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
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
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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, 2008
42 77 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2009
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 Wildfires in Hawai'i
63 104 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquake
impacting Turkiye and Syria
64 110 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Russian Invasion of
Ukraine
65 116 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
66 118 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
67 120 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
68 125 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
69 127 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
70 131 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
71 133 May 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Deadlines under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available to Applicants,
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72 134 Notice of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act
73 137 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
74 139 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
75 141 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
76 146 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
77 151 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
78 156 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
79 159 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
80 162 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
81 165 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
82 168 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
83 171 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
84 172 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
85 173 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
86 174 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
87 177 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
88 182 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
89 187 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
90 190 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
91 193 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
92 200 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
93 203 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
94 206 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
95 209 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
96 212 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
97 215 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
98 218 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
99 221 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
100 224 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
101 227 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
102 230 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
103 233 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
104 236 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
105 239 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
106 242 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
107 245 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
108 247 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
109 250 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
110 251 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
111 254 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
112 257 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
113 260 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
114 261 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
115 263 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
116 264 Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
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Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
117 270 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
118 271 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
119 273 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
120 274 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
121 275 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
122 276 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
123 278 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
124 279 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
125 280 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
126 281 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
127 282 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
128 283 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
129 284 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
130 291 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
131 320 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
132 321 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
133 323 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
Application
134 327 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
135 358 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
136 376 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
137 377 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
138 378 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
139 379 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
140 380 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents in
the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
141 381 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
142 382 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments and
Authorizations
143 384 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Check
144 385 New Opt-In Pilot Program for Receipt of Maintenance Fee Reminder and Expiration
Notices by Email
145 387 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
146 388 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
147 389 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
148 405 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
149 433 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
150 438 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America
Invents Act
151 448 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
152 449 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
153 450 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search
Fees
154 460 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
155 461 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
156 469 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged to
a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
157 470 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
158 471 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
159 472 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
160 484 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
161 491 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
162 492 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
163 496 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
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Appropriations Act, 2005
164 523 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
165 524 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
166 532 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
167 534 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
168 536 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
169 543 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
170 546 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Period
171 547 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
172 548 Unpaid Fee Checks
173 549 Deposit Account Authorizations
174 550 Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
175 553 Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
Representative Capacity
176 554 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
177 555 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
178 557 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
179 558 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
180 559 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
181 562 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
182 564 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
183 565 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
184 567 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
185 569 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)
186 572 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
187 573 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
188 574 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
189 576 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
190 577 Animals - Patentability
191 578 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
192 580 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
193 588 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
194 589 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
195 592 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
196 594 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
197 597 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
198 601 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
199 633 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
200 642 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
201 668 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination
202 671 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
Partes Reexamination Proceedings
203 672 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
Effective Date
204 673 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
205 734 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
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206 735 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
207 736 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture Collection
and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
208 737 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
209 739 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
210 744 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.824 Form and Format fo
r Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
211 747 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/o
Amino Acid Disclosures
212 780 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
213 781 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
214 782 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
215 783 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
216 784 Issues with certain priority documents retrieved from the European Union
Intellectual Property Office via the World Intellectual Property Organization
Digital Access Service
217 787 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office
218 789 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
219 793 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)
220 795 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
221 796 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
222 799 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
223 801 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
224 802 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
Further Procedural Information
225 806 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
226 809 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
227 819 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
228 821 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
229 824 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
230 825 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
231 846 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
232 854 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
Thailand
233 855 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In
India
234 856 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
235 857 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property
236 859 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia
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237 861 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
IP5 Offices
238 862 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of France
239 864 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for
Inventions and Trademarks
240 865 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual
Property of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
241 866 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
242 867 Updated Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of
Brazil
243 868 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement
PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
244 869 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
245 870 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)
246 871 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
247 872 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
248 879 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
249 885 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
250 894 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures
251 909 October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
252 911 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
253 927 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
254 929 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
255 953 Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
256 959 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
257 975 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
258 1008 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)
259 1021 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
260 1026 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
261 1041 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
262 1044 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
263 1046 New Artificial Intelligence Functionality in PE2E Search
264 1048 New PE2E Search Tool Using AI Search Features
265 1050 Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance
With 35 U.S.C. 112
266 1060 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
267 1061 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Related Inventions
268 1062 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
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269 1163 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
270 1167 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
271 1171 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
272 1239 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
273 1295 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees
274 1343 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
275 1444 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
276 1477 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
277 1525 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
278 1528 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
279 1606 Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
280 1610 Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
281 1612 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
Abandonment
282 1616 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
283 1617 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
284 1620 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
285 1622 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
286 1623 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
287 1624 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
288 1629 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
289 1637 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
290 1638 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)
291 1643 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
Foreign Filing
292 1644 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
293 1663 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
294 1664 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
295 1665 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
296 1739 Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
297 1743 Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor
Statement
298 1747 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Expiration Date
299 1748 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Novartis v. Lee
300 1767 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
301 1781 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
302 1790 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
303 1803 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
304 1809 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustmen
t Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
305 1811 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)
306 1815 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
307 1817 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
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308 1851 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)
309 1855 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
310 1870 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
311 1872 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
312 1874 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
313 1929 Applicant-Suggested Drawing Figure in the Publication of Patent Applications
314 1930 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patent-Grants and Published Patent Applications
315 1932 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
316 1933 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
317 1934 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
318 1935 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
319 1937 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a
Previously Paid Issue Fee
320 1939 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
321 1941 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
322 1942 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
323 1944 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
324 1945 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
325 1946 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
326 1947 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
327 1948 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
328 1949 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
329 1975 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
330 2042 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a
Patent Application
331 2044 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
332 2046 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
333 2048 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
334 2049 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
335 2050 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
336 2059 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
337 2064 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
338 2074 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
339 2078 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan
340 2211 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
341 2212 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
342 2220 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
343 2379 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
344 2536 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)
345 2538 Notice Concerning Unavailiability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
346 2539 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
347 2542 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
348 2543 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
349 2544 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
350 2545 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
351 2550 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
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352 2552 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
353 2554 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
354 2557 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
355 2558 New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark Documents
356 2559 Authentication Changes for Registered Users of EFS-Web and Private PAIR
357 2563 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
358 2566 Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers Tha
t Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental
Complex Repository for Examiners
359 2570 Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
360 2574 New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
361 2576 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
362 2578 Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
363 2579 Electronic Office Action
364 2585 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) Update
365 2586 Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
366 2588 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
367 2601 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
368 2606 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
369 2607 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
370 2619 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual
Property Office
371 2620 Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
to Retrieve Priority Application
372 2621 Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
Components
373 2623 USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
374 2624 Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
375 2626 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
376 2628 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
Records
377 2665 Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
378 2668 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
379 2672 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
380 2684 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
381 2686 Handling of Status Inquiries
382 2687 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
383 2694 Disclosure Document Program
384 2696 Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination,
and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
385 2701 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
386 2704 Legal Processes
387 2713 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
388 2715 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
Legal Proceedings
389 2716 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
390 2718 Duty of Disclosure
391 2746 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
392 2749 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
393 2750 Extension of the pilot of a USPTO email address for submitting general questions
related to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and international and national stage
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394 2751 Interim Reduction of Certain Fees Paid to the USPTO In Its Capacity as an
International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examination
Authority Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
395 2752 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
396 2758 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
397 2761 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
398 2766 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
399 2767 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
400 2769 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
401 2770 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
402 2771 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
403 2772 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
404 2773 Sequence Listings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
Filed in the United States Receiving Office
405 2775 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
406 2776 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 Applications
Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
407 2780 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
408 2781 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
409 2783 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
410 2784 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Treaty Authority
411 2795 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
412 2796 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
413 2797 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
414 2807 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
415 2809 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
416 2811 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
417 2837 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
418 2839 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
419 2843 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
420 2844 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
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421 2846 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
422 2847 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
423 2848 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
424 2850 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and
Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic
Official Gazette
425 2852 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
426 2854 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over
the Internet
427 2855 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web
System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
428 2857 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
429 2858 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
430 2859 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
431 2861 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States
Patent and Trademark Office
432 2885 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
433 2891 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
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