a reply to the Notice of Complaint. If the USPTO does not receive a reply from the invention promoter within 30 days, the complaint alone will become publicly available.
[68 FR 9553, Feb. 28, 2003]
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