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 Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday,
December 24, 2015
15 45 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
16 46 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
17 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
18 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
19 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
20 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
21 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
22 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
23 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
24 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
25 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
26 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
27 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
28 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
29 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2009
30 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
31 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
32 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
33 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
34 64 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
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35 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
36 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
37 67 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
38 68 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
39 69 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
40 70 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
41 72 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
42 73 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through
Wednesday, January 10, 1996
43 74 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
44 75 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and
Friday, February 11, 1994
45 76 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
46 77 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
47 78 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
48 79 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
49 80 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
50 83 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
51 86 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
52 89 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
53 92 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
54 95 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
55 98 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
56 101 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
57 104 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
58 107 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
59 110 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
60 113 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
61 116 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
62 119 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
63 122 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
64 124 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
65 127 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
66 128 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
67 131 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
68 134 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
69 135 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
70 138 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
71 139 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
72 141 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
73 142 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
74 148 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
75 149 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
76 151 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
77 152 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
78 153 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
79 154 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
80 156 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
81 157 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
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82 158 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
83 159 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
84 160 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
85 161 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
86 162 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
87 169 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
88 198 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
89 199 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
90 201 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
91 205 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
92 236 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
93 254 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
94 255 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
95 256 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
96 258 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
97 259 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
98 260 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance Fee
Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
99 262 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
100 263 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
101 264 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
102 280 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
103 308 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
104 313 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act
105 323 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
106 324 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
107 325 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search
Fees
108 335 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
109 336 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
110 344 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
111 345 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
112 346 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
113 347 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
114 359 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
115 366 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
116 367 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
117 371 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
118 398 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees
Paid over the Internet
119 399 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to
Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
120 407 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
121 409 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
122 411 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
123 418 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
124 421 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
125 422 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
126 423 Unpaid Fee Checks
127 424 Deposit Account Authorizations
128 425 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
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129 426 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
130 427 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
131 429 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided
in both Electronic and Paper Form
132 430 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
133 431 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
134 434 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
135 436 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
136 437 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
137 439 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
138 441 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)
139 444 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
140 445 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
141 446 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
142 448 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
143 449 Animals - Patentability
144 450 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
145 452 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
146 460 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
147 461 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
148 464 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
149 466 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
150 469 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
151 473 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
152 505 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
153 514 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
154 540 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination
155 543 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
156 544 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
Effective Date
157 545 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
158 606 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
159 607 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
160 612 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
161 614 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
162 619 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
163 622 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
164 655 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
165 656 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
166 657 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
167 658 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
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168 659 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
169 662 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
170 664 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the
Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
171 666 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
172 667 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
Further Procedural Information
173 671 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
174 674 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
175 684 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
176 686 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
177 689 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
178 693 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
179 714 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
180 722 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
in Thailand
181 723 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
In India
182 724 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
183 725 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
184 726 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Brazilian National Institute of
Industrial Property
185 728 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
186 729 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property
Office of the Philippines
187 730 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions
and Trademarks
188 731 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and
Trade Mark Office
189 732 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
190 733 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
with Participating Offices
191 734 Implementation of the Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
Pilot Program with Participating Offices
192 738 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Columbian Superintendence
of Industry and Commerce
193 739 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
194 740 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office
of the Czech Republic
195 741 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
196 742 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)
197 743 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican
Institute of Industrial Property
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198 744 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
199 746 New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Japan Patent Office
200 750 "Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
201 753 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
202 760 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
203 766 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
204 775 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
205 790 May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
206 792 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
207 794 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
208 795 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
209 797 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
210 821 A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
211 827 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
212 831 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
213 847 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
214 880 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.
215 902 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)
216 915 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the
35 USC 112, ¶ 1, "Written Description" Requirement
217 938 Utility Examination Guidelines
218 950 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)
219 954 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
220 959 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
221 974 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
222 977 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of
In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
223 979 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
224 985 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
225 986 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
226 987 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
227 1088 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
Computer-Generated Icons
228 1092 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith American Invents Act; Correction
229 1096 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
230 1164 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
231 1220 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
232 1268 Changes to Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
233 1369 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
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America Invents Act; Final Rule
234 1402 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
235 1450 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
236 1453 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
237 1531 Post-Prosecution Pilot Program
238 1538 Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
239 1544 Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot
Program Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
240 1546 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office
Collaborative Search Pilot
241 1557 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
242 1568 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
243 1572 Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
244 1576 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
245 1580 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings
of Abandonment
246 1584 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
247 1585 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
248 1588 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
249 1590 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
250 1591 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the
Holding of Abandonment
251 1592 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
252 1597 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special
and For Accelerated Examination
253 1605 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
254 1606 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)
255 1611 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice
of Foreign Filing
256 1612 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
257 1631 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
258 1632 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
259 1633 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
260 1707 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Novartis v. Lee
261 1726 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
262 1740 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
263 1749 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
264 1762 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
265 1768 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
266 1770 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)
267 1774 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
268 1776 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
269 1810 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)
270 1814 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
271 1829 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
272 1831 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of
Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
273 1833 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
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274 1888 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on
Issued Patents and Published Patent Applications
275 1890 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face
of Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
276 1891 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
277 1892 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
278 1893 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
279 1895 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
a Previously Paid Issue Fee
280 1897 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
281 1899 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
282 1900 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment
of Issue Fee
283 1902 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
284 1903 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
285 1904 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
286 1905 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
287 1906 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
288 1907 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
289 1933 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
290 2000 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
291 2002 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
292 2004 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
293 2006 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
294 2007 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
295 2008 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
296 2017 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
297 2022 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
298 2032 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
299 2036 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
300 2169 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
301 2170 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
302 2178 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
303 2337 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
304 2494 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)
305 2496 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review
Processing System on December 16-18, 2014
306 2497 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
307 2500 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
308 2501 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
309 2502 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
310 2503 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
311 2508 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
312 2510 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
313 2512 New Interference Search Procedure
314 2513 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
315 2514 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
316 2517 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
317 2518 Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That
Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental
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Complex Repository for Examiners
318 2522 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
319 2526 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
320 2528 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
321 2530 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
322 2531 Electronic Office Action
323 2537 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
324 2538 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
325 2540 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
326 2553 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
327 2558 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
328 2559 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
329 2571 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
330 2572 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding
Request to Retrieve Priority Information
331 2573 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
332 2575 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
333 2576 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
334 2600 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
335 2602 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
Records
336 2639 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
337 2642 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
338 2646 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
339 2658 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
340 2660 Handling of Status Inquiries
341 2661 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
342 2668 Disclosure Document Program
343 2670 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
344 2673 Legal Processes
345 2682 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
346 2684 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
in Legal Proceedings
347 2685 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
348 2687 Duty of Disclosure
349 2715 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
350 2718 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
351 2719 Use of WIPO's ePCT System for Preparing the PCT Request for Filing as Part of
an International Application with the USPTO as Receiving Office
352 2722 The Intellectual Property Office of Signapore to Act as International
Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
International Applications Received by the USPTO
353 2724 Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Concerning Action of the Intellectual
Property Office of Singapore 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
354 2726 Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Concerning Action of the
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore as an International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the
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Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain International Applications Received
by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Annex A
355 2727 Notice Concerning the Israel 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
356 2728 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
357 2729 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
358 2732 The Japan Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
Applications Received by the USPTO
359 2734 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
360 2737 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
361 2738 Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Concerning Action of the Israel Patent Office as an
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
362 2741 Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and
International Patent Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
363 2742 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
364 2743 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
365 2745 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
366 2746 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With
Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
367 2747 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
368 2748 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References
in International Applications
369 2749 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
370 2751 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received
by the USPTO
371 2752 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
372 2756 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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373 2757 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
374 2759 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
375 2760 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
376 2771 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
377 2772 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
378 2773 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
379 2777 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
380 2778 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the
United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
381 2788 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
382 2790 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
383 2792 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
384 2818 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
385 2820 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional
Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration
from Prior Application
386 2821 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
387 2825 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
388 2826 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
389 2827 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
390 2829 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
391 2830 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
392 2831 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
393 2833 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and
Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic
Official Gazette
394 2835 Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official
Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
395 2836 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
396 2838 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over
the Internet
397 2839 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web
System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
398 2841 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
399 2842 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
400 2843 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
401 2845 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
402 2869 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
403 2875 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
404 2878 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO
Customers
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