# MPEP § 201.06(a): Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional Continuation Procedure

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(a)

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 201.06(a)
- **Heading:** Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional Continuation Procedure
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 0200 - Types and Status of Application › Benefit and Priority Claims / MPEP § 201.06(a)

## Text

37 CFR 1.60 was deleted effective December 1, 1997. See 1203 O.G. 63, October
21, 1997. A continuation or divisional application filed under 37 CFR 1.60 on or
after December 1, 1997, will automatically be treated as an application filed
under 37 CFR 1.53(b). All continuation and divisional applications filed under 37
CFR 1.60 prior to December 1, 1997 will continue to be processed and examined
under the procedures set forth in former 37 CFR 1.60. For more information
pertaining to practice and procedure under former 37 CFR 1.60, see MPEP §
201.06(a) in the MPEP 8th Edition, Rev. 1 (February 2003)(available on the USPTO
website at
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/mpep.htm
).

## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 201 Types of Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.md)
- [MPEP § 201.01 National Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.01.md)
- [MPEP § 201.02 General Terms Used to Describe Applications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.02.md)
- [MPEP § 201.03 [Reserved] [R-]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.03.md)
- [MPEP § 201.04 Provisional Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.04.md)
- [MPEP § 201.05 Reissue Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.05.md)
- [MPEP § 201.06 Divisional Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06.md)
- [MPEP § 201.06(a) Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional Continuation Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(a).md)
- [MPEP § 201.06(b) Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(b).md)
- [MPEP § 201.06(c) 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(c).md)
- [MPEP § 201.06(d) 37 CFR 1.53(d) Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(d).md)
- [MPEP § 201.07 Continuation Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.07.md)
- [MPEP § 201.08 Continuation-in-Part Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.08.md)
- [MPEP § 202 Cross-Noting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S202.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S201.06(a). Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.