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,
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October 10, 2003
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 Hurricane Irma
50 85 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
51 90 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
52 93 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
53 96 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
54 99 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
55 102 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
56 105 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida
Affected by Hurricane Irma
57 106 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
58 107 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
59 108 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
60 111 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
61 114 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
62 117 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
63 120 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
64 123 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
65 126 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
66 129 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
67 132 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
68 135 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
69 138 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
70 141 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
71 144 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
72 146 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
73 149 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
74 150 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
75 153 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
76 156 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
77 159 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
78 160 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
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79 162 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
80 163 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
81 169 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
82 170 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
83 172 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
84 173 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
85 174 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
86 175 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
87 177 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
88 178 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
89 179 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
90 180 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
91 181 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
92 182 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
93 183 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
94 190 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
95 219 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
96 220 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
97 222 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
98 226 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
99 257 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
100 275 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
101 276 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
102 277 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
103 279 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
104 280 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
105 281 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
and Authorizations
106 283 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
107 284 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
108 286 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
109 287 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
110 288 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
111 304 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
112 332 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
113 337 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
114 347 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
115 348 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
116 349 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
Search Fees
117 359 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
118 360 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
119 368 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
120 369 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
121 370 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
122 371 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
123 383 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
124 390 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
125 391 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
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126 395 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
127 422 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
128 423 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
129 431 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
130 433 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
131 435 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
132 442 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
133 445 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
134 446 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
135 447 Unpaid Fee Checks
136 448 Deposit Account Authorizations
137 449 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
138 450 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
139 451 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
140 453 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
141 454 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
142 455 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
143 458 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
144 460 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
145 461 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
146 463 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
147 465 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)
148 468 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
149 469 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
150 470 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
151 472 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
152 473 Animals - Patentability
153 474 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
154 476 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
155 484 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
156 485 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
157 488 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
158 490 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
159 493 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
160 497 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
161 529 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
162 538 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
163 564 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination
164 567 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
165 568 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay
of Effective Date
166 569 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
167 630 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
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168 631 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
169 636 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
170 638 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
171 643 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
172 646 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
173 679 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
174 680 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
175 681 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
176 682 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
177 683 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
178 686 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
179 688 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between
the Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
180 690 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
181 691 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
and Further Procedural Information
182 695 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
183 698 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
184 708 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
185 710 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
186 713 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
187 717 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
188 738 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
189 746 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
in Thailand
190 747 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
In India
191 748 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
192 749 Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Transitioning to the Global
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
193 750 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of
Argentina
194 752 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
the IP5 Offices
195 753 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property
196 755 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
197 756 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
198 757 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
Participating Offices
199 758 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
200 759 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office
of the Czech Republic
201 760 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
202 761 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
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Intellectual Property Office, acting as the representative of the Taipei Economic
and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
203 762 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
204 763 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
205 765 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
206 772 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
207 778 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
208 787 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
209 802 May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
210 804 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
211 806 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
212 807 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
213 809 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
214 833 A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
215 839 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
216 843 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
217 859 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
218 892 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.
219 914 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)
220 927 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, ¶ 1,
"Written Description" Requirement
221 950 Utility Examination Guidelines
222 962 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)
223 966 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
224 971 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
225 986 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
226 989 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
227 991 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
228 997 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
229 998 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
230 999 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
231 1100 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
232 1104 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
233 1108 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
234 1176 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
235 1232 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
236 1280 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
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237 1381 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
238 1414 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
239 1462 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
240 1465 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
241 1543 Post-Prosecution Pilot Program
242 1550 Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
243 1552 Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark
Office
244 1554 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative
Search Pilot
245 1565 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
246 1576 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
247 1580 Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
248 1584 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
249 1588 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings
of Abandonment
250 1592 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
251 1593 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
252 1596 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
253 1598 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
254 1599 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
255 1600 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
256 1605 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
257 1613 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
258 1614 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)
259 1619 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice
of Foreign Filing
260 1620 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
261 1639 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
262 1640 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
263 1641 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
264 1715 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Patent
Expiration Date
265 1716 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Novartis v. Lee
266 1735 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
267 1749 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
268 1758 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
269 1771 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
270 1777 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
271 1779 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)
272 1783 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
273 1785 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
274 1819 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)
275 1823 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
276 1838 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
277 1840 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
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and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
278 1842 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
279 1897 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patents and Published Patent Applications
280 1899 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
281 1900 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
282 1901 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
283 1902 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
284 1904 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
a Previously Paid Issue Fee
285 1906 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
286 1908 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
287 1909 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
288 1911 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
289 1912 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
290 1913 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
291 1914 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
292 1915 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
293 1916 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
294 1942 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
295 2009 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
296 2011 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
297 2013 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
298 2015 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
299 2016 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
300 2017 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
301 2026 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
302 2031 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
303 2041 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
304 2045 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
305 2178 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
306 2179 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
307 2187 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
308 2346 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
309 2503 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)
310 2505 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
311 2506 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
312 2509 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
313 2510 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
314 2511 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
315 2512 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
316 2517 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
317 2519 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
318 2521 New Interference Search Procedure
319 2522 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
320 2523 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
321 2526 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
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322 2527 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
323 2531 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
324 2535 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
325 2537 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
326 2539 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
327 2540 Electronic Office Action
328 2546 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
329 2547 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
330 2549 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
331 2562 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
332 2567 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
333 2568 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S.
Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
334 2580 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
335 2581 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
336 2582 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
to Retrieve Priority Information
337 2583 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
338 2585 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
339 2586 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
340 2610 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
341 2612 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
342 2649 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
343 2652 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
344 2656 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
345 2668 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
346 2670 Handling of Status Inquiries
347 2671 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
348 2678 Disclosure Document Program
349 2680 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
350 2683 Legal Processes
351 2692 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
352 2694 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
in Legal Proceedings
353 2695 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
354 2697 Duty of Disclosure
355 2725 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
356 2728 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
357 2729 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
358 2735 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
359 2738 The Intellectual Property Office of Signapore to Act as International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
Applications Received by the USPTO
360 2740 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
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361 2742 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 Patent Cooperation
Treaty for Certain International Applications Received by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Annex A
362 2743 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
363 2744 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
364 2745 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
365 2748 The Japan Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
366 2750 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
367 2753 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
368 2754 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
369 2757 Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and
International Patent Examining Authority for International Applications Received
by the USPTO
370 2758 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
371 2759 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
372 2761 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
373 2762 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
374 2763 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
375 2764 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
376 2765 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
377 2767 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
USPTO
378 2768 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
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379 2772 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
380 2773 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
381 2775 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
382 2776 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
383 2787 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
384 2788 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
385 2789 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
386 2793 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
387 2794 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
388 2804 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
389 2806 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
390 2808 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
391 2834 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
392 2836 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application
with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
393 2837 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
394 2841 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
395 2842 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
396 2843 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
397 2845 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
398 2846 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
399 2847 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
400 2849 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
401 2851 Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette
of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
402 2852 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
403 2854 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
404 2855 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
405 2857 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
406 2858 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
407 2859 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
408 2861 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
409 2885 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
410 2891 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
411 2894 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
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