To withdraw from issue a utility or plant application, an applicant may wish to file a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(2) with a RCE or under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(3) Below are the general filing requirements for an ePetition requesting to withdraw an application from issue after payment of the issue fee.To file TEAS and TEASi forms, select a form listed below. You will need to create a USPTO. In this rulemaking, the USPTO is proposing to withdraw implementation of the postregistration provisions that are currently delayed. The application you are asking about was withdrawn after publication and never was granted. This means there isn't a patent and there is no patent protection. Even if Metron's claimed damages manifested after the publication, they still resulted from actions that occurred before the publication. Field. "Published for the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. " ISBN 0-8031-1846-5. 1.