human: Can applicant submit proposed drawing corrections?
assistant: The proposed drawing correction practice has been eliminated. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Sections 608.02(v) and 608.02(w) previously addressed proposed drawing correction practice, and were revised in revision 2 of the Eighth Edition to reflect the annotated marked up sheet practice. See also Changes To Implement Electronic Maintenance of Official Patent Application Records , 1272 OG 197 (July 29, 2003), 68 Fed. Reg. 38611 (June 30, 2003). (The background for this change was discussed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: "For amending drawing figures (1.121(d)), applicants would be required to submit a replacement figure with the changes made. No pre-approval of proposed changes in red ink will be required. In each situation, an explanation of the changes must be supplied." Changes To Implement Electronic Maintenance of Official Patent Application Records ; Notice of proposed rule making 1269 OG 166 (April 22, 2003), 68 Fed. Reg . 14365 (March 25, 2003).) If applicant wishes to make any changes to the drawings, the applicant must submit the replacement drawings that include the desired changes. In addition, applicant may submit, or may be required by the examiner to submit, a marked-up copy of any amended drawing figure, including annotations indicating the changes made.