TITLE** active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg. | OG CITE | OG DATE | FR CITE | FR DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) (19Dec2006) | 16JAN2007 | |||
| Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations, Notice (20Nov2006) | 12DEC2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 67109 [PDF] | 20NOV2006 | |
| Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program, Final rule (03Nov2006) | 28NOV2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 64636 [PDF] | 03NOV2006 | |
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy To Exercise Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All the Patent Claims (signed 05Oct2006) | 31OCT2006 | |||
| Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE) Components (signed 28Sep2006) | 24OCT2006 | |||
| Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings, Final rule (04Aug2006) | 29AUG2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 44219 [PDF] | 04AUG2006 | |
| Changes To Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters (10Jul2006) | 01AUG2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 38808 [PDF] | 10JUL2006 | |
| Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations (06Jul2006) | 01AUG2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 38388 [PDF] | 06JUL2006 | |
| Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee [signed 12Jun2006] (30Jun2006) | 11JUL2006 | |||
| Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications To Make Special and for Accelerated Examination, Notice (26Jun2006) [MORE INFORMATION] | 18JUL2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 36323 [PDF] | 26JUN2006 | |
Request for Comments on Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, Request for comments; extension of comment period (14Jun2006) | 11JUL2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 34307 [PDF] | 14JUN2006 | |
| Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request to Retrieve Priority Application (signed 22May006) | 13JUN2006 | |||
| Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office (signed 22May2006) (24May2006) | 13JUN2006 | |||
| Request for Comments on Patents Search Templates (16May2006) | 06JUN2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 28309 [PDF] | 16MAY2006 | |
| Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program, Notice of proposed rule making (06Apr2006) | 02MAY2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 17399 [PDF] | 06APR2006 | |
| Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination, Notice of proposed rulemaking (30Mar2006) | 25APR2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 16072 [PDF] | 30MAR2006 | |
| Patent Cooperation Treaty Update (signed 17Mar2006; effective 01Apr2006) | 11APR2006 | |||
| Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (10Mar2006) | 04APR2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 12281 [PDF] | 10MAR2006 | |
| Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings, Interim rule (23Feb2006) | 21MAR2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 9260 [PDF] | 23FEB2006 | |
| Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statement [signed 24Jan2006] | 21FEB2006 | |||
| Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program [signed 10Jan2006] [link to FAQ] | 07FEB2006 | |||
| Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications, Notice of proposed rule making (03Jan2006) [more information] | 24JAN2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 61 [PDF] | 03JAN2006 | |
| Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, Notice of proposed rule making (03Jan2006) [more information] | 24JAN2006 | 71 Fed. Reg. 48 [PDF] | 03JAN2006 | |
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