List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 12 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 16 Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent Related Correspondence
3 17 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
4 19 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
5 20 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
6 21 Post Card Receipt Reminder
7 22 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters
8 23 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark Office
9 24 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and
Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
10 25 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
11 26 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
12 27 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday, February 8, 2010,
through Thursday, February 11, 2010
13 28 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 21, 2009
14 29 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2009
15 30 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007
16 31 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 2, 2007
17 32 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, June 11, 2004
18 33 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2003
19 34 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
20 35 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, September 18, 2003
and Friday, September 19, 2003
21 36 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2003
22 37 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001
23 38 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and Wednesday,
January 26, 2000
24 39 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
25 40 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
26 42 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
27 43 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday,
January 10, 1996
28 44 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
29 45 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and Friday,
February 11, 1994
30 46 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
31 47 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
32 48 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
33 49 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
34 50 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
35 53 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
36 56 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
37 59 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
38 62 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
39 65 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
40 68 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
41 71 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
42 74 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
43 76 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
44 79 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
45 80 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
46 83 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
47 86 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana,
and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
48 87 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
49 90 Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for Correspondence Intended
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50 91 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
51 93 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
52 94 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in
Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
53 100 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service
for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
54 101 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for Mail Addressed
to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
55 103 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
56 104 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
57 105 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
58 106 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
59 108 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
60 109 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
61 110 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of California
62 111 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
63 112 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
64 113 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
65 120 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
66 149 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
67 150 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
68 152 Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent Application Location
and Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
69 155 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent Application
70 159 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
71 190 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
72 208 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
73 319 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
74 320 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
75 321 Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
76 322 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under 37 CFR 3.73
77 324 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
78 325 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic
and Paper Form
79 326 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the Federal Circuit
decision in DH Technology
80 327 Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees
81 429 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
82 445 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
83 461 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
84 466 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
85 476 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
86 477 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
87 478 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012
88 488 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
89 498 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
90 499 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2005
91 507 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged to a Deposit Account
Authorized to be Charged
92 508 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass Verification Test
93 509 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment was due to the
effects of Hurricane Katrina
94 510 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without Appropriate Fees
95 522 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the
National Stage of the United States
96 529 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
97 530 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
98 534 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
99 561 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid over the Internet
100 562 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters Involving Pending
Patent Applications
101 570 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
102 572 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
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103 574 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
104 581 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
105 584 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
106 585 Unpaid Fee Checks
107 586 Deposit Account Authorizations
108 587 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a Representative Capacity
109 588 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
110 589 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
111 591 Extension of the First Full Action Interview Pilot Program
112 592 Extensio nof the First Full Action Interview Pilot Program and Request for Comments
113 594 Full First Action Interview Pilot Program
114 602 Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
115 604 Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
116 605 First Action Interview Pilot Program
117 611 Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having Omitted Items
118 615 Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of Trilateral Offices
119 617 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent Applications
120 618 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory Invention
Registrations and Patent Application Publications
121 621 Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
122 623 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
123 625 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents and Published
Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
124 626 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
125 628 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
126 630 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)
127 633 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which Establish a Date
of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
128 634 Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application Data Sheets Are Strongly
Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed
129 636 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
130 637 Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
131 648 Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent
Applications
132 650 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an Application
filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
133 652 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
134 653 Animals - Patentability
135 654 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings and
Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
136 656 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
137 664 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
138 665 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
139 668 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
140 670 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial New Question
of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
141 673 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All
the Patent Claims
142 677 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination
143 709 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
144 718 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
145 723 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
146 725 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the
Patent Statute
147 751 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in Reexamination
148 754 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
149 755 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of Effective Date
150 756 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
151 817 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
152 818 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
153 823 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications with Sequence
Listings
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154 825 Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a
Biological Deposit
155 836 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material
156 841 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for Nucleotide and/or
Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
157 844 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
158 877 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing Submissions
159 878 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
160 879 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants
161 880 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of
Plants (UPOV)
162 881 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the
European Patent Office
163 883 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the Japan Patent Office
and the United States and Trademark Office
164 885 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office
in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
165 886 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office
in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and Further Procedural Information
166 890 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
167 893 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
168 903 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
169 905 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
170 908 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic
Exchange of Priority Documents
171 912 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a Non-English Specification and
Other Miscellaneous Matters
172 933 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
173 941 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in Thailand
174 942 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In India
175 943 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
176 944 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
177 945 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
178 946 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Nordic Patent Institute based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
179 947 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Israeli Patent Office
180 948 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Israeli Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
181 949 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
182 950 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office based on
Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
183 951 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
184 952 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
185 953 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0
with Participating Offices
186 958 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
187 959 Continuation of the 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
188 960 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the Icelandic Patent Office
189 961 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China based on Patent Cooperation
Treaty Work Products
190 962 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
191 963 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the Norwegian Industrial Property Office
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192 964 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the Norwegian Industrial Property Office
193 965 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian
Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
194 966 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian
Patent Office
195 967 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Progarm between the USPTO and the Federal
Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks on Russia based on Patent Cooperation
Treaty Work Products
196 968 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the
Hungarian Patent Office
197 969 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
198 970 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
199 971 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
200 972 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of Russia
201 973 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
202 974 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
203 975 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
204 976 Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and IP Australia
205 977 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Nordic Patent Institute based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
206 978 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
207 979 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Israeli Patent Office
208 980 Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
209 981 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
210 982 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
211 983 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and IP Australia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
212 984 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
213 985 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland based on Patent
Cooperation Treaty Work Products
214 986 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
215 987 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
216 988 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia
217 989 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Austrian Patent Office
218 990 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
219 991 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
220 992 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
221 993 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under the
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
222 995 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Hungarian Patent Office
223 996 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and Finland
224 997 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
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225 998 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))
226 999 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
227 1000 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
228 1001 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IPOS
229 1002 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the DKPTO
230 1003 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
231 1004 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
232 1010 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
233 1016 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
234 1017 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
235 1023 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
236 1028 Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the CIPO
237 1029 Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the EPO)
238 1032 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office
239 1038 Extension Of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO
240 1039 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and European Patent Office
241 1043 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and IP Australia
242 1048 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
243 1053 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
244 1058 Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the UK IPO)
245 1060 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
246 1064 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
247 1068 New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the Japan Patent Office
248 1072 "Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office,
and the Japan Patent Office
249 1075 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued Examination
250 1081 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination
Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
251 1090 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination
Timing Control Procedures
252 1105 Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting
253 1114 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
254 1116 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for
Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
255 1140 Notice of Roundtable and Request for Comments on How To More Effectively Use the Patent and
Trademark Depository Library Program
256 1142 A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
257 1148 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
258 1152 Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View
of Bilski v. Kappos
259 1164 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004
260 1180 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex
261 1213 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.
262 1235 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)
263 1248 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, ¶ 1,
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"Written Description" Requirement
264 1271 Utility Examination Guidelines
265 1283 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)
266 1287 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
267 1292 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based
Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
268 1307 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
269 1310 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
270 1312 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
271 1318 Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
272 1320 Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
273 1325 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
274 1326 Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method
Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments
275 1346 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to Computer-Implemented Inventions
276 1347 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated Icons
277 1351 Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
278 1377 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
279 1410 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
280 1438 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,
and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
281 1486 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
282 1587 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
283 1620 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
284 1668 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
285 1672 Sunset of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan and a Limited Extension of
the Green Technology Pilot Program
286 1674 Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
287 1678 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
288 1682 Pilot Program for Extended Time Period for Reply to a Notice to File Missing Parts of
Nonprovisional Application
289 1690 Elimination of Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program
290 1692 Pilot Program for Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction
291 1699 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of Abandonment
292 1703 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
293 1704 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
294 1707 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
295 1709 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
296 1710 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of
Abandonment
297 1711 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and For
Accelerated Examination
298 1719 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
299 1720 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)
300 1725 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing
301 1726 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month
Publication of Patent Applications
302 1745 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an Application by
EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
303 1746 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
304 1747 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
305 1821 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
306 1834 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
307 1840 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment Determination is
Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is Appropriate
308 1842 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
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Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
309 1846 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
310 1848 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
311 1882 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)
312 1886 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
313 1901 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
314 1903 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and
Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
315 1905 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
316 1960 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued Patents
and Published Patent Applications
317 1962 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of Patent
Under the Heading "Field of Search"
318 1963 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent Publications
319 1964 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
320 1965 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
321 1967 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a
Previously Paid Issue Fee
322 1969 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
323 1971 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is Filed After
a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
324 1972 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of Issue Fee
325 1974 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
326 1975 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction
327 1976 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable to the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
328 1977 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
329 1978 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent and
Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
330 1979 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice
331 2005 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
332 2072 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent Application
333 2074 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
334 2076 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of Non-Compliant
Amendments
335 2078 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
336 2079 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application
337 2080 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
338 2089 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
339 2099 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
340 2103 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
341 2236 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
342 2237 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
343 2245 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
344 2404 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
345 2561 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
346 2564 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
under 37 CFR 1.304
347 2565 Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals
348 2567 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
349 2568 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
350 2569 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
351 2574 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
352 2576 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
353 2663 Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
354 2796 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
355 2798 New Interference Search Procedure
356 2799 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
357 2800 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
358 2803 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
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359 2804 Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been
Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners
360 2808 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
361 2812 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations in
EFS-Web and Private PAIR
362 2814 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent
and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
363 2816 Electronic Office Action
364 2822 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
365 2823 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
366 2825 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
367 2838 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions
and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
368 2843 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
369 2844 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request to
Retrieve Priority Information
370 2845 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup Language (EFS-ABX)
and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE) Components
371 2847 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
372 2848 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
373 2872 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer be Permitted
in Correspondence for Patent Applications
374 2874 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
375 2911 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
376 2914 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
377 2918 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
378 2930 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections
in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
379 2932 Handling of Status Inquiries
380 2933 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
381 2940 Disclosure Document Program
382 2942 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
383 2945 Legal Processes
384 2954 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of Enrollment and
Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
385 2956 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
Legal Proceedings
386 2957 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
387 2959 Duty of Disclosure
388 2987 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
389 2990 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
390 2991 Agreement Between The United States Patent and Trademark Office and The Federal Service for
Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) Concerning Action of ROSPATENT 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
391 2993 The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia to Act as
International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
International Applications Received by The United States Patent and Trademark Office
392 2994 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect to
Applications Filed in the USPTO
393 2995 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
394 2996 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
395 2997 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed
in the United States Receiving Office
396 2999 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining
Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
397 3000 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
398 3004 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
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399 3005 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
400 3007 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
401 3008 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority
402 3019 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
403 3020 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
404 3021 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
405 3025 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
406 3026 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States for
Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
407 3036 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
408 3038 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
409 3040 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
410 3066 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent Convention
411 3068 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application with a
New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
412 3069 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
413 3073 Status of Office of Public Records Services
414 3075 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
415 3076 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
416 3077 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search Rooms
417 3079 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
418 3080 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
419 3081 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of
Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
420 3083 Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the Patent
and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
421 3084 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office - Patents
422 3086 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the Internet
423 3087 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System on the
United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
424 3089 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
425 3090 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
426 3091 Interim Internet Usage Policy
427 3095 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
428 3119 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile Transmission
Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
429 3125 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
430 3128 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
INDEX
A
Abandonment:
Express ............................................................................. 292
Revival ............................................................................. 293,295
Withdrawing the Holding ............................................................. 291,295
Accelerated Examination .................................................................. 297
Access:
Application Files in Trilateral Offices ............................................. 118,163,166-170
Patent Applications ................................................................. 301,343
U.S. Patent References, electronic .................................................. 367
Address:
Fee ................................................................................. 101
For Customer Window ................................................................. 3,4
For Service of Process .............................................................. 383,385
Office mailing ...................................................................... 1-10
Adjustment:
Of Patent Term ...................................................................... 307-315
Advance Notice:
Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ...................................... 125
Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ............................................... 128
Allowance, Papers:
Revision of Notice .................................................................. 321,322
Submitted After ..................................................................... 313,319
Amendments:
Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ................................................. 333
After Allowance ..................................................................... 313,324
In Patent Application Publications .................................................. 298
Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ................................................... 336
Patent Application Publication May Now Include ...................................... 298
Patent Law Foreign Filing ........................................................... 337
Preliminary, Revised Format ......................................................... 332
America Invents Act, Leahy-Smith ......................................................... 84,250,278-283
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................................ 262,266
Amino Acid Disclosures ................................................................... 153-158
Animals, Patentability ................................................................... 134
Appeals:
Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................ 346
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ........................................... 349-350
Public Attendance at Hearings ....................................................... 351
Rules of Practice ................................................................... 351-353
Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 354
Signatures No Longer Provided ....................................................... 348
Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed .............................................. 345
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology .......................................................... 158
Application:
Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................................... 336
Duplicate Filings ................................................................... 52
Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to ........................................ 130
Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ........................................ 8
Paper Size/Margin Requirements ...................................................... 126
Receipt Acknowledgment .............................................................. 6,7,9
Application Data Sheet ................................................................... 128,343
Assignments:
Availability on the Web ............................................................. 423
Facsimile Submission ................................................................ 428-430
Indexing ............................................................................ 75
Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ............................................... 74
Recording Foreclosures .............................................................. 77
Revision of Practice ................................................................ 76
Taking Action in a Patent Matter .................................................... 73
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of .................................. 326
Authorization, Deposit Accounts .......................................................... 107
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B
Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan .......................................................... 285
Batch Update Practice, Elimination of .................................................... 73
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................................ 301
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications .......................... 316
Biological Deposit ....................................................................... 154,155
Biotechnology:
Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps. .................................... 153
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing ............................................. 156-158
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 401,403-404
Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ...................................... 153-158,395
Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material ...................................... 154
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
Availability of Interference Files .................................................. 358
Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................................ 356
New Interference Search Procedure ................................................... 355
Publication of Opinions ............................................................. 358
Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 354
Simplification of Interference Requirements ......................................... 357
Business Method Search Criteria .......................................................... 274
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ............................... 64
C
Catastrophic Events in Japan, Relief Available ........................................... 36
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark .............................................................. 415
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile .......................................................... 328
Certain Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 66
Certificate of Correction:
Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature .............................. 326
Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................................ 329
Expedited Issuance .................................................................. 327
To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ...................................... 328
Certificate of Mailing:
Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays ............................................. 52
Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................................ 9
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ................... 361
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette ......................................... 419
Changes to:
Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ........................................... 380
Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ............................... 366
Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records .................................. 374
Implement the Patent Business Goals ................................................. 341-343
Patent Practice and Procedure ....................................................... 326
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 103
Practice for Documents Submitted .................................................... 427
Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees ...................................... 94
Provisional Application ............................................................. 330,331
Representation of Others ............................................................ 70,71
Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ............................... 340
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access .................................................... 368
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ........................................ 171,172,301
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................... 336
Clarification of:
37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................................. 313
Application Revival Procedures ...................................................... 293
Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................................. 346
Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims .............................. 141
Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals ..................... 346
Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ...................................... 143-144
Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 299
Notice Concerning EPO Competence .................................................... 403
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Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka ............................................... 253
Substantial New Question in Ex Parte Reexam ......................................... 140
Client/Patent Applicant .................................................................. 388,389
Closing of PTO ........................................................................... 12-33
Color Drawings/Photographs ............................................................... 343
Computer-Implemented Inventions .. ....................................................... 274-275
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings ................................................. 156,158
Conduct on PTO Premises .................................................................. 67
Confidential Information, Proper Filing .................................................. 122
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes .......................... 90,98
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions .......................................... 324
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ............................................... 338-339
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 .............................. 258
Copies of:
Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ....................................... 78
U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper .................................. 338,339
Correction of Inventorship ............................................................... 281,343
Correspondence:
Fee Address ......................................................................... 101
First Class Mail .................................................................... 9
Post Card Receipts .................................................................. 5-7
CPI Adjustment for Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 ...................................... 81
CREATE Act ............................................................................... 259
Credit Card Fee Payment .................................................................. 97,102-103
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................ 386
Customer Numbers:
Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted ................................................. 373
Extension of Payor Number Practice .................................................. 100
For Fee Address ..................................................................... 101
Customer Service Window .................................................................. 3-4,11,19
D
Declarations:
37 CFR 1.63 ......................................................................... 131,132
37 CFR 1.131 ........................................................................ 127
Copy from Prior Application ......................................................... 411
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 131
Enhancement of Form ................................................................. 166
Deposit Accounts:
Authorizations ...................................................................... 107
Charge of Refused Payment Where Authorized .......................................... 91
General Authorizations .............................................................. 107
Mailing of Monthly Statements ....................................................... 89
Replenishing ........................................................................ 4,97
Deposit of Biological Material ........................................................... 154,155
Depository Library ....................................................................... 255
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons ......................................... 276
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................................ 78
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive .................................................. 296
Disclosure Document Program .............................................................. 380-382
Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................................. 382-386
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director ................................... 326
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ............................... 416
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................................ 259,378
Document Production ...................................................................... 386
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ...................................... 318
Double Patenting Rejections .............................................................. 313,378
Drawings:
Black Ink ........................................................................... 335,343
Color ............................................................................... 343
Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ........................... 320
Patent Application Publications and Patents ......................................... 302,304
Proposed Change to Standards ........................................................ 344
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Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ............................... 335
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............................ 91
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays ................................. 52
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 131,387
E
e-Office Action .......................................................................... 363-365
Electronic:
Access to Cited US Patent References ................................................ 367
Availability of the Official Gazette ................................................ 419-421
Delivery of Search Results from USPTO to EPO ........................................ 162
Exchange of Priority Documents ...................................................... 162-170
Filing of Patent Correspondence ..................................................... 366
Filing System:
Availability of .................................................................. 376
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ........... 361
Legal Framework for .............................................................. 372
Simplification of ................................................................ 371
Information Disclosure Statements ................................................... 368
Maintenance of Records .............................................................. 335
Publication of Certificates of Correction ........................................... 329
Retirement of EFS-ABX ............................................................... 370
Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ............................... 362
Elimination of:
Batch Update ........................................................................ 73
Continued Prosecution Applications Practice ......................................... 300
Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............................ 97
Emergency, U.S. Postal Service ........................................................... 33-60
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window ............................................. 11,19
Employee Testimony ....................................................................... 385
Examination Guidelines, First-Inventor-to-File ........................................... 279
Examination of Patent Applications:
35 USC 102(d) ....................................................................... 159
35 USC 102(e) ....................................................................... 262
35 USC 103 in view of KSR ........................................................... 260,261
35 USC 103(b) ....................................................................... 269
35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ..................................................... 265,266
35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ..................................................... 270
35 USC 112, Written Description ..................................................... 254,263
Instructions for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility .............................. 258
Nucleotide Sequences ................................................................ 268
Species of Chemical Compositions .................................................... 267
Supplementary Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 112 Compliance ............................... 254
Utility Guidelines .................................................................. 264
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ........................................ 416
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ........................................... 143,144
Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in ................. 362
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ........................................ 151
Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims ......................... 141
Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability ......................... 145
Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................................ 147
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ........................................................... 311
Export Administration Regulations ........................................................ 361
Express Mail ............................................................................. 38-46,50-51,53-63
Extraordinary Situation, Relief .......................................................... 66
F
Facilities Use Regulations ............................................................... 67
Facsimile Submission:
Assignment Documents ................................................................ 423
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Centralized Delivery and Requirements ............................................... 428
Federal Holidays, 1996 ................................................................... 33
Fee:
Address ............................................................................. 101
Application Size Fee ................................................................ 98
Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 ............................................. 105
Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ........................................................ 79
Duplicate Forms No Longer Required .................................................. 86
Examination Fee ..................................................................... 97
For Fiscal Year 2012 ................................................................ 87
Maintenance Fee Statements .......................................................... 99
Payment by Credit Card .............................................................. 96,103
Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ....................................... 102
Replenishing Deposit Accounts ....................................................... 2,97
Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ....................................................... 90,98
Unpaid Checks ....................................................................... 106
Fees Information ......................................................................... 80-106
File Contents Available on CD ............................................................ 78
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ...................................... 296
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder ............................................. 122
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance .................................................. 319
Financial Services Over the Internet ..................................................... 424
First Action Interview Pilot Program ..................................................... 111-115
First Class Mail, Returned ............................................................... 9
First-Inventor-to-File:
Changes to Implement ................................................................ 278
Examination Guidelines for Implementing ............................................. 279
Foreclosures, Recordability .............................................................. 77
Foreign Filing License, Scope of ......................................................... 110
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required .............................. 86
Freedom of Information and Privacy ....................................................... 65
G
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ............................................................... 415
Guidelines:
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ..................................... 303-304
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 341-343
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment ......................................... 315,331
Changes in Patent Practice .......................................................... 310
Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions ................................. 267
Computer-Implemented Inventions ..................................................... 274,275
Continued Prosecution Practice ...................................................... 338,339
Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ..................................... 276
Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 ........................................... 254
Evidence of Common Ownership ........................................................ 265
Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ......................................... 262
Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 .................... 263
Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) .................................. 262
Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112, 6th paragraph .............. 270
Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai ................................. 269
Utility Examination ................................................................. 258-270
Written Description Requirement ..................................................... 263
H
Handling of Status Inquiries ............................................................. 379
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ............................... 412
Holidays, 1996 ........................................................................... 33
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Icons .................................................................................... 276
In re Tanaka, Clarification of Reissue Error in View of .................................. 253
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights Certificates .................. 159
Indexing Assignments ..................................................................... 75
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............... 168
Information Disclosure Statements:
Electronic Processing ............................................................... 368
Filed Electronically ................................................................ 375
May Be Filed Without Copies ......................................................... 123
Quick Path (QPIDS) Pilot Program .................................................... 284
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
Changes to Implement ................................................................ 146
Filing Date Requirements ............................................................ 143-144
Revised Guidelines .................................................................. 142
Revision of Standard for Granting ................................................... 136
Rules to Implement .................................................................. 136
Delay in Effective Date .......................................................... 149
Effective Date of Final Rule ..................................................... 150
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in .................................... 139
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 151
Interference:
Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting .......................................... 356
New Search Procedure ................................................................ 355
Proceedings ......................................................................... 277
Publication of Opinions and Orders .................................................. 358
Rules of Practice ................................................................... 352,353
Simplification of Certain Requirements .............................................. 357
Interim Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter Eligibility .................... 221
International Standard Code for a Patent Document ........................................ 124
Internet:
Biosequence Information Filing ...................................................... 156
Credit Card Payments ................................................................ 96
Financial Services Available ........................................................ 424
Interim Usage Policy ................................................................ 426
Maintenance Fees, Payment ........................................................... 99,102
Provisional Applications, Availability .............................................. 422
Usage Policy, Interim ............................................................... 426
Interpretation of:
35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ..................................................... 299
35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) .............................................................. 311
37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ........................................................ 382
"Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999 .......................................... 266
Registration of Agents .............................................................. 384
Interruption, Postal Service ............................................................. 37-63
Invalidate Patents ....................................................................... 157
Inventor’s name, Procedures .............................................................. 129
Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions, final rule .................................... 281
Interview, First Action Pilot Program .................................................... 113-115
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations .............................................................. 418
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee ......................................................... 74
Issue Fee:
Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After Payment of ......... 324
Form ................................................................................ 314,321
Payment via Facsimile ............................................................... 320
Preauthorized Payment ............................................................... 341-343
J
Japan, Relief Available for Catastrophic Events .......................................... 36
Joint Research Agreement ................................................................. 265
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ........................................... 378
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ..................................................... 88
K
"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents .......................................... 124
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L
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act .......................................................... 84,250
Legal:
Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) .................................... 372
Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in .................. 385
Processes ........................................................................... 383
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice ............................................. 120
License for Foreign Filing ............................................................... 110
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ....................... 392
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 425
M
Mail ..................................................................................... 1-63
Maintenance Fees:
Payment over Internet ............................................................... 102
Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ........................ 93
Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment .............................. 99
Voice Response System ............................................................... 417
Metric equivalents ....................................................................... 133
Miscellaneous Patent Changes ............................................................. 310
Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions, final rule ......................................... 282
Missing Parts Pilot Program .............................................................. 286,288
N
National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ........................................ 405,406
New Route Pilot Project .................................................................. 247
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of .................................. 151
Non-Delivery of Mail ..................................................................... 25
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder .............................................. 300
Notice of Allowance:
Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on .......................... 314
Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............................ 47
Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of ......................................... 319
Revision of Form .................................................................... 321,322
Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After .................. 313
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System .................................. 423
Notice of Change(s):
In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO ......................... 419,421
In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ....................... 153
In Requirement for Substantial New Question in Subsequent Reexams ................... 145
Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names ......................................... 129
To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination .................................. 109
To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ...................................................... 128
To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent ................................. 125
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams ............... 141
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update .................................................... 73
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ....................................................... 300
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette ................ 420
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt ............................................. 369
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
Based Upon Applications filed in India .............................................. 174
Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ........................................... 173
Notification of Voice Response System .................................................... 417
Nucleotide Sequence ...................................................................... 153-158
O
Oath:
Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 131
Information necessary to Identify Specification ..................................... 132
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Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 .................................... 318
Office of Public Records, Status of Services ............................................. 413
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to .......................................... 374
Official Closings ........................................................................ 11-32
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ........................................ 419-421
One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers ...................................... 359
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ...................................... 363-365
Overpayment of $25 or Less ............................................................... 105
Oversized Postcards ...................................................................... 5
P
PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ........................................................ 68
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of ..................................................... 416
Papers that will part of official record (size, margins, etc.) ........................... 344
Paragraph Numbering ...................................................................... 344
Patent Business Goals .................................................................... 340-343
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA .............................................. 396,397
Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ........................................... 393
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 401,403-404
Eurasian Patent Convention .......................................................... 410
Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................................ 398,399
Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) .................................. 405
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ..................... 367
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of .............................................. 372
Patent Practice Changes .................................................................. 310
Patent Prosecution Highway ............................................................... 176-246
Patent Term Adjustment:
Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................ 313
Final Rule .......................................................................... 315
Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page .. 314
Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications ................................. 309
Revised Notice of Allowance ......................................................... 322
Revision of Provisions .............................................................. 309
Revision Relating to Appellate Review ............................................... 305
Revision Relating to Information Disclosure Statements .............................. 306
Payor Numbers ............................................................................ 100
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card .................................................... 103
Petitions:
For Accelerated Examination ......................................................... 297
Request for Alert ................................................................... 121
To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina ................ 47
To Make Special ..................................................................... 221,297
To Revive ........................................................................... 293,296
Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ............................................... 291
Pilot Program:
Extended Time Period for Reply to Notice in Nonprovisional .......................... 288
First Action Interview .............................................................. 113-116
Green Technology .................................................................... 289,290
New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 247
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) ................................. 284
Patent Prosecution Highway .......................................................... 176-246
Patents Ombudsman ................................................................... 287
Pre-Appeal Brief .................................................................... 349,350
Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art ........................................ 256,271-272
"Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 248
Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex parte reexam ............................... 138
Plant Patents ............................................................................ 159-161
Post Card Receipt ........................................................................ 5-7
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of ......................................... 2
Power of Attorney Practice:
Changes to .......................................................................... 70,71
Elimination of Batch Update ......................................................... 73
Withdraw from Representation ........................................................ 69
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Practitioners Before the PTO ............................................................. 388,389
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference .............................................................. 349,350
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ........................................................... 68
Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties, final rule ..................................... 284
Preliminary Amendments ................................................................... 298,332,333,336
Prioritized Examination:
Changes to Implement for Requests for Continued Examination ......................... 249
Changes to Implement Track I ........................................................ 250,251
Fee ................................................................................. 85
Priority:
Claim, when made .................................................................... 341
Electronic Exchange of Documents .................................................... 163-170
Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................................ 172
Right of priority in India .......................................................... 167
Right of priority in Thailand ....................................................... 166
Using certificate of correction to perfect 35 USC 119 claim ......................... 328
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................................ 294
Production of Documents .................................................................. 385
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 ................................................. 122
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............................ 299
PTO Closings ............................................................................. 11-32
Publication of Sequences ................................................................. 153
Publications, 18-Month:
Drawings and ........................................................................ 261,269
Final Rule .......................................................................... 341-343
Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication ................................................. 338
Lengthy Tables Notice ............................................................... 109
Publications May Now Include Amendments ............................................. 298
Sequence Listings ................................................................... 153
Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............................ 229
Requirements for Benefit Claims ..................................................... 230
USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ......................... 299
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ........................................ 358
Public Information, FOIA ................................................................. 65
Q
Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) .................................. 126
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam, Substantial New ............... 140
Questions & Answers:
Facsimile of Assignment Documents ................................................... 430
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program ........................ 284
R
Receipts, Paper .......................................................................... 10
Receipts, Postcard ....................................................................... 5-86
Reexamination ............................................................................ 135-151
Refund of Overpayment .................................................................... 105
Regulations:
Certain Amendments Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty .............................. 409
Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ...................... 361
Iraqi Sanctions ..................................................................... 418
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ............................... 64
Reissue Error, Clarification in view of In re Tanaka ..................................... 253
Relief, Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 34-36,66
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions ......................................... 121
Request for Continued Examination:
Change to Docketing ................................................................. 109
Final Rules ......................................................................... 330
Publication Fee and ................................................................. 323
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ........................................... 300
Restarting Response Periods .............................................................. 294
Revised Procedure for:
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Express Abandonments ................................................................ 292
Revival of Abandoned Applications ........................................................ 293,296
Rule Changes:
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application ............... 303-304
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 341-343
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ........... 315
Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for
Requests for Continued Examination ............................................... 249
Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications,
Effective June 8, 1995 ........................................................... 331
Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................................ 344
Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................................ 103
Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of Biological Material ...... 154,155
Continued Examination Practice and Changes To Provisional Application ............... 330
Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice .................................... 339
Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings,
Effective January 16, 1996 ....................................................... 386
Duty of Disclosure ................................................................. 387
S
Sanctions, Iraqi ......................................................................... 418
Search Facilities in PTO:
Regulations, Violations ............................................................. 67
September 15, 2012 Deadline for Requests for inter partes reexamination .................. 135
Sequence Listings:
Applicant Aid for Submissions ....................................................... 158
Biosequence Internet Filing ......................................................... 156
Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ............................... 153
Examination of Applications Containing .............................................. 268
Filed in International Applications in the U.S. Receiving Office .................... 385
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ..................................... 158
Service of Process ....................................................................... 385
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees ........................................................ 80
Signature of:
Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents .................................. 326
Office Personnel – Electronic and Initials Permitted ................................ 362
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............................ 348
Simplification of:
Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ........................................... 169
Electronic Filing System ............................................................ 296
Requirements of Interference Practice ............................................... 357
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment ................................................... 99
Status Inquiries ......................................................................... 379
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables ......................... 120
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ........................................ 340
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning ........................................ 121
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ............................................... 5
Supplemental Examination Provisions, final rule .......................................... 280
Supplementary Examination Guidelines ..................................................... 254
T
Tables Published Differently ............................................................. 120
Terminal Disclaimers:
CREATE Act .......................................................................... 259
Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection ............................. 378
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............ 173
Trademark:
Fastener Insignia Register .......................................................... 431-434
Madrid Protocol ..................................................................... 435-443
Native American Insignias ........................................................... 444-445
Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods ................................ 446-448
Trademark Post-Registration ......................................................... 449-451
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Trademark Correspondence and Fees ................................................... 452-466
Trademark Examination ............................................................... 467-477
Trademark Information and Services .................................................. 478-489
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 490-499
Trademark Publications 2010 ......................................................... 500-504
Trademark Publications 2011 ......................................................... 505-511
Trademark Publications 2012 ......................................................... 512-521
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service ............................... 9
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments .................................................... 333
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents ................................... 151
Treatment of Unlocatable – Patent Application and Patent Files ........................... 377
"Triway" Pilot Program ................................................................... 248
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................................ 340
U
United States Postal Service Emergency ................................................... 37-63
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ........................................ 25
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files ................................................. 377
Unpaid Fee Check ......................................................................... 106
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) ................................................. 291
Upcoming Changes to Mailing of Deposit Account Statements ................................ 89
UPOV Convention .......................................................................... 160,161
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................................ 367
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................................ 67
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications .............................. 133
User Passes .............................................................................. 67
Utility Examination Guidelines ........................................................... 264
V
Voice Response System .................................................................... 417
W
Waiver of:
37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs. ....................... 318
Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 .................................................... 119
Of Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexam, Pilot ........................................ 138
Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of ................................... 49
Website:
Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ..................................... 419-421
Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................................ 329
List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 425
Withdrawal of Abandonments ............................................................... 291,295
"Written Description" Requirements ....................................................... 263
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