# 37 C.F.R. § 1.741 (2026): Complete application given a filing date; petition procedure > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_741 ## Section - **Citation:** 37 C.F.R. § 1.741 (2026) - **Heading:** Complete application given a filing date; petition procedure - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 37 CFR: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights / Chapter I: UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / Part 1: RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES / Subpart F: Adjustment and Extension of Patent Term / § 1.741: § 1.741 Complete application given a filing date › petition procedure. ## Text (a) The filing date of an application for extension of a patent term is the date on which a complete application is received in the Office via the USPTO patent electronic filing system or filed pursuant to the procedure set forth in § 1.8(a)(1)(i)(C) and (a)(1)(ii). A complete application must include: (1) An identification of the approved product; (2) An identification of each Federal statute under which regulatory review occurred; (3) An identification of the patent for which an extension is being sought; (4) An identification of each claim of the patent which claims the approved product or a method of using or manufacturing the approved product; (5) Sufficient information to enable the Director to determine under subsections (a) and (b) of 35 U.S.C. 156 the eligibility of a patent for extension, and the rights that will be derived from the extension, and information to enable the Director and the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the length of the regulatory review period; and (6) A brief description of the activities undertaken by the marketing applicant during the applicable regulatory review period with respect to the approved product and the significant dates applicable to such activities. (b) If an application for extension of patent term is incomplete under this section, the Office will so notify the applicant. If applicant requests review of a notice that an application is incomplete, or review of the filing date accorded an application under this section, applicant must file a petition pursuant to this paragraph accompanied by the fee set forth in § 1.17(f) within two months of the mail date of the notice that the application is incomplete, or the notice according the filing date complained of. Unless the notice indicates otherwise, this time period may be extended under the provisions of § 1.136. [52 FR 9394, Mar. 24, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 54503, Oct. 22, 1993; 61 FR 64028, Dec. 3, 1996; 65 FR 54680, Sept. 8, 2000; 69 FR 56546, Sept in § 1.17(f) within two months of the mail date of the notice that the application is incomplete, or the notice according the filing date complained of. Unless the notice indicates otherwise, this time period may be extended under the provisions of § 1.136. [52 FR 9394, Mar. 24, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 54503, Oct. 22, 1993; 61 FR 64028, Dec. 3, 1996; 65 FR 54680, Sept. 8, 2000; 69 FR 56546, Sept. 21, 2004; 88 FR 13033, Mar. 2, 2023] ## Nearby sections - [37 C.F.R. § 1.701 (2026) § 1.701 Extension of patent term due to examination delay under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (original applications, other than designs, filed on or after June 8, 1995, and before May 29, 2000).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_701.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.702 (2026) § 1.702 Grounds for adjustment of patent term due to examination delay under the Patent Term Guarantee Act of 1999 (original applications, other than designs, filed on or after May 29, 2000).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_702.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.703 (2026) § 1.703 Period of adjustment of patent term due to examination delay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_703.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.704 (2026) § 1.704 Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_704.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.705 (2026) § 1.705 Patent term adjustment determination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_705.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.710 (2026) § 1.710 Patents subject to extension of the patent term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_710.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.720 (2026) § 1.720 Conditions for extension of patent term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_720.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.730 (2026) § 1.730 Applicant for extension of patent term; signature requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_730.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.740 (2026) § 1.740 Formal requirements for application for extension of patent term; correction of informalities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_740.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.741 (2026) § 1.741 Complete application given a filing date; petition procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_741.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.750 (2026) § 1.750 Determination of eligibility for extension of patent term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_750.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.760 (2026) § 1.760 Interim extension of patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(e)(2).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_760.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.765 (2026) § 1.765 Duty of disclosure in patent term extension proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_765.md) - [37 C.F.R. § 1.770 (2026) § 1.770 Express withdrawal of application for extension of patent term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_770.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P1_S1_741. 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