List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 14 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
2 18 Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
Related Correspondence
3 19 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 21 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
5 22 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
6 23 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
7 24 Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
8 39 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
9 40 Post Card Receipt Reminder
10 41 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
Matters
11 42 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
Office
12 43 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
13 44 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
14 45 Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday,
December 24, 2015
15 46 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
16 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday
January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
17 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 21, 2018
18 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 2, 2018
19 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
20 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
21 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
22 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
23 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
24 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
25 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
26 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
27 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
28 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
29 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
30 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
31 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2009
32 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
33 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
34 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
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June 11, 2004
35 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
36 67 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday,
October 10, 2003
37 68 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
38 69 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
39 70 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
40 71 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
41 72 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
42 73 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
43 75 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
44 76 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996
through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
45 77 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
46 78 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994
and Friday, February 11, 1994
47 79 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
48 80 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
49 81 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
50 82 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
51 83 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
52 88 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
53 93 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
54 96 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
55 99 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
56 102 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
57 105 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
58 108 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
59 109 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
60 110 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
61 111 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
62 114 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
63 117 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
64 120 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
65 123 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
66 126 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
67 129 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
68 132 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
69 135 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
70 138 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
71 141 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
72 144 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
73 147 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)
75 152 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
76 155 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
77 156 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
78 159 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
79 162 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
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80 165 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
81 166 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
82 168 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
83 169 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
84 175 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
85 176 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
86 178 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
87 179 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
88 180 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
89 181 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
90 183 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
91 184 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
92 185 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
93 186 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
94 187 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
95 188 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
96 189 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
97 196 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
98 225 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
99 226 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
100 228 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
101 232 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
102 263 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
103 281 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
104 282 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
105 283 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
106 285 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
107 286 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents
in the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
108 287 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
109 288 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
and Authorizations
110 290 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
111 291 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
112 293 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
113 294 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
114 295 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
115 311 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
116 339 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
117 344 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
118 354 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
119 355 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
120 356 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
Search Fees
121 366 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
122 367 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
123 375 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
124 376 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
125 377 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
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was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
126 378 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
127 390 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
128 397 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
129 398 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
130 402 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
131 429 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
132 430 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
133 438 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
134 440 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
135 442 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
136 449 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
137 452 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
138 453 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
139 454 Unpaid Fee Checks
140 455 Deposit Account Authorizations
141 456 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
142 457 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
143 458 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
144 460 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
145 461 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
146 462 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
147 465 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
148 467 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
149 468 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
150 470 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
151 472 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)
152 475 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
153 476 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
154 477 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
155 479 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
156 480 Animals - Patentability
157 481 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
158 483 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
159 491 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
160 492 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
161 495 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
162 497 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
163 500 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
164 504 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
165 536 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
166 545 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
167 571 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
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Reexamination
168 574 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
169 575 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay
of Effective Date
170 576 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
171 637 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
172 638 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
173 643 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
174 645 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
175 650 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
176 653 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
177 686 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
178 687 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
179 688 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
180 689 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
181 690 United States Patent and Trademark Office to Deposit Certified Copies of U.S.
Design Applications as Priority Documents via the WIPO DAS (World Intellectual
Property Organization Digital Access Service)
182 692 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
183 693 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
184 696 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
185 698 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between
the Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
186 700 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
187 701 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
and Further Procedural Information
188 705 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
189 708 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
190 718 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
191 720 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
192 723 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
193 727 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
194 748 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
195 756 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
in Thailand
196 757 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
In India
197 758 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
198 759 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile
199 760 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
200 761 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of
Industrial Property of Brazil
201 762 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Eurasian Patent Office of the Eurasian Patent
Organization
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202 763 Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Transitioning to the Global
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
203 764 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of
Argentina
204 766 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
IP5 Offices
205 767 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property
206 769 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
207 770 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
208 771 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
Participating Offices
209 772 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
210 773 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office
of the Czech Republic
211 774 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
212 775 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)
213 776 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
214 777 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
215 779 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
216 786 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
217 792 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
218 801 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
219 816 Request for Comments on Determining Whether a Claim Element is Well-Understood,
Routine, Conventional for Purposes of Subject Matter Eligibility
220 820 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of January 2018
221 822 May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
222 824 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
223 826 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
224 827 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
225 829 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
226 853 A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
227 859 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
228 863 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
229 879 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
230 912 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.
231 934 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)
232 947 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, ¶ 1,
"Written Description" Requirement
233 970 Utility Examination Guidelines
234 982 Guidelines Setting Forth a Modified Policy Concerning the Evidence of Common
Ownership, or an Obligation of Assignment to the Same Person, as Required by
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35 USC 103(c)
235 986 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
236 991 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
237 1006 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
238 1009 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
239 1011 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
240 1017 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
241 1018 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
242 1019 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
243 1120 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
244 1124 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
245 1128 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
246 1196 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
247 1252 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
248 1300 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
249 1401 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
250 1434 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
251 1482 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
252 1485 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
253 1563 New Pilot Program for Submitting Documents in Text Format in New Utility Patent
Applications
254 1566 Post-Prosecution Pilot Program
255 1573 Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
256 1575 Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark
Office
257 1577 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative
Search Pilot
258 1588 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
259 1599 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
260 1603 Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
261 1607 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
262 1611 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings
of Abandonment
263 1615 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
264 1616 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
265 1619 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
266 1621 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
267 1622 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
268 1623 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
269 1628 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
270 1636 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
271 1637 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)
272 1642 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice
of Foreign Filing
273 1643 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
274 1662 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
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Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
275 1663 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
276 1664 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
277 1738 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Patent
Expiration Date
278 1739 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Novartis v. Lee
279 1758 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
280 1772 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
281 1781 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
282 1794 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
283 1800 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
284 1802 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)
285 1806 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
286 1808 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
287 1842 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)
288 1846 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
289 1861 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
290 1863 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
291 1865 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
292 1920 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patents and Published Patent Applications
293 1922 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
294 1923 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
295 1924 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
296 1925 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
297 1927 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
a Previously Paid Issue Fee
298 1929 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
299 1931 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
300 1932 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
301 1934 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
302 1935 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
303 1936 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
304 1937 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
305 1938 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
306 1939 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
307 1965 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
308 2032 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
309 2034 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
310 2036 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
311 2038 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
312 2039 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
313 2040 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
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314 2049 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
315 2054 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
316 2064 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
317 2068 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
318 2201 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
319 2202 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
320 2210 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
321 2369 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
322 2526 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)
323 2528 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
324 2529 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
325 2532 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
326 2533 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
327 2534 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
328 2535 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
329 2540 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
330 2542 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
331 2544 New Interference Search Procedure
332 2545 Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
333 2546 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
334 2549 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
335 2550 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
336 2553 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
337 2557 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
338 2561 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
339 2563 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
340 2565 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
341 2566 Electronic Office Action
342 2572 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
343 2573 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
344 2575 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
345 2588 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
346 2593 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
347 2594 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S.
Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
348 2606 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
349 2607 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
350 2608 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
to Retrieve Priority Information
351 2609 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
352 2611 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
353 2612 Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
354 2636 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
355 2638 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
356 2675 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
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357 2678 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
358 2682 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
359 2694 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
360 2696 Handling of Status Inquiries
361 2697 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
362 2704 Disclosure Document Program
363 2706 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
364 2709 Legal Processes
365 2718 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
366 2720 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
in Legal Proceedings
367 2721 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
368 2723 Duty of Disclosure
369 2751 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
370 2754 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
371 2755 Patent Cooperation Treaty Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot Project
between the IP5 Offices
372 2759 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
373 2765 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
374 2768 The Intellectual Property Office of Signapore to Act as International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
Applications Received by the USPTO
375 2770 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
376 2772 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
377 2773 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
378 2774 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
379 2779 Modification of the 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
380 2781 Notice Concerning the Japan 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
381 2782 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
382 2785 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
383 2786 Arrangement between the Israel Patent Office and the United States Patent and
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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
384 2789 Israel Patent Office to Act as an International Searching Authority and
International Patent Examining Authority for International Applications Received
by the USPTO
385 2790 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
386 2791 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
387 2793 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
388 2794 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
389 2795 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
390 2796 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
391 2797 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
392 2799 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
USPTO
393 2800 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
394 2804 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
395 2805 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
396 2807 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
397 2808 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
398 2819 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
399 2820 Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
400 2824 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
401 2825 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
402 2835 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
403 2837 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
404 2839 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
405 2865 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
406 2867 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application
with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
407 2868 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
408 2872 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
409 2873 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
410 2874 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
411 2876 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
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412 2877 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
413 2878 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
414 2880 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
415 2882 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
416 2884 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
417 2885 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
418 2887 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
419 2888 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
420 2889 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
421 2891 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
422 2915 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
423 2921 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
424 2924 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
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