human: If an after-final amendment is non-compliant, how should the Office treat the amendment?
assistant: If the after-final amendment does not place the application in condition for allowance, the examiner should provide reasons for non-entry (e.g., the proposed amendment raises new issues that would require further consideration and/or search) in an advisory action. Furthermore, the examiner should also indicate in the advisory action the sections of the amendment that are non-compliant and the reasons why the amendment fails to comply with 37 CFR 1.121. The examiner may attach a Notice of Non-Compliant Amendment to the advisory action. The time period continues to run from the mailing of the final Office action. No new time period is provided to correct the non-compliance. If time remains in the time period for reply set forth in the final Office action, applicants may resubmit the entire corrected after-final amendment within the time period set forth in the final Office action accompanied by the appropriate extension of time fee, if required.