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10 Withdrawal
Applications and requests to record agreements or maintenance may be voluntarily withdrawn by written request.
Upon receipt of a written request to withdraw a design application, the application will be made "inactive" and a confirmation notice will be sent to the client. No further office action will be taken. The applicant may re-apply, if the design was not published more than one year prior to the second filing.
Upon receipt of a written request to withdraw a request for recordal of an agreement or maintenance, the action will simply not be done.
A refund will only be issued in respect of any fees submitted if the request for withdrawal was received prior to any processing of the application or request.