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Cir. 1995) (“the General Requirements do not bind the public to new regulations that were not subject to notice and comment”) . |\n| \u003Cbr>Issued October 2020 |\n\nGeneral Requirements Bulletin  \nTable of Contents  \nI. RECOGNITION OF ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS ............................................................................. -1-  \nII. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF THE EXAMINATION FOR FORMER USPTO EMPLOYEES UNDER 37 CFR § 11.7(d) .................................................................................................................... -2-  \nIII. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION...................................................................................................................................... -3-  \nIV. INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION ............................ -9-  \nV. FILING DEADLINE .......................................................................................................................... -15-  \nVI. MAILING INSTRUCTIONS AND CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT BY OED ................................. -15-  \nVII. THE PROCESS FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION ...... -16-  \nVIII. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ........................................................................................ -18-  \nIX. THE EXAMINATION ...................................................................................................................... -19-  \nX.TEST ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................ -20-  \nXI. REAPPLYING FOR THE EXAMINATION ..................................................................................... -23-  \nXII. REFUNDS OF USPTO FEES....................................................................................................... -24-  \nXIII. WAIVERS OF REGULATIONS REGARDING THE EXAMINATION .......................................... -25-  \nXIV. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION ........................................................... -25-  \nXV. FINDING OED INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET .................................................................. -25-  \nCERTIFICATE OF MAILING UNDER 37 CFR 1.8 ............................................................................. -26-  \nOED PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY STATEMENT ................................................................................. -27-  \nIssued July 2020  \nThis is a revision of the General Requirements Bulletin issued November 2019  \nGENERAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION  \nI. 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