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If an applicant intentionally abandons a patent application, or fails to pay maintenance fees on a granted patent, is there anything else left for the applicant to do now regarding this patent?
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Several questions immediately arise - if the applicant intentionally abandoned the application or patent by not paying the maintenance fees, then why is he concerned about the patent? And what did the applicant do which would let one conclude that he "intentionally" abandoned the application or let the patent lapse? Thirdly, does the applicant want to do anything further with the patent - is that what you are really asking/interested in?
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