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| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
For information concerning PCT member countries, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1342 O.G. 51, on May 12, 2009.
For information on subject matter under Rule 39 that a particular
International Searching Authority will not search, see Annex D of the PCT
Applicants' Guide.
European Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The European Patent Office (EPO) may act as the International Searching
Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America. However, the EPO is no longer
a competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Article 16(3), for
international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals on or
after March 1, 2002, in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office, and where
the application contains one or more claims directed to the field of
business methods. For the definition of what the EPO considers to be
precluded subject matter in the field of business methods, applicants
should see the "Notice from the President of the European Patent
Office", dated November 26, 2001, and which was published as Annex A in
the "Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as PCT Authority" in
the Official Gazette at 1255 O.G. 878, on February 19, 2002.
The European Patent Office may act as the International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving
Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national or
resident of the United States of America, provided that the European
Patent Office acted as the International Searching Authority. However,
the EPO is no longer a competent IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article
32(3), for international applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals
in the USPTO or IB as a Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is
filed with the EPO on or after March 1, 2002, and where the application
contains one or more claims directed to the field of business methods.
The search fee of the European Patent Office was increased, effective
October 1, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1346 O.G. 5,
on September 1, 2009.
Korean Intellectual Property Office as Searching and Examining Authority
For use of the Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office,
see the notice appearing in the Official Gazette at 1302 O.G. 1261 on
January 17, 2006.
The search fee of the Korean Intellectual Property Office was increased,
effective September 15, 2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at
1345 O.G. 163, on August 25, 2009.
Australian Patent Office as Searching and Examining Authority
The Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) may act as the International
Searching Authority (ISA) for an international application filed with the
United States Receiving Office or the International Bureau (IB) as
Receiving Office where at least one of the applicants is either a national
or resident of the United States of America. However, IP Australia is not a
competent ISA, within the meaning of PCT Artical 16(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office, and where the application contains one or more claims
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directed to the field of business methods or mechanical inventions.
IP Australia may act as the International Preliminary Examining
Authority (IPEA) for an international application filed in the United
States Receiving Office or the International Bureau as Receiving Office
where at least one of the applicants is either a national or resident of
the United States of America, provided that IP Australia acted as the
International Searching Authority. However, IP Australia is not a competent
IPEA, within the meaning of PCT Article 32(3), for international
applications filed by U.S. residents or nationals in the USPTO or IB as a
Receiving Office where the corresponding demand is filed with IP Australia
and where the application contains one or more claims directed to the
fields of business methods or mechanical engineering or analogous fields of
technology as defined by specified areas of the International Patent
Classification System, as indicated in Annex A to the agreement between the
USPTO and IP Australia. See the notice appearing in the Official Gazette
at 1337 O.G. 261 on December 23, 2008.
For use of IP Australia as an International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for international
applications filed in the United States Receiving Office, see the notice
appearing in the Official Gazette at 1337 O.G. 265 on December 23, 2008.
The search fee of IP Australia was increased, effective September 15,
2009, and was announced in the Official Gazette at 1345 O.G. 163, on
August 25, 2009.
Fees
The transmittal fee and search fees for the USPTO were changed,
effective January 12, 2009, and were announced in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2008. The fee for filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority was established, effective November 9, 2007, and was
announced in the Federal Register on September 10, 2007.
International filing fees were increased, effective May 1, 2009, and
were announced in the Official Gazette at 1340 O.G. 212, on March 31,
2009.
The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of October 1, 2009, is
as follows:
International Application (PCT Chapter I) fees:
Transmittal fee $240.00
Search fee
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as
International Searching Authority (ISA)
- Search fee $2,080.00
- Supplemental search fee, per additional
invention (payable only upon invitation) $2,080.00
European Patent Office as ISA $2,378.00
Korean Intellectual Property Office as ISA
- for international applications filed in English $729.00
IP Australia as ISA $1,278.00
International fees
International filing fee $1,184.00
International filing fee-filed in paper
with PCT EASY zip file or
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electronically without PCT EASY zip file $1,095.00
International filing fee-filed
electronically with PCT EASY zip files $1,006.00
Supplemental fee for each page over 30 $13.00
Restoration of Priority
Filing a request for the restoration of the
right of priority under § 1.452 $1,410.00
International Application (PCT Chapter II) fees associated
with filing a Demand for Preliminary Examination:
Handling fee $171.00
Handling fee-90% reduction, if applicants meet criteria
specified at:
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/fee_reduction.pdf $17.10
Preliminary Examination Fee
USPTO as International Preliminary
Examining Authority (IPEA)
- USPTO was ISA in PCT Chapter I $600.00
- USPTO was not ISA in PCT Chapter I $750.00
- Additional preliminary examination fee,
per additional invention
(payable only upon invitation) $600.00
U.S. National Stage fees (for international applications entering
the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371) can be found on the USPTO's
Web site (www.uspto.gov).
September 17, 2009 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable |
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 1.362(d) provides
that maintenance fees may be paid without surcharge for the six-month
period beginning 3, 7, and 11 years after the date of issue of patents
based on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. An additional
six-month grace period is provided by 35 U.S.C. 41(b) and 37 CFR 1.362(e)
for payment of the maintenance fee with the surcharge set forth in 37 CFR
1.20(h), as amended effective Dec. 16, 1991. If the maintenance fee is
not paid in the patent requiring such payment the patent will expire on
the 4th, 8th, or 12th anniversary of the grant.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on November 14, 2006
for which maintenance fees due at 3 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 7,134,146 through 7,137,145
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on November 12, 2002
for which maintenance fees due at 7 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 6,477,709 through 6,481,013
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
Attention is drawn to the patents that were issued on November 10, 1998
for which maintenance fees due at 11 years and six months may now be paid.
The patents have patent numbers within the following ranges:
Utility Patents 5,832,535 through 5,836,014
Reissue Patents based on the above identified patents.
No maintenance fees are required for design or plant patents.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents may be submitted electronically
over the Internet at www.uspto.gov. Click on the "Site Index" link at the
top of the homepage (www.uspto.gov), and then scroll down and click on the
"Maintenance Fees" link for more information.
Payments of maintenance fees in patents not submitted electronically
over the Internet should be mailed to "United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 979070, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000".
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of
maintenance fees in patents is not to be mailed to P.O. Box 979070,
St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, but must be mailed to "Mail Stop M
Correspondence, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O.
Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450".
Patent owners must establish small entity status according to 37 CFR
1.27 if they have not done so and if they wish to pay the small entity
amount.
The current amounts of the maintenance fees due at 3 years and six
months, 7 years and six months, and 11 years and six months are set forth
in the most recently amended provisions in 37 CFR 1.20(e)-(g). To obtain
the current maintenance fee amounts, please call the USPTO Contact Center
at (800)-786-9199 or see the current USPTO fee schedule posted on the USPTO
Internet web site. At the top of the USPTO homepage at www.uspto.gov, click
on the "Site Index" link and then scroll down and click on the "Fees,
USPTO" link to find the current USPTO fee schedule.
| Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee |
Notice of Expiration of Patents
Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee
35 U.S.C. 41 and 37 CFR 1.362(g) provide that if the required
maintenance fee and any applicable surcharge are not paid in a patent
requiring such payment, the patent will expire at the end of the 4th, 8th
or 12th anniversary of the grant of the patent depending on the first
maintenance fee which was not paid.
According to the records of the Office, the patents listed below have
expired due to failure to pay the required maintenance fee and any
applicable surcharge.
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 7, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
Number Number Date
5,673,435 08/532,895 10/07/97
5,673,440 08/538,013 10/07/97
5,673,450 08/446,861 10/07/97
5,673,461 08/572,527 10/07/97
5,673,483 08/466,549 10/07/97
5,673,485 08/531,096 10/07/97
5,673,488 08/537,826 10/07/97
5,673,490 08/574,576 10/07/97
5,673,491 08/545,918 10/07/97
5,673,499 08/510,652 10/07/97
5,673,506 08/799,032 10/07/97
5,673,508 08/417,971 10/07/97
5,673,513 08/433,362 10/07/97
5,673,516 08/583,281 10/07/97
5,673,529 08/503,927 10/07/97
5,673,547 08/522,718 10/07/97
5,673,580 08/582,302 10/07/97
5,673,583 08/716,548 10/07/97
5,673,590 08/585,517 10/07/97
5,673,591 08/544,930 10/07/97
5,673,593 08/572,121 10/07/97
5,673,595 08/446,069 10/07/97
5,673,599 08/589,551 10/07/97
5,673,602 08/546,270 10/07/97
5,673,607 08/543,868 10/07/97
5,673,610 08/702,066 10/07/97
5,673,611 08/686,449 10/07/97
5,673,613 08/516,602 10/07/97
5,673,619 08/536,636 10/07/97
5,673,620 08/623,183 10/07/97
5,673,622 08/628,672 10/07/97
5,673,623 08/532,168 10/07/97
5,673,627 08/704,212 10/07/97
5,673,639 08/547,202 10/07/97
5,673,654 08/479,033 10/07/97
5,673,656 08/637,730 10/07/97
5,673,662 08/730,110 10/07/97
5,673,669 08/489,660 10/07/97
5,673,670 08/498,205 10/07/97
5,673,671 08/656,793 10/07/97
5,673,681 08/587,408 10/07/97
5,673,685 08/344,220 10/07/97
5,673,690 08/623,853 10/07/97
5,673,705 08/705,632 10/07/97
5,673,709 08/310,031 10/07/97
5,673,711 08/515,832 10/07/97
5,673,731 08/642,386 10/07/97
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5,673,739 08/655,934 10/07/97
5,673,748 08/599,383 10/07/97
5,673,753 08/425,523 10/07/97
5,673,755 08/454,297 10/07/97
5,673,764 08/422,232 10/07/97
5,673,767 08/563,260 10/07/97
5,673,768 08/594,642 10/07/97
5,673,769 08/754,243 10/07/97
5,673,776 08/612,557 10/07/97
5,673,797 08/412,685 10/07/97
5,673,798 08/446,326 10/07/97
5,673,799 08/464,310 10/07/97
5,673,802 08/537,503 10/07/97
5,673,815 08/529,434 10/07/97
5,673,819 08/519,915 10/07/97
5,673,823 08/701,084 10/07/97
5,673,827 08/719,405 10/07/97
5,673,830 08/568,945 10/07/97
5,673,851 08/570,509 10/07/97
5,673,864 08/541,893 10/07/97
5,673,865 08/705,407 10/07/97
5,673,873 08/465,632 10/07/97
5,673,878 08/462,880 10/07/97
5,673,886 08/704,921 10/07/97
5,673,887 08/423,265 10/07/97
5,673,888 08/624,098 10/07/97
5,673,901 08/686,032 10/07/97
5,673,903 08/555,087 10/07/97
5,673,906 08/423,154 10/07/97
5,673,916 08/308,373 10/07/97
5,673,920 08/713,137 10/07/97
5,673,930 08/701,026 10/07/97
5,673,931 08/561,545 10/07/97
5,673,932 08/615,571 10/07/97
5,673,933 08/565,332 10/07/97
5,673,936 08/664,155 10/07/97
5,673,947 08/425,496 10/07/97
5,673,963 08/331,139 10/07/97
5,673,964 08/511,576 10/07/97
5,673,974 08/553,392 10/07/97
5,673,975 08/590,821 10/07/97
5,673,977 08/757,513 10/07/97
5,673,988 08/389,824 10/07/97
5,673,994 08/451,902 10/07/97
5,673,996 08/712,937 10/07/97
5,673,999 08/464,536 10/07/97
5,674,001 08/422,882 10/07/97
5,674,002 08/562,689 10/07/97
5,674,007 08/401,208 10/07/97
5,674,011 08/455,030 10/07/97
5,674,013 08/424,198 10/07/97
5,674,023 08/563,247 10/07/97
5,674,026 08/391,682 10/07/97
5,674,027 08/560,954 10/07/97
5,674,039 08/700,997 10/07/97
5,674,040 08/403,729 10/07/97
5,674,046 08/562,056 10/07/97
5,674,052 08/555,687 10/07/97
5,674,053 08/664,796 10/07/97
5,674,056 08/364,684 10/07/97
5,674,058 08/724,854 10/07/97
5,674,062 08/707,968 10/07/97
5,674,063 08/516,283 10/07/97
5,674,064 08/350,150 10/07/97
5,674,079 08/455,160 10/07/97
5,674,082 08/542,461 10/07/97
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5,674,092 08/423,600 10/07/97
5,674,099 08/562,070 10/07/97
5,674,103 08/588,808 10/07/97
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5,674,133 08/660,926 10/07/97
5,674,134 08/538,716 10/07/97
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5,674,170 08/304,797 10/07/97
5,674,175 08/594,810 10/07/97
5,674,196 08/583,342 10/07/97
5,674,200 08/596,643 10/07/97
5,674,202 08/443,123 10/07/97
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5,674,250 08/641,100 10/07/97
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5,674,256 08/574,674 10/07/97
5,674,266 08/672,698 10/07/97
5,674,289 08/369,708 10/07/97
5,674,293 08/589,018 10/07/97
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5,674,299 08/500,654 10/07/97
5,674,300 08/622,235 10/07/97
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5,674,316 08/491,569 10/07/97
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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 2, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
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| November 24, 2009 |
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 364 |
6,297,196 09/388,905 10/02/01
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 365 |
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6,297,817 09/346,420 10/02/01
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 366 |
6,297,846 08/865,027 10/02/01
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 367 |
6,298,219 09/242,412 10/02/01
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6,298,475 09/204,514 10/02/01
6,298,480 08/752,363 10/02/01
PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON October 4, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Patent Application Issue
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6,951,032 10/741,552 10/04/05
6,951,035 10/304,990 10/04/05
6,951,039 10/366,019 10/04/05
6,951,044 10/072,863 10/04/05
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6,951,072 10/199,604 10/04/05
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6,951,076 10/204,501 10/04/05
| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 368 |
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
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6,951,765 10/016,017 10/04/05
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| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 370 |
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6,952,152 10/681,737 10/04/05
6,952,164 10/287,954 10/04/05
6,952,168 10/011,746 10/04/05
6,952,171 10/466,746 10/04/05
6,952,179 07/163,563 10/04/05
6,952,183 10/615,113 10/04/05
6,952,185 10/868,443 10/04/05
6,952,219 09/848,425 10/04/05
6,952,220 09/634,125 10/04/05
6,952,232 10/133,267 10/04/05
6,952,235 10/186,395 10/04/05
6,952,273 09/744,161 10/04/05
6,952,274 09/798,418 10/04/05
6,952,295 10/035,329 10/04/05
6,952,305 10/713,975 10/04/05
6,952,316 10/290,979 10/04/05
6,952,317 10/464,394 10/04/05
6,952,321 10/119,985 10/04/05
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6,952,329 10/651,112 10/04/05
6,952,332 10/172,281 10/04/05
6,952,342 10/805,266 10/04/05
6,952,361 10/395,245 10/04/05
6,952,387 10/114,065 10/04/05
6,952,392 10/641,784 10/04/05
6,952,398 09/558,962 10/04/05
6,952,412 09/786,910 10/04/05
6,952,415 10/062,560 10/04/05
6,952,427 09/547,989 10/04/05
6,952,435 10/359,404 10/04/05
6,952,439 09/687,024 10/04/05
6,952,443 09/386,965 10/04/05
6,952,488 09/940,095 10/04/05
6,952,499 09/174,649 10/04/05
6,952,510 10/153,363 10/04/05
6,952,554 10/714,404 10/04/05
6,952,562 09/979,280 10/04/05
6,952,565 10/110,345 10/04/05
6,952,570 10/069,984 10/04/05
6,952,576 09/935,035 10/04/05
6,952,579 09/741,578 10/04/05
6,952,582 09/931,107 10/04/05
6,952,583 09/692,065 10/04/05
6,952,588 09/415,205 10/04/05
6,952,593 09/923,978 10/04/05
6,952,599 09/961,639 10/04/05
6,952,602 10/261,689 10/04/05
6,952,614 10/757,436 10/04/05
6,952,623 10/190,408 10/04/05
6,952,627 10/248,099 10/04/05
6,952,629 10/919,315 10/04/05
6,952,657 10/658,984 10/04/05
6,952,665 09/676,126 10/04/05
6,952,669 09/759,734 10/04/05
6,952,676 09/904,256 10/04/05
6,952,678 09/944,324 10/04/05
6,952,680 09/702,363 10/04/05
6,952,707 09/694,185 10/04/05
6,952,710 09/878,850 10/04/05
6,952,712 10/305,987 10/04/05
6,952,725 09/649,738 10/04/05
6,952,737 09/753,221 10/04/05
6,952,762 09/486,908 10/04/05
6,952,794 10/269,186 10/04/05
6,952,796 10/352,986 10/04/05
Erratum
In the notice of "PATENTS WHICH EXPIRED ON July 22, 2009 DUE TO
FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES" appearing in the Official Gazette of
September 8, 2009, all reference to Patent No. 5,650,106 which issued from
Application No. 08/667,700 should be deleted since the relevant maintenance
fee was timely paid in that patent.
| Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/26/2009 |
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee from 10/26/2009
Patent Application Filing Issue Granted
Number Number Date Date Date
5,452,822 08/231,700 04/25/94 09/26/95 10/27/09
5,601,859 08/382,064 02/01/95 02/11/97 10/27/09
5,650,054 08/522,946 09/01/95 07/22/97 10/30/09
5,668,663 08/238,521 05/05/94 09/16/97 10/29/09
5,943,298 08/842,729 04/16/97 08/24/99 10/30/09
6,019,034 09/363,487 07/29/99 02/01/00 10/26/09
6,034,569 09/096,135 06/11/98 03/07/00 10/28/09
6,098,180 08/804,114 02/18/97 08/01/00 10/28/09
6,116,813 09/376,135 08/17/99 09/12/00 10/30/09
6,127,393 09/127,620 08/01/98 10/03/00 10/30/09
6,166,337 09/444,898 11/22/99 12/26/00 10/30/09
6,178,512 09/135,860 08/18/98 01/23/01 10/30/09
6,182,718 09/333,114 06/15/99 02/06/01 10/30/09
6,183,474 09/239,862 01/29/99 02/06/01 10/28/09
6,209,803 09/123,212 07/27/98 04/03/01 10/30/09
6,215,232 09/444,945 11/22/99 04/10/01 10/30/09
6,218,719 09/234,015 01/19/99 04/17/01 10/28/09
6,225,284 08/981,426 12/29/97 05/01/01 10/26/09
6,228,610 08/617,785 03/19/96 05/08/01 10/26/09
6,234,043 09/132,460 08/12/98 05/22/01 10/30/09
6,243,896 09/435,086 11/05/99 06/12/01 10/28/09
6,247,749 09/552,662 04/19/00 06/19/01 10/26/09
6,258,455 09/281,119 03/29/99 07/10/01 10/27/09
6,258,536 09/203,677 12/01/98 07/10/01 10/27/09
6,283,899 08/899,964 07/24/97 09/04/01 10/26/09
6,286,626 09/372,542 08/11/99 09/11/01 10/26/09
6,616,838 09/839,722 04/20/01 09/09/03 10/30/09
6,637,259 09/932,880 08/20/01 10/28/03 10/27/09
6,637,962 10/106,667 03/25/02 10/28/03 10/28/09
6,655,598 09/723,178 11/27/00 12/02/03 10/26/09
6,799,332 10/200,784 07/23/02 10/05/04 10/27/09
6,838,654 10/052,472 01/17/02 01/04/05 10/28/09
6,857,552 10/414,768 04/17/03 02/22/05 10/29/09
6,887,735 10/374,462 02/24/03 05/03/05 10/28/09
6,894,602 09/783,718 02/14/01 05/17/05 10/30/09
6,902,198 09/862,272 05/22/01 06/07/05 10/28/09
6,909,819 10/825,897 04/16/04 06/21/05 10/30/09
6,931,043 10/875,718 06/25/04 08/16/05 10/26/09
6,933,026 10/360,568 02/06/03 08/23/05 10/29/09
6,936,547 10/284,681 10/31/02 08/30/05 10/27/09
6,939,387 10/223,388 08/19/02 09/06/05 10/27/09
6,941,878 10/605,384 09/26/03 09/13/05 10/29/09
6,955,478 10/884,225 07/02/04 10/18/05 10/27/09
| Reissue Applications Filed |
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed below
are open to public inspection by the general public through the Image
File Wrapper (IFW) system (http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair)
on the USPTO internet web site (www.uspto.gov), and copies may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor (37 CFR 1.19).
D. 574,288, Re. S.N. 29/338,342, Jun. 9, 2009, CL. D11, PRECIOUS STONE,
Shraga Peled, et al, Owner of Record: Peled Diamonds, Attorney or Agent:
Rodney Fuller, Ex. Gp.: 2913
6,307,848, Re. S.N. 12/604,329, Oct. 22, 2009, CL. 340, METHOD OF
ADDRESSING MESSAGES, METHOD OF ESTABLISHING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, AND
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, Clifton W. Wood Jr., et al, Owner of Record:
Keystone Technology Solutions, LLC, Boise, ID, Attorney or Agent: Lehua Wang,
Ex. Gp.: 2612
6,355,666, Re. S.N. 12/605,666, Oct. 26, 2009, Cl. 514/159, PROTECTED
FORMS OF PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS AND USES THEREFOR, Ching-San Lai
et.al, Owner of Record: MEDINOX, INC., Carlsbad, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Raymond A. Miller, Ex. Gp.: 1614
6,605,599, Re. S.N. 12/539,492, Aug. 11, 2009, CL. 514, EPOTHILONE
DERIVATIVES, Gregory S. Vite, et al, Owner of Record: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company, Princeton, NJ, Attorney or Agent: Emily Miao, Ex. Gp.: 1614
6,665,442, Re. S.N. 12,603,268, Oct. 21, 2009, Cl. 382/224, IMAGE
RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, Shunichi Sekiguchi, et. al.,
Owner of Record: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP, Attorney or
Agent: Michael K. Mutter, Ex. Gp.: 1796
6,836,417, Re. S.N. 12/465,192, May 13, 2009, CL. 313, SEMICONDUCTOR
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SELECTABLE POWER SUPPLY ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT
OPERATION MODES, Mitsuru Hiraki, et al, Owner of Record: Renesas Technology
Corp., Attorney or Agent: Mitchell Shapiro, Ex. Gp.: 2879
6,886,553, Re. S.N. 12/575,049, Oct. 7, 2009, CL. 383, SELF-CONTAINED
PERSONAL WARMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF WARMING, Daniel H. Yim, Dalton, GA,
Owner of Record: HeatMax, Inc., Dalton., GA, Attorney or Agent: Cynthia J.
Lee, Ex. Gp.: 3782
6,894,083, Re. S.N. 12/581,976, Oct. 20, 2009, Cl. 521/131, POLYURETHANE
FOAM COMPOSITION, Robert G. Braun, et al., Owner of Record: Dow Global
Technologies Inc., Midland, MI, Attorney or Agent: Ray Ashburg,
Ex. Gp.: 1796
7,021,515, Re. S.N. 12/403,189, Mar. 12, 2009, Cl. 072/294, STAPLER WITH
BENDING ARMS WHICH CUT THE STAPLE LEGS AGAINST A PAD, Martin Elonsson, et
al., Owner of Record: Isaberg Rapid AB, Hestra, SE, Attorney or Agent:
Mitchell W. Shapiro, Ex. Gp.: 3725
7,055,740, Re. S.N. 12/462,501, Aug. 5, 2009, CL. 235, STORED-VALUE CARD
ADAPTED TO BE READ BY AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, Mark A. Schultz, et al, Owner
of Record: Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, Attorney or Agent:
Greg Gardella, Ex. Gp.: 2887
7,060,194, Re. S.N. 12/536,242, Aug. 5, 2009, CL. 360, DRY ETCHING METHOD
FOR MAGNETIC MATERIAL, Yoshimitsu Kodaira, et al, Owner of Record: Canon
Anvela Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JAPAN, Attorney or Agent: Peter Saxon,
Ex. Gp.: 2627
7,248,470, Re. S.N. 12/505,670, Jul. 20, 2009, CL. 439, COMPUTER SYSTEM
WITH PCI EXPRESS INTERFACE, Yu-Guang Chen, et al, Owner of Record: ASUSTek
Computer Inc., Attorney or Agent: Daniel R. McClure, Ex. Gp.: 2833
| November 24, 2009 |
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7,249,798, Re. S.N. 12/512,804, Jul. 30, 2009, CL. 297, UTILITY VEHICLE
WITH CABIN FRAME, Hideo Saito, et al, Owner of Record: Kawasaki Jukogyo,
Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: John D. Russell,
Ex. Gp.: 3636
7,260,845, Re. S.N. 12/545,569, Aug. 21, 2009, CL. 423, SENSOR FOR
DETECTING AND ELIMINATING INTER-PROCESS MEMORY BREACHES IN MULTITASKING
OPERATING SYSTEMS, Gabriel Kedma Omer, et al, Owner of Record: XILOPREM TRE
LIMITED LIABILITY CO., Dover, DE, Attorney or Agent: Robert J. Irvine, III,
Ex. Gp.: 1793
7,289,529, Re. S.N. 12/587,884, Oct. 15, 2009, Cl. 370/338, METHOD AND
SYSTEM FOR OPTIMALLY SERVING STATIONS ON WIRELESS LANS USING A CONTROLLED
CONTENTION/RESOURCE RESERVATION PROTOCOL OF THE IEEE 802.11E STANDARD,
Matthew J. Sherman, Owner of Record: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LP,
Attorney or Agent: Ronald D. Slusky, Ex. Gp.: 2617
7,348,076, Re. S.N. 12,603,036, Oct. 21, 2009, Cl. 257/350, SINGLE
CRYSTALS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SAME, John Walter Locher, et. al.,
Owner of Record: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA,
Attorney or Agent: George R. Meyer, Ex. Gp.: 2811
7,382,056, Re. S.N. 12/460,437, Jul. 17, 2009, CL. 438, INTEGRATED PASSIVE
DEVICES, Anthony M. Chiu, et al, Owner of Record: Sychip Inc. Plano, TX,
Attorney or Agent: Pete Wilde, Ex. Gp.: 2814
7,420,546, Re. S.N. 12,604,814, Oct. 23, 2009, Cl. 345/173, MAN-MACHINE
INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES, David S. Abdallah,
et.al., Owner of Record: Privaris, Inc., Charlottesville, VA, Attorney or
Agent: Christopher R. Hutter, Ex. Gp.: 2624
7,493,090, Re. S.N. 12/605,843, Oct. 26, 2009, Cl. 455/436, SYSTEM AND
METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY CONFIGURING LENGTH OF NEIGHBOR BASE STATION INFORMATION
IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, Sung-Jin Lee et.al,
Owner of Record: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Attorney or Agent:
Douglas M. Owens III, Ex. Gp.: 2617
| Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
4,977,577, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,622, Requested Date: Sep. 18, 2009,
Cl. 375/001, Title: WIRELESS ALARM SYSTEM, Inventor: James D. Arthur et al.,
Owners of Record: Northpeak Wireless, LLC., Alpharetta, GA, Attorney or
Agent: Ballard Spahr, LLP., Atlanta, GA, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Chun M.
Ng., Perkins Coie, LLP., Seattle, WA
5,424,286, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,653, Requested Date: Aug. 21, 2009,
Cl. 514/002, Title: EXENDIN-3 AND EXENDIN-4 POLYPEPTIDES, AND PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME, Inventor: John Eng, Owners of Record: John Eng,
Bronx, NY, Attorney or Agent: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego,
Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester: Richard Neifeld, Neifeld IP Law PC., Alexandria,
VA
5,753,506, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,567, Requested Date: Sep. 2, 2009,
Cl. 435/377, Title: ISOLATION PROPAGATION AND DIRECTED DIFFERENTIATION OF
STEM CELLS FROM EMBRYONIC AND ADULT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF MAMMALS,
Inventor: Karl K. Johe, Owners of Record: Neuralstem, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD,
Attorney or Agent: K&L Gates, LLP., Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3991, Requester:
Ivor R. Elrifi, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC.,
Boston, MA
6,745,851, Reexam. C.N. 90/009,568, Requested Date: Aug. 27, 2009,
Cl. 175/050, Title: METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF DRILLING FLUID,
Inventor: Per Espen Edvardsen, Owners of Record: AGR Services AS, Straume,
Norway, Attorney or Agent: Carella Byrne Bain Gilfillan Cecchi Stewart &
Olstein, Roseland, NJ, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Patent Owner
6,936,071, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,655, Requested Date: Aug. 24, 2009,
Cl. 623/017, Title: INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT, Inventor: Thierry Marnay et al.,
Owners of Record: Spine Solutions, Inc., New York, NY, Attorney or Agent:
Woodcock Washburn, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Ex. Gp.: 3993, Requester: Joseph
A. Hynds, Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck, PC., Washington, DC
7,068,430, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,629, Requested Date: Sep. 17, 2009,
Cl. 359/589, METHOD OF MAKING HIGHLY DISCRIMINATING OPTICAL EDGE FILTERS
AND RESULTING PRODUCTS, Inventor: Glenn Clarke et al., Owners of Record:
Semrock, Inc., Rochester, NY, Attorney or Agent: Lowenstein Sandler, PC.,
Roseland, NJ, Ex. Gp.: 3992, Requester: Jeffrey D. Myers, Peacock Myers,
PC., Albuquerque, NM
7,573,706, Reexam. C.N. 90/010,640, Requested Date: Aug. 11, 2009,
Cl. 361/679, Title: PORTABLE DEVICE DOCKING STATION, Inventor: Jeffrey D.
Carnevali, Owners of Record: National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA,
Attorney or Agent: Charles J. Rupnick, Seattle, WA, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: L&P Property Management Company, Martin L. Stern, Michael Best &
Friedrich, LLP, Chicago, IL
| Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed |
Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed
6,564,604, Reexam. C.N.: 95/001,214, Requested Date: Aug. 20, 2009,
Cl.: 072/047, Title: PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A PART WITH VERY HIGH
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, FORMED BY STAMPING OF A STRIP OF ROLLED STEEL SHEET
AND MORE PARTICULARLY HOT ROLLED AND COATED, Inventor: Ronald Kefferstein
et al., Owners of Record: Usinor, Puteaux, France, Attorney or Agent:
Sughrue Mion Zinn MacPeak & Seas, PLLC., Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3993,
Requester: Third Party Requester: Severstal North America, Inc.; (Att'y Is:
David J. Simonelli, Reising Ethington, PC. Troy, MI), Real Party in Interest:
Same As Third Party Requester
7,016,481, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,503, Requested Date: Aug. 31, 2009,
Cl.: 379/067, Title: REMOTE INTERNET TELEPHONY DEVICE, Inventor: David
McElvaney, Owners of Record: Riparius Ventures, LLC., Hunt Valley, MD,
Attorney or Agent: Niro Scavone Haller & Niro, Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: RTX Telecom, Skype Technologies;
(Att'y Is: Shawn P. Gorman, Banner & Witcoff., LTD., Chicago, IL), Real Party
in Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
7,139,371, Reexam. C.N.: 95/000,502, Requested Date: Aug. 31, 2009,
Cl.: 379/067, Title: REMOTE INTERNET TELEPHONY DEVICE, Inventor: David
McElvaney, Owners of Record: Riparious Ventures, LLC., Timonium, MD,
Attorney or Agent: Niro Scavone Haller & Niro, Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3992,
Requester: Third Party Requester: RTX Telecom, Skype Technologies; (Att'y Is:
Shawn P. Gorman, Banner & Witcoff., LTD., Chicago, IL), Real Party in
Interest: Same As Third Party Requester
| Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew |
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due to Failure to Renew
15 U.S.C. 1059 provides that each trademark registration may be
renewed for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period
upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of an acceptable
application for renewal. This may be done at any time within one year
before the expiration of the period for which the registration was
issued or renewed, or it may be done within six months after such
expiration on payment of an additional fee.
According to the records of the Office, the trademark registrations
listed below are expired due to failure to renew in accordance with 15
U.S.C. 1059.
TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS WHICH EXPIRED
November 1, 2009
DUE TO FAILURE TO RENEW
Reg. Number Serial Number Reg. Date
254,581 71/252,292 03/26/1929
254,566 71/258,044 03/26/1929
254,429 71/274,562 03/26/1929
254,532 71/274,852 03/26/1929
254,717 71/275,880 03/26/1929
366,102 71/412,852 03/28/1939
366,115 71/412,997 03/28/1939
508,045 71/533,248 03/29/1949
508,056 71/536,466 03/29/1949
508,067 71/539,041 03/29/1949
508,119 71/541,331 03/29/1949
676,279 72/015,359 03/31/1959
675,786 72/018,767 03/24/1959
675,808 72/042,252 03/24/1959
675,899 72/042,337 03/24/1959
676,410 72/043,056 03/31/1959
676,477 72/044,155 03/31/1959
676,161 72/044,298 03/31/1959
675,814 72/044,326 03/24/1959
676,398 72/045,274 03/31/1959
675,886 72/048,486 03/24/1959
675,887 72/048,487 03/24/1959
676,255 72/049,257 03/31/1959
676,316 72/049,632 03/31/1959
675,765 72/049,980 03/24/1959
675,766 72/049,981 03/24/1959
676,045 72/050,948 03/24/1959
675,888 72/052,005 03/24/1959
676,278 72/052,671 03/31/1959
676,424 72/055,839 03/31/1959
676,425 72/056,134 03/31/1959
676,319 72/056,203 03/31/1959
676,009 72/058,217 03/24/1959
676,012 72/059,048 03/24/1959
675,977 72/059,596 03/24/1959
675,849 72/059,621 03/24/1959
867,128 72/262,736 03/25/1969
867,318 72/272,201 03/25/1969
866,994 72/273,345 03/25/1969
866,995 72/273,346 03/25/1969
867,252 72/274,024 03/25/1969
867,091 72/276,212 03/25/1969
867,249 72/278,589 03/25/1969
867,158 72/279,849 03/25/1969
867,017 72/285,283 03/25/1969
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1348 OG 379 |
867,123 72/286,139 03/25/1969
867,019 72/286,593 03/25/1969
867,177 72/287,160 03/25/1969
867,034 72/287,503 03/25/1969
867,101 72/288,096 03/25/1969
867,286 72/290,257 03/25/1969
867,199 72/290,865 03/25/1969
867,133 72/292,334 03/25/1969
867,022 72/293,579 03/25/1969
867,134 72/293,621 03/25/1969
867,044 72/295,077 03/25/1969
867,175 72/299,669 03/25/1969
867,241 72/300,958 03/25/1969
867,049 72/301,229 03/25/1969
867,050 72/301,230 03/25/1969
867,227 72/301,780 03/25/1969
867,228 72/301,781 03/25/1969
867,229 72/301,782 03/25/1969
867,230 72/301,783 03/25/1969
867,231 72/301,784 03/25/1969
867,289 72/302,364 03/25/1969
867,290 72/302,366 03/25/1969
867,223 72/305,614 03/25/1969
867,182 72/307,183 03/25/1969
867,270 72/307,928 03/25/1969
867,068 72/308,134 03/25/1969
867,069 72/308,135 03/25/1969
867,070 72/308,136 03/25/1969
866,999 72/308,171 03/25/1969
867,059 72/308,946 03/25/1969
1,115,778 73/106,676 03/27/1979
1,096,087 73/107,947 07/11/1978
1,115,827 73/116,789 03/27/1979
1,115,595 73/116,873 03/27/1979
1,115,663 73/132,634 03/27/1979
1,115,687 73/142,075 03/27/1979
1,115,583 73/143,139 03/27/1979
1,115,486 73/146,092 03/27/1979
1,115,487 73/147,756 03/27/1979
1,115,561 73/151,606 03/27/1979
1,115,835 73/153,705 03/27/1979
1,115,836 73/153,707 03/27/1979
1,115,858 73/159,273 03/27/1979
1,115,491 73/160,666 03/27/1979
1,115,735 73/160,973 03/27/1979
1,115,591 73/161,486 03/27/1979
1,115,474 73/163,155 03/27/1979
1,115,773 73/164,718 03/27/1979
1,115,573 73/168,646 03/27/1979
1,115,511 73/169,173 03/27/1979
1,115,494 73/171,966 03/27/1979
1,115,541 73/172,710 03/27/1979
1,115,795 73/175,235 03/27/1979
1,115,497 73/178,711 03/27/1979
1,531,597 73/419,582 03/28/1989
1,531,839 73/516,504 03/28/1989
1,531,902 73/559,183 03/28/1989
1,532,056 73/589,673 03/28/1989
1,531,502 73/601,173 03/28/1989
1,532,385 73/601,291 03/28/1989
1,531,903 73/601,323 03/28/1989
1,532,041 73/602,457 03/28/1989
1,532,221 73/610,385 03/28/1989
1,531,618 73/627,208 03/28/1989
1,532,299 73/632,947 03/28/1989
1,531,570 73/637,121 03/28/1989
| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 380 |
1,531,687 73/645,057 03/28/1989
1,532,469 73/646,214 03/28/1989
1,531,688 73/646,515 03/28/1989
1,531,689 73/648,130 03/28/1989
1,531,904 73/650,513 03/28/1989
1,532,360 73/651,292 03/28/1989
1,531,692 73/652,169 03/28/1989
1,532,361 73/660,379 03/28/1989
1,531,599 73/660,592 03/28/1989
1,531,572 73/663,088 03/28/1989
1,531,536 73/663,281 03/28/1989
1,531,907 73/667,282 03/28/1989
1,531,622 73/667,301 03/28/1989
1,531,623 73/667,312 03/28/1989
1,531,508 73/669,410 03/28/1989
1,532,451 73/669,690 03/28/1989
1,531,824 73/671,326 03/28/1989
1,532,321 73/671,343 03/28/1989
1,532,198 73/673,858 03/28/1989
1,531,538 73/674,385 03/28/1989
1,532,060 73/675,603 03/28/1989
1,531,972 73/676,063 03/28/1989
1,531,910 73/678,902 03/28/1989
1,532,322 73/680,013 03/28/1989
1,531,539 73/681,036 03/28/1989
1,532,226 73/681,801 03/28/1989
1,532,368 73/686,195 03/28/1989
1,531,912 73/686,956 03/28/1989
1,532,002 73/687,591 03/28/1989
1,532,230 73/688,297 03/28/1989
1,532,391 73/689,333 03/28/1989
1,522,399 73/689,563 01/31/1989
1,531,913 73/689,700 03/28/1989
1,532,301 73/690,338 03/28/1989
1,532,231 73/691,104 03/28/1989
1,532,394 73/692,606 03/28/1989
1,532,395 73/693,788 03/28/1989
1,532,166 73/693,928 03/28/1989
1,532,341 73/694,003 03/28/1989
1,532,302 73/694,074 03/28/1989
1,531,888 73/694,757 03/28/1989
1,531,915 73/696,162 03/28/1989
1,531,575 73/697,801 03/28/1989
1,531,717 73/697,919 03/28/1989
1,532,445 73/698,114 03/28/1989
1,532,168 73/698,278 03/28/1989
1,531,577 73/698,906 03/28/1989
1,532,354 73/699,392 03/28/1989
1,531,629 73/699,563 03/28/1989
1,531,525 73/700,191 03/28/1989
1,531,526 73/700,192 03/28/1989
1,531,527 73/700,193 03/28/1989
1,531,870 73/700,535 03/28/1989
1,532,458 73/700,740 03/28/1989
1,532,169 73/701,913 03/28/1989
1,531,723 73/702,590 03/28/1989
1,531,921 73/703,117 03/28/1989
1,531,635 73/703,533 03/28/1989
1,532,325 73/704,057 03/28/1989
1,532,326 73/704,097 03/28/1989
1,531,843 73/704,543 03/28/1989
1,531,871 73/704,566 03/28/1989
1,531,872 73/704,569 03/28/1989
1,531,578 73/704,725 03/28/1989
1,531,728 73/704,949 03/28/1989
1,531,729 73/705,466 03/28/1989
| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 381 |
1,531,924 73/705,700 03/28/1989
1,531,637 73/705,821 03/28/1989
1,531,543 73/706,111 03/28/1989
1,531,732 73/706,615 03/28/1989
1,531,640 73/707,129 03/28/1989
1,532,043 73/708,104 03/28/1989
1,532,238 73/711,034 03/28/1989
1,531,873 73/711,462 03/28/1989
1,532,272 73/711,536 03/28/1989
1,531,546 73/711,740 03/28/1989
1,532,203 73/711,892 03/28/1989
1,532,289 73/712,678 03/28/1989
1,532,344 73/712,998 03/28/1989
1,531,736 73/713,298 03/28/1989
1,532,371 73/713,843 03/28/1989
1,531,927 73/714,185 03/28/1989
1,532,450 73/714,254 03/28/1989
1,531,975 73/714,614 03/28/1989
1,532,468 73/715,204 03/28/1989
1,532,403 73/715,493 03/28/1989
1,532,171 73/716,840 03/28/1989
1,531,515 73/717,064 03/28/1989
1,531,516 73/717,066 03/28/1989
1,532,441 73/717,734 03/28/1989
1,531,739 73/717,844 03/28/1989
1,532,082 73/717,985 03/28/1989
1,531,742 73/719,768 03/28/1989
1,531,932 73/720,160 03/28/1989
1,532,085 73/720,459 03/28/1989
1,531,832 73/720,632 03/28/1989
1,531,604 73/721,064 03/28/1989
1,532,241 73/721,989 03/28/1989
1,532,457 73/722,052 03/28/1989
1,531,935 73/722,382 03/28/1989
1,532,275 73/722,565 03/28/1989
1,532,242 73/722,754 03/28/1989
1,531,646 73/722,954 03/28/1989
1,532,087 73/723,849 03/28/1989
1,532,374 73/724,819 03/28/1989
1,531,941 73/726,110 03/28/1989
1,531,556 73/726,767 03/28/1989
1,532,306 73/727,146 03/28/1989
1,531,846 73/728,175 03/28/1989
1,531,977 73/728,610 03/28/1989
1,532,175 73/728,860 03/28/1989
1,531,750 73/728,928 03/28/1989
1,531,987 73/729,189 03/28/1989
1,531,559 73/729,631 03/28/1989
1,532,245 73/729,717 03/28/1989
1,531,847 73/730,022 03/28/1989
1,532,330 73/730,408 03/28/1989
1,532,091 73/731,112 03/28/1989
1,532,092 73/731,623 03/28/1989
1,532,027 73/731,735 03/28/1989
1,532,296 73/731,988 03/28/1989
1,532,345 73/732,169 03/28/1989
1,532,376 73/732,362 03/28/1989
1,532,093 73/732,739 03/28/1989
1,532,208 73/732,768 03/28/1989
1,532,278 73/733,034 03/28/1989
1,532,047 73/733,119 03/28/1989
1,532,331 73/733,185 03/28/1989
1,532,280 73/734,072 03/28/1989
1,531,759 73/734,097 03/28/1989
1,531,648 73/734,164 03/28/1989
1,531,606 73/734,185 03/28/1989
| November 24, 2009 |
US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE |
1348 OG 382 |
1,531,947 73/734,809 03/28/1989
1,531,760 73/735,021 03/28/1989
1,531,948 73/735,175 03/28/1989
1,531,949 73/735,285 03/28/1989
1,532,471 73/735,634 03/28/1989
1,532,334 73/735,698 03/28/1989
1,531,675 73/736,133 03/28/1989
1,527,525 73/736,554 02/28/1989
1,531,951 73/737,390 03/28/1989
1,532,101 73/737,394 03/28/1989
1,532,102 73/737,395 03/28/1989
1,532,337 73/737,496 03/28/1989
1,532,105 73/738,178 03/28/1989
1,531,649 73/738,222 03/28/1989
1,531,980 73/738,258 03/28/1989
1,531,650 73/738,459 03/28/1989
1,532,261 73/738,812 03/28/1989
1,532,409 73/738,814 03/28/1989
1,531,585 73/738,867 03/28/1989
1,532,181 73/739,263 03/28/1989
1,531,652 73/739,499 03/28/1989
1,532,213 73/739,698 03/28/1989
1,532,411 73/739,713 03/28/1989
1,532,412 73/740,042 03/28/1989
1,532,413 73/740,075 03/28/1989
1,531,766 73/740,778 03/28/1989
1,532,291 73/740,906 03/28/1989
1,532,414 73/740,912 03/28/1989
1,532,012 73/741,211 03/28/1989
1,531,767 73/741,401 03/28/1989
1,531,768 73/741,402 03/28/1989
1,531,896 73/741,510 03/28/1989
1,532,417 73/741,632 03/28/1989
1,532,117 73/741,737 03/28/1989
1,532,312 73/741,802 03/28/1989
1,532,015 73/742,011 03/28/1989
1,532,421 73/742,043 03/28/1989
1,532,039 73/742,103 03/28/1989
1,531,897 73/742,114 03/28/1989
1,532,379 73/742,147 03/28/1989
1,531,963 73/742,262 03/28/1989
1,532,422 73/742,499 03/28/1989
1,532,189 73/742,721 03/28/1989
1,532,313 73/742,827 03/28/1989
1,532,049 73/743,042 03/28/1989
1,531,775 73/743,394 03/28/1989
1,532,121 73/743,466 03/28/1989
1,531,966 73/743,900 03/28/1989
1,531,776 73/743,934 03/28/1989
1,532,424 73/743,947 03/28/1989
1,532,265 73/744,085 03/28/1989
1,532,282 73/744,386 03/28/1989
1,531,676 73/745,016 03/28/1989
1,532,315 73/745,285 03/28/1989
1,532,383 73/745,303 03/28/1989
1,532,127 73/745,337 03/28/1989
1,532,128 73/745,338 03/28/1989
1,531,783 73/745,343 03/28/1989
1,531,787 73/745,622 03/28/1989
1,531,880 73/745,701 03/28/1989
1,531,788 73/745,759 03/28/1989
1,531,789 73/745,761 03/28/1989
1,532,430 73/745,770 03/28/1989
1,532,131 73/745,797 03/28/1989
1,531,853 73/745,989 03/28/1989
1,532,132 73/746,145 03/28/1989
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1,532,298 73/746,160 03/28/1989
1,531,793 73/746,496 03/28/1989
1,531,794 73/746,927 03/28/1989
1,531,898 73/747,083 03/28/1989
1,532,292 73/747,100 03/28/1989
1,531,660 73/747,177 03/28/1989
1,531,795 73/747,179 03/28/1989
1,531,796 73/747,187 03/28/1989
1,531,798 73/747,414 03/28/1989
1,532,350 73/747,415 03/28/1989
1,531,856 73/747,460 03/28/1989
1,531,857 73/747,618 03/28/1989
1,531,799 73/747,661 03/28/1989
1,531,800 73/747,663 03/28/1989
1,531,595 73/747,684 03/28/1989
1,532,031 73/747,763 03/28/1989
1,532,434 73/747,819 03/28/1989
1,532,435 73/747,842 03/28/1989
1,531,859 73/747,933 03/28/1989
1,531,596 73/748,247 03/28/1989
1,531,806 73/748,251 03/28/1989
1,532,448 73/748,252 03/28/1989
1,531,807 73/748,254 03/28/1989
1,532,459 73/748,256 03/28/1989
1,532,352 73/748,272 03/28/1989
1,532,460 73/748,282 03/28/1989
1,531,967 73/748,405 03/28/1989
1,531,968 73/748,406 03/28/1989
1,531,969 73/748,407 03/28/1989
1,531,810 73/748,513 03/28/1989
1,531,666 73/748,870 03/28/1989
1,532,362 73/748,938 03/28/1989
1,531,861 73/748,970 03/28/1989
1,532,359 73/748,998 03/28/1989
1,532,139 73/749,141 03/28/1989
1,532,051 73/749,228 03/28/1989
1,531,813 73/749,355 03/28/1989
1,532,019 73/749,390 03/28/1989
1,531,885 73/749,608 03/28/1989
1,531,886 73/749,609 03/28/1989
1,532,437 73/749,925 03/28/1989
1,531,615 73/750,547 03/28/1989
1,531,995 73/751,355 03/28/1989
1,532,020 73/751,438 03/28/1989
1,531,982 73/752,542 03/28/1989
1,532,463 73/757,022 03/28/1989
2,235,971 74/419,125 03/30/1999
2,235,561 74/490,135 03/30/1999
2,235,973 74/596,862 03/30/1999
2,235,974 74/608,337 03/30/1999
2,235,978 74/630,640 03/30/1999
2,235,980 74/649,995 03/30/1999
2,235,983 74/675,577 03/30/1999
2,171,537 74/678,239 07/07/1998
2,235,984 74/687,261 03/30/1999
2,235,985 74/688,862 03/30/1999
2,235,571 74/705,266 03/30/1999
2,235,991 74/727,997 03/30/1999
2,235,992 74/732,999 03/30/1999
2,235,993 75/003,750 03/30/1999
2,189,622 75/029,131 09/15/1998
2,235,577 75/038,498 03/30/1999
2,236,011 75/074,100 03/30/1999
2,236,012 75/088,627 03/30/1999
2,236,016 75/096,669 03/30/1999
2,236,228 75/111,020 03/30/1999
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1348 OG 384 |
2,236,022 75/111,070 03/30/1999
2,236,038 75/155,326 03/30/1999
2,235,604 75/169,477 03/30/1999
2,236,231 75/178,957 03/30/1999
2,236,052 75/179,285 03/30/1999
2,235,608 75/181,562 03/30/1999
2,236,056 75/185,455 03/30/1999
2,236,065 75/198,401 03/30/1999
2,236,068 75/205,465 03/30/1999
2,236,070 75/207,368 03/30/1999
2,235,620 75/207,530 03/30/1999
2,174,413 75/209,911 07/21/1998
2,235,623 75/215,236 03/30/1999
2,236,076 75/220,550 03/30/1999
2,235,628 75/221,725 03/30/1999
2,236,079 75/224,434 03/30/1999
2,236,081 75/226,995 03/30/1999
2,236,084 75/232,712 03/30/1999
2,235,636 75/237,236 03/30/1999
2,236,089 75/238,343 03/30/1999
2,236,091 75/241,783 03/30/1999
2,236,092 75/241,797 03/30/1999
2,236,093 75/241,798 03/30/1999
2,236,095 75/244,590 03/30/1999
2,236,100 75/245,866 03/30/1999
2,153,601 75/245,965 04/28/1998
2,236,239 75/246,002 03/30/1999
2,236,101 75/246,959 03/30/1999
2,236,104 75/251,076 03/30/1999
2,236,240 75/258,041 03/30/1999
2,235,647 75/259,735 03/30/1999
2,236,111 75/264,018 03/30/1999
2,236,112 75/264,476 03/30/1999
2,236,117 75/269,402 03/30/1999
2,236,119 75/270,918 03/30/1999
2,236,126 75/279,445 03/30/1999
2,236,248 75/280,121 03/30/1999
2,236,128 75/280,606 03/30/1999
2,235,657 75/282,035 03/30/1999
2,236,130 75/282,928 03/30/1999
2,236,132 75/284,892 03/30/1999
2,158,898 75/289,083 05/19/1998
2,158,900 75/289,312 05/19/1998
2,236,143 75/293,832 03/30/1999
2,236,144 75/295,623 03/30/1999
2,236,146 75/296,734 03/30/1999
2,236,148 75/298,581 03/30/1999
2,236,252 75/301,691 03/30/1999
2,236,154 75/302,686 03/30/1999
2,236,156 75/305,346 03/30/1999
2,236,158 75/305,604 03/30/1999
2,235,671 75/305,849 03/30/1999
2,235,688 75/315,107 03/30/1999
2,236,166 75/315,907 03/30/1999
2,236,170 75/319,013 03/30/1999
2,235,706 75/326,346 03/30/1999
2,235,715 75/332,685 03/30/1999
2,236,185 75/336,853 03/30/1999
2,236,188 75/343,118 03/30/1999
2,235,726 75/344,704 03/30/1999
2,236,192 75/345,610 03/30/1999
2,235,727 75/346,395 03/30/1999
2,236,198 75/349,613 03/30/1999
2,235,729 75/349,695 03/30/1999
2,235,730 75/350,022 03/30/1999
2,235,731 75/350,716 03/30/1999
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1348 OG 385 |
2,235,732 75/351,670 03/30/1999
2,236,277 75/361,577 03/30/1999
2,235,740 75/362,046 03/30/1999
2,235,742 75/363,170 03/30/1999
2,236,205 75/365,040 03/30/1999
2,236,281 75/366,590 03/30/1999
2,235,748 75/367,171 03/30/1999
2,235,749 75/367,193 03/30/1999
2,235,755 75/371,456 03/30/1999
2,235,760 75/374,174 03/30/1999
2,236,289 75/374,958 03/30/1999
2,236,208 75/375,991 03/30/1999
2,236,290 75/376,107 03/30/1999
2,235,772 75/381,028 03/30/1999
2,236,294 75/382,478 03/30/1999
2,235,776 75/385,825 03/30/1999
2,235,778 75/387,935 03/30/1999
2,236,213 75/394,022 03/30/1999
2,235,797 75/399,380 03/30/1999
2,236,306 75/400,860 03/30/1999
2,236,215 75/406,332 03/30/1999
2,236,311 75/406,540 03/30/1999
2,236,313 75/410,097 03/30/1999
2,235,815 75/413,090 03/30/1999
2,235,820 75/415,036 03/30/1999
2,235,825 75/417,699 03/30/1999
2,235,836 75/420,322 03/30/1999
2,236,216 75/420,370 03/30/1999
2,236,321 75/421,987 03/30/1999
2,236,322 75/422,355 03/30/1999
2,235,840 75/422,920 03/30/1999
2,235,849 75/426,658 03/30/1999
2,235,851 75/427,147 03/30/1999
2,236,326 75/434,349 03/30/1999
2,235,863 75/437,020 03/30/1999
2,236,327 75/446,511 03/30/1999
2,235,892 75/452,688 03/30/1999
2,235,923 75/467,334 03/30/1999
2,235,928 75/468,640 03/30/1999
2,235,929 75/471,307 03/30/1999
2,236,338 75/477,548 03/30/1999
2,236,339 75/480,747 03/30/1999
2,235,941 75/483,446 03/30/1999
2,236,342 75/489,992 03/30/1999
2,235,952 75/493,244 03/30/1999
2,235,953 75/493,245 03/30/1999
2,235,954 75/493,246 03/30/1999
2,235,955 75/493,247 03/30/1999
2,235,956 75/493,922 03/30/1999
2,236,344 75/500,910 03/30/1999
2,236,345 75/500,998 03/30/1999
2,235,961 75/511,704 03/30/1999
2,236,346 75/516,527 03/30/1999
2,235,966 75/977,538 03/30/1999
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been filed,
and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last known
address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice
is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns or
legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of this
publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.
Krembs, Inc., Simi Valley, CA, Registration No. 3170473 for the mark
"MIZUTANI", Cancellation No. 92051248.
Xzorbit Fitness, Inc., Statesboro, GA, Registration No. 3129595 for the
mark "XZORBIT FITNESS", Cancellation No. 92051453.
KARL KOCHERSPERGER
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the application
identified below having been filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent to
applicant at the last known address having been returned by the Postal
Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless the applicant
listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an
appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition will
proceed as in the case of default.
Chuckwalla Promotions LLC, Henderson, NV, Application Serial No. 77611542 for
the mark "THE SUBMISSION ARMY", Opposition No. 91191153.
KARL KOCHERSPERGER
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A notice of opposition to the registration of the mark in the application
identified below having been filed, and the notice of such proceeding sent
to applicant at the last known address having been returned by the Postal
Service as undeliverable, notice is hereby given that unless the applicant
listed herein, its assigns or legal representatives, shall enter an
appearance within thirty days of this publication, the opposition will
proceed as in the case of default.
Natalie Suero, Orlando, Florida, Application Serial No. 77701997 for the mark
"MY LUSH CLOTHING", Opposition No. 91191631.
TINA CRAVEN
Paralegal Specialist
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
Service by Publication
A petition to cancel the registration identified below having been filed,
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and the notice of such proceeding sent to registrant at the last known
address having been returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable, notice
is hereby given that unless the registrant listed herein, its assigns or
legal representatives, shall enter an appearance within thirty days of this
publication, the cancellation will proceed as in the case of default.
Zoom Imaging, P.C., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Registration Nos. 3080292 and
3096235 for the mark "ZOOM IMAGING", Cancellation No. 92051482.
Inner City Brewing Company, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, Registration No. 2889192
for the mark "BRICKHOUSE PREMIUM LAGER", Cancellation No. 92051483.
VIONETTE BAEZ
Paralegal
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, for
LYNNE G. BERESFORD
Commissioner for Trademarks
| Service by Publication Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline |
Service By Publication
Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
The following four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary
complaint against Timothy J. Martin have been filed with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Director: (1) a Request for Notice and Order
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (2) a Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (3) a certified copy of the August 10, 2009,
Order and Notice of Disbarment of the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado
in The People of the State of Colorado v. Timothy John Martin, Case Number
08PDJ063 (consolidated with 08PDJ094) disbarring Respondent from the practice
of law in the State of Colorado; and (4) a proposed Notice and Order Pursuant
to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24.
In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 11.35, the documents were attempted to be
served on Mr. Martin by first-class certified mail, return receipt requested,
to a street address in Lakewood, Colorado, which was the most recent address
provided by Mr. Martin to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline pursuant to
37 C.F.R. § 11.11. The mailing was returned with the explanation that the
addressee had moved and had left no forwarding address.
Mr. Martin is hereby notified through this publication that he may obtain
a copy of the four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary complaint
against him by sending a written request addressed to: Mail Stop OED,
Director of Enrollment & Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.
October 30, 2009
HARRY I. MOATZ
Enrollment and Discipline Director
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Service By Publication
Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
The following four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary
complaint against Uzair M. Siddiqui have been filed with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Director: (1) a Request for Notice and Order
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (2) a Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (3) a certified copy of a January 23, 2009,
order of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board in VSB Docket Nos. 08-
052-07295 and 08-052-072646 revoking Mr. Siddiqui's license, with his
consent, to practice law in the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia; and
(4) a proposed Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24.
In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 11.35, the documents were attempted to be
served on Mr. Siddiqui by first-class certified mail, return receipt
requested, to a street address in Manassas, Virginia, provided by Mr.
Siddiqui to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline at the United States
Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.11. The mailing was
returned with the explanation that it was "unclaimed" and unable to be
forwarded.
Mr. Siddiqui is hereby notified through this publication that he may
obtain a copy of the four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary
complaint against him by sending a written request addressed to: Mail Stop
OED, Director of Enrollment & Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.
November 3, 2009 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment and Discipline
United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Service By Publication
Notice of Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
The following four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary
complaint against Edward P. Black have been filed with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Director: (1) a Request for Notice and Order
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (2) a Complaint for Reciprocal Discipline
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24; (3) a certified copy of a November 18, 2008,
Judgment of Partially Probated Suspension by the Evidentiary Panel of the
State Bar of Texas District No. 4F12 Grievance Committee, Commission for
Lawyer Discipline v. Edward P. Black (Case Nos. H0080725108 [HE] and
H0020621956 [ARTINOS]) suspending Respondent's license to practice law in
Texas for a three-year period, actively suspending him for one year, and
thereafter placing him on a two-year period of probated suspension; and
(4) a proposed Notice and Order Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.24.
In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 11.35, the documents were attempted to be
served on Mr. Black by first-class certified mail, return receipt requested,
to post office box addresses in Klein, Texas, and Spring, Texas. One of the
post office box addresses was the most recent address provided by Mr. Black
to the Office of Enrollment and Discipline pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 11.11.
The other was the address maintained for Respondent by the State Bar of
Texas. Each mailing was returned with the explanation that post office box
was closed and that there was no forwarding address.
Mr. Black is hereby notified through this publication that he may obtain
a copy of the four documents initiating a reciprocal disciplinary complaint
against him by sending a written request addressed to: Mail Stop OED,
Director of Enrollment & Discipline, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450. This is first of two
attempted service by publication in the Official Gazette made pursuant to
37 C.F.R. § 11.35(b).
October 27, 2009 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment and Discipline
| 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication |
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted.
A notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing
inventor. The inventor whose signature is missing (Michael Wasescha) may
join in the application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration
complying with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is
PCT/CH2006/000481 and was filed on 08 September 2006 in the name of Andreas
Natsch et al for the invention entitled "Topical Compositions for Reducing
Skin Irritation". The national stage application number is 12/066,518 and has
a date of 17 October 2008 under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4).
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application with
a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without
the signature of one of the joint inventors. The petition has been granted.
A notice has been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor,
Parham Hashemzadeh. The inventor whose signature is missing may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/SE2007/000500
and was filed on 22 May 2007 in the names of Mikael Personn, Andreas Phager
and Parham Hashemzadeh for the invention entitled System and Method Relating
to Examination of an Object. The national stage application number is
12/302,055 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4) date of 03
September 2009.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of an application with a petition
under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all the inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (David Michael HONE) may join in the application
by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
1.63. The international application number is PCT/US2005/042602 and was filed
23 November 2005 in the names of Ronggal SUN, David Michael HONE and Jerald
C. SADOFF for the invention entitled RECOMBINANT BCG STRAINS WITH ENHANCED
ABILITY TO ESCAPE THE ENDOSOME. The national stage number is 11/578,124 and
has a 35 U.S.C. 371(c) date of 21 February 2009.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application with
a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without
the signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has
been sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor.
The inventor whose signature is missing (PARHAM HASHEMZADEH) may join in the
application by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying
with 37 CFR 1.63. The international application number is PCT/SE07/00647
and was filed on 29 June 2007 in the names of Mikael Personn, Andreas Fhager
and Parham Hashemzadeh, entitled SOLUTION FOR INTERNAL MONITORING OF BODY.
The national stage application is assigned number 12/306,823 and has a 35
U.S.C. 371(c) date of 02 September 2009.
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Notice is hereby given of the filing of a national stage application with
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a petition under 37 CFR 1.47 requesting acceptance of the application without the
signature of all inventors. The petition has been granted. A notice has been
sent to the last known address of the non-signing inventor. The inventor
whose signature is missing (Jean-Pierre Andreaux) may join in the application
by promptly filing an appropriate oath or declaration complying with 37 CFR
1.63. The international application number is PCT/EP2006/006360 and was filed
on 30 June 2006 in the names of Jiang Shao, Jean-Pierre Andreaux and
Jean-Louis Diascorn for the invention entitled METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A
CONSUMPTION LIMIT DATE OF DIGITAL CONTENTS DEVICE FOR CONSUMING SUCH CONTENTS,
MEANS OF CONTROLLING CONSUMPTION AND SERVER DISTRIBUTING SUCH CONTENTS. The
national stage application number is 11/922,447 and has a 35 U.S.C. 371 date
of 15 September 2009.
Registration to Practice
The following list contains the names of persons seeking for registration
to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Final
approval for registration is subject to establishing to the satisfaction of
the Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline that the person
seeking registration is of good moral character and repute. 37 CFR § 11.7
Accordingly, any information tending to affect the eligibility of any of the
following persons on moral, ethical, or other grounds should be furnished to
the Director of Enrollment and Discipline on or before December 11, 2009, at
the following address: Mail Stop OED, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Blair, Rachel Anne, 311 Globe Loop, Oxford, MS 38655
Broms, Michael Earl, 6201 Portstewart Drive, Springfield, IL 62711
Bugg, Robert Edward, 455 E. 14th Street, Apartment 11E, New York, NY 10009
Chan, Tuenlap Daniel, 6162 Mesa Avenue, Apartment B, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Choi, David Eugene, 34 Hayes, Irvine, CA 92620
Chongsiriwatana, Nathaniel Paul, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP,
300 S. Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Cleary, Michael Franklin, 5113 N.E. 54th Court, Vancouver, WA 98661
Cung, Don Le Quy, 945 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Diamantis, Alexandros Roy, 8501 Wild Spruce Drive, Springfield, VA 22153
Ford, Daniel Joseph, Sheridan Ross PC, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver,
CO 80202
Gifford, Jonas H., Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh, Box 11560 Vancouver
Centre, 2200-650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC V6B 4N8, Canada
Hamai, Kosuke, c/o Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P., 1940
Duke Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
Hamstra, Nathaniel Andrew, Mayer Brown LLP, 71 S. Wacker, Chicago,
IL 60606-4637
Harker, Rebecca Lynn, 3812 13th Street N., Apartment B, Arlington, VA 22201
Hess, Michael Joseph, 3838 Park Avenue, Apartment 306, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Ho, Sharon S., McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Box 48, Suite 5300, Toronto,
ON M5K 1E6, Canada
Holley, John Stewart, 4870 Hunt Road, Apartment 202, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Huston, Eric Norman, Foley & Lardner LLP, 150 E. Gilman Street, Madison,
WI 53703
Hutchins, Eric Matthew, Towsend and Towsend and Crew LLP, 379 Lytton Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1431
Jarosz, Katherine Graham, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W., Washington, DC 20037
Jiang, Yan, 835 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, PA 19002
Juffa, Kathryn Ann, Baker Botts L.L.P, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas,
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TX 75201
Kandow, Lindsay Noel, Cantor Colburn LLP, 201 W. Big Beaver, Suite 1101,
Troy, MI 48084
Kunze, Jason Todd, 31505 Kline Circle, Warrenville, IL 60555
Lee, Faustina Yeeling, 4733 Torrance Boulevard, #602, Torrance, CA 90503
Liddell, William Andrew, 43 Rainey Street, #804, Austin, TX 78701
Logan, Kyle Odell, 1204 Penderbrooke Court, Crownsville, MD 21032
Mahne, Kevin Paul, 6506 Tassia Drive, Alexandria, VA 22315
Martino, Marc Gregory, CZR Inc., 5636 Vercelly Court, Westlake Village,
CA 91362
Outten, Juliet Leigh, Darby & Darby, PC, Liebigstr. 51, Frankfurt, 60323,
Germany
Payne, Jonathan Edward, 9050 Centenary Court, Camby, IN 46113
Ricks, Sean McEwen, 34 S. 1460 W., Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
Rozema, Kyle Thomas, 300 North Fourth Street, Apartment 2308, St. Louis,
MO 63102
Sarkar, Indranil, Fish & Richardson P.C., 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
MA 02110
Schapker, Timothy Martin, 7618 Chadwick, Prairie Village, KS 66208
Seaton, Matthew Charles, 2112 Rockrose Circle, Henderson, NV 89074
Smith, Brian Andrew, Medtronic, Inc., 7000 Central Avenue, N.E., RCE 470,
Minneapolis, MN 55124
Smith, Patrick James, Factor & Lake, Ltd., 1327 W. Washington Boulevard,
Suite 5G/H, Chicago, IL 60607
Twyman, Donald James, 6637 Pleasant Plains Way, Las Vegas, NV 89108
Waldron, Rachel Pernic, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 N. La Salle Drive,
Chicago, IL 60654
Wendolowski, Michael Paul, 846 Kristen Court, Brunswick, OH 44212
Wilder, Andrew Hunter, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., 1100 New
York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3934
Yoshida, Tetsu, Posz Law Group, PLC, 12040 South Lakes Drive, Suite 101,
Reston, VA 20190
Zhang, Cheng, Weyerhaeuser Company, 32901 Weyerhaeuser Way S, WTC 2E19,
Federal Way, WA 98063
October 27, 2009 HARRY I. MOATZ
Director of Enrollment and Discipline
| Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System - Web (EFS-Web) |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2008-0045]
Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System - Web (EFS-Web)
AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This Legal Framework provides guidance on the background
statutes, regulations and policies that support the Electronic Filing
System - Web (EFS-Web) project. The document is provided as a reference
for applicants, parties in reexamination proceedings, attorneys, and
agents, as well as their employees using the system.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joni Y. Chang, Senior Legal Advisor,
Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of the Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Examination Policy; directly by phone at 571-272-7720, or by
mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments - Patents, Commissioner for Patents,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
Inquiries regarding EFS-Web and other USPTO information technology
(IT) systems may be directed to the Patent Electronic Business Center
(Patent EBC), by telephone: 1-866-217-9197 (toll-free) and 571-272-4100,
or by e-mail: ebc@uspto.gov.
Inquiries regarding IT policy for U.S. national patent applications
may be directed to Mark Polutta (571-272-7709), Senior Legal Advisor,
Office of Patent Legal Administration.
Inquiries regarding IT policy for international patent applications
may be directed to Tamara Graysay (571-272-6728), Special Program
Examiner, Office of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Administration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice substantively contains the same
information as the EFS-Web Legal Framework posted on the USPTO Web site
(September 2008), with certain exceptions. The following is a brief
summary of the major differences:
1. The sections have been reorganized so that sections on similar
topics are combined or grouped together, and clarifications and
definitions of terms related to electronic filings have been added;
2. Section A (former sections II, III and V) has been revised to
provide updated general information on EFS-Web;
3. Section B (former sections IV, VI, XII, XX, and XXXI) has been
revised to provide a list of applications and documents that are
permitted to be filed via EFS-Web, information on how applications
filed via EFS-Web are counted for the application size fee purposes,
and fee payments are permitted to be filed via EFS-Web;
4. Section D (part of former sections IV and XXIX) has been revised
to provide information on proper usages of EFS-Web;
5. Section E (including subsection E1 and E2, former sections VII,
X, and XXVIII) has been revised to permit a Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) certificate holder to designate a single employee of the holder's
organization, or a single employee of a contractor, who may use the
holder's certificate under the holder's direction and control;
6. Section H (former section XXII) has been revised to permit color
and grayscale drawings and photographs to be submitted via EFS-Web in
provisional and nonprovisional utility patent applications including
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reissue applications and national stage applications;
7. Subsection I5 is added to provide that complex work units (such
as chemical structure drawings, mathematical formulae, three-
dimensional protein crystalline structure data and table data) may be
submitted as text files via EFS-Web under the Complex Work Units Pilot
Program; and
8. Section J (former sections IX, XVII, XVIII and XIX) has been
revised to permit PCT-EASY.zip compressed files to be submitted via
EFS-Web when users are filing international applications with the
United States Receiving Office, and to provide that tables related to a
sequence listing in an international application must be submitted in a
PDF file rather than in a text file.
Table of Contents
A. General Information on EFS-Web (Former Sections II, III and V)
B. Legal and Document Policies (Former Sections IV and VI)
B1. Types of Patent Applications and Documents Permitted To Be
Filed via EFS-Web (Former Section XX)
B2. Types of Patent Applications and Documents Not Permitted To
Be Filed via EFS-Web (Former Section XXXI)
B3. What is the official record of documents submitted via EFS-
Web? (Former Section XII)
B4. How are applications filed via EFS-Web counted for
application size fee purposes?
B5. Can fee payments be submitted via EFS-Web?
C. Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt and Date of Receipt
(Former Section VIII)
C1. What is the date of receipt of a follow-on document received
by the USPTO through EFS-Web? (Former Section XXV)
C2. What is the date of receipt of an application submitted via
EFS-Web? (Former Section XXIII)
C3. Can users file documents during non-business hours via EFS-
Web? (Former Section XXVI)
C4. What if the applicant electronically files an application
via EFS-Web, and on that same day, realizes that the applicant has
inadvertently omitted a document from the application? (Former
Section XXIV)
C5. Are there any legal consequences of the USPTO's accepting
electronic patent applications on Saturday and Sunday? (Former
Section XXVII)
D. Proper Usage of EFS-Web (Former Section IV)
D1. Filing Documents as PDF Files via EFS-Web
D2. Entering Information on EFS-Web Screens
D3. Under what conditions will the USPTO allow refunds for fees
paid via EFS-Web? (Former Section XXIX)
E. Security and Authentication (Former Section X)
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E1. PKI Subscriber Agreement (Former Section VII)
E2. Under what authority does an authorized assistant of the
digital certificate holder submit signed documents? (Former Section
XXVIII)
F. Signature Policy (Former Section XXX)
G. May pre-grant (eighteen-month) publication requests be submitted
via EFS-Web? (Former Section XXI)
H. May photographs and color drawings be submitted via EFS-Web?
(Former Section XXII)
I. Text Files and File Limits
I1. May biotechnology sequence listings, large tables, or
computer program listing appendices be submitted as text files via
EFS-Web? (Former Section XIII)
I2. How are text files counted for application size fee
purposes? (Former Section XIV)
I3. What is the size limit for text files? (Former Section XV)
I4. What is the limit on the number of electronic files that may
be included in a single EFS-Web submission? (Former Section XVI)
I5. May Complex Work Units be submitted electronically via EFS-
Web?
J. International Applications and Documents for International Applications
J1. May international applications filed under the PCT with the
United States Receiving Office be electronically submitted via EFS-
Web? (Former Section XVII)
J2. Entry in the U.S. national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 (Former
Section IX)
J3. May EFS-Web be used to file international applications
containing a nucleotide or amino acid sequence listing and/or tables
related thereto in the United States Receiving Office? (Former
Section XVIII)
J4. Follow-on Submissions for International Applications (Former
Section XIX)
J5. Policy of Annex F of the PCT Administrative Instructions
(Former Section XI)
A. General Information on EFS-Web
EFS-Web is the USPTO's system for electronic filing of patent
correspondence. EFS-Web is accessible via the Internet on the USPTO Web
site. The system utilizes standard Web-based screens and prompts to
enable users to submit patent documents in Portable Document Format
(PDF) directly to the USPTO. Users may electronically submit most
patent applications, reexamination requests, and other patent-related
documents securely using EFS-Web. Users may also use EFS-Web to submit
payments of most patent fees including patent application filing fees.
Users need not provide a duplicate copy of any document filed through
EFS-Web unless the USPTO specifically requires the filing of a
duplicate in a particular situation. Users may review and check their
electronic submissions including their attached PDF files before
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submitting the documents to the USPTO. After submitting the documents
via EFS-Web, the system will display a page that states that the USPTO
has received the user's submission. The users, generally within two
hours, will receive an Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt of a
successful submission received by the USPTO. The processing of fees may
delay the issuance of the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt. The
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt is the electronic equivalent of a
postcard receipt. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) §
503. Most documents submitted via EFS-Web will be viewable via the
Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system within an hour
after the USPTO receives the documents if the users have associated
their applications with their customer numbers. Therefore, users will
be able to immediately check the contents of their applications for
completeness and accuracy of their electronic submissions.
A user may become a registered user by obtaining a PKI digital
certificate. See section E of this notice for more information on PKI
digital certificates. A registered user may file most patent
applications and follow-on documents in a patent application, but a
non-registered user is not permitted to file most follow-on documents
in a patent application. See section B of this notice for more
information.
EFS-Web is a PDF-based filing system. Accordingly, all EFS-Web
submissions are required to be in PDF format unless otherwise indicated
in this notice. EFS-Web permits submission of: (1) The American
Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII) text files (.TXT) to
submit bio-sequence listings, computer program listings, mega tables,
and Complex Work Units; and (2) PCT-EASY.zip compressed files to submit
the Request form generated by PCT-EASY in international applications
with the United States Receiving Office. See sections I and J of this
notice for more information on ASCII text files and electronic filing
of international applications, respectively. In addition, the USPTO
provides users with PDF EFS-Web fillable forms, such as the Provisional
Application for Patent Cover Sheet, the Information Disclosure
Statement, the Application Data Sheet, Petition to Make Special Under
Accelerated Examination Program, Petition to Accept Unintentionally
Delayed Payment of Maintenance Fee in an Expired Patent, Request for
Continued Examination (RCE) Transmittal, and Petition to Make Special
Based on Age. When users submit information using an EFS-Web fillable
form, the information will directly load into the USPTO databases which
will increase accuracy and facilitate faster processing. Users may use
other USPTO-created PDF fillable forms available on the USPTO Web site,
or user-created forms, and submit the completed forms via EFS-Web. The
information entered on these forms, however, will not be automatically
loaded into the USPTO databases.
The USPTO Web site provides additional information on EFS-Web and
PAIR, such as instructions, guidelines, frequently asked questions, and
tutorials (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=
leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/efs_help.html).
Users may contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (Patent EBC) for
assistance with EFS-Web and PAIR as well as for requesting PKI digital
certificates and customer numbers.
B. Legal and Document Policies
To the extent that any USPTO regulation is inconsistent with the
procedures for EFS-Web, the regulation will be interpreted in a manner
to support EFS-Web. This notice sets forth the USPTO's policies
concerning documents submitted electronically using EFS-Web, including
patent applications and requests for reexamination, as well as follow-
on documents in patent applications and reexamination proceedings.
B1. Types of Patent Applications and Documents Permitted to be
Filed via EFS-Web: EFS-Web permits registered users (who have a PKI
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digital certificate) and non-registered users to file the following
patent applications, requests for reexamination, and documents:
1. Provisional patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(b);
2. Nonprovisional utility patent applications under 35 U.S.C.
111(a) (including reissue utility patent applications);
3. Nonprovisonal design patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 171
(including reissue design patent applications);
4. International applications under PCT Article 11, designating the
United States, for filing in the United States Receiving Office;
5. National stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371;
6. Requests for ex parte reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 302 for
utility or design patents;
7. Requests for inter partes reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 311 for
utility or design patents;
8. Petitions to make special based on age under 37 CFR 1.102(c);
and
9. Petitions to accept an unintentionally delayed payment of
maintenance fee under 37 CFR 1.378(c), and payments of maintenance fees
when submitted with the petition.
10. Petition to make special under accelerated examination program
(must be filed with a nonprovisional utility patent application under
35 U.S.C. 111(a)).
Follow-on documents: Registered users are permitted to file follow-
on documents in the patent applications and reexamination proceedings
listed above via EFS-Web. Follow-on documents are documents filed after
the initial submission of the application or request for reexamination,
which include, but are not limited to, the following: amendments,
information disclosure statements (IDS), replies to Office actions and
notices, evidence, petitions, and other documents filed after the
filing of a patent application or request for reexamination. In
addition, registered users may file copies of the patent application
(e.g., a copy of the amended specification including the claims, and
drawings, for the purposes of publication of the application) for the
following pre-grant (eighteen-month) publication requests via EFS-Web:
amended publication under 37 CFR 1.215(c), redacted publication under
37 CFR 1.217, early publication under 37 CFR 1.219, and voluntary
publication or republication under 37 CFR 1.221(a). See section G for
more information on filing these publication requests via EFS-Web.
Follow-on documents also include any documents submitted on the same
day as the application, but after the initial submission. In
reexamination proceedings, both the reexamination requester and the
patent owner may file documents via EFS-Web, if they are registered
users. Registered users may also file a second or subsequent submission
for patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. 156 in a patent file via EFS-
Web.
Non-registered users are not permitted to file follow-on documents
via EFS-Web, except those listed in items 8-10 above. Non-registered
users may file follow-on documents by mail (with a certificate of
mailing in accordance with 37 CFR 1.8), Express Mail from USPS in
accordance with 37 CFR 1.10, or hand delivery.
B2. Types of Patent Applications and Documents Not Permitted to be
Filed via EFS-Web: The following is a list of submission types that are
not permitted to be filed using EFS-Web:
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1. Plant patent applications under 35 U.S.C. 161 and documents
associated with plant patent applications.
2. Requests for Reexamination under 35 U.S.C. 302 and 311 for plant
patents and documents associated with reexamination proceedings for
plant patents.
3. Third party submissions under 37 CFR 1.99.
4. Protests under 37 CFR 1.291.
5. Public use papers under 37 CFR 1.292.
6. Color drawings and color photographs for international
applications that have not entered the national stage.
7. Initial submissions for patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. 156.
8. Correspondence concerning registration practice as specified in
37 CFR 1.4(e). See also 37 CFR 1.6(d)(1).
9. Certified documents as specified in 37 CFR 1.4(f). See also 37
CFR 1.6(d)(2). An example of such a submission is a certified copy of a
foreign patent application filed pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 119 or a
certified copy of an international application filed pursuant to 35
U.S.C. 365.
10. Correspondence to be filed in a patent application subject to a
secrecy order under 37 CFR 5.1 through 5.5. See also 37 CFR 1.6(d)(6).
11. Documents filed in contested cases before the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), except as the BPAI may expressly
authorize. See also 37 CFR 1.6(d)(9).
12. Documents filed in contested cases before the BPAI, which are
governed by 37 CFR 41.106(f). See also 37 CFR 1.6(d)(3) and
1.8(a)(2)(i)(C).
13. Correspondence filed in connection with a disciplinary
proceeding under 37 CFR parts 10 and 11. See also 37 CFR 1.6(d)(3).
14. Maintenance fees submitted under 37 CFR 1.366 that are not
submitted with a petition under 37 CFR 1.378(c) (see item 9 in section
B1 of this notice). Patent owners may be paid electronically using the
Office of Finance On-Line Shopping Page at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=https://ramps.uspto.
gov/eram/. See MPEP § 2510 for information regarding the proper
methods for submitting maintenance fees.
15. Assignment documents under 35 U.S.C. 261, which may be
electronically filed using the Electronic Patent Assignment System
(EPAS) or the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS).
Information regarding EPAS is available at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://epas.uspto.gov.
Information regarding ETAS is available at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://etas.uspto.gov.
16. Submissions that are not associated with a patent application
or reexamination proceeding.
If any of the documents listed above is submitted via EFS-Web, the
document will not be accorded a date of receipt and it will not be
considered officially filed in the USPTO. Furthermore, no benefit will
be given to a certificate of transmission under 37 CFR 1.8 on the document.
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B3. What is the official record of documents submitted via EFS-Web?
When the USPTO successfully receives documents filed in accordance with
the EFS-Web requirements, the USPTO will convert the PDF files
submitted by users into Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image files and
then store the TIFF image files in the Image File Wrapper (IFW) as part
of the official record, except for color and grayscale drawings which
are stored in the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (SCORE)
as part of the official record. In addition, certain submissions may be
filed as ASCII text files (e.g., sequence listings or computer program
listings), which are stored in SCORE as part of the official record.
Accordingly, the official record for the patent application and
reexamination proceeding comprises:
(1) ASCII text documents as well as color and grayscale drawings in
PDF format as stored in SCORE; and
(2) TIFF images of all other original documents as stored in IFW as
well as the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt and the Electronic
Patent Application Fee Transmittal, both of which contain information
entered via the EFS-Web graphical user interface (GUI) data collection
screens.
See also Legal Framework for the Use of the Electronic Filing
System, 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 113, 114 (Sept. 14, 2004). The
original documents submitted via EFS-Web (e.g., applications and
reexamination proceeding documents) are stored exactly as filed in an
independent location. See section I of this notice for more information
on ASCII text documents and section H on color and grayscale drawings.
Submissions for pre-grant (eighteen-month) publication are forwarded to
the Pre-Grant Publication Division and are not stored in IFW or SCORE
as part of the official record of the patent application. See section G
for more information on publication requests.
B4. How are applications filed via EFS-Web counted for application
size fee purposes? For patent applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111
(including provisional applications, utility and design nonprovisional
applications, and reissue applications), the paper size equivalent of
the specification (including claims) and drawings of an application
submitted via EFS-Web will be considered to be seventy-five percent
(75%) of the number of sheets of paper present in the specification
(including claims) and drawings of the application when entered into
IFW after being rendered by EFS-Web for purposes of determining the
application size fee required by 37 CFR 1.16(s). See 37 CFR 1.52(f)(2)
and MPEP § 607. The paper size equivalency under 37 CFR 1.52(f)(2)
for EFS-Web filings does not apply to national stage submissions. See
MPEP § 1893.01(c).
Any sequence listing in compliance with 37 CFR 1.821(c) or (e), and
any computer program listing in compliance with 37 CFR 1.96, submitted
via EFS-Web will be excluded when determining the application size fee
required by 37 CFR 1.16(s) if the listing is submitted in ASCII text as
part of an associated file of the application. See 37 CFR 1.52(f)(2)
and sections I2 and J3 of this notice. Sequence listing or computer
program listings submitted as PDF files would not be excluded.
B5. Can fee payments be submitted via EFS-Web? Yes, non-registered
and registered users may submit the filing fees (e.g., the basic filing
fee, search and examination fee, and excess claims fee) using the
online fee payment in EFS-Web at the time of filing a patent
application or request for reexamination. Only registered users may
submit payment of fees in a previously filed application or
reexamination proceeding. EFS-Web permits users to electronically
submit the payment of fees with a credit card, USPTO deposit account,
or electronic fund transfer. Users may also provide authorizations to
charge fees to a deposit account with the documents
being submitted electronically via EFS-Web (e.g., a fee transmittal
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letter or form). However, users should not submit a credit card charge
authorization including the Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2038)
electronically via EFS-Web, because the electronic submission
automatically will be loaded into the application file in IFW, and the
credit card information may become part of the record of an application
file that is open to public inspection.
When the online fee payment in EFS-Web is unavailable, a deposit
account authorization transmittal (e.g., PTO/SB/17) may be included
with the documents being submitted via EFS-Web. A credit card
authorization transmittal (e.g., PTO-2038) may also be submitted by
facsimile transmission to the USPTO Central Facsimile (571) 273-8300,
or sent via Express Mail from the United States Postal Service (USPS)
in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10. Applicants must include the application
number from the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt to ensure that the
fees are paid in the correct application. Facsimile submission of the
basic national fee for national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 is not
accepted. Failure to timely pay the basic national fee prior to the
expiration of 30 months from the priority date will result in
abandonment of the international application. If applicant wishes to
submit the application filing fees on the filing date of a patent
application to avoid the surcharge, the payment of the filing fees must
be submitted and received by the USPTO before midnight on the filing
date of application. Failure to pay the fees on the filing date of the
application will result in a surcharge.
When the online fee payment in EFS-Web is unavailable, the
following types of submissions cannot be filed via EFS-Web, since
online fee payment must accompany the submission:
(1) Petitions under 37 CFR 1.378(c) for auto-processing by EFS-Web;
and
(2) Pre-grant publication submissions under 37 CFR 1.211 to 1.221
that require a fee.
C. Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt and Date of Receipt
The Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt establishes the date of
receipt by the USPTO of documents submitted via EFS-Web. The electronic
documents are itemized in the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt, which
will contain a full listing of the documents submitted to the USPTO as
described by the user during the submission process, including the
count of pages and/or byte sizes for each document. Thus, the
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt is the electronic equivalent of the
postcard receipt described in MPEP section 503.
The official application filing date will be noted on the Filing
Receipt (37 CFR 1.54) after the submitted application parts are
reviewed for compliance with 35 U.S.C. 111 (or for compliance with 35
U.S.C. 371 for entry into the U.S. national stage of an international
application). The filing date is based on the dates indicated on the
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt assuming that, after review, the
documents submitted are found to be entitled to an application filing
date. Likewise the official reexamination filing date will be noted on
the "Notice of * * * Reexamination Request Filing Date," after
Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) review for filing date compliance, and
is based on the dates indicated on the Electronic Acknowledgement
Receipt.
If the official version of any document received by EFS-Web is
lost, damaged or rendered unreadable and if it cannot be recovered from
the stored files received by electronic submission, then the user will
be promptly notified. Such events are expected to be rare. In that
situation, the user may have to resubmit any lost document and petition
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for the original filing date. The user would be required to present:
(1) The Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt; (2) a copy of the missing
files as submitted; and (3) a signed petition accompanied by a
statement stating that the attached files are the same as those
originally submitted and mentioned in the Electronic Acknowledgement
Receipt for that application number (e.g., a petition under 37 CFR
1.53(e) or 37 CFR 1.182 with the appropriate petition fee under 37 CFR
1.17(f)).
The Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt and statement will serve as
prima facie evidence that the resubmitted documents are the same as
those submitted on the date of receipt, except when the document
description used by the user does not match the document. For example,
if an applicant originally filed a specification and a set of claims
and used the correct document descriptions for a specification and a
set of claims, then the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt will serve
as prima facie evidence that the applicant filed the specification and
set of claims on the original filing date. However, if the applicant
actually filed two sets of claims, the Electronic Acknowledgement
Receipt will not serve as prima facie evidence that the applicant filed
a specification and a set of claims (even though the applicant used the
document descriptions for a specification and a set of claims). Note
the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt only indicates that the USPTO
received what was actually sent, as opposed to what may have been
intended to be transmitted. Users should exercise the same care in
preparing and preserving a copy of a submission in electronic form as
in paper.
C1. What is the date of receipt of a follow-on document received by
the USPTO through EFS-Web? Follow-on documents filed in a patent
application or reexamination proceeding after the initial filing of the
application or request for reexamination will be accorded a receipt
date, which is the date the follow-on document is received at the
USPTO. See 37 CFR 1.6(a)(4).
A follow-on document required to be filed in the USPTO within a set
period of time (e.g., a reply to an Office action) will be considered
as being timely filed if the follow-on document is submitted in
compliance with the procedure set forth in 37 CFR 1.8(a):
(1) The follow-on document is submitted via EFS-Web prior to
expiration of the set period of time in accordance with the
requirements for EFS-Web; and
(2) The document includes a certificate of transmission stating the
date of transmission and signed by a person that has reasonable basis
to expect that the document would be transmitted on or before the date
of transmission. See 37 CFR 1.8(a)(1)(i)(C) and (ii). However, the
certificate of transmission practice under 37 CFR 1.8 does not apply to
the documents listed in 37 CFR 1.8(a)(2) (e.g., a document filed for
the purpose of obtaining an application filing date).
C2. What is the date of receipt of an application submitted via
EFS-Web? 35 U.S.C. 111(a)(4) states in part (emphasis added):
The filing date of an application shall be the date on which the
specification and any required drawing are received in the Patent
and Trademark Office.
Thus, the filing date of an application is the date of receipt of
the application in the USPTO. Further, the USPTO is located in the
Eastern Standard Time zone. Accordingly, the date of filing of an
application officially submitted through EFS-Web will be the date in
the Eastern Standard Time zone when the USPTO received the submission.
As such, the submission's "date of receipt," as shown on the
Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt, is the Eastern Standard Time date
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that the documents are fully, successfully, and officially received at
the USPTO, after the user clicks the SUBMIT button on the Confirm and
Submit screen. See 37 CFR 1.6(a)(4). This date is controlling for filing
date purposes of a newly filed application. There is no "certificate of
transmission" practice for new application filings (37 CFR 1.8). This
applies by analogy to reexamination proceedings.
To be very specific, the EFS-Web system records as the date of
receipt of documents the local date in Eastern Standard Time on which
the USPTO receives the documents, after the user clicks the SUBMIT
button on the Confirm and Submit screen for those documents.
For example, if an applicant in California officially files a
patent application with the USPTO through EFS-Web by clicking on the
SUBMIT button at 1 p.m. Pacific Time in California on May 1, that
application would be officially received by the USPTO at 1 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time on May 2. Accordingly, the application would receive a
filing date of May 2. However, the applicant could alternatively file
the application using Express Mail from the USPS in accordance with 37
CFR 1.10 in which case the applicant would have until midnight on May 1
in his or her local time zone to file the application and obtain a
filing date of May 1.
C3. Can users file documents during non-business hours via EFS-Web?
Hours of operation of EFS-Web will be clearly provided in the EFS-Web
instructions when users log on to the system. The USPTO will post
information on any scheduled down time due to system maintenance in
advance. Users may file patent documents electronically during the
hours of operation of EFS-Web every day of the week, including weekends
and holidays. If the submission is successfully received (even on a
Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia),
the USPTO will assign that receipt date to the submission.
If a transmission is attempted during a down time, the USPTO cannot
accept it and will, if possible, transmit back a notice that the USPTO
is not accepting submissions. No Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
will be sent. Instead a notice will advise the user to use alternative
filing methods, such as Express Mail from the USPS in accordance with
37 CFR 1.10 or hand delivery of paper to the USPTO, to establish the
filing date. Note that applications filed under 37 CFR 1.53, and
reexamination requests, cannot be submitted by facsimile transmission
(37 CFR 1.6(d)(3) and (5)), and that certificate of mailing procedures
do not apply to new applications and reexamination requests (37 CFR
1.8(a)(2)(i)(A) and (D)). Users are strongly advised to transmit their
electronic filings sufficiently early in the day to allow time for
alternative paper filing when transmission cannot be initiated or
correctly completed.
C4. What if the applicant electronically files an application via
EFS-Web, and on that same day, realizes that the applicant has
inadvertently omitted a document from the application? One advantage of
filing a patent application via EFS-Web is that applicant (who is a
registered user) may view the submission in PAIR and file a document
directly into the application on the same day as the filing date of the
application. In certain situations, applicant may correct an error by
filing a missing item(s) on the same day as the filing date of the
application. Applicant, however, may wish to file another new
application in other certain situations.
The following examples describe implications raised when applicant
inadvertently omits an item when filing an application electronically
via EFS-Web:
1. Oath or Declaration - Applicant may file an executed oath or
declaration on the same day as the filing date as the application via
EFS-Web. The oath or declaration will not be considered late and thus a
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surcharge for filing a late oath or declaration will not be required.
2. Filing Fees - Applicant may file the filing fees (e.g., the basic
filing fee, search and examination fees, application size fee, or
excess claims fee) on the same day as the filing date of the
application via EFS-Web. The fees will not be considered late and thus
a surcharge for filing the filing fees will not be required.
3. Nonpublication request - Since 37 CFR 1.213(a)(1) requires any
nonpublication request to be filed with the application, applicant
cannot simply file the nonpublication request to correct the error. If
applicant does not wish to have the application publish, applicant must
file: (a) a new application with a nonpublication request; and (b) in
the initial application, a petition for express abandonment to avoid
publication under 37 CFR 1.138(c) and fee under 37 CFR 1.17(h) in
sufficient time to permit the appropriate officials in the Pre-Grant
Publication Division to recognize the abandonment and remove the
application from the publication process.
4. Drawings - Applicant may file the missing drawings as a
preliminary amendment on the same day as the filing date of the
application. The drawings will be considered as part of the original
disclosure of the application. See 37 CFR 1.115(a)(2). If the
application was filed with the "wrong drawings," a preliminary
amendment could be filed on the same day as the filing date of the
application adding the correct drawings and deleting the "wrong
drawings." An amendment adding new drawings and deleting the "wrong
drawings," filed on a day after the filing date of the application may
raise new matter issues.
5. Claims - Applicant may file claims as a preliminary amendment on
the same day that applicant filed the application papers and such
claims will be considered as part of the original disclosure of the
application. Please note that the application will not be entitled to a
filing date until applicant files at least one claim in the
application.
6. Part of the specification - Applicant may file the missing
portion of the written description as a preliminary amendment on the
filing date of the application. Such amendment will be considered as
part of the original disclosure.
If applicant files another new application to correct an error in
the first application, applicant will have filed two applications.
Applicant may continue to prosecute the first application that has the
error or abandon the first application by filing a declaration of
express abandonment. Please note that any fees paid in the first
application will not be refunded or applied to the second application.
Applicant may request refund of the search fee and any excess claims
fees (but not the basic filing fee, examination fee, and application
size fee) paid in the first application if the application was filed
under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) on or after December 8, 2004, and the applicant
files a petition for express abandonment in accordance with 37 CFR
1.138(d).
C5. Are there any legal consequences of the USPTO's accepting
electronic patent applications on Saturday and Sunday? Applicants may
file patent applications electronically during the hours of operation
of EFS-Web every day of the week, including weekends and holidays. EFS-
Web will provide applicants with the opportunity to receive a filing
date on any day of the week, including Saturday, Sunday, and Federal
holidays. In addition, 35 U.S.C. 21(b) states:
When the day, or the last day, for taking any action or paying
any fee in the United States Patent and Trademark Office falls on
Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday within the District of
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Columbia, the action may be taken, or fee paid, on the next succeeding
secular or business day.
Further, 35 U.S.C. 119((e)(3)) states:
If the day that is 12 months after the filing date of a
provisional application falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal
holiday within the District of Columbia, the period of pendency of
the provisional application shall be extended to the next succeeding
secular or business day.
Thus, under United States law, applicants will be permitted to take
action on the next business day when the last day for taking action
falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, regardless of the mode or form
of filing.
However, Article 4 of the Paris Convention addresses the priority
period and in Article 4(c)(3) it states:
If the last day of the period is an official holiday, or a day
when the Office is not open for the filing of applications in the
country where protection is claimed, the period shall be extended
until the first following working day.
Further, as stated above, the USPTO is capable of accepting electronic
patent application filings every day of the week, including weekends
and holidays, through EFS-Web. Thus, applicants are cautioned to
consider possible adverse consequences regarding the determination in
other countries of priority periods under Article 4(C)(3) of the Paris
Convention when filing international applications with the United
States Receiving Office. Specifically, the ability to file applications
electronically on weekends and holidays in the USPTO may result in loss
of priority rights in foreign jurisdictions designated in international
applications filed with the United States Receiving Office, if
applicants elect, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 21(b) or 119(e)(3), to
file an international application on the next succeeding business day
in the event that the twelve-month Paris Convention priority period set
out in Article 4(C)(1) falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal Holiday.
In such circumstances, other patent offices may deny the priority claim
on the basis that the international application was not timely filed if
their national law strictly incorporates the provision of Paris
Convention Article 4(c)(3) and considers the USPTO to be open for the
filing of applications on weekends and holidays. For this reason,
applicants may prefer not to rely upon the "next business day"
provisions of 35 U.S.C. 21(b) and 119(e)(3) when filing international
applications with the USPTO, and instead file the international
application before the Paris Convention twelve-month priority period
has expired.
D. Proper Usage of EFS-Web
Users should follow the instructions and guidelines for EFS-Web
provided on the USPTO Web site. Before clicking the SUBMIT button, the
user should check whether the correct documents have been attached to
the submission, and whether the information related to the submission
has been entered correctly. Once the user clicks the SUBMIT button on
the Confirm and Submit screen, the submission will be electronically
sent to the USPTO. A submission is officially filed at the USPTO when
the documents are received by the USPTO (Eastern Time). Use of EFS-Web
in a manner significantly in violation of the instructions and
guidelines for EFS-Web provided on the USPTO Web site and in this
notice may result in non-entry of the submission or failure to accord a
filing date in the event the USPTO does not fully, successfully, and
officially receive all of the elements necessary to obtain a filing
date for an intended submission. Furthermore, electronic files
submitted via EFS-Web must be free of executables, worms, viruses, or
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any other type of potentially malicious content. Please note that 18
U.S.C. 1030 imposes a duty on users not to intentionally cause damage
to a federal government system.
D1. Filing documents as PDF Files via EFS-Web: EFS-Web accepts
standard PDF documents up to 25 megabytes for each file, and 60
electronic files per submission. See section I4 of this notice for more
information. PDF files created from scanned documents and submitted via
EFS-Web must be created using a scanning resolution no lower than 300
dpi. Lower resolution scans have significantly delayed processing and
publication of applications, e.g., resubmission has been required for
documents failing to comply with the legibility requirements. See 37
CFR 1.52(a)(1)(v) and (a)(5) regarding document legibility requirements.
In addition, because the PDF format is so feature-rich, certain PDF
features are currently not supported by the USPTO systems. For example,
PDF documents with multiple layers must be flattened prior to
submission to ensure that the complete document is received by the
USPTO and readable to the examiner or other deciding officials. If a
document contains layers that are marked as "invisible", the
invisible layers will be lost when the document is processed by the
USPTO, and thus the official records in IFW will not contain the
information on the invisible layers. Furthermore, if a user uses the
PDF comments or annotations to enter the information on a form, only
the blank form without the PDF comments and annotations will be
processed. Therefore, the complete document will not be officially
filed at the USPTO and the user cannot rely on the Electronic
Acknowledgement Receipt as evidence that the completed form was filed
at the USPTO. Users are encouraged to check the contents of their
submissions for completeness and accuracy via PAIR.
Users must follow the PDF Guidelines for EFS-Web and PDF Creation
for EFS-Web (available on the USPTO Web site at http://frwebgate.access.
gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://
www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/tools.htm) to create and submit PDF files via
EFS-Web to ensure that all of the information in the PDF files is
successfully received and processed by the USPTO.
D2. Entering information on EFS-Web Screens: EFS-Web collects
information from on-screen entries made by the user through the EFS-Web
graphical user interface (GUI) data collection screens. Through these
data collection screens, the user provides the USPTO with information
regarding the electronic submission, such as the type of application
being filed, the application number of the application in which a
follow-on document is being submitted, or the type of document being
submitted. The USPTO systems (e.g., EFS-Web, IFW, etc.) will use the
information entered by the user on the EFS-Web screens to
automatically: (1) Assign the application number, create the
application, and process the application, if a new patent application
is being filed; (2) upload the follow-on document into the application
file specified by the user; or (3) message the deciding official based
on the document description selected by the user. Therefore, providing
incorrect information regarding the submission could lead to: (1) An
incorrect type of application file being created; (2) a delay in
processing the document; (3) filing a document in an incorrect
application; or (4) the deciding official not recognizing the document
in sufficient time to avoid publication, to withdraw the application
from issue, or to avoid the abandonment of the application.
1. Follow-on documents: When a user submits a follow-on document
(e.g., a reply to an Office action or notice) via EFS-Web, the user is
required to enter the correct application number and confirmation
number of the application in which the follow-on document is being
filed. Providing the incorrect application number and confirmation
number pair will result in filing the follow-on document in the wrong
application. Therefore, it is important for the user to enter the correct
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application number on the EFS-Web screen when filing the follow-on
document.
After the submission of the follow-on document is completed, the
user should log on to PAIR to review the application file and check
whether the follow-on document has been filed in the correct
application. Checking the application file via PAIR would also help the
user to discover other filing errors, such as filing a wrong document
or omitting a portion of the document.
2. Filing a new patent application: When a user is submitting a new
patent application via EFS-Web, the user is required to select the
application type (e.g., design, utility, provisional or nonprovisonal)
being filed on the EFS-Web screen. Only document descriptions and fee
codes pertinent to the selected application type will be available for
the submission. The system will also automatically generate the
application number based on the user's selection. For example, if the
user indicates that the submission is a provisional application by
selecting the EFS-Web radio button for a provisional application, the
application will be assigned a provisional application number,
provisional application fees will be collected or required, and the
application will be further processed as a provisional application.
Furthermore, the application will not be assigned to an examiner for
examination and will not be published because the submission is
processed as a provisional application. Therefore, it is important for
the user to select the correct application type on the EFS-Web screen,
and review the Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt and the application
file using PAIR after the submission is completed.
3. Document indexing: When a user submits a patent application or a
follow-on document in a patent application using EFS-Web, the user must
select from the list of document descriptions to specify the files
being submitted via EFS-Web. For instance, when the user is filing a
patent application, the submission must be separated into appropriate
sections: specification, claims, abstract, and drawing; and when the
user is filing an amendment, the user must select the appropriate type
of amendment: amendment after non-final, amendment after allowance,
preliminary amendment, and amendment after final. Based on the document
description selected by the user, a document code is assigned and a
message regarding the document submitted to the USPTO will be forwarded
to the appropriate organization for processing, and to the appropriate
official for consideration. Furthermore, the IFW and PAIR systems use
the document code for identifying the document maintained in the
application file. Therefore, accurate document indexing is important to
facilitate efficient processing and proper consideration of the
document by the USPTO. For example: (a) If the user indicated an after-
final amendment as a non-final amendment, the processing of such
amendment may be delayed and the examiner may not have sufficient time
to consider the amendment before the time period expires; (b) if the
user selects the "Pre-Grant Publication" radio button on the EFS-Web
data collection screen for submitting a substitute specification filed
in response to a non-final Office action, the submission will be
forwarded to the publication branch rather than processed into IFW and
forwarded to the examiner for consideration; and (c) if the user
selects "drawings - only black and white line drawings" for submitting
color drawings in a utility application rather than "drawing - other
than black and white line drawings", the color drawings would not be
processed as color drawings, and would be maintained as black and white
drawings in IFW.
More information on document indexing is available on the USPTO Web
site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.
html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/infodocuments.htm.
It is important for users to select the correct document description, and
check the application file via PAIR after the submission is completed.
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D3. Under what conditions will the USPTO allow refunds for fees
paid via EFS-Web? The USPTO will grant refunds to users when, due to a
malfunction with the EFS-Web system, the EFS-Web system has misled a
user into paying a fee in error. If it cannot be determined that a
malfunction occurred, but rather it seems to be a user error, no refund
will be given. The users should contact the Patent EBC if there are any
issues associated with their submissions.
E. Security and Authentication
The USPTO requires PKI certificates to meet federal government
computer system authentication guidelines as defined by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The required evaluation of EFS-Web and
PAIR determined that level three authentication was needed; this is met
by the USPTO's PKI.
Only a PKI certificate holder (or the designated employee under the
certificate holder's direction and control) can submit follow-on
documents. This preserves confidentiality, and is consistent with power
of attorney and correspondence regulations. In order to obtain a PKI
certificate, the user must be a registered practitioner (i.e., an
attorney or agent) or an inventor, and complete the appropriate
paperwork (e.g., review the PKI subscriber agreement and complete the
certificate action form, available on the USPTO Web site). Once the
user has a PKI certificate, the user can authenticate himself or
herself to the USPTO through the EFS-Web sign-on. This will generate a
secure, encrypted connection with the USPTO.
For users that do not have, or do not wish to use, a PKI
certificate to authenticate to the USPTO, they may still submit new
application filings only via a non-authenticated workflow. The user
would go to the EFS-Web page and choose to submit without a PKI
certificate as a non-registered user, which would generate a Transport
Layer Security (TLS) connection for the session, thus allowing secure
data transmission to the USPTO. Non-registered users have the same
level of protection for filing as a registered user, but are limited to
submission of initial filings. This practice minimizes the risk of
improperly-filed third party submissions and other documents. Non-
registered users may file follow-on documents by mail (with a
certificate of mailing in accordance with 37 CFR 1.8), Express Mail
from USPS in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10, or hand delivery.
Note: Users are advised that the USPTO may revoke a user's
digital PKI certificate if the user makes an improper submission
through EFS-Web. See section B and paragraph 4 of the "United
States Patent and Trademark Office Public Key Infrastructure
Subscriber Agreement" located at [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/
ebc/documents/subscribersagreement.pdf].
E1. PKI Subscriber Agreement: A PKI certificate holder may
designate a single employee of the holder's organization, or a single
employee of a contractor, who may use the holder's USPTO certificate
under the holder's direction and control in compliance with the PKI
subscriber agreement. Accordingly, a practitioner who is a PKI
certificate holder, or the designated employee acting under the
direction and control of the practitioner, may file documents signed by
either the practitioner or another practitioner via EFS-Web, in
compliance with the PKI subscriber agreement. Filing of a document that
is unauthorized to be filed via EFS-Web (e.g., a third party submission
under 37 CFR 1.99 or a protest under 37 CFR 1.291) is inconsistent with the
subscriber agreement and the rules and policies of the USPTO. Thus, the
certificate holder, and designated employee acting under the direction
and control of the certificate holder, must make sure that document
being submitted is authorized to be filed via EFS-Web, regardless of
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whether the document is signed by the practitioner exercising the
direction and control or by another practitioner.
EFS-Web also permits a legal assistant or paralegal to submit an
application or a request for reexamination previously reviewed by a
registered practitioner without the registered practitioner being
present. See section E2 for more information.
E2. Under what authority does an authorized assistant of the
digital certificate holder submit signed documents? A PKI digital
certificate holder is permitted to designate a single employee of the
holder's organization, or a single employee of a contractor, under the
PKI subscriber agreement and certificate action form. The designated
employee under the direction and control of the digital certificate
holder may use the certificate holder's certificate to submit documents
through EFS-Web in compliance with the PKI subscriber agreement and the
rules and policies of the USPTO.
The documents submitted through EFS-Web must be signed in
accordance with 37 CFR 1.4, 1.33(b), and 11.18. If the designated
employee is an assistant who is not an authorized party to sign the
documents, the designated employee is not responsible for the contents
of the documents submitted. Instead, the person who signs the documents
(e.g., the inventor or a registered practitioner who is representing
the inventor) is responsible for the contents. For example, the
documents may be electronically signed or ink signed by the applicant
or attorney of record. The assistant who serves the ministerial
function of pickup and delivery of documents may submit the signed
documents electronically via EFS-Web under the direction and control of
the certificate holder. (Ink signed documents can be electronically
scanned and then e-filed.) The assistant may also view and retrieve
documents from Private PAIR under the direction and control of the
certificate holder in compliance with the PKI subscriber agreement.
In the submission process, the assistant who is using the holder's
certificates to submit the documents through EFS-Web is required to
specify certain "locator information" so the documents can be
associated with the proper application file in the IFW system. That
locator information may include the application's title, first named
inventor, docket number, application number, confirmation number,
correspondence address and filing date, all if available. The type of
application (e.g., 35 U.S.C. 111(a), national stage application under
35 U.S.C. 371, international application) and information necessary for
the payment of fees are not considered to be locator information. The
"locator information" is entered on submission to assure that the
documents are placed in the proper file, and do not constitute a signed
submission of bibliographic data on behalf of the applicant or
reexamination party. Errors made in the "locator information" may be
corrected by the USPTO on its own initiative, or by the applicant or
reexamination party, similar to the way they are corrected in paper
processing.
It also should be noted that the assistant could pay the fees
associated with the submission in the EFS-Web process. This is
comparable to the paper practice in which law firms designate
individuals to pay fees.
F. Signature Policy
Signatures, other than handwritten signatures meeting the standard
of 37 CFR 1.4(d)(1), included in image attachments submitted via EFS-
Web are governed by the S-signature requirements of 37 CFR 1.4(d)(2)
(See also Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan, 69 FR 56481, 56486
(Sept. 21, 2004), 1287 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 67 (Oct. 12, 2004).
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If the signer is submitting an application through EFS-Web as PDF
files, he or she should apply either a handwritten signature in
compliance with 37 CFR 1.4(d)(1) or an S-signature in compliance with
37 CFR 1.4(d)(2) before scanning the document or converting it to a PDF
file. Any follow-on documents, such as an amendment filed in an
application, must also be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.33(b).
Even though a new patent application is entitled to a filing date if it
complies with all the statutory requirements set forth in 35 U.S.C.
111(a) or (b), it is noted that when filing a new application by EFS-
Web, a signed transmittal form or a signed application data sheet (ADS)
is recommended for identification purposes, and any nonpublication
request and certification that accompany the application must be
signed.
A legible electronic image of a handwritten signature inserted, or
copied and pasted by the person signing the correspondence into an
application document may be considered to be an acceptable signature.
The legible image of the handwritten signature of the person signing
the correspondence must be inserted by the person. Additionally, the
signature must be surrounded by a first single forward slash mark
before the electronic image and a second single forward slash mark
after the electronic image. That is, the legible electronic image of a
handwritten signature must be enclosed between two single forward
slashes and the signer's name is indicated below or adjacent the
signature as per 37 CFR 1.4(d)(2). The slashes may be inserted into the
document prior to the insertion of the signature.
The presentation to the USPTO (whether by signing, filing,
submitting, or later advocating) of any document constitutes a
certification under 37 CFR 11.18(b) (or former 37 CFR 10.18(b)).
See 37 CFR 1.4(d)(4).
G. May pre-grant (eighteen-month) publication requests be submitted via
EFS-Web?
Yes, EFS-Web enables users to electronically submit pre-grant
publication requests for amended publication, redacted publication,
early publication, voluntary publication, or republication under 37 CFR
1.215, 1.217, 1.219, and 1.221(a) via EFS-Web. When filing pre-grant
publication requests via EFS-Web, the form-fillable application data
sheet (PTO/SB/14) is required to be used for fulfilling the
bibliographic data requirements. An electronic submission for voluntary
publication, amended publication, republication (37 CFR 1.221(a)) or
redacted publication must be submitted as a "Pre-Grant Publication"
by selecting the "Pre-Grant Publication" radio button on the EFS-Web
data collection screen. It is not sufficient for a user to submit a
document via EFS-Web requesting amended publication, redacted
publication, early publication, voluntary publication, or republication
without also selecting the "Pre-Grant Publication" radio button on
the EFS-Web data collection screen.
H. May photographs and color drawings be submitted via EFS-Web?
The USPTO prefers black and white line drawings as prescribed in 37
CFR 1.84(a)(1) when applicants are required to submit drawings in
patent applications. As stated in 37 CFR 1.84(a)(2) and (b),
photographs and color drawings are not ordinarily permitted in utility
and design patent applications, but the USPTO will accept photographs and
color drawings in utility or design patent applications, if they are the
only practicable medium for illustrating the claimed subject matter. The
photographs and color drawings submitted in utility or design patent
applications must be of sufficient quality such that all details in the
photographs and drawings are reproducible in black and white in the printed
patent.
Drawings submitted in international applications are required to
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comply with PCT Rule 11.13, which does not permit color drawings.
Furthermore, there is no provision for photographs. Nevertheless, black
and white photographs will be accepted where it is impossible to
present in a drawing what is to be shown (e.g., crystalline
structures). Color photographs are not permitted in international
applications.
The USPTO may object to the drawings and photographs, and require
corrections or deletions if they do not comply with 37 CFR 1.84 or PCT
Rule 11.13. Additionally, since color drawings are not permitted in
international applications, color drawings and color photographs filed
in a national stage application will be treated as an amendment and
will be objected to if they introduce new matter.
Types of Photographs and Drawings Permitted to be Filed via EFS-
Web: Black and white line drawings may be submitted via EFS-Web in the
types of patent applications and proceedings listed in section B1 of
this notice. However, photographs, color drawings, grayscale drawings,
and other drawings that are not black and white line drawings may be
submitted via EFS-Web in only the following types of applications and
proceedings:
1. Nonprovisional design patent applications, including reissue
design patent applications;
2. Provisional applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(b);
3. Nonprovisional utility patent applications under 35 U.S.C.
111(a), including reissue utility patent applications; and
4. U.S. national stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371; and
5. Reexamination proceedings for utility or design patents.
Only black and white photographs may be submitted via EFS-Web in
international applications.
Document Description for Photograph and Drawings: Users must select
the correct document description when submitting photographs and
drawings via EFS-Web. Selecting an incorrect document description may
cause the photographs and drawings to be processed in a quality that is
not sufficient for examination and publication. Applicant must select:
1. "Drawings - only black and white line drawings" (document code
"DRW") for the following:
a. Black and white line drawings in: (i) Provisional applications
under 35 U.S.C. 111(b); (ii) nonprovisional utility patent applications
under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), including reissue utility patent applications;
(iii) international applications and national stage applications under
35 U.S.C. 371; and (iv) reexamination proceedings for utility patents.
These drawings will be converted into TIFF images and stored in IFW.
b. Black and white line drawings, grayscale drawings, photographs,
color drawings, and other drawings that are not black and white line
drawings in design patent applications, including reissue design patent
applications, and reexamination proceedings for design patents. These
drawings will be stored in SCORE, and a black and white copy will be
stored in IFW along with a SCORE placeholder sheet.
2. "Drawings - other than black and white line drawings" (document
code "DRW.NONBW") for the following:
a. Photographs, color drawings, grayscale drawings, and other
drawings that are not black and white line drawings in: (i) provisional
applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(b); (ii) nonprovisional utility patent
applications under 35 U.S.C. 111(a), including reissue utility patent
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applications; (iii) national stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371;
and (iv) reexamination proceedings for utility patents. These drawings
will be stored in SCORE, and a black and white copy will be stored in
IFW along with a SCORE placeholder sheet.
b. Black and white photographs, and grayscale drawings, in
international applications. These drawings will be stored in SCORE, and
a black and white copy will be stored in IFW along with a SCORE
placeholder sheet.
Other Requirements: For color drawings, a petition filed under 37
CFR 1.84(a)(2) explaining why the color drawings are necessary is
required. See MPEP § 608.02. The requirement for three (3) sets of
color drawings under 37 CFR 1.84(a)(2)(ii) is not applicable to color
drawings submitted via EFS-Web. Therefore, only one set of such color
drawings is necessary when filing via EFS-Web.
EFS-Web supports the use of black and white, color, or grayscale
images within the PDF document. However, grayscale or color images
filed as "drawings - other than black and white line drawings" in a
utility patent application will be converted to black and white images
when stored into IFW. The quality of black and white images may be
degraded.
To obtain sufficient quality so that all details in the images are
reproducible in black and white in the eighteen-month publication and
the printed patent, images should be scanned at a minimum resolution of
300 DPI. Furthermore, PAIR is only capable of displaying portrait
orientation. Users should not submit landscape oriented drawings via
EFS-Web because PAIR will automatically convert the image to portrait,
which may cause the images to be distorted during viewing.
I. Text Files and File Limits
I1. May biotechnology sequence listings, large tables, or computer
program listing appendices be submitted as text files via EFS-Web? Yes,
all of these types of documents may be submitted as ASCII text files
with a ".txt" extension (e.g., "seqlist.txt") for national
applications (other than international applications) and reexamination
proceedings. The compact disc practice of 37 CFR 1.52(e) and 1.821 et
seq. remains as a filing option. The filing of international
applications via EFS-Web is discussed in section J of this notice.
Users may submit the following document types, as specified in 37
CFR 1.52(e), as ASCII text files via EFS-Web instead of on compact
disc, provided the specification contains a statement in a separate
paragraph that incorporates by reference the material in the ASCII text
file identifying the name of the ASCII text file, the date of creation,
and the size of the ASCII text file in bytes:
1. A computer program listing (see 37 CFR 1.96);
2. A sequence listing (submitted under 37 CFR 1.821); or
3. Any individual table (see 37 CFR 1.58) if the table is more than
50 pages in length, or if the total number of pages of all of the
tables in an application exceeds 100 pages in length, wherein a table
page is a page printed on paper in conformance with 37 CFR 1.52(b) and
1.58(c).
The requirements of 37 CFR 1.52(e)(3)-(6) for documents submitted
on compact disc are not applicable to computer program listings,
sequence listings, and tables submitted as ASCII text files via EFS-
Web. However, each text file must be in compliance with ASCII and has a
file name with a ".txt" extension. Further, the specification must
contain an incorporation-by-reference of the material in the ASCII
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text file in a separate paragraph identifying the name of the ASCII
text file, the date of creation, and the size of the ASCII text file in
bytes similar to the requirements of 37 CFR 1.52(e)(5) for compact
discs.
It is recommended that a sequence listing be submitted in an ASCII
text file via EFS-Web rather than in a PDF file. If the sequence
listing text file submitted via EFS-Web complies with the requirements
of 37 CFR 1.824(a)(2)-(6) and (b) (i.e., is a compliant sequence
listing ASCII text file), the text file will serve as both the paper
copy required by 37 CFR 1.821(c) and the computer readable form (CRF)
required by 37 CFR 1.821(e). Thus, the following are not required and
should not be submitted: (1) A second copy of the sequence listing in a
PDF file; (2) a statement under 37 CFR 1.821(f) (indicating that the
paper copy and CRF copy of the sequence listing are identical); and (3)
a request the use of a compliant computer readable "Sequence Listing"
that is already on file for another application pursuant to 37 CFR
1.821(e). If such a request is filed, the USPTO will not carry out the
request but will use the sequence listing submitted in an ASCII text
file with the application via EFS-Web. Checker software that may be
used to check a sequence listing for compliance with the requirements
of 37 CFR 1.824 is available on the USPTO web site at http://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/checker/.
If a user submits a sequence listing (under 37 CFR 1.821(c) and
(e)) as an ASCII text file via EFS-Web in response to a requirement
under 37 CFR 1.821(g) or (h), the sequence listing text file must be
accompanied by a statement that the submission does not include any new
matter which goes beyond the disclosure of the application as filed. In
addition, if a user submits an amendment to, or a replacement of, a
sequence listing (under 37 CFR 1.821(c) and (e)) as an ASCII text file
via EFS-Web, the sequence listing text file must be accompanied by: (1)
A statement that the submission does not include any new matter, and
(2) a statement that indicates support for the amendment in the
application, as filed. See 37 CFR 1.825.
Submission of the sequence listing in a PDF file is not recommended
because applicant would still be required to provide the CRF required
by 37 CFR 1.821(e) and the sequence listing in the PDF file will not be
excluded when determining the application size fee. The USPTO prefers
the submission of a sequence listing in an ASCII text file because as
stated above, the text file will serve as both the paper copy required
by 37 CFR 1.821(c) and the CRF required by 37 CFR 1.821(e). Any
sequence listing in PDF format is treated as the paper copy required by
37 CFR 1.821(c). If applicant submits a sequence listing in a PDF file
and a copy of the sequence listing in an ASCII text file, a statement
that the sequence listing content of the PDF copy and the ASCII text
file copy are identical is required. In situations where applicant
files the sequence listing in PDF format and requests the use of the
CRF of another application under 37 CFR 1.821(e), applicant must submit
a letter and request in compliance with 37 CFR 1.821(e) and a statement
that the PDF copy filed in the new application is identical to the CRF
filed in the other application.
I2. How are text files counted for application size fee purposes?
Any sequence listing submitted as an ASCII text file via EFS-Web that
is otherwise in compliance with 37 CFR 1.52(e) and 1.821(c) or (e), and
any computer program listing submitted as an ASCII text file via EFS-
Web that is otherwise in compliance with 37 CFR 1.52(e) and 1.96, will
be excluded when determining the application size fee required by 37
CFR 1.16(s) or 1.492(j) as per 37 CFR 1.52(f)(1).
Regarding a table submitted as an ASCII text file via EFS-Web that
is part of the specification or drawings, each three kilobytes of
content submitted will be counted as a sheet of paper for purposes of
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determining the application size fee required by 37 CFR 1.16(s) or
1.492(j). Each table should be submitted as a separate text file.
Further, the file name for each table should indicate which table is
contained therein.
I3. What is the size limit for text files? One hundred (100)
megabytes is the size limit for sequence listing text files submitted
via EFS-Web. If a user wishes to submit an electronic copy of a
sequence listing text file that exceeds 100 megabytes, it is
recommended that the user file the application without the sequence
listing using EFS-Web to obtain the application number and confirmation
number, and then file the sequence listing on compact disc in
accordance with 37 CFR 1.52(e) on the same day by using Express Mail
from the USPS in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10, or hand delivery, in
order to secure the same filing date for all parts of the application.
Alternatively, a user may submit the application on paper and include
the electronic copy of the sequence listing text file on compact disc
in accordance with 37 CFR 1.52(e). Sequence listing text files may not
be partitioned into multiple files for filing via EFS-Web as the EFS-
Web system is not currently capable of handling such submissions. If
the sequence listing is filed on a compact disc, the sequence listing
must be a single document, but the document may be split using software
designed to divide a file, that is too large to fit on a single compact
disc, into multiple concatenated files. If the user breaks up a
sequence listing so that it may be submitted on multiple compact discs,
the compact discs must be labeled to indicate their order (e.g., "1 of
X", "2 of X").
For all other file types, 25 megabytes is the size limit. If a user
wishes to submit an electronic copy of a computer program listing or
table that is larger than 25 megabytes, it is recommended that the
electronic copy be submitted on compact disc via Express Mail from the
USPS in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10 on the date of the corresponding
EFS-Web filing in accordance with 37 CFR 1.52(e) if the user wishes the
electronic copy to be considered to be part of the application as
filed. Alternatively, the user may submit the application in paper and
include the electronic copies on compact disc in accordance with 37 CFR
1.52(e). Another alternative would be for the user to break up a
computer program listing or table file that is larger than 25 megabytes
into multiple files that are no larger than 25 megabytes each and
submit those smaller files via EFS-Web. If the user chooses to break up
a large computer program listing or table file so that it may be
submitted electronically, the file names must indicate their order
(e.g., "1 of X", "2 of X").
I4. What is the limit on the number of electronic files that may be
included in a single EFS-Web submission? Sixty (60) electronic files is
the file number limit per submission, as EFS-Web is not currently
capable of accepting more than 60 electronic files in any one
submission. Accordingly, if an application file is comprised of more
than 60 electronic files, it is recommended that the user submit 60 or
fewer files in an initial filing via EFS-Web at which time the
application will be assigned an application number. Note that regarding
the 60 electronic file limit per submission, an applicant may upload
and validate in sets of up to 20 files each, with a limit of three sets
of 20 files. If applicant chooses to divide a file into multiple parts
using the multi-doc feature, each part is counted as one file. Then the
user may submit any additional electronic files as follow-on documents
later on the same day as the initial filing. This will allow all of the
electronic files making up the application to receive the same filing
date.
I5. May Complex Work Units be submitted electronically via EFS-Web?
Yes, under the Complex Work Unit Pilot Program, complex work units
(such as chemical structure drawings, mathematical formulae, three-
dimensional protein crystalline structure data and table data) may be
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submitted as ASCII text files via EFS-Web for national applications
(other than international applications) and reexamination proceedings.
Complex work units cannot be submitted as ASCII text files in
international applications. More information is available on the USPTO
Web site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=
leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/cwupilot.
html.
J. International Applications and Documents for International Applications
J1. May international applications filed under the PCT with the
United States Receiving Office be electronically submitted via EFS-Web?
Yes, EFS-Web enables users to electronically file international
applications under the PCT with the United States Receiving Office.
Applicants are advised that EFS-Web may be used to file either: (1)
International applications in fully electronic form; or (2) follow-on
papers to previously filed international applications, regardless of
the manner in which the international application was initially filed.
The required page size for international applications filed via EFS-Web
in PDF format is A4 (29.7 cm x 21 cm). See PCT Rule 11.5.
EFS-Web permits users to submit PCT-EASY.zip files created by PCT-
SAFE when operated in the PCT-EASY mode. A PCT-EASY.zip file will
contain the Request and fee calculation sheet in PDF format. All other
documents or application parts (e.g., description, claims, drawings and
abstract) MUST be separately prepared and attached as PDF documents,
except for sequence listings. See section J3 of this notice for more
information on sequence listings. PCT-SAFE permits users to create and
electronically sign using an S-signature the PCT Request Form and the
Declaration of Inventorship for the purposes of filing via EFS-Web with
the United States Receiving Office. PCT-SAFE when operated in the PCT-
EASY mode creates a validated PCT Request which will entitle the
applicant to a reduction of the international filing fee. If applicant
chooses not to use PCT-SAFE to create the Request and fee calculation
sheet, the applicant may use Form PCT/RO/101 (or equivalent) for the
Request and attach it as a PDF document. More information regarding
filing international applications is available on the USTPO Web site
(http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.
html&log=linklog&to=http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/portal/efs/dct_pct_file_
new_tutorial.pdf).
The term "international application" as used in this notice
refers to an international application filed under the PCT where papers
have not been submitted to enter the national stage under 35 U.S.C.
371. The term "national stage" as used in this notice refers to an
international application where papers have been submitted to enter the
national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371.
J2. Entry in the U.S. national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371: It is
recommended that applicants continue to use the Transmittal Letter to
the United States Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US) Concerning a
Submission Under 35 U.S.C. 371 (Form PTO-1390) when electronically
filing documents for entry into the U.S. national stage under 35 U.S.C.
371. The PTO-1390 Form includes useful information that is not
otherwise collected by EFS-Web at this time.
If a timely submission to enter the national stage of an
international application is compliant with the conditions of 35 U.S.C.
371 and other applicable requirements, Form PCT/DO/EO/903 indicating
acceptance of the application as a national stage submission under 35
U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt. For more
information on fees associated with international applications entering
the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371, see MPEP § 1893.01(c).
J3. May EFS-Web be used to file international applications
containing a nucleotide or amino acid sequence listing and/or tables
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related thereto in the United States Receiving Office?
a. Sequence Listing: Under PCT Rule 5.2(a), the sequence listing
part must always be presented as a separate part of the description.
When filing an international application using EFS-Web, the sequence
listing part of the description should preferably be submitted as a
single ASCII text file with a ".txt" extension (e.g., "seqlist.txt").
If the sequence listing part is submitted as an ASCII text file,
applicant need not submit any additional copies. The ASCII text file
will serve both as the sequence listing part of the description under
PCT Rule 5.2 and the electronic form under PCT Rule 13ter.1(a).
Furthermore, the required statement in paragraph 4(v) of Annex C that
"the information recorded in the electronic form furnished under Rule
13ter is identical to the sequence listing as contained in the
international application" is not required. The sequence listing in an
ASCII text file will not be taken into account when calculating the
application page count, i.e., no excess page fees will be required for
the sequence listing in the text file.
Submission of the sequence listing part in a PDF file is not
recommended because applicant would still be required to supply a copy
of the sequence listing in an ASCII text file in accordance with AI
Annex C, ]40. When a sequence listing is filed in both a PDF file and
an ASCII text file, the PDF copy of the sequence listing will be
considered to form part of the application and the ASCII text file will
be used for search purposes and will be transmitted to the
International Bureau with the record copy. The pages of the PDF file
that contain the sequence listing will be taken into account when
calculating the application page count, i.e., excess page fees may be
required for the PDF file.
b. Tables Related to a Sequence Listing: Tables related to a
sequence listing must be an integral part of the description of the
international application, and must not be included in the sequence
listing part. Such table will be taken into account when calculating
the application page count, and excess page fees may be required. When
applicant submits tables related to a sequence listing in an
international application via EFS-Web, the tables must be in a PDF
file. If applicant submits tables related to a sequence listing in a
text file, such tables will not be accepted as part of the
international application. For more information, see Sequence Listings
and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed in the
United States Receiving Office, 1344 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 50 (July 7,
2009).
c. File Size and Quantity Limits: One hundred (100) megabytes is
the size limit for sequence listing text files. Sequence listing text
files must not be partitioned into multiple files for filing via EFS-
Web as the EFS-Web electronic filing system is not currently capable of
handling such submissions. For all other file types EFS-Web is
currently not capable of accepting files that are larger than 25
megabytes. Additionally, a single EFS-Web submission may include no
more than 60 electronic files. Note that regarding the 60 electronic
file limit, an applicant may upload and validate in sets of up to 20
files each, with a limit of three sets of 20. If applicant chooses to
divide a file into multiple parts using the multi-doc feature, each
part is counted as one file. The need to submit unusually large
sequence listings and/or numerous electronic files may prevent
applicant from making a complete international application filing in a
single EFS-Websubmission. Applicant may use EFS-Web to file part of the
international application and to obtain the international application
number and the confirmation number, and then file the remainder of the
international application on the same day as one or more follow-on
submissions using EFS-Web, in order to secure the same filing date for
all parts of the international application. However, applicant is not
permitted to file part of the international application electronically via
EFS-Web, and then file the remainder of the international application on
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paper to secure a filing date of all parts of the international application.
In the situation where applicant needs to file a sequence listing
that is over one hundred megabytes, applicant may use EFS-Web to file
the international application without the sequence listing to obtain
the international application number and the confirmation number, and
then file the sequence listing on compact discs on the same day by
using Express Mail from the USPS in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10, or
hand delivery, in order to secure the same filing date for all parts of
the international application. However, USPS Express Mail and hand-
carried submissions may not contain PDF files and must fully comply
with the guidelines for filing a sequence listing on electronic media
as set forth in MPEP § 1823.02, except that only one copy of the
sequence listing is required, and applicant need not make any reference
to AI Part 8 or AI § 801. The sequence listing must be a single
document, but the document may be split using software designed to
divide a file, that is too large to fit on a single compact disc, into
multiple concatenated files. If the user breaks up a sequence listing
into multiple concatenated files so that it may be submitted on
multiple compact discs, the compact discs must be labeled to indicate
their order (e.g., "1 of X", "2 of X").
d. Fee Determination for International Applications Containing a
Sequence Listing: The calculation of the international filing fee for
an international application, including a sequence listing, filed via
EFS-Web is determined based on the type of sequence listing file. A
sequence listing filed in an ASCII text file will not be included in
the page count of the international application. A sequence listing
filed in a PDF file will be included in the page count of the
international application. Therefore, the page count for an EFS-Web
filed application containing both a PDF and text format sequence
listing will be determined by the number of pages of the PDF sequence
listing.
J4. Follow-on Submissions for International Applications: As noted
above, a sequence listing in an ASCII text file, as well as additional
PDF files, may be submitted in one or more follow-on submissions, via
EFS-Web. Such follow-on submissions will form part of the international
application if filed on the same date on which the international
application was filed. Note that follow-on submissions of PDF files
(including, but not limited to, PDF sequence listings) may change the
number of pages in the international application and therefore may
affect the international filing fee.
EFS-Web may also be used to submit a sequence listing in an ASCII
text file after the international filing date in response to a
requirement under 37 CFR 1.821(h) and PCT Rule 13ter. Such sequence
listing will not form part of the international application as set
forth in PCT Rule 13ter.1(e).
J5. Policy of Annex F of the PCT Administrative Instructions: EFS-
Web employs a Web-based approach to document submission which is
different from the Annex F "wrapped, bundled and signed package"
approach. Thus EFS-Web does not meet Annex F requirements. See Annex F
of the PCT Administrative Instructions located at [http://frwebgate.
access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=
http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/].
October 21, 2009 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
| Request for Comments on Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program |
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO-P-2009-0032]
Request for Comments on Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments.
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is
currently developing a Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program. The Patents
Ombudsman Pilot Program is intended to provide patent applicants,
attorneys and agents with assistance with application-specific issues
including prosecution advancement concerns. The Patents Ombudsman Pilot
Program is not intended to circumvent normal communication between pro
se applicants or applicant's representatives and examiners or
Supervisory Patent Examiners (SPEs). The USPTO is inviting public
comment on the proposed Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program.
Comment Deadline Date: Written comments must be received on or
before November 27, 2009. No public hearing will be held.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail message
over the Internet addressed to ombudsmanprogram@uspto.gov. Comments may
also be submitted by mail addressed to: Mail Stop Comments (Attention:
Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program), Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. Although comments may be submitted by
mail, the USPTO prefers to receive comments via the Internet.
The written comments will be available for public inspection at the
Office of the Commissioner for Patents, located in Madison East, Tenth
Floor, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia, and will be available
via the USPTO Internet Web site (address: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.
gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.
uspto.gov).
Because comments will be made available for public inspection,
information that is not desired to be made public, such as an address
or phone number, should not be included in the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mindy Fleisher, Special Programs
Advisor, Technology Center 2400, at (571) 272-3365, or Pinchus M.
Laufer, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Office of
the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, at (571) 272-7726.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The majority of patent applications filed
with the USPTO proceed through the examination process consistent with
established USPTO procedure. However, some patent applicants,
attorneys, and agents have expressed that their applications have not
proceeded in accordance with established procedure. In some situations,
the patent applicants, attorneys, and agents have felt that examination
has stalled and that their efforts to move their applications forward
through the normal channels have not been effective. Patent applicants,
attorneys, and agents have suggested that there be a dedicated resource
they can turn to in such instances. These suggestions have led the
USPTO to consider implementing a Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program.
After considering its resources, the USPTO is proposing that the
pilot program take the following form. It is envisioned that pro se
applicants or applicant's representatives would initiate use of the
Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program via a link on the USPTO web site where
pro se applicants or applicant's representatives would provide their
name and phone number and select the ombudsman for the patent division
(e.g., Technology Center) in which they are seeking assistance; replies
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to the initial communication for this pilot program will be by
telephone rather than by written communication, such as e-mail. The
ombudsman in the appropriate division will call the pro se applicant or
applicant's representative within one business day to obtain a full
description of the issue. Once the full description is obtained, the
ombudsman would create a record in a database. The record in the
database will be solely limited to the contact information and a broad
description of the issue at a level not requiring being made part of
the application record. All requests for assistance made to the pilot
program will be tracked in the database to: (1) Ensure that all
requests for assistance are addressed; (2) identify and use trends to
develop targeted training for employees as appropriate; and (3) enhance
customer service. After the USPTO gains greater experience with the
Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program, the USPTO will reassess whether
additional information concerning the issue should be recorded and
where best to make a record of that information.
If possible, the ombudsman will immediately resolve the issue
(e.g., certain routine administrative issues); otherwise, the ombudsman
will forward the issue to the appropriate area for review (e.g.,
Technical Support Staff, Technology Center Director, SPE, another
business unit) and will request that the area send a message back to
the ombudsman when the issue has been treated and the pro se applicant
or applicant's representative has been notified.
It is intended that all issues be considered and treated within ten
business days. The ombudsman in each division will regularly monitor
the database to ensure that issues are being treated in a timely
manner. In particular, the ombudsman will inquire into instances where
five business days have elapsed and there is no indication that the
issue has been closed out or is actively in the process of being
treated.
The Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program is not intended as an
alternative forum for resolution of disagreements between the applicant
and the examiner that are currently resolved via appeal or petition.
The Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program does not supplant the requirement
that all business with the USPTO be conducted in writing.
See 37 CFR 1.2.
The USPTO is publishing this request for comments to gather public
feedback on the Patent Ombudsman Pilot Program to ensure that it will
serve the patent community as intended.
October 21, 2009 DAVID J. KAPPOS
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Disclaimers
5,698,582 - Jean-Pierre, Bastart, Lesigny; Thierry Dupechez, Villemoisson
Sur Orge; Jean-Louis Fabre, Paris, all of France. COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING
TAXANE DERIVATIVES. Patent Dated Dec. 16, 1997. Disclaimer filed November 8,
2007 by Assignee, Aventis Pharma S.A.
The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration date of
Patent No. 5,750,561.
5,714,512 - Jean-Pierre, Bastart, Lesigny; Thierry Dupechez, Villemoisson
Sur Orge; Jean-Louis Fabre, Paris, all of France. NEW COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING
TAXANE DERIVATIVES. Patent Dated Feb. 3, 1998. Disclaimer filed November 8,
2007 by Assignee, Aventis Pharma S.A.
The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration date of
Patent No. 5,698,582.
5,750,561 - Jean-Pierre, Bastart, Lesigny; Thierry Dupechez, Villemoisson
Sur Orge; Jean-Louis Fabre, Paris, all of France. COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING
TAXANE DERIVATIVES. Patent Dated May 12, 1998. Disclaimer filed November 8,
2007 by Assignee, Aventis Pharma S.A.
The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration date of
Patent No. 5,698,582.
Errata
"All reference to Reexamination Certificate No. C1 7,229,417 to Seth A.
Foerster, et al of San Clemente, CA for METHODS FOR MARKING A BIOPSY SITE,
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted,
since the reexamination certificate has been vacated."
"All reference to Patent No. D,602,780 to Tracie L. Wilson, et al of
Westminister, MD for TAMPER EVIDENT LID FOR A CONTAINER appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,607,767 to Shahar Turgeman, et al of
Huntington, NY for INK JET PRINTER CARTRIDGE REFILLING METHOD AND APPARATUS
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,607,881 to Robert Z. Bachrach of
Burlingame, CA for COMPACT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING AND LOADING
SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER appearing in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009
should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,608,007 to Reid A. Baldwin of Howell, MI
for MULTIPLE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION appearing in the Official Gazette
of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,608,285 to Jose A. Ramirez, et al of
Vernon Hills, IL for ENHANCED ACTIVITY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DISINFECTANT
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,608,290 to Jeffrey A. Sargent, et al of
West Chester, OH for METHOD OF MAKING FLAVORED COFFEE COMPOSITIONS appearing
in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,608,454 to Stephen F. Badylak of West
Lafeyette IN for VASCULARIZATION ENHANCED GRAFT CONSTRUCTS appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,608,584 to Nnochiri N. Ekwuribe, et al of
Cary, NC for CALCITONIN DRUG-OLIGOMER CONJUGATES, AND USES THEREOF appearing
in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,609,537 to Makoto Sakuma, et al of
Yokohama-shi, Japan for SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE appearing in the Official
Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,302 to Vitore Selca, et al of Seattle,
WA for MODIFYING TABLE DEFINITIONS WITHIN A DATABASE APPLICATION appearing
in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,335 to Reuven Battat, et al of Stony
Brook, NY for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY ACROSS
DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS appearing in the Official Gazette of October
27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,376 to Kenneth H. Abbott, et al of
Kirkland, WA for DYNAMICALLY EXCHANGING COMPUTER USER'S CONTEXT appearing in
the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."
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"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,450 to Marcos K. Aguilera, et al of
Palo Alto, CA for TRANSACTIONAL SHARED MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL
appearing in the Official of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,550 to Ilan Berker, et al of Seattle,
WA for METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR FITTING TEXT TO SHAPES WITHIN
A GRAPHIC appearing in the Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."
"All reference to Patent No. 7,610,620 to MRK L. Buer of Gilbert, AZ for
DATA PROCESSING HASH ALGORITHM AND POLICY MANAGEMENT appearing in the
Official Gazette of October 27, 2009 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."
| Certificates of Correction |
Certificates of Correction
for November 3, 2009
5,204,768 7,436,728 7,541,236 7,573,794
5,276,436 7,437,191 7,541,297 7,574,139
5,321,271 7,440,216 7,541,391 7,574,335
5,416,837 7,440,727 7,541,996 7,574,466
5,672,900 7,441,375 7,542,091 7,574,523
5,835,945 7,442,060 7,542,466 7,574,561
5,909,492 7,442,129 7,542,677 7,574,791
5,975,704 7,444,515 7,542,972 7,574,981
6,003,382 7,444,572 7,543,208 7,575,024
6,262,242 7,447,914 7,543,338 7,575,330
6,323,894 7,449,459 7,543,510 7,575,379
6,337,378 7,451,148 7,544,074 7,575,396
6,347,292 7,451,684 7,544,273 7,575,486
6,426,882 7,452,279 7,545,428 7,575,737
6,476,566 7,452,984 7,545,434 7,575,924
6,559,261 7,457,401 7,545,453 7,576,104
6,595,368 7,457,654 7,545,529 7,576,188
6,677,003 7,459,395 7,545,555 7,576,322
6,715,795 7,462,385 7,545,592 7,576,757
6,734,597 7,464,003 7,546,092 7,576,936
6,771,042 7,464,089 7,546,163 7,577,110
6,837,635 7,468,622 7,546,637 7,578,133
6,851,789 7,469,017 7,547,193 7,578,786
6,865,231 7,470,898 7,547,334 7,578,874
6,865,651 7,474,793 7,547,480 7,579,039
6,870,436 7,474,848 7,547,512 7,579,462
6,870,648 7,475,274 7,547,765 7,579,538
6,950,835 7,476,779 7,548,231 7,579,778
6,955,631 7,479,573 7,549,039 7,580,071
6,957,432 7,479,857 7,549,853 7,580,119
6,971,015 7,481,598 7,549,922 7,580,702
6,973,554 7,482,269 7,550,851 7,581,301
6,975,937 7,483,969 7,550,857 7,581,911
6,976,259 7,484,145 7,551,044 7,582,037
6,997,919 7,484,385 7,551,634 7,582,053
7,010,936 7,484,688 7,551,740 7,582,304
7,013,332 7,485,715 7,551,794 7,582,615
7,027,497 7,486,324 7,551,962 7,582,744
7,044,969 7,487,986 7,552,138 7,582,946
7,050,374 7,488,592 7,552,345 7,583,436
7,054,300 7,488,721 7,552,551 7,583,559
7,072,358 7,488,753 7,552,977 7,583,745
7,076,145 7,490,815 7,553,355 7,584,059
7,078,516 7,491,664 7,553,513 7,584,078
7,079,181 7,491,725 7,553,839 7,584,907
7,084,143 7,491,817 7,554,033 7,584,959
7,090,354 7,493,162 7,554,270 7,585,355
7,095,925 7,493,163 7,554,308 7,585,410
7,111,086 7,494,982 7,554,380 7,585,660
7,123,145 7,498,045 7,554,541 7,585,707
7,123,600 7,499,744 7,554,563 7,585,725
7,138,680 7,500,277 7,554,995 7,585,728
7,150,562 7,501,000 7,555,045 7,585,762
7,173,121 7,501,120 7,555,168 7,585,994
7,195,950 7,502,825 7,556,487 7,586,035
7,203,846 7,502,930 7,556,554 7,586,157
7,206,987 7,503,375 7,556,566 7,586,193
7,218,795 7,504,434 7,556,697 7,586,277
7,219,769 7,504,481 7,557,188 7,586,363
7,228,894 7,504,549 7,557,358 7,586,470
7,229,680 7,506,246 7,558,058 7,586,537
7,230,555 7,506,910 7,558,407 7,586,649
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7,234,450 7,507,208 7,558,433 7,586,777
7,239,600 7,507,244 7,558,459 7,586,827
7,249,382 7,511,049 7,558,763 7,586,925
7,253,951 7,512,391 7,559,227 7,587,352
7,257,486 7,512,441 7,560,194 7,587,420
7,261,284 7,512,583 7,560,331 7,587,482
7,262,006 7,513,391 7,560,869 7,587,509
7,264,587 7,514,021 7,561,035 7,587,762
7,271,230 7,514,148 7,561,043 7,587,872
7,275,575 7,515,310 7,561,094 7,587,942
7,276,379 7,515,657 7,561,316 7,588,668
7,288,208 7,515,714 7,561,871 7,588,722
7,304,999 7,516,205 7,561,912 7,588,926
7,311,723 7,516,327 7,562,180 7,589,103
7,319,109 7,517,041 7,562,257 7,589,627
7,327,326 7,517,958 7,562,329 7,589,631
7,331,274 7,518,568 7,562,439 7,589,818
7,337,226 7,519,109 7,562,562 7,589,855
7,337,234 7,521,221 7,562,875 7,590,284
7,337,290 7,521,467 7,563,279 7,590,335
7,339,024 7,521,976 7,564,133 7,591,122
7,342,396 7,522,030 7,564,655 7,591,143
7,343,585 7,523,096 7,564,677 7,591,897
7,346,690 7,523,137 7,565,066 7,591,953
7,349,415 7,524,315 7,565,077 7,591,958
7,349,557 7,525,283 7,565,445 7,591,964
7,349,898 7,525,421 7,565,629 7,591,977
7,350,098 7,525,481 7,565,943 7,592,381
7,359,933 7,526,148 7,566,006 7,592,710
7,360,208 7,527,373 7,566,464 7,592,863
7,361,344 7,527,827 7,567,726 7,593,329
7,367,653 7,528,038 7,567,911 7,593,892
7,368,049 7,528,062 7,568,090 7,593,935
7,375,379 7,528,191 7,568,187 7,593,984
7,375,836 7,528,409 7,568,661 7,594,182
7,381,826 7,529,816 7,568,822 7,594,799
7,383,468 7,530,404 7,568,900 7,596,452
7,383,561 7,530,657 7,569,345 7,599,161
7,383,974 7,531,764 7,569,382 D.559,584
7,385,199 7,533,835 7,569,875 D.576,513
7,395,750 7,534,263 7,570,421 D.582,840
7,395,901 7,534,623 7,570,810 D.587,453
7,396,337 7,535,379 7,570,881 D.592,222
7,398,311 7,535,531 7,571,194 D.598,956
7,424,066 7,539,109 7,571,566 D.599,120
7,425,210 7,539,238 7,571,776 D.600,284
7,432,195 7,540,542 7,572,448 PP.20,337
7,432,642 7,540,653 7,572,681 PP.20,338
7,432,802 7,540,772 7,572,999 RE.39,605
7,434,205 7,541,006 7,573,113 RE.40,670
7,435,817 7,541,175 7,573,381 RE.40,899
| Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
October 19-23, 2009
Date Issued
|
Type of Case(1) |
Proceeding or Appn. No. |
Party or Parties |
Issue |
TTAB Decision |
Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services |
Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services |
Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney |
Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 10-19 |
EX |
77362077 |
Paul Murad, LTD |
whether applicant’s specimens show service mark use in connection with its recited services |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"MANHATTANIZING" [publication of book series] |
|
No |
| 10-19 |
EX |
77340823 |
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum |
Section 6 disclaimer requirement (of the words INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"IBLF – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM" [a wide variety of goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35, 36, and 41] |
|
No |
| 10-20 |
EX |
77445498 |
Planet Bingo, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"B1 PLANET BINGO" (and design) [computer game programs, computer game software; and a variety of other goods] |
"B1 GAMES" [computer game programs, computer game software; and a variety of other goods] |
No |
| 10-20 |
EX |
77363240 |
Band-It-IDEX, Inc. |
2(d) |
Refusal Reversed |
|
"DUAL-LOKT" [buckles of common metal for securing metal strapping bands] |
"DUAL-LOK" [self-locking fasteners, namely, bolts and screws] |
No |
| 10-21 |
OPP
OPP (R) |
91166551
91166552 |
AQFTM, Inc. v. Austinuts, Inc. |
2(d) |
Request for Reconsideration Denied (Opposition Sustained in both cases) |
"AUSTIN" (and design) [crackers, crackers with cheese, cheese flavored crackers]; "AUSTIN SINCE 1932" (and design) [crackers, cracker sandwiches and cookies]; and other related marks for some of the same goods |
"AUSTINUTS" and "AUSTINUTS" (and design) [both marks for: dry roasted nuts] |
|
No |
| 10-22 |
CANC
(SJ) |
92048821 |
Asian and Western Classics B.V. |
fraud |
Petitioner’s motion for summary judgment deemed moot in view of insufficient pleading of fraud |
|
|
|
Yes |
| 10-22 |
EX |
78670554 |
Teligence (Canada), Inc. |
genericness; whether, if not generic, applicant’s mark is registrable under Section 2(f) |
Refusal Affirmed on both grounds |
|
"CHATLINE" [telephone dating services] |
|
No |
| 10-23 |
EX |
77181494 |
New Morning Country Store, LLC |
2(d) |
Refusal Affirmed |
|
"NEW MORNING" [retail grocery store services, expressly excluding the retail sale of cookies, crackers, and breakfast cereal] |
3 cited registrations, all owned by the same entity, for the mark
"NEW MORNING" [breakfast cereal]; [crackers]; [cookies] |
No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (MD)=Motion to Dismiss; (MR)=Motion to Reopen; (R)=Request for Reconsideration (2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
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Reference Collections of U.S. Patents and Trademarks
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Physical Sciences Library,
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Boston Public Library (617) 536-5400
Ext. 4256
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University of Michigan (734) 647-5735
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Ext. 724
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Ext. 390
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Science and Technology Library (406) 496-4281
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln (402) 472-3411
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District (702) 507-3421
Reno: University of Nevada, Reno
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Ext. 257
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Piscataway: Library of Science and
Medicine, Rutgers University (732) 445-2895
New Mexico Albuquerque: University of
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New York Albany: New York State Library (518) 474-5355
Buffalo and Erie County Public
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Rochester Public Library (716) 428-8110
New York Library
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Stony Brook: Engineering Library,
State University of New York (631) 632-7148
North Carolina Charlotte (704) 687-2241
Raleigh: D.H. Hill Library, North
Carolina State University (919) 515-2935
North Dakota Grand Forks: Chester Fritz Library,
University of North Dakota (701) 777-4888
Ohio Akron - Summit County Public (330) 643-9075
Library
Cincinnati and Hamilton County,
Public Library of (513) 369-6932
Cleveland Public Library (216) 623-2870
Dayton: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Library, Wright State
University (937) 775-3521
Toledo/Lucas County Public Library (419) 259-5209
Oklahoma Stillwater: Oklahoma State
University
Edmon Low Library (405) 744-6546
Oregon Portland: Paul L. Boley Law Library,
Lewis & Clark College (503) 768-6786
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, The Free Library of (215) 686-5331
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of (412) 622-3138
University Park: Pattee Library,
Pennsylvania State University (814) 865-7617
Puerto Rico Mayaquez General Library,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 993-0000
Ext. 3244
Bayamon, Learning Resources Center,
University of Puerto Rico (787) 786-5225
Rhode Island Providence Public Library (401) 455-8027
South Carolina Clemson University Libraries (864) 656-3024
South Dakota Rapid City: Devereaux Library,
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology (605) 394-1275
Tennessee Nashville: Stevenson Science
Library, Vanderbilt University (615) 322-2717
Texas Austin: McKinney Engineering
Library, University of Texas at
Austin (512) 495-4500
College Station: West Campus
Library, Texas A & M University (979) 845-2111
Dallas Public Library (214) 670-1468
Houston: The Fondren Library, Rice
University (713) 348-5483
Lubbock: Texas Tech University (806) 742-2282
San Antonio Public Library (210) 207-2500
Utah Salt Lake City: Marriott Library,
University of Utah (801) 581-8394
Vermont Burlington: Bailey/Howe Library,
University of Vermont (802) 656-2542
Washington Seattle: Engineering Library,
University of Washington (206) 543-0740
West Virginia Morgantown: Evansdale Library,
West Virginia University (304) 293-4695
Ext. 5113
Wisconsin Madison: Kurt F. Wendt Library,
University of Wisconsin Madison (608) 262-6845
Milwaukee Public Library (414) 286-3051
Wyoming Cheyenne: Wyoming State Library (307) 777-7281
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| Patent Technology Centers |
PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
MARGARET J. A. PETERLIN, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
AVERAGE
FILING DATE OF
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVING A
FIRST OFFICE
CUSTOMER SERVICE ACTION IN THE
TELEPHONE and FAX LAST 3
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS NUMBERS MONTHS*
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, 03/01/05
method of treatment using
bio-affecting agents, drug
delivery systems, steroids,
herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry 571-272-0700 11/23/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1630 Molecular biology, 571-272-0600 08/01/06
bioinformatics, nucleic FAX 571-273-8300
acids, recombinant DNA
and RNA, Gene regulation,
gene therapy, nucleic acid
amplification, transgenic
animals and recombinant
plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, 571-272-0600 09/20/06
cytokines, recombinant FAX 571-273-8300
hormones, engineered
antibodies, cancer immunology,
and molecular biology thereof,
Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic
immunology; specific binding
assays, immunoassays and
apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, 571-272-0500 08/11/06
plant and animal extracts, FAX 571-273-8300
peptides, isolated and/or
recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein
crystallography, and enzyme
assays
1660 Plants 571-272-0700 12/20/06
FAX 571-273-8300
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/ 571-272-1700 02/01/05
paper making, plastics shaping FAX 571-273-8300
and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, 571-272-1700 05/15/05
bonding and single crystal FAX 571-273-8300
growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, 571-272-1700 11/01/05
inorganic chemistry, catalysts, FAX 571-273-8300
electrolysis and gaseous/
plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and 571-272-1700 06/15/05
miscellaneous articles FAX 571-273-8300
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar 571-272-1700 01/01/05
cells, electrochemistry and FAX 571-273-8300
photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers 571-272-1700 10/15/05
FAX 571-273-8300
1797 Separation, purification, 571-272-1700 02/01/05
chemical apparatus and FAX 571-273-8300
petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 04/23/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2120 Miscellaneous computer 571-272-1400 05/20/06
applications FAX 571-273-8300
2130 Cryptography, security 571-272-7220 06/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
2140/ Computer networks 571-272-0800 07/03/05
2150 FAX 571-273-8300
2160/ Database and file management/ 571-272-7220 07/01/06
2170 Graphical user interface FAX 571-273-8300
2180 Computer architecture 571-272-0900 08/30/06
FAX 571-273-8300
2190 Interprocess communications 571-272-1400 07/12/05
and software development FAX 571-273-8300
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2610 Digital Communications, General 571-272-2600 11/02/05
Communications, Optical FAX 571-273-8300
Communications, Telephony,
Audio, Multiplex
Communications, Cellular
Telephony, Radio and Satellite
Communications
2620 Television and TV Recording, 571-272-2600 08/23/05
Video Distribution, Image FAX 571-273-8300
Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
Printing Network, Scanners),
Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
Computer Graphics, Display
Systems
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and 571-272-1650 10/01/06
2815, Semiconductor Manufacturing FAX 571-273-8300
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static 571-272-1850 11/10/06
2817, memory, lasers, electronic FAX 571-273-8300
2819, components, control circuits,
2821, power supplies measuring and
2824, testing
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, 571-272-1850 12/01/06
2835, elements and connectors, FAX 571-273-8300
2839, motor structure, electronic
2841, housings, circuit boards,
2851- photocopiers, recorders,
2854, printers, general
2861 illumination
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical 571-272-1550 10/07/06
2874, elements, optical systems, FAX 571-273-8300
2876- fiber optics, electric
2879, lamps, registers, optics
2881- measuring, radiant energy
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation 571-272-5250 04/25/06
FAX 571-273-8300
3620 Electronic Commerce 571-272-5350 05/06/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3630 Static structures, 571-272-5350 03/14/06
supports and furniture FAX 571-273-8300
3640 Aeronautics, 571-272-5150 11/23/05
agriculture, fishing, FAX 571-273-8300
trapping, vermin destroying,
plant and animal husbandry,
weaponry, nuclear systems
and licensing & review
3650 Material handling and 571-272-5250 04/18/06
article handling FAX 571-273-8300
3660 Computerized vehicle 571-272-5150 11/16/06
controls and navigation, FAX 571-273-8300
radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication,
Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/ 571-272-5150 07/06/06
moving/working, FAX 571-273-8300
excavating, mining,
harvesters, bridges,
roads, petroleum,
closures, connections,
and hardware
3680-A Machine elements 571-272-5250 07/06/06
and power transmissions FAX 571-273-8300
3680-B Business Methods 571-272-5350 03/21/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3680-A Business Methods - Finance 571-272-5350 11/30/05
FAX 571-273-8300
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710 Amusement and 571-272-3750 11/01/06
education devices, FAX 571-273-8300
packages and containers
3720 Manufacturing devices 571-272-4050 01/15/07
and processes, machine FAX 571-273-8300
tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, 571-272-2975 10/15/06
diagnostic equipment, FAX 571-273-8300
treatment devices,
surgery, surgical
supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion 571-272-3750 10/01/06
technology, motive and FAX 571-273-8300
fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and 571-272-3750 09/01/06
dispensing, and Textile FAX 571-273-8300
Manufacturing and
Apparel
3760 Body treatment, 571-272-2975 12/15/06
kinestherapy, and FAX 571-273-8300
exercising
3770 Respirators, Therapeutic 571-272-2975 12/01/06
Support, Splints, Braces, FAX 571-273-8300
Bandages and Birth Control
Devices
3780 Package and Article Carriers, 571-272-2975 06/30/06
Envelopes, Purses, Wallets, FAX 571-273-8300
Receptacles, Bottles and Jars
* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS DIRECTOR
1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1610 Pharmaceutical formulations, method George C. Elliott
of treatment using bio-affecting
agents, drug delivery systems,
steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
compositions, and cosmetics
1620 Organic chemistry Irem Yucel
1630 Molecular biology, bioinformatics, George C. Elliott
nucleic acids per se, nucleic acid
methodologies, SNPs & haplotypes,
recombinant DNA and RNA, gene
regulation, gene therapy, nucleic
acid amplification, nucleic acid
based diagnostic assays, nucleic
acid inhibitors, transgenic animals
and recombinant plants, combinatorial/
computational chemistry.
1640 Immunology, receptor/ligands, John L. LeGuyader
cytokines, recombinant hormones,
engineered antibodies, cancer
immunology, and molecular biology
thereof, Neurobiology; cellular/
bacterial/viral/parasitic immunology;
specific binding assays, immunoassays
and apparatus.
1650 Fermentation, microbiology, plant and Irem Yucel
animal extracts, peptides, isolated
and/or recombinant proteins and
enzymes, protein crystallography,
and enzyme assays
1660 Plants George C. Elliott
1700/ CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900 AND DESIGNS
1791 Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/paper Gary G. Jones
making, plastics shaping and molding
1792 Coating, etching, cleaning, bonding Marian C. Knode
and single crystal growth
1793 Metallurgy, metal working, inorganic Jacqueline M. Stone
chemistry, catalysts, electrolysis and
gaseous/plastic/ceramic compositions
1794 Food, stock materials and miscellaneous Marian C. Knode
articles
1795 Fuel cells, batteries, solar cells, Jacqueline M. Stone
electrochemistry and photolithography
1796 Organic chemistry and polymers Gary G. Jones
1797 Separation, purification, chemical Gary G. Jones
apparatus and petroleum technology
2100 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
INFORMATION SECURITY
2110 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2120 Miscellaneous computer applications Wendy Garber
2130 Cryptography, security Andrew Hirshfeld
2140 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2150 Computer networks Andrew Hirshfeld
2160 Database and file management Jack B. Harvey
2170 Graphical user interface Wendy Garber
2180 Computer architecture Jack B. Harvey
2190 Interprocess communications and Wendy Garber
software development
2600 COMMUNICATIONS
2611 Digital communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2612 General communications Mark R. Powell
2613 Optical communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2614 Telephony Mark R. Powell
2615 Audio Mark R. Powell
2616/ Multiplex communications Valencia Martin-Wallace
2619
2617 Cellular telephony Wanda Walker
2618 Radio and Satellite Communications Mark R. Powell
2621 Television and TV Recording Wanda Walker
2622 Cameras Wanda Walker
2623 Video distribution Wanda Walker
2624 Image analysis Mark R. Powell
2625 Fax, printing, printing network, Wanda Walker
scanners
2626 Speech Mark R. Powell
2627 Disc drives Mark R. Powell
2628 Computer graphics Valencia Martin-Wallace
2629 Display systems Valencia Martin-Wallace
2800 SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
2811- Semiconductors and Semiconductor Richard K. Seidel
2815, Manufacturing
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816, Electronic circuits, static memory, Janice A. Falcone
2817, lasers, electronic components, control
circuits,power
2819, supplies, measuring and testing
2821,
2824,
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831- Electronic conductors, elements and Sharon A. Gibson
2835, connectors, motor structure, electronic
2839, housings, circuit boards, photocopiers,
2841, recorders, printers, general
2851- illumination
2854,
2861,
2875,
2885
2871- Liquid crystals, optical elements, Sharon A. Gibson
2874, optical systems, fiber optics, electric
2876- lamps, registers, optics measuring,
2879, radiant energy
2881-
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889
3600 TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
LICENSING AND REVIEW
3610 Surface transportation Katherine Matecki
3620 Electronic commerce Wynn W. Coggins
3630 Static structures, supports and Wynn W. Coggins
furniture
3640 Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, Donald T. Hajec
trapping, vermin destroying, plant
and animal husbandry, weaponry,
nuclear systems and licensing
& review
3650 Material and article handling Katherine Matecki
3660 Computerized vehicle controls and Donald T. Hajec
navigation, radio wave, optical and
acoustic wave communication, Robotics,
and Nuclear Systems
3670 Wells, earth boring/moving/working, Donald T. Hajec
excavating, mining, harvesters,
bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
connections, and hardware
3680A Machine elements and power Katherine Matecki
transmissions
3680B Business Methods Wynn W. Coggins
3690 Business Methods - Finance Wynn W. Coggins
3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
3710, Amusement and education devices, Karen M. Young
3721, packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720 Packages and containers; Frederick R. Schmidt
3720 Manufacturing devices and processes, Frederick R. Schmidt
machine tools and hand tools
3730 Medical instruments, diagnostic Frederick R. Schmidt
equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
surgical supplies
3740 Thermal and combustion technology, Karen M. Young
motive and fluid power systems
3750 Fluid handling and dispensing Karen M. Young
3760 Body treatment, kinestherapy, Frederick R. Schmidt
exercising, textile manufacturing
and apparel
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