List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 13 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 17 Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
Related Correspondence
3 18 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 20 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
5 21 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
6 22 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
7 23 Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
8 38 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
9 39 Post Card Receipt Reminder
10 40 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
Matters
11 41 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
Office
12 42 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
13 43 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
14 44 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
15 45 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
16 46 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
17 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
18 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
19 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
20 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
21 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
22 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
23 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
24 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
25 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
26 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
27 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2009
28 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
29 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
30 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
31 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
32 62 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
33 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
34 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
35 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
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36 66 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
37 67 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
38 68 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
39 70 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
40 71 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through
Wednesday, January 10, 1996
41 72 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
42 73 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and
Friday, February 11, 1994
43 74 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
44 75 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
45 76 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
46 77 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
47 78 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
48 81 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
49 84 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
50 87 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
51 90 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
52 93 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
53 96 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
54 99 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
55 102 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
56 105 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
57 108 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
58 111 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
59 114 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
60 116 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
61 119 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
62 120 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
63 123 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
64 126 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
65 127 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
66 130 Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for
Correspondence Intended for the United States Patent and Trademark Office but
Addressed to Washington DC 20231
67 131 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
68 133 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
69 134 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
70 140 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
71 141 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
72 143 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
73 144 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
74 145 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
75 146 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
76 148 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
77 149 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
78 150 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
79 151 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
80 152 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
81 153 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
82 154 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
83 161 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
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84 190 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
85 191 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
86 193 Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent
Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
87 196 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
88 200 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
89 231 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
90 249 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
91 250 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
92 251 Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
93 252 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
94 254 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
95 255 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
96 256 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
97 257 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
98 258 New Maintenance Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
99 259 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
100 260 Waiver of the New Requirement to Pay an Appeal Forwarding Fee if the Fee for
Filing an Appeal Brief was Filed before March 19, 2013
101 261 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
102 277 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
103 305 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
104 310 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act
105 320 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
106 321 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
107 322 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search
Fees
108 332 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
109 333 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
110 341 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
111 342 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
112 343 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
113 344 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
114 356 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
115 363 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
116 364 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
117 368 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
118 395 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees
Paid over the Internet
119 396 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to
Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
120 404 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
121 406 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
122 408 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
123 415 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
124 418 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
125 419 Unpaid Fee Checks
126 420 Deposit Account Authorizations
127 421 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
128 422 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
129 423 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
130 425 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
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Applications
131 426 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents,
Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
132 429 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
133 431 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
134 432 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
135 434 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
136 436 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)
137 439 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
138 440 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
139 441 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
140 443 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
141 444 Animals - Patentability
142 445 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
143 447 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
144 455 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
145 456 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
146 459 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
147 461 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
148 464 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
149 468 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
150 500 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
151 509 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
152 535 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination
153 538 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
Partes Reexamination Proceedings
154 539 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
Effective Date
155 540 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
156 601 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
157 602 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
158 607 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
159 609 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
160 614 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
161 617 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
162 650 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
163 651 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
164 652 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
165 653 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
166 654 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
167 657 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
168 659 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the
Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
169 661 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
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Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
170 662 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
Further Procedural Information
171 666 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
172 669 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
173 679 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
174 681 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
175 684 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
176 688 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
177 709 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
178 717 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
Thailand
179 718 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In
India
180 719 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
181 720 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
182 721 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intelletual Property Office
of the Philippines
183 722 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and
Trademarks
184 723 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent andf Trade Mark
Office
185 724 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
186 725 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
Participating Offices
187 726 Implementation of the Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot
Program with Participating Offices
188 730 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Columbian Superintendence of
Industry and Commerce
189 731 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
190 732 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the
Czech Republic
191 733 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program with the
Intellectual Property Office of the Phillipines
192 734 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based
on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
193 736 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
194 737 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office, acting as the designated
representative of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taiwan
Intellectual Property Office, acting as the representative of the Taipei
Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
195 738 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
196 739 Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
197 740 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
198 741 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
199 743 New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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and the Japan Patent Office
200 747 "Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
201 750 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
202 757 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
203 763 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act
204 772 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
205 787 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
206 789 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
207 790 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
208 792 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35
U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
209 816 A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
210 822 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
211 826 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act
of 2004
212 842 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
213 875 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.
214 897 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)
215 910 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112,
¶ 1, "Written Description" Requirement
216 933 Utility Examination Guidelines
217 945 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)
218 949 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
219 954 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
220 969 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
221 972 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
222 974 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
223 980 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
224 981 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
225 982 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
Computer-Generated Icons
226 986 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
227 990 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
228 1058 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
229 1114 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
230 1162 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
231 1263 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
232 1296 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
233 1344 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
234 1347 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
235 1425 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office
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Collaborative Search Pilot
236 1436 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
237 1447 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning Industrial Registration
of Industrial Designs
238 1548 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
239 1552 Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
240 1556 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
241 1560 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
Abandonment
242 1564 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
243 1565 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
244 1568 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
245 1570 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
246 1571 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the
Holding of Abandonment
247 1572 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
248 1580 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
249 1581 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)
250 1586 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
Foreign Filing
251 1587 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
252 1606 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
253 1607 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
254 1608 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
255 1682 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Novartis v. Lee
256 1701 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
257 1715 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
258 1724 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
259 1737 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
260 1743 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
261 1745 Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request a Recalculation of the Patent Term
Adjustment to Comply With the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos
Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
262 1749 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
263 1751 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
264 1785 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)
265 1789 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
266 1804 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
267 1806 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
268 1808 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
269 1863 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patents and Published Patent Applications
270 1865 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
271 1866 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
272 1867 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
273 1868 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
274 1870 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85)
Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
275 1872 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
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276 1874 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
277 1875 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
278 1877 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
279 1878 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
280 1879 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
281 1880 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
282 1881 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official
Gazette
283 1882 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
284 1908 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
285 1975 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a
Patent Application
286 1977 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
287 1979 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
288 1981 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
289 1982 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
290 1983 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
291 1992 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
292 1997 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
293 2007 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
294 2011 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
295 2144 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
296 2145 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
297 2153 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
298 2312 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
299 2469 Notice Concerning Payment of the Appeal Forwarding Fee under 37 CFR 41.45 and
Improper Use of Deposit Account General Authorizations under 37 CFR 1.25(b)
300 2471 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
301 2472 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
302 2475 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
303 2476 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
304 2477 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
305 2478 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
306 2483 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
307 2485 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
308 2487 New Interference Search Procedure
309 2488 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR
§ 41.202(a)
310 2489 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
311 2492 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
312 2493 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
313 2497 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
314 2501 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
315 2503 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
316 2505 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
317 2506 Electronic Office Action
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318 2512 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
319 2513 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
320 2515 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
321 2528 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with
Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
322 2533 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
323 2534 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
324 2546 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property
Office of the People’s Republic of China
325 2547 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding
Request to Retrieve Priority Information
326 2548 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
327 2550 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
328 2551 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
329 2575 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
330 2577 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
Records
331 2614 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
332 2617 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
333 2621 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
334 2633 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
335 2635 Handling of Status Inquiries
336 2636 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
337 2643 Disclosure Document Program
338 2645 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
339 2648 Legal Processes
340 2657 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
341 2659 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
Legal Proceedings
342 2660 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
343 2662 Duty of Disclosure
344 2690 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
345 2693 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
346 2694 Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office as an
International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office Annex A
347 2695 Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office as an
International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
348 2698 The Japan Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
349 2700 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 Examining Authority under the Patent
Cooperation International Treaty for Certain International Applications
Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
350 2703 Notice Concerning the Australian Patent Office’s Action as an International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
International Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office
351 2704 Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and
Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an
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International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under
the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received
by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
352 2707 Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and
International Patent Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
353 2708 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
354 2709 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
355 2711 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
356 2712 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With
Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
357 2713 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
358 2714 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
359 2715 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
360 2717 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
USPTO
361 2718 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
362 2722 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
Applications Received by the USPTO
363 2723 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
364 2725 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the
Patent Cooperation Treaty
365 2726 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
366 2737 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
367 2738 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
368 2739 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
369 2743 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
370 2744 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the
United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
371 2754 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
372 2756 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
373 2758 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
374 2784 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
375 2786 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional
Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from
Prior Application
376 2787 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
377 2791 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
378 2792 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
379 2793 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
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380 2795 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
381 2796 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
382 2797 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
383 2799 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and
Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic
Official Gazette
384 2801 Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official
Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
385 2802 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
386 2804 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
387 2805 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the
Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
388 2807 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
389 2808 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
390 2809 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
391 2811 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
392 2835 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
393 2841 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
394 2844 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
INDEX
A
Abandonment:
Express .............................................................. 242
Restarting Response Periods .......................................... 244
Revival .............................................................. 243, 247
Withdrawing the Holding .............................................. 241, 245, 247
Accelerated Examination ................................................... 247
Access:
Patent Applications .................................................. 251, 297
U.S. Patent References, electronic ................................... 321
Addition of:
KIPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents .................... 170
JPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ..................... 175
WIPO to Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents .................... 169
Address:
Fee .................................................................. 120
For Customer Window .................................................. 3, 4
For Deposit Account Replenishments ................................... 5
For Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
For Service of Process ............................................... 339, 341
Office mailing ....................................................... 1-5
Adjustment:
Of Patent Term ....................................................... 255-268
Advance Notice:
Change to “References Cited” on the Front Page ....................... 135
Allowance, Papers:
Revision of Notice ................................................... 274, 275
Submitted After ...................................................... 266, 271, 372
Amendments:
Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ......................... ........ 286
In Patent Application Publications .......................... ........ 248
Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ........................... ........ 289
Patent Application Publication May Now Include .............. ........ 248
Patent Law Foreign Filing ................................... ........ 290
Preliminary, Revised Format ................................. ........ 285
America Invents Act, Leahy-Smith .......................................... 104, 201-204, 226-232, 256
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................. 214, 218
Amino Acid Disclosures .................................................... 158-162
Animals, Patentability .................................................... 141
Appeals:
Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................. 302
Payment of Appeal Forwarding Fee ..................................... 299
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ............................ 304-305
Public Attendance at Hearings ........................................ 306
Revised Docketing Procedures ......................................... 307
Signatures No Longer Provided ........................................ 303
Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed ............................... 301
Waiver of Appeal Forwarding Fee ...................................... 100
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology ........................................... 162
Application:
Amendments Canceling All Claims ...................................... 289
Duplicate Filings ................................................... 69
Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ......................... 11
Paper Size/Margin Requirements ....................................... 136
Receipt Acknowledgment ............................................... 9, 10, 12
Application Data Sheet .................................................... 230, 297
Assignments:
Availability on the Web .............................................. 387
Facsimile Submission ................................................. 392-394
Indexing ............................................................. 92
Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ................................ 91
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Recording Foreclosures ............................................... 94
Revision of Practice ................................................. 88
Taking Action in a Patent Matter ..................................... 93
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of ................... 279
Authorization, Deposit Accounts ........................................... 126
B
Batch Update Practice, Elimination of ..................................... 90
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................. 251
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications ........... 269
Biological Deposit ........................................................ 159
Biotechnology:
Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps. ..................... 159
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing .............................. 160-162
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................. 365, 367-368
Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ....................... 158-161, 359
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
Availability of Interference Files ................................... 311
Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................. 309
New Interference Search Procedure .................................... 308
Publication of Opinions .............................................. 311
Revised Docketing Procedures ......................................... 307
Simplification of Interference Requirements .......................... 310
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ................ 82
C
Catastrophic:
Events in Japan, Relief Available ......................................... 50
Flooding in Thailand ...................................................... 48
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark ............................................... 378
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile ........................................... 392
Certain Extraordinary Situations .......................................... 84
Certificate of Correction:
Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature ............... 279
Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................. 282
Expedited Issuance ................................................... 280
To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ....................... 281
Certificate of Mailing:
Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays .............................. 69
Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................. 12
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations .... 314
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette .......................... 383
Changes to:
Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ............................ 336
Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ................ 320
Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records ................... 330
Implement First Inventor to File ..................................... 226, 227
Implement Micro Entity Status ........................................ 102
Implement the Hague Agreement ........................................ 237
Implement the Patent Business Goals .................................. 295-297
Implement the Patent Law Treaty ...................................... 233-234
Patent Practice and Procedure ........................................ 255
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ................................ 122
Practice for Documents Submitted ..................................... 113
Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims ............. 166
Provisional Application .............................................. 283, 284
Representation of Others ............................................. 88-89, 230
Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ................ 294
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access ..................................... 321
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ......................... 176, 177, 230, 251
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ...................... 289
Clarification of:
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37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) .................................................. 266
Application Revival Procedures ....................................... 243
Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 .................................. 302
Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims ............... 302
Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ....................... 150
Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ....................... 249
Notice Concerning EPO Competence ..................................... 367
Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka ................................ 207
Substantial New Question in Ex Parte Reexam .......................... 147
Client/Patent Applicant ................................................... 344-345
Closing of PTO ............................................................ 15-45
Color Drawings/Photographs ................................................ 297
Commissioner for Patents, Delegation to ................................... 233
Computer-Generated Icons .................................................. 225
Computer-Implemented Inventions .......................................... 224
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings .................................. 160-162
Computer Readable Media ................................................... 233
Conduct on PTO Premises ................................................... 85
Confidential Information, Proper Filing ................................... 132
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes ........... 109
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions ........................... 277
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ................................ 291-293
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 ............... 211
Copies of:
Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ........................ 89
Correction of Inventorship ................................................ 230, 297
Correspondence:
Fee Address ......................................................... 120
First Class Mail ..................................................... 12
Post Card Receipts ................................................... 8-10
CPI Adjustment for Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 ....................... 101
CREATE Act ................................................................ 211
Credit Card Fee Payment ................................................... 115-116, 121-122, 230
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................. 342
Customer Numbers:
Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted .................................. 329
Extension of Payor Number Practice ................................... 119
For Fee Address ...................................................... 120
Customer Service Window ................................................... 3-4, 14, 32
D
Declarations:
37 CFR 1.63 .......................................................... 139, 230
37 CFR 1.131 ......................................................... 137
Copy from Prior Application .......................................... 130, 375
Enhancement of Form .................................................. 171
Deposit Accounts:
Authorizations ....................................................... 126
Change of Mailing Address ............................................ 5
Elimination of Credit Cards as Payments .............................. 116
General Authorizations ............................................... 126
Improper Use for Appeal Forwarding Fee ........................... ... 299
Mailing of Monthly Statements ........................................ 108
Replenishing ......................................................... 110
Deposit of Biological Material ............................................ 159
Design:
Application with Computer Generated Icons ............................ 225
Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement ............................. 237
Inclusion of International Applications in e-Office Action ........... 316
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................. 96
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive ................................... 246
Disclosure Document Program ............................................... 336-337
Disciplinary Proceedings .................................................. 338-342
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Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director .................... 279
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ................ 379
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................. 211, 334
Document Production ....................................................... 341
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ....................... 271
Drawings:
Black Ink ............................................................ 288, 297
Color ................................................................ 297
Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ............ 273
Patent Application Publications and Patents .......................... 248, 253-254
Proposed Change to Standards ......................................... 298
Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ................ 288
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............. 106
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays .................. 69
Duty of Disclosure ........................................................ 343
E
e-Office Action ........................................................... 316-319
Electronic:
Access to Cited US Patent References ................................. 332
Availability of the Official Gazette ................................. 383-385
Delivery of Search Results from USPTO to EPO ......................... 167
Exchange of Priority Documents ....................................... 168-175
Filing of Patent Correspondence ...................................... 320
Filing System:
Availability of ................................................... 332
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration
Regulations ....................................................... 314
Legal Framework for ............................................... 328
Simplification of ................................................. 327
Information Disclosure Statements .................................... 325
Maintenance of Records ............................................... 288
Publication of Certificates of Correction ............................ 282
Retirement of EFS-ABX ................................................ 326
Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ................ 315
Elimination of:
Batch Update ......................................................... 90
Continued Prosecution Applications Practice .......................... 292
Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............. 116
Patent Search Templates .............................................. 382
Emergency, U.S. Postal Service ............................................ 47-68
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window .............................. 14, 32
Employee Testimony ........................................................ 341
Examination Guidelines, First-Inventor-to-File ............................ 228
Examination of Patent Applications:
35 USC 102(d) ....................................................... 163
35 USC 102(e) ........................................................ 214
35 USC 103 in view of KSR ............................................ 212, 213
35 USC 103(b) ........................................................ 221
35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ...................................... 217, 218
35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ...................................... 222
35 USC 112, Written Description ...................................... 208, 215
Nucleotide Sequences ................................................. 220
Species of Chemical Compositions ..................................... 219
Supplementary Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 112 Compliance ................ 208
Utility Guidelines ................................................... 216
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ......................... 379
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ............................ 150
Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in .. 315
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ......................... 156
Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims .......... 148
Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................. 152
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ............................................ 264
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Export Administration Regulations ......................................... 381
Express Mail .............................................................. 7, 51-53, 65-80
Extraordinary Situation, Relief ........................................... 84
F
Facilities Use Regulations ................................................ 85
Facsimile Submission:
Assignment Documents ................................................. 393-394
Centralized Delivery and Requirements ................................ 392
Federal Holidays, 1996 .................................................... 46
Fee:
Address .............................................................. 120
Appeal Forwarding Fee, Waiver of ..................................... 100
Application Size Fee ................................................. 117
Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 .............................. 124
Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ......................................... 96
Duplicate Forms No Longer Required ................................... 106
Examination Fee ...................................................... 117
Maintenance Fee Statements ........................................... 118
Micro Entity Status .................................................. 102
Notice to Customers Making Payment by Check .......................... 97
Payment by Credit Card ............................................... 115, 121-122
Payment of Maintenance Fees by E-Mail, Pilot Program ................. 98
Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ........................ 121
Replenishing Deposit Accounts ........................................ 2, 5, 116
Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ........................................ 109, 117
Unpaid Checks ........................................................ 125
Fees Information .......................................................... 96-126
File Contents Available on CD ............................................. 95
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ....................... 246
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder .............................. 132
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance ................................... 272
Financial Services Over the Internet ...................................... 388
First Class Mail, Returned ................................................ 12
First-Inventor-to-File:
Changes to Implement ................................................. 226-227
Examination Guidelines for Implementing .............................. 228
Foreclosures, Recordability ............................................... 94
Foreign Filing License, Scope of .......................................... 129
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............... 106
Freedom of Information and Privacy ........................................ 83
G
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ................................................ 378
Guidelines:
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ...................... 253-254
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals ........................... 295-297
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment .......................... 267, 284
Changes in Patent Practice ........................................... 263
Claims Directed to Species of
Chemical Compositions ............................................. 219
Computer-Implemented Inventions ...................................... 224
Continued Prosecution Practice ....................................... 291-293
Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ...................... 225
Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 ............................ 208
Evidence of Common Ownership ......................................... 217
Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) .......................... 214
Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 ..... 215
Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) ................... 214
Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112,
6th paragraph ..................................................... 213
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Utility Examination .................................................. 211-222
Written Description Requirement ...................................... 215
H
Handling of Status Inquiries .............................................. 335
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ................ 376
Holidays, 1996 ............................................................ 46
Hurricane Sandy, Relief Available ......................................... 47
I
Icons ..................................................................... 225
In re Tanaka, Clarification of Reissue Error in View of ................... 207
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights
Certificates ......................................................... 163
Indexing Assignments ...................................................... 92
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
Filed in ............................................................. 179
Information Disclosure Statements:
Electronic Processing ................................................ 322
Filed Electronically ................................................. 331
May Be Filed Without Copies .......................................... 133
Quick Path (QPIDS) Pilot Program ..................................... 238
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
Changes to Implement ................................................. 151
Deadline for Filing Requests ......................................... 142
Filing Date Requirements ............................................. 150
Revised Guidelines ................................................ 149
Revision of Standard for Granting .................................... 143
Rules to Implement ................................................... 143
Delay in Effective Date .............................................. 154
Effective Date of Final Rule ......................................... 155
Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in ..................... 146
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................. 156
Interference:
Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting ........................... 309
New Search Procedure ................................................. 309
Publication of Opinions and Orders ................................... 311
Simplification of Certain Requirements .............................. 310
International Applications:
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ...... 358
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of WO References ............... 353
International Standard Code for a Patent Document ....................... 134
Internet:
Biosequence Information Filing ....................................... 160
Credit Card Payments ................................................. 115
Financial Services Available ......................................... 389
Interim Usage Policy ................................................. 391
Maintenance Fees, Payment ............................................ 118, 121
Provisional Applications, Availability ............................... 386
Interpretation of:
35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 249
35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) ............................................... 264
37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ......................................... 338
“Original Application” in the AIPA of 1999 ........................... 218
Registration of Agents ............................................... 340
Interruption, Postal Service .............................................. 51-80
Invalidate Patents ........................................................ 161
Inventor’s name, Procedures ............................................... 138
Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions, final rule ..................... 230
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations ............................................... 381
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee .......................................... 91
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Issue Fee:
Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After
Payment of ........................................................ 277
Form ................................................................. 267, 274
Payment via Facsimile ................................................ 273
Preauthorized Payment ................................................ 295-297
J
Japan, Relief Available for Catastrophic Events ........................... 50
Joint Research Agreement .................................................. 217
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ............................ 334
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ...................................... 107
K
“Kind Codes” Included on USPTO Patent Documents ........................... 134
L
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ........................................... 99-105, 203, 226-232
Legal:
Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) ..................... 328
Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in ... 341
Processes ............................................................ 339
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice .............................. 131
License for Foreign Filing ................................................ 129
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ........ 256
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ...................................... 389
M
Mail ...................................................................... 1-81
Maintenance Fees:
Payment over Internet ................................................ 121
Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ......... 112
Pilot Program for Payment by E-Mail .................................. 98
Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment ............... 118
Voice Response System ................................................ 380
Metric equivalents ........................................................ 140
Micro Entity Status ....................................................... 102
Miscellaneous Patent Changes .............................................. 263
Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions, final rule .......................... 231
Missing Parts Pilot Program ............................................... 239
N
National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ......................... 369, 370
New Route Pilot Project ................................................... 199
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of ................... 156
Non-Delivery of Mail ...................................................... 38
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder ............................... 250
Notice of Allowance:
Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on ........... 267
Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............. 64
Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of .......................... 272
Revision of Form ..................................................... 274, 275
Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After ... 267
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System ................... 387
Notice of Change(s):
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In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO .......... 383, 385
In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ........ 158
Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names .......................... 138
To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination ................... 128
To “References Cited” on the Front Page of a Patent .................. 135
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams 148
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update ..................................... 90
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ........................................ 250
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette . 384
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt .............................. 325
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
Based Upon Applications filed in India ............................... 179
Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ............................ 178
Notification of Voice Response System ..................................... 380
Nucleotide Sequence ....................................................... 158-162
O
Oath:
Changes to Implement the America Invents Act ......................... 230
Information necessary to Identify Specification ...................... 138
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 ..................... 271
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to ........................... 330
Official Closings ......................................................... 14-45
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ......................... 383-385
Ombudsman Pilot Program ................................................... 240
One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers ....................... 312
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ....................... 319-321
Overpayment of $25 or Less ................................................ 124
Oversized Postcards ....................................................... 8
P
PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ......................................... 86
Paper Copies of:
U.S. Patent References, USPTO to Cease Supplying ..................... 321
Patents, Disposal of ................................................. 379
U.S. Patent References, USPTO to Cease Supplying in IAs .............. 358
WO Documents, USPTO to Cease Supplying in IAs ........................ 358
Papers that will part of official record (size, margins, etc.) ............ 298
Paragraph Numbering ....................................................... 298
Patent Business Goals ..................................................... 295-297
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA ............................... 360, 361
Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ............................ 357
EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................. 365, 367-368
Eurasian Patent Convention ........................................... 374
Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................. 362, 363
Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) ................... 369
USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ...... 321
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of ............................... 328
Patent Law Treaty, Changes to Implement ................................... 233-234
Patent Practice Changes ................................................... 263
Patent Prosecution Highway ................................................ 181-198
Patent Search Templates, Elimination of ................................... 382
Patent Term Adjustment:
Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................. 266
Final Rule ........................................................... 268
Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and
Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page ............................... 267
Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications .................. 262
Revised Notice of Allowance ........................................ 275
Revision of Provisions ............................................... 257
Revision Relating to Appellate Review ................................ 258
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Revision Relating to Information Disclosure Statements ............... 259
Revisions to Provisions of Leahy-Smith AIA Technical Corrections Act . 256
Payor Numbers ............................................................. 119
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ..................................... 122
Petitions:
For Accelerated Examination .......................................... 247
To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina . 64
To Make Special ...................................................... 198, 247
To Revive ............................................................ 243, 246
Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ................................ 241
Pilot Program:
Extended Time Period for Reply to Notice in Nonprovisional ................ 239
New Maintenance Fee Payment by E-Mail ................................ 98
New Route Pilot Project .............................................. 199
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) .................. 238
Patent Prosecution Highway ........................................... 181-198
Patents Ombudsman .................................................... 240
Pre-Appeal Brief ..................................................... 304, 305
“Tri-Way” Pilot Program .............................................. 200
Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex parte reexam ................ 145
Plant Patents ............................................................. 163-165
Post Card Receipt ......................................................... 8-10
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of .......................... 2
Power of Attorney Practice:
Changes to ........................................................... 88-89, 230
Elimination of Batch Update .......................................... 90
Withdraw from Representation ......................................... 87
Practitioners Before the PTO .............................................. 344, 345
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference ............................................... 304, 305
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ............................................ 86
Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties, final rule ...................... 232
Preliminary Amendments .................................................... 248, 285, 286, 289
Prioritized Examination:
Changes to Implement for Requests for Continued Examination .......... 202
Changes to Implement Track I ......................................... 203, 204
Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements ......... 201
Fee .................................................................. 105
Priority:
Claim, when made ..................................................... 295
Electronic Exchange of Documents ..................................... 168-175
Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................. 177
Right of priority in India ........................................... 179
Right of priority in Taiwan .......................................... 180
Right of priority in Thailand ........................................ 177
Using certificate of correction to perfect
35 USC 119 claim .................................................. 281
When made in an Application Data Sheet ............................... 230
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................. 244
Production of Documents ................................................... 405
Prior Art Resources Used in Examination of Software-Related Applications .. 223
Priority Documents:
Change in Electronic Retrieval Method ................................ 324
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 .................................. 132
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............. 249
PTO Closings .............................................................. 14-45
Publication of Sequences .................................................. 158
Publications, 18-Month:
Final Rule ........................................................... 295-297
Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication .................................. 292
Lengthy Tables Notice ................................................ 128
Publications May Now Include Amendments .............................. 248
Sequence Listings .................................................... 158
Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............. 250
Requirements for Benefit Claims ...................................... 177, 230
USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. §
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122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ............................................. 249
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ......................... 311
Public Information, FOIA .................................................. 83
Q
Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) ................... 136
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam,
Substantial New ........................................................ 147
Questions & Answers:
Facsimile of Assignment Documents .................................... 394
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program ......... 238
R
Receipts, Paper ........................................................... 13
Receipts, Postcard ........................................................ 8-10
Reexamination ............................................................. 142-157
Refund of Overpayment ..................................................... 1
Regulations:
Certain Amendments Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ............... 373
Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ....... 314
Iraqi Sanctions ...................................................... 381
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ................ 82
Reissue Error, Clarification in view of In re Tanaka ...................... 207
Relief, Extraordinary Situations .......................................... 47-50, 84
Request for Continued Examination:
Change to Docketing .................................................. 128
Final Rules .......................................................... 283
Publication Fee and .................................................. 276
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ............................ 262
Restarting Response Periods ............................................... 244
Revised Procedure for:
Express Abandonments ................................................. 242
Revival of Abandoned Applications ......................................... 243, 246
Rule Changes:
Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application 253-254
Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals ........................... 295-297
Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty ........................... 233-234
Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment
Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ..................................... 268
Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for
Continued Examination ............................................. 202
Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications,
Effective June 8, 1995 ............................................ 284
Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................. 297
Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................. 122
Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of
Biological Material ............................................... 159-160
Continued Examination Practice and Changes
To Provisional Application ........................................ 283
Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice ..................... 292
Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings,
Effective January 16, 1996 ........................................ 342
Duty of Disclosure ................................................ 343
S
Sanctions, Iraqi .......................................................... 381
Search Facilities in PTO:
Regulations, Violations .............................................. 85
September 15, 2012 Deadline for Requests for inter partes reexamination ... 142
Sequence Listings:
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Applicant Aid for Submissions ........................................ 162
Biosequence Internet Filing .......................................... 160
Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ................ 158
Examination of Applications Containing ............................... 220
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ...................... 161
Service of Process ....................................................... 341
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees ......................................... 99
Severe Earthquakes in Italy, Relief Available ............................. 49
Signature of:
Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents ................... 279
Office Personnel – Electronic and Initials Permitted ................. 315
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............. 303
Simplification of:
Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ............................ 174
Requirements of Interference Practice ................................ 310
Software-Related Patent Applications, Prior Art Resources Used ............ 223
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment .................................... 118
Status Inquiries .......................................................... 335
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables .......... 131
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ......................... 294
Subject Matter Eligibility:
2014 Interim Guidance ................................................ 206
July 2015 Update ..................................................... 205
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ................................ 8
Supplemental Examination Provisions, final rule ........................... 229
Supplementary Examination Guidelines ...................................... 208
T
Tables Published Differently .............................................. 131
Terminal Disclaimers:
CREATE Act ........................................................... 211
Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection .............. 334
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications
Previously Filed in .................................................... 178
Trademark:
Fastener Insignia Register ........................................... 452-455
Madrid Protocol ...................................................... 456-464
Native American Insignias ............................................ 465-466
Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods ................. 467-469
Trademark Post-Registration .......................................... 470-472
Trademark Correspondence and Fees .................................... 473-487
Trademark Examination ................................................ 488-498
Trademark Information and Services ................................... 499-510
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ..................................... 511-520
Trademark Publications 2010 .......................................... 521-525
Trademark Publications 2011 .......................................... 526-532
Trademark Publications 2012 .......................................... 533-542
Trademark Publications 2014 .......................................... 543-545
Trademark Publications 2015 .......................................... 543-545
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail
Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service ......... 12
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments ..................................... 286
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents .................... 156
Treatment of Unlocatable – Patent Application and Patent Files ............ 333
“Triway” Pilot Program .................................................... 200
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................ 294
U
United States Postal Service Emergency .................................... 51-80
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ......................... 38
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files .................................. 333
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Unpaid Fee Check .......................................................... 125
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) .................................. 241
Upcoming Changes to Mailing of Deposit Account Statements ................. 108
UPOV Convention ........................................................... 164, 165
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................. 321
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................. 85
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications ............... 140
User Passes ............................................................... 85
Utility Examination Guidelines ............................................ 216
V
Voice Response System ..................................................... 350
W
Waiver of:
37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs ........ 271
Appeal Forwarding Fee ................................................ 100
Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 ..................................... 130
Of Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexam, Pilot ......................... 145
Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of .................... 66
Website:
Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ...................... 383-385
Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................. 282
Elimination of Patent Search Templates ............................... 382
List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ...................................... 389
Withdrawal of Abandonments ................................................ 241, 245
“Written Description” Requirements ........................................ 215
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