Below are Federal Register Notices published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the year. Selected Federal Register Notices may also appear under various topical areas on this USPTO website.
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- Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications [PDF] (28Dec2001)
- Performance Review Board [PDF] (09Nov2001)
- Updated membership list of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Performance Review Board [PDF] (26Oct2001)
- Request for Comments on Development of a Plan To Remove the Patent and Trademark Classified Paper Files From the Public Search Facilities; Reopening of Comment Period [PDF] (04Oct2001)
- International Trademark Classification Changes [PDF] (20Sep2001)
- Legal Processes [PDF] (12Sep2001)
- Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications [PDF] (5Sep2001)
- Timing of National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications (30Aug2001)
- Electronic Submission of Applications for Registration and Other Documents (30Aug2001)
- Comments Related (18Oct2001)
- Hearing Transcript [PDF] (01Nov2001)
- Notice of Electronic Products Available From the Information Products Division, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (28Aug2001)
- Notice of Request for Comments on Development of a Plan To Remove the Patent and Trademark Classified Paper Files From the Public Search Facilities (28Aug2001)
- Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes (28Aug2001)
- Interpretation of Registration of Agents, 37 CFR § 10.4(b); and Representative for Director of Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings, 10.140(b) (24Aug2001)
- Notice of Hearing and Request for Comments on Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (22Aug2001)
- Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2002 [PDF] (31Jul2001)
- Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications [PDF] (09Jul2001)
- Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2002; Correction [PDF] (08Jun2001)
- Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments [PDF] (05Jun2001)
- Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction [PDF] (22May2001)
- Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2002 [PDF] (09May2001)
- Changes to the Time Period for Making Any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material [PDF] (01May2001)
- Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure [PDF] (27Mar2001)
- International Harmonization of Patent Laws [PDF] (20Mar2001)
- Public Advisory Committees---call for nominations [PDF] (13Mar2001)
- Extension of Comment Period on Patent Interference Declaration Standard to Feb. 28, 2001 [PDF] (01Feb2001)
- Notice: Establishment of Database of Official Insignia of Federally Recognized Native American Tribes [PDF] (09Jan2001)
- Written Description Examination Guidelines [PDF] (05Jan2001)
- Utility Examination Guidelines [PDF] (05Jan2001)