Below are the general filing requirements for an ePetition requesting to withdraw as attorney or agent of record, pursuant to 37 CFR 1.36. A stepbystep overview of a patent application and maintenance process.The five stages of a patent process. This unofficial compilation of the Rules provided for informational purposes only. Assistant Attorney General Makan Derahim has announced that the Department of Justice's (DOJ's). If you are convinced your invention is new and you want to get a European patent then start here. The USPTO will be happy to have you refile the application, take your filing fee, and send you a new filing receipt. Second, fill out the patent application (a step that includes describing all aspects of your invention). No, it cannot be renewed. Nor can one pick up the rights to an expired patent.