Claim: Ex parte Quayle is a United States patent law decision that when a patent application is in condition for allowance, prosecution on the merits is closed; an Ex parte Quayle action has a shortened statutory period for reply that never expires.
Evidence: Ex parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 1935 C.D. 1935) is a United States patent law decision. When a patent application is in condition for allowance, prosecution on the merits is closed. An Ex parte Quayle action has a shortened statutory period for reply that expires two months from the mailing date of the action.