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 Wednesday,
February 20, 2019
17 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 14, 2019
18 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2018
19 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
December 5, 2018
20 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 21, 2018
21 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 2, 2018
22 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday
January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
23 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
24 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
25 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
26 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
27 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
28 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
29 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
30 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
31 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
32 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
33 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
34 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
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35 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2008
36 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
37 67 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
38 68 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
39 69 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
40 70 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
41 71 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
42 72 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
43 73 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
44 74 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
45 75 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
46 76 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
47 78 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
48 79 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
49 80 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
50 81 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994
and Friday, February 11, 1994
51 82 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
52 83 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
53 84 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
54 85 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
55 86 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
56 91 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
57 96 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
58 99 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
59 102 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
60 105 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
61 108 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
62 111 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
63 112 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
64 113 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
65 114 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
66 117 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
67 120 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
68 123 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
69 126 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
70 129 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
71 132 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
72 135 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
73 138 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
74 141 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
75 144 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
76 147 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
77 150 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
78 153 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
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79 156 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
80 159 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
81 161 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
82 164 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
83 165 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
84 168 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
85 171 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
86 174 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
87 175 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
88 177 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
89 178 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
90 184 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
91 185 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
92 187 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
93 188 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
94 189 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
95 190 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
96 192 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
97 193 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
98 194 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
99 195 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
100 196 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
101 197 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
102 198 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
103 205 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
104 234 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
105 235 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
106 237 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
107 241 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
108 272 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
109 290 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
110 291 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
111 292 Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
37 CFR 3.73
112 294 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
113 295 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents
in the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
114 296 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
115 297 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
and Authorizations
116 299 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
117 300 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
118 302 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
119 303 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
120 304 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
121 320 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
122 348 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
123 353 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
124 363 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
125 364 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
126 365 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
Search Fees
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127 375 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
128 376 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
129 384 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
130 385 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
131 386 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
132 387 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
133 399 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
134 406 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
135 407 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
136 411 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
137 438 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
138 439 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
139 447 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
140 449 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
141 451 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
142 458 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
143 461 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
144 462 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
145 463 Unpaid Fee Checks
146 464 Deposit Account Authorizations
147 465 Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
148 468 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
149 469 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
150 470 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
151 472 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
152 473 Waiver of the Copy Requirement in 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
153 474 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
154 477 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
155 479 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
156 480 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
157 482 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
158 484 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)
159 487 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
160 488 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
161 489 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
162 491 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
163 492 Animals - Patentability
164 493 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
165 495 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
166 503 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
167 504 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
168 507 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexaminatio
n Proceedings
169 509 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
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170 512 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
171 516 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
172 548 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
173 557 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
174 583 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art
in Reexamination
175 586 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
176 587 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay
of Effective Date
177 588 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
178 649 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
179 650 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
180 655 Changes to Requirements for Orthodox Crop Seed Deposits at the Provasoli-Guillard
National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) at Bigelow Laboratory
for Ocean Sciences
181 656 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture
Collection and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
182 657 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application
Publications with Sequence Listings
183 659 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
184 664 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
185 667 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
186 700 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence
Listing Submissions
187 701 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
188 702 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
189 703 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
190 704 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)
191 706 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
192 707 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
193 710 Electronic Delivery of Search Results From the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
194 712 Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between
the Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
195 714 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
196 715 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
and Further Procedural Information
197 719 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
198 722 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
199 732 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
200 734 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
201 737 Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property
Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
202 741 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
203 762 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
204 770 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
in Thailand
205 771 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed
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In India
206 772 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
207 773 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile
208 774 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
209 775 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
210 776 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Eurasian Patent Office of the Eurasian Patent
Organization
211 777 Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Transitioning to the Global
Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
212 778 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina
213 780 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
IP5 Offices
214 781 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property
215 783 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
216 784 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
217 785 Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
Participating Offices
218 786 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
219 787 Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office
of the Czech Republic
220 788 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
221 789 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)
222 790 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
223 791 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed
Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
224 793 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
225 800 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
226 806 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
227 815 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the
Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
228 830 October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
229 832 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
230 848 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of January 2018
231 850 May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
232 852 July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
233 854 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
234 855 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
235 857 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
236 881 Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
237 887 Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
238 891 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
239 907 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
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240 940 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.
241 962 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. Sec. 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. Sec. 102(g) (Revised)
242 975 Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, ¶ 1,
"Written Description" Requirement
243 998 Utility Examination Guidelines
244 1010 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)
245 1014 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
246 1019 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
247 1034 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
248 1037 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
249 1039 Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance
With 35 U.S.C. 112
250 1049 Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
251 1055 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
252 1056 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Implemented Inventions
253 1057 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International
Registration of Industrial Designs
254 1158 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
255 1162 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
256 1166 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
257 1234 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
258 1290 Changes To Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
259 1338 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
260 1439 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
261 1472 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
262 1520 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
263 1523 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
264 1601 Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
265 1603 Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program
Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
266 1605 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative
Search Pilot Program
267 1616 United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property
Office Collaborative Search Pilot Program
268 1627 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
269 1631 Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
270 1633 Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
271 1637 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings
of Abandonment
272 1641 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
273 1642 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
274 1645 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
275 1647 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
276 1648 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
277 1649 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
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278 1654 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
279 1662 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
280 1663 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)
281 1668 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice
of Foreign Filing
282 1669 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
283 1688 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
284 1689 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
285 1690 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
286 1764 Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
287 1768 Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor
Statement
288 1772 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Patent
Expiration Date
289 1773 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Novartis v. Lee
290 1792 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
291 1806 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
292 1815 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
293 1828 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
294 1834 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
295 1836 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)
296 1840 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
297 1842 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
298 1876 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)
299 1880 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
300 1895 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
301 1897 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice o
f Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
302 1899 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
303 1954 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patent Grants and Published Patent Applications
304 1956 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
305 1957 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
306 1958 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
307 1959 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
308 1961 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
a Previously Paid Issue Fee
309 1963 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
310 1965 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
311 1966 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
312 1968 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
313 1969 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
314 1970 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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315 1971 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
316 1972 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site with Later Listing in the Official Gazette
317 1973 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
318 1999 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
319 2066 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
320 2068 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
321 2070 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
322 2072 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
323 2073 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
324 2074 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
325 2083 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
326 2088 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
327 2098 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
328 2102 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
329 2235 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
330 2236 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
331 2244 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
332 2403 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
333 2560 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)
334 2562 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
335 2563 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
336 2566 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
337 2567 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
338 2568 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
339 2569 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
340 2574 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
341 2576 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
342 2578 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
343 2581 Publication of Opinions of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
344 2582 New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark Documents
345 2583 Authentication Changes for Registered Users of EFS-Web and Private PAIR
346 2587 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
347 2590 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
348 2594 Electronic Filing System - Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
349 2598 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
350 2600 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent, and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
351 2602 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
352 2603 Electronic Office Action
353 2609 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) Update
354 2610 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
355 2612 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
356 2625 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
357 2630 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
358 2631 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S.
Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
359 2643 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual
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Property Office
360 2644 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
to Retrieve Priority Information
361 2645 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
362 2647 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
363 2648 Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
364 2650 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
365 2652 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
366 2689 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
367 2692 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
368 2696 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
369 2708 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
370 2710 Handling of Status Inquiries
371 2711 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
372 2718 Disclosure Document Program
373 2720 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
374 2723 Legal Processes
375 2732 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
376 2734 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
in Legal Proceedings
377 2735 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
378 2737 Duty of Disclosure
379 2765 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
380 2768 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
381 2769 Patent Cooperation Treaty Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot Project
between the IP5 Offices
382 2773 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
383 2779 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
384 2782 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
385 2787 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
386 2788 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
387 2790 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
388 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
389 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
390 2794 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
391 2795 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
392 2796 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
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393 2797 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
394 2799 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
USPTO
395 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
396 2804 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
397 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
398 2807 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
399 2808 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Authority
400 2819 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
401 2820 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
402 2821 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
403 2831 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
404 2833 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
405 2835 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
406 2861 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
407 2863 Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application
with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
408 2864 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
409 2868 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
410 2869 GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
411 2870 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
412 2872 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
413 2873 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
414 2874 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
415 2876 Change in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
in Display of Patent and Trademark Office Notices in Electronic Official Gazette
416 2878 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
417 2880 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
418 2881 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
419 2883 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
420 2884 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
421 2885 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
422 2887 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
and Trademark Office
423 2911 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
424 2917 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
425 2920 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers
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