List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 8 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 12 New Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
3 13 Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent Related Correspondence
4 14 Relocation of Customer Service Window for Patent-Related Correspondence; Establishment of Drop Box in South Tower for Certain Patent-Related Correspondence; Hand Carry and Mailing Address for Trademark-Related Correspondence
5 16 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
6 17 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
7 18 Post Card Receipt Reminder
8 19 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters
9 20 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark Office Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
11 22 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
12 23 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday, February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
13 24 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 21, 2009
14 25 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2009
15 26 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007
16 27 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 2, 2007
17 28 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, June 11, 2004
18 29 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2003
19 30 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
20 31 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
21 32 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2003
22 33 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001
23 34 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
24 35 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
25 36 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
26 38 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
27 39 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
28 40 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
29 41 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and Friday, February 11, 1994
30 42 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
31 43 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
32 44 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
33 45 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
34 46 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
35 49 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
36 51 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
37 52 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
38 55 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
39 58 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
40 59 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
41 62 Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for Correspondence Intended for the United States Patent and Trademark Office but Addressed to Washington DC 20231
42 63 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
43 65 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
44 66 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
45 72 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
46 73 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
47 75 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
48 76 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
49 77 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
50 78 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
51 80 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
52 81 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
53 82 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of California
54 83 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
55 84 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
56 85 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
57 92 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
58 121 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
59 122 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
60 124 Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
61 127 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent Application
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62 131 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
63 162 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
64 180 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
65 291 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
66 292 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
67 293 Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
68 294 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under 37 CFR 3.73
69 296 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
70 297 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic and Paper Form
71 298 Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b)
72 299 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
73 300 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
74 301 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2009
75 322 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
76 332 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
77 333 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
78 341 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
79 342 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass Verification Test
80 343 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
81 344 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without Appropriate Fees
82 356 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
83 363 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
84 364 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
85 368 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
86 395 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid over the Internet
87 396 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
88 404 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
89 406 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
90 408 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
91 415 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
92 418 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
93 419 Unpaid Fee Checks
94 420 Deposit Account Authorizations
95 421 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a Representative Capacity
96 422 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
97 423 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
98 425 Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
99 427 Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
100 428 First Action Interview Pilot Program
101 434 Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having Omitted Items
102 438 Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of Trilateral Offices
103 440 Changes to the Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination After Final Rejection in Certain Applications Filed Before June 8, 1995
104 443 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent Applications
105 444 Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program Request for Voluntary Submission of Electronic Complex Work Unit Files
106 448 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
107 451 Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
108 453 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
109 455 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
110 456 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
111 458 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
112 460 Applicants Cautioned to File Applications on Papers that Comply with Sheet Size/Margin and Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g).
113 463 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
114 464 Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application Data Sheets Are Strongly Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed
115 466 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
116 467 Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
117 478 Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent Applications
118 480 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
119 482 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
120 483 Animals - Patentability
121 484 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
122 487 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
123 489 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
124 492 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
125 496 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination
126 528 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
127 537 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
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128 542 Notice of Changes in Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability for a Second or Subsequent Request for Reexamination While an Earlier Filed Reexamination is Pending
129 544 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the Patent Statute
130 570 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in Reexamination
131 573 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
132 574 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of Effective Date
133 575 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
134 636 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
135 637 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
136 642 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications with Sequence Listings
137 644 Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a Biological Deposit
138 655 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material
139 660 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
140 663 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
141 696 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing Submissions
142 697 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
143 698 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
144 699 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
145 700 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
146 702 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
147 703 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and Further Procedural Information
148 707 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
149 710 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
150 720 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
151 722 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
152 725 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
153 729 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
154 750 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
155 758 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in Thailand
156 759 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In India
157 760 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
158 761 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
159 762 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
160 763 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia
161 764 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office
162 765 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
163 766 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
164 767 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
165 768 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
166 770 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Patent Office
167 771 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and Finland
168 772 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
169 773 Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (Between the USPTO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO))
170 774 Patent Cooperation Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
171 775 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
172 776 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IPOS
173 777 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the DKPTO
174 778 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
175 779 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
176 785 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
177 791 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
178 792 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
179 798 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
180 803 Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the CIPO
181 804 Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the EPO)
182 807 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office
183 813 Extension Of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO
184 814 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office
185 818 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and IP Australia
186 823 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
187 828 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
188 833 Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the UK IPO)
189 835 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
190 839 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
191 843 New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
192 847 "Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
193 850 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
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194 854 Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View of Bilski v. Kappos
195 866 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004
196 882 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex
197 915 Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
198 937 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), as amended by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, and further amended by the Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002, and 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) (revised)
199 950 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, 1, "Written Description" Requirement
200 973 Utility Examination Guidelines
201 985 Guidelines Setting Forth a Modified Policy Concerning the Evidence of Common Ownership, or an Obligation of Assignment to the Same Person, as Required by 35 USC 103(c)
202 989 Guidelines Concerning the Implementation of Changes to 35 USC 102(g) and 103(c) and the Interpretation of the Term "Original Application" in the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
203 994 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
204 1009 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
205 1012 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
206 1014 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
207 1020 Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
208 1022 Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
209 1027 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
210 1028 Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments
211 1048 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to Computer-Implemented Inventions
212 1049 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated Icons
213 1053 Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
214 1079 Expansion and Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
215 1082 Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting
216 1091 Elimination of Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program
217 1093 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
218 1097 Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
219 1098 Pilot Program for Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction
220 1105 Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
221 1108 Changes to the Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent Applications
222 1120 Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System
223 1123 Request for Comments on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in Patent Applications
224 1128 Request for Comments on Proposed Change to Missing Parts Practice
225 1133 Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents
226 1145 Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters
227 1175 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of Abandonment
228 1179 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
229 1180 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
230 1183 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
231 1185 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
232 1186 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of Abandonment
233 1187 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and For Accelerated Examination
234 1195 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
235 1196 Clarification of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Interpretation of the Provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)
236 1201 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing
237 1202 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
238 1221 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
239 1222 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
240 1223 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
241 1297 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is Appropriate
242 1299 Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request a Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment to Comply With the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
243 1303 Notice Concerning Calculation of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b)(1)(B) involving International Applications entering the National Stage Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 371
244 1305 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
245 1339 Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) and of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
246 1343 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
247 1358 Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) - Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Types of Papers Filed After a Notice of Allowance has been Mailed
248 1360 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
249 1362 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
250 1417 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued Patents and Published Patent Applications
251 1419 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
252 1420 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent Publications
253 1421 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
254 1422 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
255 1424 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
256 1426 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
257 1428 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
258 1429 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of Issue Fee
259 1431 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
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260 1432 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction
261 1433 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
262 1434 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
263 1435 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
264 1436 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice
265 1462 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
266 1529 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent Application
267 1531 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
268 1533 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments
269 1535 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
270 1536 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application
271 1537 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
272 1546 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
273 1556 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
274 1560 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule) 275 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
276 1694 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
277 1702 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
278 1861 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
279 2018 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
280 2021 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
281 2022 Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals
282 2024 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
283 2025 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
284 2026 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
285 2031 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
286 2033 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
287 2120 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
288 2253 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
289 2255 New Interference Search Procedure
290 2256 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
291 2257 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
292 2260 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
293 2261 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
294 2265 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
295 2267 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
296 2269 Electronic Office Action
297 2275 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
298 2276 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
299 2278 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
300 2291 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
301 2296 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
302 2297 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request to Retrieve Priority Information
303 2298 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE) Components
304 2300 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
305 2301 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
306 2325 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
307 2327 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
308 2364 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
309 2367 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
310 2371 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
311 2383 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
312 2385 Handling of Status Inquiries
313 2386 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
314 2393 Changes to Disclosure Document Program
315 2394 Disclosure Document Program
316 2396 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
317 2399 Legal Processes
318 2408 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
319 2410 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings
320 2411 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
321 2413 Duty of Disclosure
322 2441 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before The Patent and Trademark Office
323 2444 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a Client/Patent Applicant
324 2445 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
325 2446 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
326 2447 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in International Applications
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327 2448 July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
328 2452 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed in the United States Receiving Office329 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
330 2455 Arrangement between IP Australia and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
331 2459 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
332 2460 Agreement Between the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Korea and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Korea as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
333 2462 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
334 2463 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority
335 2474 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
336 2475 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
337 2476 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
338 2480 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
339 2481 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
340 2491 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
341 2493 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
342 2495 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
343 2521 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent Convention
344 2523 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
345 2524 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
346 2528 Status of Office of Public Records Services
347 2530 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
348 2531 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
349 2532 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search Rooms
350 2534 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
351 2535 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
352 2536 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
353 2538 Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
354 2539 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
355 2541 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the Internet
356 2542 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
357 2544 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
358 2545 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
359 2546 Interim Internet Usage Policy
360 2550 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
361 2574 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
362 2580 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
363 2583 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
INDEX
A
Abandonment:
Express ............................................................................. 228
Revival ............................................................................. 229, 231
Withdrawing the Holding ............................................................. 227, 231
Accelerated Examination .................................................................. 233
Access:
Application Files in Trilateral Offices ............................................. 102, 145, 148-152
Patent Applications ................................................................. 237, 277
U.S. Patent References, electronic .................................................. 300
Address:
Fee ................................................................................. 88
For Customer Window ................................................................. 4, 5
For Service of Process .............................................................. 317, 319
Office mailing ...................................................................... 1-11
Adjustment:
Of Patent Term ...................................................................... 243-249
Advance Notice:
Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ...................................... 111
Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ............................................... 114
Allowance, Papers:
Revision of Notice .................................................................. 255, 256
Submitted After ..................................................................... 247, 253
Alternative Language, Examination of Claims Containing ................................... 223
Amendments:
Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ................................................. 267
After Allowance ..................................................................... 247, 258
In Patent Application Publications .................................................. 234
Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ................................................... 270
Patent Application Publication May Now Include ...................................... 234
Patent Law Foreign Filing ........................................................... 271
Preliminary, Revised Format ......................................................... 266
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................................ 198, 202
Amino Acid Disclosures ................................................................... 135-140
Animals, Patentability ................................................................... 120
Appeals:
Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................ 280
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ........................................... 283-284
Public Attendance at Hearings ....................................................... 285
Rules of Practice ................................................................... 285-287
Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 288
Signatures No Longer Provided ....................................................... 282
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in IP Reexam .......................... 122
Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed .............................................. 279
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology .......................................................... 141
Application:
Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................................... 270
Duplicate Filings ................................................................... 44
Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to ........................................ 116
Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ........................................ 9
Paper Size/Margin Requirements ...................................................... 112
Receipt Acknowledgment .............................................................. 7, 8, 10
Application Data Sheet ................................................................... 114, 277
Assignments:
Availability on the Web ............................................................. 356
Facsimile Submission ................................................................ 360-363
Indexing ............................................................................ 67
Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ............................................... 66
Recording Foreclosures .............................................................. 69
Revision of Practice ................................................................ 68
Taking Action in a Patent Matter .................................................... 65
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of .................................. 260
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Austrian Patent Office and USPTO, PPH program between .................................... 161
Authorization, Deposit Accounts .......................................................... 94
B
Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan .......................................................... 214, 218, 220
Batch Update Practice, Elimination of .................................................... 65
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................................ 237
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications .......................... 250
Bilski v. Kappos, Interim Guidance ....................................................... 194
Biological Deposit ....................................................................... 138, 139
Biotechnology:
Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps ..................................... 136
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing ............................................. 139-141
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 334, 336-337
Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ...................................... 135-141, 328
Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material ...................................... 138
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
Availability of Interference Files .................................................. 292
Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................................ 290
Docketing Procedures for Appeals .................................................... 288
New Interference Search Procedure ................................................... 289
Publication of Opinions ............................................................. 292
Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 288
Rules of Practice ................................................................... 265-266
Simplification of Interference Requirements ......................................... 270
Business Method Search Criteria .......................................................... 210
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ............................... 56
C
Canadian Intellectual Property Office:
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ........................... 180
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 187
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark .............................................................. 348
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile .......................................................... 340
Certain Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 58
Certificate of Correction:
Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature .............................. 260
Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................................ 263
Expedited Issuance .................................................................. 261
To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ...................................... 262
Certificate of Mailing:
Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays ............................................. 44
Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................................ 10
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ................... 294
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette ......................................... 352
Changes to:
Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ........................................... 313
Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ............................... 299
Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records .................................. 307
Implement the Patent Business Goals ................................................. 275-277
Patent Practice and Procedure ....................................................... 260
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 90
Practice for Documents Submitted .................................................... 360
Practice for Continued Examination Filings .......................................... 221
Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees ...................................... 81
Provisional Application ............................................................. 264, 265
Representation of Others ............................................................ 62, 63
Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ............................... 274
Transitional Procedures for Limited Examination ..................................... 103
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access .................................................... 301
Claim Limits ............................................................................. 265
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ........................................ 153, 154, 237
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................... 270
Clarification of:
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37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................................. 247
Application Revival Procedures ...................................................... 229
Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................................. 280
Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims .............................. 124
Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals ..................... 281
Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ...................................... 126-127
Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 235
Notice Concerning EPO Competence .................................................... 336
Procedure for Seeking Review of an SNQ in Ex Parte Reexam ........................... 123
Client/Patent Applicant .................................................................. 322, 323
Closing of PTO ........................................................................... 12-33
Color Drawings/Photographs ............................................................... 277
Comments, Request for:
Computer Implemented Business Methods ............................................... 210
Enhancement of the Quality of Patents ............................................... 225
Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies ............................................. 222
Proposed Change to Missing Parts Practice ........................................... 224
Proposed Changes in Restriction Practice ............................................ 95
"Written Description" Requirement ................................................... 199
Compact Disc (CD) ........................................................................ 71, 348
Complex Work Unit Pilot Program .......................................................... 105
Computer-Implemented Inventions .......................................................... 210-211
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings ................................................. 139, 141
Computer Readable Media, Subject Matter Eligibility of ................................... 209
Conduct on PTO Premises .................................................................. 59
Confidential Information, Proper Filing .................................................. 108
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes .......................... 77, 85
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions .......................................... 258
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ............................................... 272-273
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 .............................. 195
Copies of:
File Contents Available on CD ....................................................... 71
Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ....................................... 70
U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper .................................. 300, 326
Copy Requirement Waiver .................................................................. 71
Correction of Inventorship ............................................................... 277
Correspondence:
Fee Address ......................................................................... 88
First Class Mail .................................................................... 10
Post Card Receipts .................................................................. 6-8
With the USPTO ...................................................................... 1
CREATE Act ............................................................................... 195
Credit Card Fee Payment .................................................................. 84, 89-90
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................ 320
Customer Numbers:
Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted ................................................. 306
Extension of Payor Number Practice .................................................. 87
For Fee Address ..................................................................... 88
Customer Service Window .................................................................. 4-5
D
Danish Patent and Trademark Office:
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 173
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 182
Declarations:
37 CFR 1.63 ......................................................................... 117, 118
37 CFR 1.131 ........................................................................ 113
Copy from Prior Application ......................................................... 344
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 117
Enhancement of Form ................................................................. 148
Deposit Accounts:
Authorizations ...................................................................... 94
Charge of Refused Payment Where Authorized .......................................... 78
General Authorizations .............................................................. 94
Mailing of Monthly Statements ....................................................... 76
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Replenishing ........................................................................ 2, 84
Deposit of Biological Material ........................................................... 137, 138
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons ......................................... 212
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................................ 70
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive .................................................. 232
Disclosure Document Program .............................................................. 313-315
Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................................. 316-320
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director ................................... 260
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ............................... 349
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................................ 195, 311
Document Production ...................................................................... 320
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ...................................... 252
Double Patenting Rejections .............................................................. 195, 311
Drawings:
Black Ink ........................................................................... 269, 277
Color ............................................................................... 277
Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ........................... 254
Patent Application Publications and Patents ......................................... 238, 240
Proposed Change to Standards ........................................................ 278
Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ............................... 269
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............................ 78
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays ................................. 44
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 117, 321
E
e-Office Action .......................................................................... 296-298
Electronic:
Access to Cited US Patent References ................................................ 300
Availability of the Official Gazette ................................................ 352-354
Exchange of Priority Documents ...................................................... 145-152
Filing of Patent Correspondence ..................................................... 299
Filing System:
Availability of .................................................................. 309
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ........... 294
Contingency Option ............................................................... 293
Legal Framework for .............................................................. 305
Simplification of ................................................................ 304
Information Disclosure Statements ................................................... 301
Maintenance of Records .............................................................. 307
Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) ........................... 296-298
Publication of Certificates of Correction ........................................... 263
Retirement of EFS-ABX ............................................................... 303
Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ............................... 295
Elimination of:
Batch Update ........................................................................ 65
Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program .................... 216
Continued Prosecution Applications Practice ......................................... 272
Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............................ 84
Fee for Petitions to Make Special for PPH Programs .................................. 165
Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia .............................................. 3
Emergency, U.S. Postal Services .......................................................... 34-55
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window ............................................. 19
Employee Indemnification ................................................................. 317-319
Employee Testimony ....................................................................... 319
Enhanced Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting ............................. 215
Eurasian Patent Convention ............................................................... 343
European Patent Office:
Clarification of Notice Concerning Competence ....................................... 336
Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority ................................. 334
Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................ 158, 174
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 184
Priority Document Exchange .......................................................... 149, 150
Revision Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot .......................... 181
Simplification of Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ......................... 151
"Triway" Pilot Program Among USPTO, EPO and JPO ..................................... 192
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Examination of Patent Applications:
35 USC 102(d) ....................................................................... 142
35 USC 102(e) ....................................................................... 198
35 USC 103 in view of KSR ........................................................... 197
35 USC 103(b) ....................................................................... 205
35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ..................................................... 201, 202
35 USC 103(c), Joint Research Agreement ............................................. 195
35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ..................................................... 206
35 USC 112, Written Description ..................................................... 199
Including Claims Containing Alternative Language .................................... 223
Instructions for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility .............................. 201, 202
Nucleotide Sequences ................................................................ 204
Species of Chemical Compositions .................................................... 203
Utility Guidelines .................................................................. 200
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ........................................ 349
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ........................................... 126-127
Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in ................. 295
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ........................................ 134
Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims ......................... 124
Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement ................................ 121
Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability ......................... 128
Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................................ 130
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ........................................................... 245
Export Administration Regulations ........................................................ 294
Express Mail:
Interruption and Emergency .......................................................... 34-38, 40, 42-43, 45-55
Suspension of service to USPTO ...................................................... 46
Termination of Interruption and Emergency ........................................... 36, 39, 41, 43
Termination of Suspension of Service ................................................ 45
Extension, Patent Term ................................................................... 246-248
Extraordinary Situation, Relief .......................................................... 58
F
Facilities Use Regulations ............................................................... 59
Facsimile Submission:
Assignment Documents ................................................................ 362, 363
Centralized Delivery and Requirements ............................................... 361
Payment of Issue Fee, Publication Fee, and Related Correspondence ................... 254
Federal Holidays, 1996 ................................................................... 33
Fee:
Address ............................................................................. 88
Application Size Fee ................................................................ 85
Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 ............................................. 92
Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ........................................................ 72
Duplicate Forms No Longer Required .................................................. 73
Examination Fee ..................................................................... 85
For Fiscal Year 2009 ................................................................ 75
Maintenance Fee Statements .......................................................... 86
Payment by Credit Card .............................................................. 90
Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ....................................... 86
Replenishing Deposit Accounts ....................................................... 2, 84
Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ....................................................... 77, 85
Unpaid Checks ....................................................................... 93
Fees Information ......................................................................... 73-94
File Contents Available on CD ............................................................ 71
Filing Date, Application ................................................................. 116
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ...................................... 227
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder ............................................. 108
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance .................................................. 247
Filing Receipts, Change in Practice ...................................................... 302
Financial Services Over the Internet ..................................................... 357
Finland, Patent Prosecution Pilot Program between USPTO and .............................. 167,
First Action Interview Pilot Program ..................................................... 100
First Class Mail, Returned ............................................................... 10
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Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to PCT Transmittal and Search Fees .............................. 75
Foreclosures, Recordability .............................................................. 69
Foreign Filing License, Scope of ......................................................... 97
Form PTOL-85 ............................................................................. 248, 255, 256
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required .............................. 73
Freedom of Information and Privacy ....................................................... 57
G
GATT ..................................................................................... 265
German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .... 176
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ............................................................... 348
Green Technology:
Elimination of Classification Requirement ........................................... 216
Pilot Program ....................................................................... 219
Guidelines:
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ..................................... 234-239
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 275-277
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment ......................................... 246-249
Changes in Patent Practice .......................................................... 278
Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions ................................. 203
Computer-Implemented Inventions ..................................................... 211, 213
Continued Prosecution Practice ...................................................... 272, 273
Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ..................................... 212
Evidence of Common Ownership ........................................................ 201
Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ......................................... 198
Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 .................... 199
Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) .................................. 198
Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112, 6th paragraph .............. 206
Obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 ..................................................... 197
Utility Examination ................................................................. 194-206
Written Description Requirement ..................................................... 199
H
Handling of Status Inquiries ............................................................. 312
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ............................... 345
Holidays, 1996 ........................................................................... 33
Hungarian Patent Office, PPH Pilot between USPTO and ..................................... 166
I
Icons .................................................................................... 212
Implementation Guide:
For Patent Practice ................................................................. 275-278
For 21st Century Strategic Plan ..................................................... 274
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights Certificates .................. 142
Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies, Request for Comments on ......................... 222
Indexing Assignments ..................................................................... 67
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............... 152
Information Disclosure Statements:
Filed Electronically ................................................................ 301
May Be Filed Without Copies ......................................................... 109
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ....................................................... 226
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
between .......................................................................... 178
Inter partes Reexamination Proceedings:
Changes to Implement ................................................................ 129
Revised Guidelines .................................................................. 130
Rules to Implement .................................................................. 133
Delay in Effective Date .......................................................... 132
Effective Date of Final Rule ..................................................... 131
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review ....................................... 122
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 134
Interference:
Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting .......................................... 290
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Opinions & Orders ................................................................... 292
Proceedings ......................................................................... 286, 287
Publication of Opinions and Orders entered by BPAI .................................. 292
Rules of Practice ................................................................... 286, 287
Simplification of Certain Requirements .............................................. 291
Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of Patent Term Adjustment ................. 242
International Standard Code for a Patent Document ........................................ 110
Internet:
Biosequence Information Filing ...................................................... 139
Credit Card Payments ................................................................ 83
Financial Services Available ........................................................ 357
Interim Usage Policy ................................................................ 359
Maintenance Fees, Payment ........................................................... 86, 89
Provisional Applications, Availability .............................................. 355
Usage Policy, Interim ............................................................... 344
Interpretation of:
35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ..................................................... 235
35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) .............................................................. 245
37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ........................................................ 316
"Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999 .......................................... 202
Registration of Agents .............................................................. 318
Interruption, Postal Service ............................................................. 34-55
Invalidate Patents ....................................................................... 134
Inventor’s name, Procedures .............................................................. 115
Inventorship, Correction of .............................................................. 279
Interview:
Conducting with a Registered Practitioner Acting in Representative Capacity ......... 95
Enhanced First Action Pilot Program, Extension of ................................... 99
First Action Pilot Program .......................................................... 100
Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Pilot Program ......................... 98
IP Australia:
Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 329
Arrangement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT .......................... 330
Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 177
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 185
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations .............................................................. 351
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee ......................................................... 62, 66
Issue Fee:
Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After Payment of ......... 258
Form ................................................................................ 248, 255, 256
Payment & Notification .............................................................. 254, 259
Payment via Facsimile ............................................................... 254
Preauthorized Payment ............................................................... 275-277
J
Japan Patent Office:
Addition as Participating Foreign IPO in Priority Document Exchange ................. 152
Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents .................. 145
Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program ........................... 190
New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 191
Priority Document Exchange between .................................................. 145, 148-152
"Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 192
Joint Research Agreement ................................................................. 195
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ........................................... 311
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ..................................................... 327
K
"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents .......................................... 111
Korean Intellectual Property Office:
Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 331
Addition to Priority Document Exchange Program ...................................... 147
Agreement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT ............................ 332
Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ............................. 179
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 186
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KSR v. Teleflex, Examination Guidelines Update ........................................... 196
L
Legal:
Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) .................................... 305
Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in .................. 319
Processes ........................................................................... 317
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice ............................................. 106
License for Foreign Filing ............................................................... 97, 271
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ....................... 324
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 358
M
Mail:
Delays .............................................................................. 34-55
Duplicate Papers and Applications ................................................... 44
Interruption and Emergency (37 CFR 1.10(i)) ......................................... 42
Interruption and Emergency Terminated ............................................... 36, 43, 47, 52
Interruption in Connecticut ......................................................... 51
Interruption in Los Angeles ......................................................... 54
Interruption in South Florida ....................................................... 55
Interruption in the State of California ............................................. 53
Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings .......................................... 48, 49
Processing of Duplicate Applications ................................................ 44
Returned ............................................................................ 10
Suspension of "Express Mail" Service for Mail Addressed to Zip Codes 202xx Through
205xx ............................................................................ 46
Termination of Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service ............................. 45
Maintenance Fees:
Payment over Internet ............................................................... 89
Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ........................ 80
Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment .............................. 86
Voice Response System ............................................................... 350
Metric equivalents ....................................................................... 119
Miscellaneous Patent Changes ............................................................. 244
N
National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
Program between ..................................................................... 175
National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ........................................ 338, 339
New Route Pilot Project .................................................................. 191
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of .................................. 134
Non-Delivery of Mail ..................................................................... 25
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder .............................................. 236
Notice of Allowance:
Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on .......................... 248
Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............................ 39
Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of ......................................... 253
Revision of Form .................................................................... 255, 256
Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After .................. 247
Time Period for Paying a Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is
Filed after Mailing of ........................................................... 257
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System .................................. 356
Notice of Change(s):
In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO ......................... 354
In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ....................... 136
In Requirement for Substantial New Question in Subsequent Reexams ................... 128
Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names ......................................... 115
To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination .................................. 96
To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ...................................................... 114
To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent ................................. 111
Notice of Complex Work Unit Pilot Program ................................................ 105
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams ............... 124
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Notice of Elimination of Batch Update .................................................... 65
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ....................................................... 236
Notice of Public Meeting on Enhanced Timing Control Initiative ........................... 215
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette ................ 353
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt ............................................. 302
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
Based Upon Applications filed in India .............................................. 156
Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ........................................... 155
Notification of Voice Response System .................................................... 350
Nucleotide Sequence ...................................................................... 135-141
O
Oath:
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 117
Information necessary to Identify Specification ..................................... 118
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 .................................... 252
Office of Public Records, Status of Services ............................................. 346
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to .......................................... 307
Official Closings ........................................................................ 14-32
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ........................................ 352-354
Ombudsman Pilot Program .................................................................. 217
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ...................................... 297, 298
Overpayment of $25 or Less ............................................................... 92
Oversized Postcards ...................................................................... 6
P
PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ........................................................ 60
Paper (requirements to become part of Office’s permanent records, e.g., legibility) ...... 200, 277
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of ..................................................... 349
Paragraph Numbering ...................................................................... 278
Partial Waiver of 37 CFR 1.19(b) ......................................................... 71
Patent Business Goals .................................................................... 275-277
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA .............................................. 329, 330
Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ........................................... 325
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 334, 336-337
Eurasian Patent Convention .......................................................... 343
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Transmittal and Search Fees ............................. 75
Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................................ 331, 332
Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) .................................. 343
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ..................... 326
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of .............................................. 299
Patent Examiner Technical Training Program ............................................... 193
Patent Interference Practice ............................................................. 286, 287, 289-292
Patent Practice Changes .................................................................. 278
Patent Prosecution Highway Between:
USPTO & Austrian Patent Office ...................................................... 161, 162
USPTO & Canadian Intellectual Property Office ....................................... 180, 187
USPTO & Danish Patent and Trademark Office .......................................... 182
USPTO & European Patent Office ...................................................... 158, 181, 184
USPTO & Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of Russia .. 159, 160
USPTO & German Patent and Trade Mark Office ......................................... 176
USPTO & Hungarian Patent Office ..................................................... 166
USPTO & IP Australia ................................................................ 155, 177, 185
USPTO & Japan Patent Office ......................................................... 169, 170, 190
USPTO & Korean Intellectual Property Office ......................................... 156, 168, 186
USPTO & National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland ....................... 175
USPTO & Spanish Patent and Trademark Office ......................................... 163, 164, 172
USPTO & United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office ................................. 173, 174, 189
Patent Term Adjustment:
Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................ 247
Final Rule .......................................................................... 249
Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page .. 248
Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation in view of Wyeth ..................... 242
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Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications ................................. 243
Revised Notice of Allowance ......................................................... 256
Revision of Provisions .............................................................. 246
Treatment of Letters stating USPTO’s Determination is Greater ....................... 241
Patent Term Extension .................................................................... 246, 248
Patent Term Extension (20-Year Term) ..................................................... 244, 246
Patentability, Animals ................................................................... 120
Payor Numbers ............................................................................ 87
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card .................................................... 90
Petitions:
For Accelerated Examination ......................................................... 233
Request for Alert ................................................................... 107
To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina ................ 39
To Make Special ..................................................................... 233
To Revive ........................................................................... 229, 232
Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ............................................... 227
Photographs:
Black and White ..................................................................... 244
Color ............................................................................... 244
Pilot Program:
Complex Work Unit ................................................................... 105
First Action Interview .............................................................. 100
Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction ............................... 219
New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 191
Patent Ombudsman .................................................................... 217
Patent Prosecution Highway .......................................................... 158-190
Pre-Appeal Brief .................................................................... 283, 284
Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art ........................................ 207, 208
"Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 192
Plant Patents ............................................................................ 142-144
Policy; Internet Usage ................................................................... 359
Postal Service Emergency ................................................................. 34-55
Post Card Receipt ........................................................................ 6-8
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of ......................................... 3
Power of Attorney Practice:
Changes to .......................................................................... 63, 64
Elimination of Batch Update ......................................................... 65
Revision of ......................................................................... 62
Practitioners Before the PTO ............................................................. 321, 322
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference .............................................................. 283, 284
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ........................................................... 60
Preliminary Amendments ................................................................... 234, 268, 270, 274, 277
Prior-Filed Application, Claiming the Benefit of ......................................... 153, 154, 278
Priority:
Claim, when made .................................................................... 278
Electronic Exchange of Documents .................................................... 145-152
Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................................ 237
Right of priority in India .......................................................... 156
Right of priority in Thailand ....................................................... 155
Using certificate of correction to perfect 35 USC 119 claim ......................... 262
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................................ 230
Production of Documents .................................................................. 319
Products for Sale ........................................................................ 347, 348
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 ................................................. 108
Protest under 37 CFR 1.291 ............................................................... 226, 274
Provisional Applications ................................................................. 153, 154, 264, 265, 355
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............................ 235
PTO Closings ............................................................................. 14-32
Publication of Sequences ................................................................. 136
Publications, 18-Month:
Drawings and ........................................................................ 269, 277
Final Rule .......................................................................... 240
Final Rule with correction .......................................................... 239
Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication ................................................. 344
Lengthy Tables Notice ............................................................... 106
Publication Fee ..................................................................... 257
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Publications May Now Include Amendments ............................................. 234
Sequence Listings ................................................................... 136
Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............................ 236
Requirements for Benefit Claims ..................................................... 237
USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ......................... 235
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ........................................ 292
Public Information, FOIA ................................................................. 57
Q
Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) .................................. 112
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam, Substantial New ............... 128
Questions & Answers:
Facsimile of Assignment Documents ................................................... 362
R
Receipts, Paper .......................................................................... 11
Receipts, Postcard ....................................................................... 6-8
Reexamination:
Changes to Implement Inter Partes Reexamination ..................................... 129
Clarification of Office Policy to Reexam Fewer Than All Patent Claims ............... 124
Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex Parte .................... 121
Revised Guidelines for Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art ........................ 130
Revision Affecting Requirements for ................................................. 125
Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings (Jan. 2, 2001)
Effective Date ................................................................... 131-133
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes ....................... 122
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 134
Refund of Overpayment .................................................................... 92
Regulations:
Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ...................... 294
Iraqi Sanctions ..................................................................... 351
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ............................... 56
Relief, Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 58
Representing Clients ..................................................................... 63, 64, 322, 323
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions ......................................... 107
Request for Continued Examination:
Change to Docketing ................................................................. 96
Final Rules ......................................................................... 257, 264
Publication Fee and ................................................................. 257
Requirements for Patent Applications:
Containing Nucleotide Sequences ..................................................... 140
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ........................................... 236
Restarting Response Periods .............................................................. 230
Revised Procedure for:
Express Abandonments ................................................................ 228
Revival of Abandoned Applications ........................................................ 229, 332
Rule Changes:
Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ................................ 286, 287
Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications
Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent
Applications ..................................................................... 221
Change in Procedure Relating to Filing Date, Effective July 22, 1996 ................ 116
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application:
Final Rule ....................................................................... 240
Final Rule with correction ....................................................... 229
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 275-277
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ........... 249
Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications, Effective
June 8, 1995 ..................................................................... 265
Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................................ 278
Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................................ 90
Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of Biological Material ...... 137, 138
Continued Examination Practice and Changes To Provisional Application ............... 264
Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice .................................... 278
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Elimination of (Final Rule).......................................................... 273
Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings, Effective
January 16, 1996 ................................................................. 320
Duty of Disclosure ............................................................... 321
Fees:
Customer Number Required in Order to Establish Fee Address ....................... 88
Foreign Filing Amendments ........................................................ 253
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings ........................................... 125-127
Legal Processes .................................................................. 317
Patent Application Containing Nucleotide Sequence And/or Amino Acid .............. 135-141
PCT Application Procedure ........................................................ 339, 340
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................ 90
Provisional Applications ............................................................ 153, 154, 264, 265, 355
Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications ........................ 237
Russia, Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks, PPH Program
between USPTO and ................................................................... 159, 160
S
Sanctions, Iraqi ......................................................................... 351
Search Facilities in PTO:
Regulations, Violations ............................................................. 59
Sequence Listings:
Applicant Aid for Submissions ....................................................... 141
Biosequence Internet Filing ......................................................... 139
Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ............................... 136
Filed in International Applications in the U.S. Receiving Office .................... 328
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ..................................... 140
Service of Process ....................................................................... 319
Sheet Size/Margin Requirements ........................................................... 112
Signature of:
Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents .................................. 260
Office Personnel - Electronic and Initials Permitted ................................ 295
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............................ 282
Simplification of:
Requirements of Interference Practice ............................................... 291
Electronic Filing System ............................................................ 304
Small Entity Status ...................................................................... 277
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment ................................................... 86
Status Inquiries ......................................................................... 312
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables ......................... 106
Stimulus Plan, Patent Application Backlog Reduction ...................................... 214, 218, 220
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ........................................ 274
Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media .................................... 209
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning ........................................ 107
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ............................................... 6
Supplemental Amendments .................................................................. 274, 277
T
Tables Published Differently ............................................................. 105
Terminal Disclaimers:
CREATE Act .......................................................................... 195
Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection ............................. 311
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............ 155
Timing for National Stage Commencement ................................................... 339, 340
Tort Claims .............................................................................. 317
Trademark:
Fastener Insignia Register .......................................................... 364-367
Madrid Protocol ..................................................................... 368-376
Native American Insignias ........................................................... 377-378
Trademark Classification & Identification of Goods .................................. 379-381
Trademark Post Registration ......................................................... 382-384
Trademark Correspondence and Fees ................................................... 385-399
Trademark Examination ............................................................... 400-410
Trademark Information and Services .................................................. 411-422
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 423-432
Trademark Publications .............................................................. 433-437
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and
Returned by the U.S. Postal Service ................................................. 10
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments .................................................... 268
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents ................................... 134
Treatment of Unlocatable - Patent Application and Patent Files ........................... 311
"Triway" Pilot Program ................................................................... 192
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................................ 274
U
United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office:
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................... 183
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 189
Revised Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ........................... 188
United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California ........................ 52, 53
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida ................. 55
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ........................................ 25
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files ................................................. 310
Unpaid Fee Check ......................................................................... 93
Unscheduled Closing ...................................................................... 12-32
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) ................................................. 227
UPOV Convention .......................................................................... 143, 144
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................................ 300
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................................ 59
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications .............................. 119
User Passes .............................................................................. 59
Utility Examination Guidelines ........................................................... 200
V
Voice Response System .................................................................... 350
W
Waiver of:
37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs ........................ 252
Copies of File Contents Available on Compact Disc ................................... 71
Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 .................................................... 104
Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of ................................... 41
Website:
Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ..................................... 352-354
Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................................ 263
List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 358
Withdrawal of Abandonments ............................................................... 231, 232
World Intellectual Property Office to Participate in Priority Document Exchange .......... 146
"Written Description" Requirements ....................................................... 199
Wyeth v. Kappos, Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of PTA in view of ........ 242
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