Publication Containing Training and Implementation
                      Materials for Recent Rules Changes

   The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), announces the
availability of the Training and Implementation Guide containing the
"PBG and AIPA RULEMAKING AND PATENT EXAMINATION GUIDELINES."
The Training and Implementation Guide will be offered for sale in
paper for $25 per copy or on CD-ROM for $50 per copy. Information
contained in the Training and Implementation Guide is also available at
no cost on the USPTO's Web site at www.uspto.gov. 

   The Training and Implementation Guide provides a compilation of
recent rulemaking materials and published guidelines concerning patent
examination policy and procedure. The rulemaking materials include both
the Patent Business Goals (PBG) - Final Rule and the rules codifying
the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, (AIPA). The Guide is
designed for use by all patent professionals. 

    The Training and Implementation Guide will contain:

I.  CORRELATION OF RULE PACKAGES WITH SPECIFIC RULES (CHART)
II. CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT THE PATENT BUSINESS GOALS (PBG) - FINAL RULE
        65 Fed. Reg. 54603 (September 08, 2000) - Final Rule 
        Correction Notice, 65 Fed. Reg. 78958 (December 18, 2000)
        Correction Notice, 65 Fed. Reg. 80755 (December 22, 2000) 
        Correction Notice, 1242 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 120 (January
        16, 2001)
        PowerPoint Slide Presentation of Rules - PBG
        Highlights of the PBG
        Overview of the PBG (Rule by Rule Summary)
        Flyer of Some Significant Rule Changes - PBG
        Information Bulletins/MPEP Bookmarks - PBG
        Frequently Asked Questions and Answers - PBG
III. AMERICAN INVENTORS PROTECTION ACT 1999 (AIPA)
        PowerPoint Slide Presentation - AIPA
     RCE AND PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS
        65 Fed. Reg. 14865 (March 20, 2000) - Interim Rule
        65 Fed. Reg. 50092 (August 16, 2000) - Final Rule
        A Comparison: CPA vs. RCE
     Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)
        65 Fed. Reg. 56366 (September 18, 2000) - Final Rule
        Summary: Patent Term Guarantee
        PTA Information Printed on Notice of Allowance & Patent Front
        Page - OG Notice
     Pre-Grant Publication (PG PUB)
        65 Fed. Reg. 57024 (September 20, 2000) - Final Rule
        Correction Notice 1241 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 68
        (December 19, 2000)
        Summary: Eighteen-month Publication of Patent Applications
        Summary: Changes in USPTO Kind Code Usage
        Confirmation Numbers & Electronic Filing System (EFS) for
        PG Pub - OG Notice
        Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents -
        OG Notice
     INTER PARTES REEXAMINATION
        65 Fed. Reg. 76756 (December 07, 2000) - Final Rule
        Inter Partes Procedural Flow Chart
IV. PATENT EXAMINATION GUIDELINES
     AIPA Examination Guidelines
        35 U.S.C.   103(c) Guidelines - Modified Policy
        35 U.S.C.   102(g) and   103(c) Guidelines - Original Policy
        Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C.   102(e)(2) (OG Notice)
        (Updated information (incl. slide set) will be forwarded when
        available)
     OTHER PATENT EXAMINATION GUIDELINES
        35 U.S.C.   112, Paragraph 6
        Utility Examination Guidelines
        35 U.S.C.   112, Paragraph 1, "Written Description" Requirement
        Guidelines
        66 Fed. Reg. 1099 (January 5, 2001)
        Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 103 for Business Method Inventions
        Order forms are available at the Reception Desk, Patent Search
        Room, Crystal Plaza 3, Rm. 1A01; on the USPTO's Web site; and by
        calling Information Products Division (IPD) at 703-306-2600.

   Those wishing to place orders should submit an order form,
together with payment or payment authorization, to:

        U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 
        Information Products Division 
        Crystal Park 3 - Suite 441 
        Washington, D.C. 20231 


   Orders will also be taken by facsimile at 703-306-2737, or in
person by IPD in Crystal Park 3 - Suite 411, Arlington, Va. 22202. 

   Payments should be by check or money order payable to the
Director of Patents and Trademarks, or, with authorization, charged to
a PTO deposit account, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American
Express. The paper copies (binder not provided) and CD-ROMs will be
mailed by first-class mail to addresses in the United States, Canada,
and Mexico, and by airmail to all other addresses; or, at the
requestor's expense, by FedEx. 

April 2, 2001                                              STEPHEN G. KUNIN
                                             Deputy Commissioner for Patent
                                                         Examination Policy