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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- Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility [PDF] (20Dec2005)
- Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application With a Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters [PDF] (26Sep2005)
- Changes To Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 [PDF] (14Sep2005)
- Notice of Availability of and Request for Comments on Green Paper Concerning Restriction Practice [PDF] (05Aug2005)
- Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application Through the Trademark Electronic Application System [PDF] (06Jul2005)
- Changes To Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 [PDF] (21Jun2005)
- Acceptance, Processing, Use and Dissemination of Chemical and Three-Dimensional Biological Structural Data in Electronic Format [PDF] (21Jun2005)
- Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage in the United States [PDF] (20Jun2005)
- Notice of Availability of and Request for Comments on Green Paper Concerning Restriction Practice [PDF] (06Jun2005)
- Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees [PDF] (26May2005)
- Changes to the Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination After Final Rejection in Certain Applications Filed Before June 8, 1995 [PDF] (06May2005)
- Public Advisory Committees - Notice and Request for Nominations [PDF] (20Apr2005)
- Proposed Rule: Reduced Trademark Filing Fee Option [PDF] (07Apr2005)
- Provisions for Persons Granted Limited Recognition To Prosecute Patent Applications and Other Miscellaneous Matters [PDF] (07Apr2005)
- Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office [PDF] (04Mar2005)
- Changes to the Practice for Handling Patent Applications Filed Without the Appropriate Fees [PDF] (28Feb2005)
- Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage in the United States [PDF] (01Feb2005)
- Changes To Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005[PDF] (27Jan2005)
- Final Rule - Trademark Filing Fee Change [PDF] (19Jan2005)
- Changes To Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 [PDF] (11Jan2005)