human: If I file a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA), will the application be subject to publication?
assistant: If the CPA is filed on or after 11/29/00 in an application that is eligible for the CPA practice, the Office will publish the content of the original filed prior application promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under title 35, United States Code. For example, if the prior application has no benefit claim, the application will be published after 18 months from the filing date of the prior application. If the CPA is filed before 11/29/00 or filed in an application that is not eligible for the CPA practice, the application will not be published. See questions A18, A19, and A20 for restrictions on the CPA practice, treatment of improper CPA, and the differences between a request for continued examination (RCE) and a CPA.