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As will be noted by reference to MPEP § 201.14, 37 CFR 1.63 requires that the oath or declaration include certain information concerning applications filed in any foreign country.
37 CFR 1.179 requires that a notice be placed in the file of an original patent for which an application for reissue has been filed. See MPEP § 1431.
A "new" application is a nonprovisional one that has not yet received an action by the examiner. An amendment filed prior to the first Office Action does not alter the status of a "new" application.
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