If a reply to a non-final Office Action is a non-compliant amendment, the examiner should not enter the amendment on the merits unless the amendment would otherwise place the application in condition for allowance and the non-compliance is minor. An examiner may correct the non-compliance through an examiner's amendment and allow the application.
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