List of Patent Notices
ITEM PAGE
NUMBER NUMBER TITLE OF THE NOTICE
1 13 Relocation of the Customer Service Window for Patent-Related Correspondence
2 14 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
3 15 Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
4 16 Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
5 31 Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters
6 32 Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark Office
7 33 Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37
CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
8 34 Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
9 35 Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday, December 24, 2015
10 36 Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
11 37 Change In Legal Holidays
12 38 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 16, 2024
13 39 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
January 7, 2022
14 40 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 3, 2022
15 41 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 18, 2021
16 42 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
December 24, 2020
17 43 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 24, 2019
18 44 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
February 20, 2019
19 45 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
January 14, 2019
20 46 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2018
21 47 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
December 5, 2018
22 48 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 21, 2018
23 49 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
March 2, 2018
24 50 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday January 25,
2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
25 51 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
March 5, 2015
26 52 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 17, 2015
27 53 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2014
28 54 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 17, 2014
29 55 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
March 3, 2014
30 56 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
February 13, 2014
31 57 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 21, 2014
32 58 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
December 10, 2013
33 59 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
March 6, 2013
34 60 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
35 61 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
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36 62 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 21, 2009
37 63 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2008
38 64 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2007
39 65 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
January 2, 2007
40 66 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
June 11, 2004
41 67 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
December 26, 2003
42 68 Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
43 69 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
44 70 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
45 71 Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
December 24, 2001
46 72 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and
Wednesday, January 26, 2000
47 73 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
48 74 United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
49 76 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
50 77 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through
Wednesday, January 10, 1996
51 78 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
52 79 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and
Friday, February 11, 1994
53 80 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
54 81 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
55 82 Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
56 83 Federal Government Holidays, 1996
57 84 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Flooding
Impacting the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
58 90 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquake
Impacting Japan
59 96 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Wildfires in Hawai'i
60 102 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquake
impacting Turkiye and Syria
61 108 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees, Reexamination
Parties, and Registered Trademark Owners Affected by the Russian Invasion
of Ukraine
62 114 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
63 116 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
64 118 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
65 123 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
66 125 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
67 129 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
68 131 May 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Deadlines under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available to Applicants,
Patent Owners, and Others
69 132 Notice of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid,
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Relief, and Economic Security Act
70 135 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
71 137 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
72 139 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
73 144 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
74 149 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
75 154 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
76 157 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
77 160 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
78 163 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
79 166 Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
80 169 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
81 170 Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously Mailed
to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
82 171 Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
83 172 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
84 175 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
85 178 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
86 181 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
87 186 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency Under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
88 191 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
89 194 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
90 197 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
91 204 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
92 207 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
93 210 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
94 213 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
95 216 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
96 219 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
97 222 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
98 225 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
99 228 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
100 231 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
101 234 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
102 237 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
103 240 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
104 243 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
105 246 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
106 249 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
107 251 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
108 254 Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under
35 U.S.C. 21(a)
109 255 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
110 258 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
111 261 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
112 264 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
113 265 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
114 267 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
115 268 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
116 274 Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
117 275 Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
118 277 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
119 278 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
120 279 Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
121 280 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
122 282 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
123 283 United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
124 284 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
California
125 285 United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
126 286 United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
127 287 Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
128 288 Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
129 295 Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
130 324 Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
131 325 Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
132 327 Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a
Patent Application
133 331 Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
134 362 Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
135 380 Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
136 381 Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
137 382 Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
138 383 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
139 384 Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents in
the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
140 385 Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
141 386 USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments and
Authorizations
142 388 Notice to Customers Making Payments by Check
143 389 New Opt-In Pilot Program for Receipt of Maintenance Fee Reminder and Expiration
Notices by Email
144 391 Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
145 392 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
146 393 CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
147 409 Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
148 437 Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
149 442 Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
150 452 Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
151 453 Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
152 454 Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search
Fees
153 464 Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
154 465 Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005
155 473 The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged to
a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
156 474 New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
Verification Test
157 475 Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
158 476 Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
Appropriate Fees
159 488 Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
160 495 Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
161 496 Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
162 500 Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
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Appropriations Act, 2005
163 527 Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
over the Internet
164 528 Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
Involving Pending Patent Applications
165 536 Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
166 538 Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
167 540 Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
168 547 Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
169 550 Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Period
170 551 Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
171 552 Unpaid Fee Checks
172 553 Deposit Account Authorizations
173 554 Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
174 557 USPTO Discontinuing Use of PTO/SB/84 Form (Authorization to Act in a
Representative Capacity in Patent Cases)
175 559 Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
176 560 Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
177 562 Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
both Electronic and Paper Form
178 563 Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
Applications
179 564 Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
180 567 Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
to MPEP 724.02
181 569 Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
182 570 "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
183 572 Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
184 574 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)
185 577 Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
186 578 Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
187 579 Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
188 581 Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
189 582 Animals - Patentability
190 583 September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
191 585 Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
192 593 Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
193 594 Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
Proceedings
194 597 Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
Proceedings
195 599 Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
196 602 Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
197 606 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
Inter Partes Reexamination
198 638 Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
Reexamination Proceedings
199 647 Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
Amendments to the Patent Statute
200 673 Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
Reexamination
201 676 Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
Partes Reexamination Proceedings
202 677 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
Effective Date
203 678 Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
204 739 Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
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205 740 Changes to Requirements for Orthodox Crop Seed Deposits at the Provasoli-Guillard National
Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean
Sciences
206 741 Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture Collection
and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
207 742 Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
with Sequence Listings
208 744 Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
Material
209 749 Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.824 Form and Format for
Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
210 752 Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
Amino Acid Disclosures
211 785 Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
Submissions
212 786 Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
213 787 Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
Protection of New Varieties of Plants
214 788 United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
215 789 Issues with certain priority documents retrieved from the European Union
Intellectual Property Office via the World Intellectual Property Organization
Digital Access Service
216 792 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office
217 794 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
218 798 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)
219 800 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
220 801 Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
221 804 Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
222 806 Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
223 807 Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
Further Procedural Information
224 811 Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
225 814 Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property
Offices
226 824 Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
227 826 Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
228 829 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
229 830 Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
230 851 Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
120, 121, and 365(c)
231 859 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
Thailand
232 860 Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In
India
233 861 Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
234 862 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Directorate of Foreign Trade and Industrial Property,
National Patent Office of Bahrain
235 864 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property
236 866 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia
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237 868 Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
IP5 Offices
238 869 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
239 870 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
Industrial Property
240 871 Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH
2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
241 872 Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
242 873 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)
243 874 Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute
of Industrial Property
244 875 Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
Examination
245 882 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
Examination
246 888 Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
247 897 Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
Examination Timing Control Procedures
248 912 October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
249 914 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
250 930 Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
251 932 Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C.
112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
252 956 Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
253 962 Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
Act of 2004
254 978 Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
KSR v. Teleflex
255 1011 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), as amended by the American
Inventors Protection Act of 1999, and further amended by the Intellectual
Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2002, and
35 U.S.C. § 102(g) (Revised)
256 1024 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
257 1029 Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
258 1044 Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
259 1047 Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
260 1049 New Artificial Intelligence Functionality in PE2E Search
261 1051 New PE2E Search Tool Using AI Search Features
262 1053 Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance With
35 U.S.C. 112
263 1063 Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
264 1064 Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
Computer-Related Inventions
265 1065 Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
of Industrial Designs
266 1166 Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
Icons
267 1170 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
American Invents Act; Correction
268 1174 Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act
269 1242 Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
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270 1298 Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act, and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
271 1346 Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
272 1447 Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act; Final Rule
273 1480 Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
274 1528 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
275 1531 Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
276 1609 The Dominican Republic's National Office of Industrial Property Is Accelerating
Patent Grants Based on the Issuance of a Corresponding United States Patent
277 1610 The Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property is Accelerating Patent Grants
Based on the Issuance of a Corresponding United States Patent
278 1611 Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
Abandonment
279 1615 Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
280 1616 Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
281 1619 Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
282 1621 Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
283 1622 Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
of Abandonment
284 1623 Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
285 1628 Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
For Accelerated Examination
286 1636 Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
287 1637 Clarification of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Interpretation
of the Provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)
288 1642 Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
Foreign Filing
289 1643 Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
290 1662 Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
291 1663 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
292 1664 Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
293 1738 Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
294 1742 Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor
Statement
295 1746 Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original
Expiration Date
296 1747 Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
Novartis v. Lee
297 1766 Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
298 1780 Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
299 1789 Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
300 1802 Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
Disclosure Statements
301 1808 Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
Appropriate
302 1810 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)
303 1814 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
304 1816 Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
305 1850 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)
306 1854 Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
307 1869 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
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308 1871 Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance
and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
309 1873 Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
310 1928 Applicant Suggested Drawing Figure in the Publication of Patent Applications
311 1929 United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
Patent Grants and Published Patent Applications
312 1931 Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
313 1932 Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
Publications
314 1933 Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
315 1934 Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
316 1936 Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a
Previously Paid Issue Fee
317 1938 Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
318 1940 Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is
Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
319 1941 Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
Issue Fee
320 1943 Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
321 1944 USPTO transitions to issuing electronic certificates of correction for patents
322 1946 USPTO transitions to issuing electronic certificates of correction for patents
323 1947 Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
Certificates of Correction
324 1948 Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
325 1949 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
326 1950 Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
327 1951 Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
Application Practice
328 1977 Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
329 2044 Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
Application
330 2046 Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
331 2048 Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
Non-Compliant Amendments
332 2050 Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
333 2051 Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
Application
334 2052 Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
335 2061 Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
336 2066 Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
Plant Patent Applications
337 2076 Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
338 2080 Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
339 2213 Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
340 2214 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
341 2222 Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
342 2381 Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
343 2538 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)
344 2540 Notice Concerning Unavailability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
System on December 16-18, 2014
345 2541 Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
346 2544 Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
347 2545 Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
Patent Appeals and Interferences
348 2546 Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
349 2547 New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
350 2552 Public Attendance at Board Hearings
351 2554 Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences
352 2556 Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
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353 2559 Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
354 2560 Clarification of the Requirements for the Non-DOCX Surcharge
355 2563 USPTO accepts pre-printed forms with a certificate of transmission via EFS-Web
when a form is transmitted to the USPTO via Patent Center
356 2564 New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark Documents
357 2565 Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
358 2568 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
359 2572 Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
360 2574 Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
361 2587 USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
362 2592 Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished
U.S. Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
363 2604 Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property
Office
364 2605 Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
365 2607 Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
Records
366 2644 Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
367 2648 Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
368 2660 Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
369 2662 Handling of Status Inquiries
370 2663 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
371 2670 Disclosure Document Program
372 2672 Duties of Disclosure and Reasonable Inquiry During Examination, Reexamination,
and Reissue, and for Proceedings Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
373 2677 Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
374 2680 Legal Processes
375 2689 Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
376 2691 Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
Legal Proceedings
377 2692 Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
378 2694 Duty of Disclosure
379 2722 Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
The Patent and Trademark Office
380 2725 Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
Client/Patent Applicant
381 2726 Extension of the pilot of a USPTO email address for submitting general questions
related to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and international and national stage
applications
382 2727 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)
383 2728 July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
384 2734 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
385 2737 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
386 2742 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
International Applications
387 2743 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
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International Applications Received by The United States Patent and Trademark
Office
388 2745 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
389 2746 Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
to Applications Filed in the USPTO
390 2747 Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
391 2748 USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
International Applications
392 2749 Sequence Listings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed
in the United States Receiving Office
393 2751 Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the
USPTO
394 2752 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
395 2756 Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
Received by the USPTO
396 2757 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
397 2759 Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty
398 2760 Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
Cooperation Treaty Authority
399 2771 Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
400 2772 Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
401 2773 Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
402 2783 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
403 2785 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
404 2787 Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
405 2813 Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
Convention
406 2815 Notice of Potential Exposure of Protected Patent Application Information Through
Patent Center
407 2816 Intent to Publish Corrected Publications for Patent Applications Published on
April 25, 2024, that Contained Incorrect Filing Dates and/or Benefit Dates
408 2817 Notification of Potential Erroneous Release of Patent Application Titles
409 2818 Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
410 2822 New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
411 2823 Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
Rooms
412 2825 Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
413 2826 Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
414 2827 Elimination of Patent Search Templates
415 2829 Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
416 2831 Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
417 2833 Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
Internet
418 2834 Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
419 2836 Financial Services Available Over the Internet
420 2837 Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
421 2838 Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
422 2840 Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and
Trademark Office
423 2864 Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
424 2870 Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
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