human: What are the patent term adjustment (PTA) implications of the OG notice?
assistant: The Office will consider that it met the requirements of 35 USC 154(b)(1)(A)(i)-(iv) and implementing rules, 37 CFR 1.702(a)(1)-(4) when the Office mails the first rejection, objection, or other notice that is later reissued (e.g., remailed) because of the Japanese earthquake and/or tsunami. The Office will consider applicant to have failed to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude prosecution of the application under 37 CFR 1.704(b) if applicant does not respond within three months to any notice or any action by the Office making any rejection, objection, argument, or other request, measuring such three-month period from the mail date of the reissued action.  The shortened statutory period continues to have no effect on the three-month period. See 37 CFR 1.704(b). In addition, the Office will continue to not consider the certificate of mailing or certificate of transmission date under 37 CFR 1.8 in calculating the patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.703(f). For example: Application is filed on August 1, 2009, and the Office mails a first non-final Office action on October 1, 2010. One of the inventors is in an area of Japan affected by the earthquake and/or tsunami on March 11, 2011. On March 24, 2011, applicant mails a copy of the form PTO/SB/425 requesting that the Office action mailed on October 1, 2010, be reissued pursuant to the OG notice. The need for the reissuance of the Office action is due to the effects of the earthquake and/or tsunami.  On March 27, 2011, the Office reissues (e.g., remails) the non-final Office action and restarts the three month period for reply. The Office will consider that the non-final Office action mailed on October 1, 2010, will meet the requirement of 35 USC 154(b)(1)(A)(i) and 37 CFR 1.702(a)(1), and the Office will not grant any patent term adjustment as it relates to those provisions. The Office will consider that applicant met the requirement of 37 CFR 1.704(b) if applicant files a reply within three months of March 27, 2011.