The request for a continued prosecution application (CPA) under 37 CFR 1.53(d) filed on [1] is acknowledged. A CPA may only be filed in a design application filed under 35 U.S.C. chapter 16 . See 37 CFR 1.53(d)(1) . Since a CPA of this application is not permitted under 37 CFR 1.53(d)(1) , the improper request for a CPA is being treated as a request for continued examination of this application under 37 CFR 1.114 .