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 Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
5 26 Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
6 27 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
7 28 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
8 29 Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
9 44 Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
10 45 Post Card Receipt Reminder
11 46 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
Matters
12 47 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
Office
13 48 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant
to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
14 49 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
15 50 Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent
and Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday,
December 24, 2015
16 51 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday,
March 2, 2011
17 52 Change In Legal Holidays
18 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 3, 2022
19 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
January 7, 2022
20 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 18, 2021
21 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
December 24, 2020
22 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 24, 2019
23 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
February 20, 2019
24 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 14, 2019
25 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2018
26 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
December 5, 2018
27 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 21, 2018
28 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 2, 2018
29 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday
January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
30 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
31 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
32 67 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
33 68 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
34 69 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
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35 70 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
36 71 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
37 72 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
38 73 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
39 74 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
40 75 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
41 76 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
42 77 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2008
43 78 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
44 79 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
45 80 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
46 81 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
47 82 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday,
October 10, 2003
48 83 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
49 84 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
50 85 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
51 86 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
52 87 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
53 88 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
54 90 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
55 91 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996
through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
56 92 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
57 93 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994
and Friday, February 11, 1994
58 94 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
59 95 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
60 96 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
61 97 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
62 98 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Russian Invasion
of Ukraine
63 104 Notice of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's COVID-19 Outbreak
Relief Relating to Restoring the Right of Priority or Benefit to Patent
Applicants
64 106 June 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief
Available to Patent Applicants and Patentees
65 108 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
66 113 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
67 115 Notice of Extended Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief
Available to Patent Applicants and Patentees
68 119 Relief Available for Patentees in View of the COVID-19 Outbreak for
Submission of Initial Patent Term Extension Applications Filed Pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. 156
69 121 May 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Deadlines under the
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
to Applicants, Patent Owners, and Others
70 122 Notice of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
71 125 Relief Available to Plant Patent Applications in View of the COVID-19
Outbreak: File Plant Patent Applications and Correspondence via USPTO
Patent Electronic Filing Systems
72 127 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
73 129 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
74 134 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
75 139 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
76 144 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
77 147 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
78 150 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
79 153 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
80 156 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
81 159 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
82 160 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
83 161 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of
Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
84 162 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
85 167 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
86 172 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
87 175 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
88 178 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
89 185 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
90 188 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
91 191 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
92 194 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
93 197 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
94 200 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
95 203 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
96 206 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
97 209 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
98 212 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
99 215 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
100 218 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
101 221 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
102 224 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
103 227 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
104 230 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
105 232 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
106 235 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
107 236 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
108 239 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
109 242 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
110 245 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
111 246 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
112 248 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
113 249 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications
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and Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
114 255 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
115 256 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
116 258 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
117 259 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
118 260 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
119 261 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
120 263 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
121 264 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California
Terminated
122 265 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
123 266 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
124 267 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
125 268 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
126 269 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
127 276 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
128 305 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
129 306 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
130 308 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a
Patent Application
131 312 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
132 343 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
133 361 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
134 362 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
135 363 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
136 364 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
137 365 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents
in the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
138 366 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
139 367 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
and Authorizations
140 369 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Check
141 370 New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
142 372 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
143 373 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
144 374 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
145 390 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
146 418 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing
System
147 423 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
148 433 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
149 434 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
150 435 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
Search Fees
151 445 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
152 446 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
153 454 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be
Charged to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
154 455 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
155 456 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where
Non-Payment was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
156 457 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
157 469 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
158 476 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
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159 477 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit
Accounts
160 481 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
161 508 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance
Fees Paid over the Internet
162 509 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to
Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
163 517 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
164 519 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
165 521 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
166 528 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
167 531 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Period
168 532 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of
the Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
169 533 Unpaid Fee Checks
170 534 Deposit Account Authorizations
171 535 Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
172 538 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
173 539 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
174 540 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
175 542 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided
in both Electronic and Paper Form
176 543 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
177 544 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents,
Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
178 547 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information
Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
179 549 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
180 550 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
181 552 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
182 554 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)
183 557 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
184 558 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
185 559 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification
for an Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
186 561 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
187 562 Animals - Patentability
188 563 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
189 565 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
190 573 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination
Certificates
191 574 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte
Reexamination Proceedings
192 577 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
193 579 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a
Substantial New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
194 582 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in
Reexamining Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
195 586 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte
and Inter Partes Reexamination
196 618 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
197 627 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
198 653 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art
in Reexamination
199 656 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
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Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
200 657 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay
of Effective Date
201 658 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
202 719 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
203 720 Changes to Requirements for Orthodox Seed Deposits at the Provasoli-Guillard National
Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) and Bigelow Laboratory for
Ocean Sciences
204 721 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture Collection
and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
205 722 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
206 724 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
207 729 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.824 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
208 732 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
209 765 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence
Listing Submissions
210 766 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
211 767 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for
the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
212 768 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
213 769 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents Between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office
214 771 The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation of the
Kingdom of Cambodia is Accelerating Patent Grants Based on the Issuance
of a Corresponding U.S. Patent
215 775 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)
216 777 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
217 778 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
218 781 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States
Patent and Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
219 783 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
220 784 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
and Further Procedural Information
221 788 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO
Declaration Form
222 791 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual
Property Offices
223 801 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
224 803 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
225 806 Complete Transition to WIPO DAS for the Electronic Exchange of
Priority Documents Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and the Japan Patent Office
226 807 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
227 828 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
228 836 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
Filed in Thailand
229 837 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
Filed In India
230 838 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
231 839 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial
Property of France
232 841 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between
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the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office
for Inventions and Trademarks
233 842 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual
Property of the Kindgom of Saudi Arabia
234 843 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican
Institute of Industrial Property
235 844 Updated Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute
of Industrial Property of Brazil
236 845 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
with the IP5 Offices
237 846 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
238 847 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
239 848 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)
240 849 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican
Institute of Industrial Property
241 850 Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special
Filed Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
242 852 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for
Prioritized Examination
243 859 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for
Continued Examination
244 865 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of
the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
245 874 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of
the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
246 889 October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
247 891 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
248 907 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
249 909 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
250 933 Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
251 939 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
252 955 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry
After KSR v. Teleflex
253 988 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(g), 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)
254 1001 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
255 1006 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
256 1021 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
257 1024 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of
In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
258 1026 New Artificial Intelligence Functionality in PE2E Search
259 1028 New PE2E Search Tool Using AI Search Features
260 1030 Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for
Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112
261 1040 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
262 1041 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Related Inventions
263 1042 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International
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Registration of Industrial Designs
264 1143 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
Computer-Generated Icons
265 1147 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith American Invents Act; Correction
266 1151 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
267 1219 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File
Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
268 1275 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees
269 1323 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
270 1424 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
271 1457 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties
Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
272 1505 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
273 1508 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
274 1586 "Patents 4 Partnerships" IP Marketplace Platform Pilot Program
275 1587 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
276 1591 Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
277 1593 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw
Holdings of Abandonment
278 1597 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
279 1598 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
280 1601 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
281 1603 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not
Received
282 1604 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the
Holding of Abandonment
283 1605 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
284 1610 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special
and For Accelerated Examination
285 1618 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
286 1619 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)
287 1624 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a
Notice of Foreign Filing
288 1625 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
289 1644 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of
an Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
290 1645 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
291 1646 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
292 1720 Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit
Decision in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
293 1724 Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe
Harbor Statement
294 1728 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original
Expiration Date
295 1729 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision
in Novartis v. Lee
296 1748 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
297 1762 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
298 1771 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
299 1784 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
300 1790 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
301 1792 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.
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154(b)(2)(A)
302 1796 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
303 1798 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
304 1832 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)
305 1836 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
306 1851 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
307 1853 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of
Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
308 1855 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
309 1910 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on
Issued Patent Grants and Published Patent Applications
310 1912 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face
of Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
311 1913 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
312 1914 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
313 1915 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
314 1917 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85)
Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
315 1919 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
316 1921 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued
Examination is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
317 1922 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment
of Issue Fee
318 1924 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
319 1925 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
320 1926 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
321 1927 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority
Under 35 USC 119
322 1928 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States
Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the
Official Gazette
323 1929 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
324 1955 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
325 2022 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a
Patent Application
326 2024 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
327 2026 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment
of Non-Compliant Amendments
328 2028 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
329 2029 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in
an Application
330 2030 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
331 2039 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
332 2044 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility
and Plant Patent Applications
333 2054 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
334 2058 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan
335 2191 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
336 2192 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
337 2200 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
338 2359 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
339 2516 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)
340 2518 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review
Processing System on December 16-18, 2014
341 2519 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
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342 2522 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
343 2523 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board
of Patent Appeals and Interferences
344 2524 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
345 2525 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
346 2530 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
347 2532 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
348 2534 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
349 2537 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences
350 2538 New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark
Documents
351 2539 Authentication Changes for Registered Users of EFS-Web and Private PAIR
352 2543 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant
Outages of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic
Business Systems
353 2546 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
354 2550 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
355 2554 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration
Regulations in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
356 2556 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
357 2558 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in
the Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
358 2559 Electronic Office Action
359 2565 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) Update
360 2566 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
361 2568 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
362 2581 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References
with Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
363 2586 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
364 2587 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
365 2599 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between
the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual
Property Office
366 2600 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding
Request to Retrieve Priority Application
367 2601 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible
Markup Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine
(ePAVE) Components
368 2603 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
369 2604 Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
370 2606 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will
No Longer be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
371 2608 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
Records
372 2645 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
373 2648 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
374 2652 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
375 2664 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double
Patenting Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or
After June 8, 1995
376 2666 Handling of Status Inquiries
377 2667 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
378 2674 Disclosure Document Program
379 2676 Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination,
Reexamination, and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent
Trial and Appeal Board
380 2681 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
381 2684 Legal Processes
382 2693 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director
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of Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
383 2695 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
in Legal Proceedings
384 2696 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
385 2698 Duty of Disclosure
386 2726 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings
Before The Patent and Trademark Office
387 2729 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
388 2730 Establishment of a USPTO Email Box for Submitting General Questions
Related to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and Applications Filed or
Submitted Thereunder
389 2731 Patent Cooperation Treaty Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot
Project between the IP5 Offices
390 2735 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
391 2741 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
392 2744 Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office
as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining
Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International
Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
393 2749 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
394 2750 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
395 2752 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References
in International Applications
396 2753 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
397 2755 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
398 2756 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities
With Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
399 2757 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
400 2758 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References
in International Applications
401 2759 Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International
Applications Filed in the United States Receiving Office
402 2761 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
Applications
Received by the USPTO
403 2762 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
404 2766 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching
Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
International Applications Received by the USPTO
405 2767 Agreement Between the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the
Republic of Korea and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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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
406 2769 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under
the Patent Cooperation Treaty
407 2770 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a
Patent Cooperation Treaty Authority
408 2781 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a
PCT Authority
409 2782 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
410 2783 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the
United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
411 2793 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
412 2795 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
413 2797 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
414 2823 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian
Patent Convention
415 2825 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
416 2829 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
417 2830 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners'
Search Rooms
418 2832 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
419 2833 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
420 2834 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
421 2836 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices
and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices
Electronic Official Gazette
422 2838 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
423 2840 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed
Over the Internet
424 2841 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the
Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
425 2843 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
426 2844 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
427 2845 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for
Video Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
428 2847 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
429 2871 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
430 2877 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
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