human: 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) provides that submission of an amendment under 37 CFR 1.312 or other paper after a notice of allowance has been mailed is a circumstance that constitutes a failure of the applicant to engage in reasonable efforts to conclude processing
assistant: Yes (regardless of whether "formal," corrected, or replacement drawings are required by the notice of allowance). 37 CFR 1.85 no longer permits applicants to request that a requirement for correction of drawings be held in abeyance until a notice of allowance is mailed. The Office encourages that drawings appropriate for publication be submitted early in the prosecution of the patent application so that any patent application publication will be published, and the application will be examined, with the best quality drawings. See Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications, Final rule, 65 Fed. Reg. 57023, 57032, 57055 (Sept. 20, 2000). Applicants must file any "formal," corrected, or replacement drawings prior to the mailing of a notice of allowance to avoid a reduction of any patent term adjustment.