By Donald Zuhn — In a Decision on Petition issued in April, and signed by Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Robert W. Bahr, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused to vacate a Notice to File Missing Parts of Nonprovisional Application mailed on August 8, 2019 in U.S. Application No. 16/524,350. The ‘350 application, which is entitled “Devices and Methods for Attracting Enhanced Attention, was filed on July 29, 2019. The Decision notes that an Application Data Sheet (“ADS”), substitute statement under 37 CFR 1.64 in lieu of declaration under 35 U.S.C. § 115(d), statement under 37 CFR 3.73(c),…
