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A

Sec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also

Abandon-

ment).

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103, 711.04

Issue fee. failure to pay

203.07, 712

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering

711.04 (b), 805.03

Petition, Period for response after

1002

Reference use

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Revival

711.03

(c), 1002.02

Revival, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Stored

711.04 (a)

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned application;

Abandonment. )

Abandonment (see also Abandoned

applica-

tion )

711

After allowance

711.05

Amendment late 711, 711.02, 714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal

1215.01 to 1215.03

Assignee must consent

711.01

Court case

1215.05

Destroys continuity

201.11

Express

711, 711.01

Counted as action

1705

Issue fee not paid.

711.05, 712

Failure to pay Issue fee.

712

Following forfeiture

712

Forwarding

711.04 (a)

Incomplete response

711.03 (a)

Incomplete response, Review by

Primary

707.02

No response

711, 711.02

Notification of

711.02

Of Invention

706.03 (s)

Petition to revive.

711.03(c), 1002.02

Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Pulling

711.04 (a)

Reconsideration 711.03

(a), 711.03 (b)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival

711.03 (c)

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02(đ)

Undelivered action

707.13

Abbreviation. Periodical citation

707.05 (e)

Abbreviature and Abstract publication

711.06

Citation

711.06 (a)

Ordering copies

901.06(d)

Publication opens file to Inspection

103

Abstract for Defensive Publication.

Sec. No. 711.06

Abstract of the disclosure.

608.01 (b)

Abstract publication

711.06

Accelerated Examination

708.02

Access (see also Inspection ; Power of

attor-

ney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Pending application

101, 108

Petition 103, 1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap- plication ) 1401, 1401.08

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision 1214.01

to

1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner

__

1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner

__

1214.06

After correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (1)

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Claims in excess of filing fee.

714.10

Completeness

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Crosses amendment.

714.05

Date

707.11

Examiner's

707

File wrapper endorsement

707.10,

717.01

Final action 705.01 (a),

706.07,

713.09

Fourth or subsequent.

1005

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report not counted

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal

707.07 (a)

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Reopening prosecution

1005

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Restriction requirement.

Chapter 800

Returned

707.13

Review Introduction

Shortened time limit

710.02

Supplemental

710.06,

714.05

Suspension

700

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Group Director's attention

1005

Third. SPE reviews

702.02 (a)

Additional improvement series of patents

901.04

Address of applicant

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (b).

400.01 (c),

400.01 (e)

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Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01

(c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01

(e)

Authority

409.01

(b)

Consular certificate

409.01

(d)

Foreign country

409.01

(d)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01

(d)

Prosecution by

409.01

(a )

Signature

605.05

(a)

Specification form

605.05

Advantages over prior art

707.07

(f)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312

714.16(d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affidavit, Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country

715.07(c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case

715.03

Conception

715.07

Constructive reduction

715.07

Dates to be overcome

715,

715.01

Diligence 715.07, 715.07 (a)

Exhibit

715,

715.07

Exhibit, Disposition

715.07

(d)

Facts and evidence

715.07

Foreign filing date

715.01

Generic claim

715.02

Generic claim, Chemical case

715.03

Interference, Oath sealed.

715.06

Interference testimony equivalent to.

715.07

(b)

Joint inventor makes.

715.04

New matter in reference

715

Patent claims same invention 715.05, 1101.02

(a)

Patent shows single species.

715.03

Primary decides sufficiency

707.02.

715.08

Reduction to practice

715.07

Sealing prior to interference.

715.06

Sealing requires Primary's attention

707.02

Seasonable presentation

715.00

When used

715

Who may make.

715.04

Affidavit, Traversing rejection. Rule 132.

716

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney : Power of attorney.)

Aggregation

706.03

(1)

Aggregation, Design application

1504

Aggregation and subcombination

806.05

(a ),

809.03 (a )

Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Alien Property Custodian publication

901.08

(c.

Allowance and issue ( see also Allowed cation )

appli-

1300

Abandonment after

711.05

Administrator's signature amended

605.05 (a )

All claims allowed, Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's

1302.04

Allowance and issue Continued
Sec. No.
Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue __ 714.16, 1305
Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting" __ 1309.01
Amendment after. (See Amendment: After
allowance.)

Amendment after allowance of all claims 714.14,

1303.01

Amendment after D-10 notice.

107.02, 1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306,

409.01 (b), 1302.11

1401.11

Blue Slip
903.07, 903.07 (b)
Cancel nonelected claim by Examiner's

amendment

821.01. 821.02

Cancelation of claims after appeal

1302.04(e)

Cancelation of claim lost in interference

__ 1302.04 (d)

Cancelation of non-statutory claim

1302.04 (b)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02(g)

Claim for Official Gazette

1302.09

Claim renumbering

608.01 (1)

Claim renumbering, Dependent claim

608.01 (n),

1302.01

Classification

903.07,

903.07 (b)

Classification

change after allowance

903.07

Classification in other Group.

903.07 (b)

Classification slip notation.

1302.10

Companion application referred to

1302.07

Copending Application :

File wrapper notations.

202.02, 1302.09

Parent case data

1302.04 (f)

Refer to Assignment Branch

1302.11

Retention label

1302.07

Correction of error after allowance

714.16

Cross reference

903.07 (a)

D-10 notice.

107.02. 1304

D-10 notice. Amendment after.

1304.01

Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance

1303.03

Design application

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing. Draftsman's stamp.

608.02

Drawing correction 608.02

(s), 1302.04

Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-
ment

608.02 (w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip.

608.02 (x),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file

608.02 (1), 905.03

Drawing notations
1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.01

Examiner's amendment. (Sce Examiner's
amendment. )

Fee exempt application, statement required by

applicant

607.01

Fee exempt application, Status of in-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1302

First action --- cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters 714.16, 1802.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and changes 714.16, 1802.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

General review

1302.01

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference. Notation

1101.01 (c)

Interference search

1302.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1809

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of case 1305

Issue in another Group without transfer __

903.07(b)

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Listing of references

1302.12

Motion to add to interference

1105.03

Nonelected claims. Canceled by Examiner's amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See also Notice of

al-

lowance. )

1303

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02 (n),

705.01 (đ)

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Print replaces drawing in Group.

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.02

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance 1101.01

(1), 1308.01

Related applications, File wrapper notations 202.02,

1302.09

Related applications, Parent case data __ 1302.04(f)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch

1302.11

Related applications, Retention label

1302.07

Reopening prosecution 1303.01.

1308.01

Retention labels

1302.07

Review by Examiner 1302.01.

1302.13

Review by Primary

903.07

Rewritten specification requirement.

1302.02

Secret case

107.02, 1304

Senior party in correspondence under Rule

202

1101.01 (1)

Signatures inconsistent

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01. 710.02 (b), 1301

Specification. Clean copy required. 608.01 (g).

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Status letter of allowability

1302.03

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (0)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Terminology correspondence of specification

and claims

1302.01

Title of invention 1302.01. 1302.04 (a)

Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

Title change by Examiner 606.01, 1802.04

(a)

Title search, Continuing

application

202.02

Transfer

903.08

Undelivered notice of allowance.

1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See

Withdrawal

from issue.)

Withholding from issue,

"Secrecy

order"

case

1304

Allowed application (see also

Allowance

and

issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette

Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01

(1),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference_ 1005, 1101.01 (0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

708.04

Alteration of application before

execution

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

706.03

(d)

Amended application

203.03

Amended application, Inspection

for

trans-

fer

903.08

(c)

Amendment (see also Response)

714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment

711.02,

714.17

After all claims allowed

714.14

After allowance:

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent __ 714.16(a),

1101.02

(g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16,

1005

Entry in part

714.16(e)

Examiner's action 714.16,

714.16(d),714.16(e)

Excess claims

714.16(c)

Formal matters

714.16.

714.16

(d)

Handling

714.16(d)

Mailed before allowance

714.15

Motion under Rule 231

714.16(h),

1105.03

Order 3311

714.16(d)

Patentability pointed out

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16(e)

"Secrecy order" case

107.02

Supplemental oath

603.01,

714.16

After appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's answer

1207

After Board decision

1214.01,

1214.07

After death of attorney

406

After final rejection

714.12,

714.13

After final rejection, Entered in part

714.20

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record

405, 714.01

(c)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Before first action 608.04 (b).

707.04,

714.09

Before first action, Adding excess claims

707.04.

714.10

Board rejection avoided

1214.01

Brackets required

714.22

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Amendment -- Continued

Bec. No.

Canceled matter restored

608.01 (s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims 1215.01

to

1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis

008.01

(0)

Claim numbering

008.01 (j)

Claims added in excess of filing fee

714.10

Complete response required

714.02,

714.04

Copying patent claim. (See Claim

copied

from patent.)

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.02

Date of receipt 710.01

(a),

714.18

Date stamp, Group receipt

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Defective directions for entry

714.23

Denied entry, Petition

1002.02

Depositing

502

Direction for entry

714.22,

714.23

Discourteous

714.19,

714.25

Drawing 608.02

(p),

608.02

(q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02

(x)

Drawing, New matter

608.04,

714.19

Duplicate

717.01

(a)

Easily erasable paper forbidden.

714.07

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule

312_714.16

(e)

Entry 714.18,

717.01

(a)

Entry denied

714.17,

714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case

1207,

1214.07

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02

(x)

Entry denied, Drawing new matter

608.04

Entry denied, List

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification un-

necessary

714.19,

714.20

Entry directions

714.22,

714.23

Entry inadvertent

714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection

with

motions in interference

1108

Examiner's (See also Examiner's

amend-

ment.)

1302.04

Excess claims added

707.04,

714.10

File wrapper endorsement

714.18,

717.01

Formal matters

714.02

Fully responsive.

714.02

Immediate inspection

714.05

Improper signature 714.01 (a)

to 714.01 (d)

Improper signature, Ratification

711

Incomplete response 711.02 (a),

714.02

to

714.04

Incomplete response, Time for complet-

ing 710.02(c), 711,

714.03

Increasing claims in excess of fee under Rule 312

714.16(c)

Ink, Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

714.11.

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

Amendment-Continued

Bec. No.

Joint to scie, Interference.

1111.07

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner.

714.19

Late. 710.02(d),

711,

714.17

Law Examiner has application

714.18

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Motion under Rule 231, Case in issue.

714.16(b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See also Amendment,

entry

denied. )

714.19

Nonresponsive 714.02 to 714.04

Nonresponsive. Time to perfect response __ 710.02(c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out.

714.02,

714.04

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday_

710.05

Permanent ink required.

714.07

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post Office address, Applicant.

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary. Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04

(b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification. Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor.

409.01

Ratification. Signature defective 711,

714.01

(a)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501

to 505

Received after allowance

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change

717.02

(b)

Responsive

714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Rule 312. ( See also Amendment after

allow-

ance.)

714.16

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01

(d)

Signature missing. 711.

714.01

(a)

Signature required

402.04,

714.01

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney

of

record

714.01

(d)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Support by original claim

608.01

(1)

Telegram

714.08

Telephone number.

714.01

Unsigned

714.01

(a )

Unsigned, Ratification of 711.

714.01

(a)

Wrong Group

508.01

Analogous art

904.01

(c)

Analysis of claims

904.01

Answer all matters traversed.

70.0(f)

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Apparatus, Process or product and.

806.05 (e) Sec. No.

to 806.05 ( g)

Appeal

Chapter

1200

Actions subsequent to Examiner's answer.

1210

Administrative handling

1204

Affidavit after appeal

1212

Amendment after Board decision

1213.01,

1214.01. 1214.07

Amendment after Examiner's answer.

1210. 1211

Amendment before Examiner's answer

1207

Amendment for purpose of.

714.12,

₹14.13

Amendment makes case allowable

1206

Answer, Examiner's

1208

Better reference before brief

1207

Board remands case to Examiner

1208, 1210

Brief, Time for filing.

1206

Cancellation of withdrawn claims

1214.05

Civil Snits.

1216.02

Claims copied from patent, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Claims included

1205

Concurrently with Interference

1210

Conference

1208

Constitution of the Board.

1203

Court

1214.01,

1216

Court, C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Decision by Board

1213

Dismissal

1215.04

Examiner reversed

1214.04

Examiner sustained

1214.06

Examiner's answer

1208

Ex parte review of merits

1202

Failure to prosecute appeal

1215.04

From Board of Appeals 1214.01, 1216 to

1216.02

Hearing

1209

Introduction

1201

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to. Introduction,

706.01

Multiplicity rejection

706.03(1)

New ground of rejection by Board.

1214.01

New ground of rejection by Examiner

in Ex-

aminer's answer.

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04 (c )

New reference before brief.

1207

New rejection by Board

1214.01

Oral hearing

12

Patentability report case

705.01

(a )

Prerequisite

1205

Primary Examiner's attention

707.02

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Recommendation of Board.

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board 1212. 1214.01.

1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before brief

1207

Remand by Board 1208, 1210.

1211.

1212

Remand by C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution 706.03(11. 1207.

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer

1948

"Secrees order" case

107.02

Appeal-Continued

Bec.

No.

Time for filing brief.

1206

Withdrawal 1215.01,

1215.02

Withdrawal of final rejection.

1208.02

Withdrawal, Partial 1214.05,

1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Discourtesy

714.25

Heir 409.01 (&amp;),

409.01 (d)

Joint 201.02,

201.03, 605

Leaves service of United States

607.01

(a)

Other than inventor

409.03

Post Office address

605.03

Power to inspect

104

Residence

605.02

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Abstract of the disclosure.

608.01 (b)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to form

710.02 (b)

Allowed :

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection 1101.01 (1),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference.

1101.01

(0)

Amended

203.03

Arrangement

608.01 ( a)

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 822, 1101.01

(b)

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01

(e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignment to Group for examination

903.08,

903.08 (e)

Assignment to Examiner for examination_

903.08(b)

Background of the invention.

608.01

(c)

Best mode

608.01

(h)

Brief summary of the invention

608.01

(d )

Claim terminology

608.01(0)

Claims

608.01 (1)

Clarity and completeness

707.07

Classification in examining Group.

903.08(h)

Common ownership

305.

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b )

Complete

506,600

Conflicting. same applicant. 304.

706.03

(k),

709.01. 804.

822.

822.01

Content

Chapter

600

Continuation. (See also Continuation. )

201.07

Continnation-in-part. ( See alxo Continuation-

in-part ;

201.0%

Continuing

201.11

Convertibility

201.08

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Application-Continued

Bee. No.

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished.

Chapter 000

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper_202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to date 1302.04(f)

Data of related application in specification 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Depositing

502

Description of the prior art.

608.01 (c)

Design. (See also Design application. )

1503

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Distribution

508

Division. (Sce also Divisional application.)_

201.06

English language

608.01

Fee exempt 201.17,

607.01

Fee exempt to fee filed

607.01 (b)

Fee filed

607

Field of the invention

608.01 ( c )

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened statutory

period

710.02 (b)

Foreign. (See also Foreign application.)

201.14

Form

Chapter 600

Government-owned :

"Act of 1883" 201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed.

1002.02

Changed to fee filed

1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01

(a )

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Incomplete

506

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01

(u)

Informal 506,

702.01

Informal, Primary's attention required

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special

708.01

Inspection

101.

103

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Issue fee not paid.

203.07.

712

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference.

1111.07

"Mechanical"

201

Mode of operation.

608.01ch)

New

203.01

Old

203.03

Application-Continued

Sec. No.

Original

201.04, 506

Overlapping, Same applicant.
706.03 (k).

709.01, 804, 822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

Overlapping, Common ownership
305,

706.03(k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Papers, Arrangement
717.01 (a)

Parent
201.04

Parts

Chapter 600

Pending five years
707.02 (a)
Plant. (See also Plant application.) __ Chapter 1600
Public inspection
103

Publication of abstract

711.06, 711.06 (a )

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Recording in examining Group.
1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as to

status

102

201.10

504

Refile

Register, Application Branch

Reissue. (See also Reissue application. )

Chapter 1400

Rejected

203.02

Relating to atomic energy

108

Requisites

702

Returning

Chapter 600

Right to Inspect

101, 103

"Secrecy order"

107,

107.02

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special

708 to

708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute :

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Terminology, Claim

608.01 (0 )

Title of invention

606

Title of invention. Change

606.01

Types

201

Unclaimed subject matter

305.01

"Utility"

201

Wrong Group

508.01

Application Branch 503 to 506, 50S

Argument in amendment

714.04

Arrangement of art in examining groups

901.07

Arrangement of application.

608.01 ( a )

Arrangement, Papers in file wrapper

717.01

(a)

Assigned application :

Access

1fm;

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304.

305. 706.03 (k), 822, 1101.01 (b)

Endorsing assignments.

:308

Inventor applies for

1000

Inventor deceased

100.01 (0)

Rejection of other application

304

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Sec. No.

Assignee (see also Assigned application, Assign-

ment.)

Affidavits under Rule 131

715.04

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 105, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03 (k),

822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 709.01, 1101.01 (b)

Intervention 106, 409.01

(e)

Part interest

106.01

Patent issues to

307

Power to inspect 101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.07

Assignment

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

Effect of recording

302

File wrapper endorsement

303

One of several overlapping applications ___ 706.03 (t)

Parent application

306

Part interest

106.01

Patent

301

Pending applications 301.

303

Recording

302

Assignment branch :

Administrator and executor authority

checked 409.01

(b )

Allowance and issue 306. 1302.11

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Title search

202.02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __ 903.08(b)

Associate attorney 402.02,

406

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 108, 706.03 (b)

Atomic energy application

108

Atomic Energy Commission documents. 901.06 (a)

Attorney :

Appointment by assignee of entire interest.

106

Associate 402.02,

406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name 402.04

(a )

Changed, Drawing unchanged 608.02 (11)

Conflicting parties have same.

404

Correspondence with associate.

403.01

Death

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview 105.

713.05

Discourtesy

714.25

Excluded from practice.

105

Inspection 101.

104

Interfering cases 402.08. 1101.01 (k), 1102.0]

* * )

Interview

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant

403.02

Attorney-Continued

Bec. No.

Name on drawing.

605.04 (h)

Not of record.

714.01 (c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Patent Office cannot aid in selection

401

Post Office address.

601.02

Power. ( Sec also Power of attorney.)

402

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys

408

Same in conflicting cases 1101.01 (k), 1102.01 (a)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.03

Suspended *

105

Telephoned by Examiner.

408, 713.01

Telephone number on letters

713.01

Washington representative

408

Withdrawal

402.06

Authentication of oath

604.04 (a)

Authority of Administrator or Executor.

409.01 (b)

Authority of Commissioner. Delegation

1001.01

to 1004

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory

1001

Authority to inspect pending application

101

Authorization

402

# B

Background of the invention

608.01 (c)

Bacteria

1601

Bar, Statutory 201.13, 706.03(s)

Base claim canceled.

608.01 (h)

Base claim rejected

608.01 ( n)

B.I.R.P.I.

201.13

Blue slip 902.03 (b),

903.07

Blue slip, Signatures

903.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing.

608.02(v)

Board of Appeals (sec also Appeal).

Appeal from 1214.01, 1216 to

1216.02

Constitution and duties

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

1214.01

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1213.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by __ 1214.01, 1214.03

Remand to Examiner. 1208,

1210, 1211

Books in library

901.06(a)

Borderline classification

903.08 (a)

Borrowed publications

901.06 (b)

Borrowing references from Examining Group

__ 901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Branch :

Application 503 to 506.01. 508.

508.01

Drafting

507

Mail

501

Breadth. Undne

706.03(z)

Brief. Filed on appeal

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion

1105.01

Brief summary of invention

608.01 (d )

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dec. No.

British patent with exponent, Citing.
901.05 (b)
British specification, "Provisional," "Com-

plete"

201.15

Bulletin,

Classification

902.04

Business,

Method of doing.

706.03 (a)

C

C. C. P. A., Appeal to.

1214.01, 1216, 1216.01

Cancellation of drawing figures.

608.02 (t)

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring,

608.01 (s), 714.24

Canceled matter in patented file.

901.01

Canceling claim after issue.

714.16

Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal

1214.05

Canceling drawing.

608.02 (t)

Carbon copy. Application papers

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment

714.07

Card catalog in library

901.06 (a)

Card system summarized.

1704

Catalogs and circulars.

901.06 (a)

Certificate of correction

1402

Applicant's mistake.
1402.01

Handling

1402.02

Petition

1002.02

Report by Examiner

1402.02

Certified copy of foreign application.

201.14

Certiorari

1202

Changing joint to sole
201.03

In interference.

1111.07

Reissue

1401.02

Changing name of attorney's firm.

402.04 (a)

Changing sole to joint

201.03

Charge for pending applications.

005.05

Checklist of pages.

vi

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Chemical practice.

715.03

Circulars, Purpose

Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.06 (a)

901.06 (c)
A. P. C. publication

Allowance, Listing at

1302.12

Applicant's

707.05(d), 1302.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Cross references

707.05 (e)

Decisions, Orders, Notices.

707.06

Defensive publications

711.06, 711.06(a)

English language patent corresponding to
foreign
707.05 (e)
Examiner's answer
1208
Foreign patent data.
001.05 (a)

Foreign printed applications.

901.05(b)

Incorrect

707.05(g), 710.06

Literature. In specification

608.01 (p)

Memorandum

707.06

Notices

707.06

Orders

707.06

Publications

707.05 (e)

707.05(e), 901.06
Periodical

Citation-Continued

Sec. No.

References

707.05

Allowance in first action

1302.12

By applicant.

707.05(d),

1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

818, 817

Statutes

Introduction

Unofficial cross references

707.05 (e)

U.S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship of applicant

605.01

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 145.

1214.01,

1215.05,

1216.02

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109,

1109.01,

1100.02,

1111.09

Claim

608.01 (1),

608.01(k)

Added by amendment.

608.01 (0)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess

of filing fee.

714.10

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed. Near end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03(i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07(j)

Allowed, Rejection of.

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal.

1215.02

Alternative phrase.

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after appeal

1214.05

Change, After Board recommendation.

1213.01

Combination

706.03(1),

706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination

806.04 (c)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (0)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied from patent.)

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Dependent on canceled or rejected claim __

707.07(j)

Design application.

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement

__

706.03 (c)

Duplicate

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter.

707.07 (i)

Excess over fee added by preliminary amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance

__

714.16(c)

Fees, dependent.

608.01 (n)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Filing fee insufficient

506

Form

008.01 (m)

Functional.

706.03 (c)

Generic. ( See also Generic claim.)

806.04(₫ )

Illustrated by drawing 608.02

(e),

706.03 (n)

Inaccurate

708.03 (n)

Incomplete 706.03 (f),

707.07(j)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Independent

608.01 (1 )

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INDEX

Claim -- Continued

Sec. No.

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03(d)

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking: 809, 809.03,

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection.

818.03(d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support

608.01 (p)

Multiplied 706.03(k),

706.03(1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (đ)

New matter. 608.04,

706.03(0)

Nonelected invention 809.04, 821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added.

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering.

608.01 (j)

"O.G."

1302.09

Original 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct

706.03 (k)

Plant application

1605, 1610

Product, Functional

706.03 (c)

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Prolix

706.03(g)

Reference numerals included __ 608.01 (m),

706.03 (d)

Reissue application :

Canceled from original application.

1401.08

Numbering

1401.06

Oath requirement.

1401.08

Original claim subject to reexamination

1401.09

Same invention as original patent

1401.07

Rejection

706

Renumbering at issue. 608.01

(j), 1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01 (n)

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Single means

706.03 (c)

Single sentence

608.01 (m )

Species. How recognized.

806.04 (f)

Species (plural) added.

809.02 (d)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03 (x)

Statutory requirement.

608.01 (k)

Suggested for interference. 1003. 1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (o), 1101.02(b)

Suggested for interference, Failure to

make

706.03 (u)

Suggested for interference, Time limit

710.02(c)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01 (đ)

Terminology basis in description

608.01 (0)

Unsupported

706.03 (n)

With motion granted in part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05, 1215.03

Claim copied from patent. 710.04(a), 1101.02 to

1101.02(g)

After allowance

1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection

1205. 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time

limit_ 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for re-

sponse 710.02(c),

710.04(a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03 (11)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment.

714.19

Claim copied from patent-Continued

Sec. No.

Not a response to Office action
711.02(b),

## 1101.02(e)

Origin must be stated.

1101.02, 1101.02(d)

Patent filing date later than that of applica-

tion

1101.02(b)

Patent in different Group.

1101.02

Period for response

710.02(c),

710.04 (a)

Prosecution closed

714.19,

1101.02 (g)

Rejection

1101.02(f)

Rejection, Failure to respond to

706.03 (u)

Rejection, Primary's attention.

707.02

Special

708.01

Class, Scope

903.02 (b)

Class, Transfer

903.05

Class definitions.

902.02

Classification :

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Definitions

902.02

Examiner. (Sce Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents.

903.03

Indices

902.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature.

901.06(b)

Numerical index.

902.03 (c)

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of

903.05

Patent index

902.03 (a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing applications.

903.08 (e)

Slip

903.07

Statutory authority

903.01

Subclass lists

902.03 (c)

Classification examiner :

Decision on classification

903.08 (d) to

903.08(f)

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Classification of application :

Allowed application 707.02,

903.07 to

903.07 (b)

Amendment affecting.

903.08(c)

Borderline

903.08 (a)

Cross-referencing

903.07 (a)

Decision of classification Examiner.

903.08(f)

Disputed

903.08(a),

903.08(d). 903.08(f),

903.08(g)

File wrapper data

717.03

Improperly classified.

903.08 (a)

In another Group at allowance.

903.07 (b)

New application, By Application

Branch

903.08,

903.08 (e)

New application, By Primary

903.08(b)

Rules governing.

903.08(e)

Transfer to another Group

903.08(d),

903.08 (g) 903.08 (a),

Classification on patent copies.
903.04

Clean copy
608.01 (q), 1302.02
Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Clerical
Procedure. )

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Closed

prosecution

except

for

formal

mat- Sec. No.

ters

710.02(b)

Combination,

Old

Restriction

806.05(b),

820.01

Combination

and

aggregation

___

706.03 (1),

706.03(j)

Combination

and subcombination

802.01,

806.04(c),

806.05(a)

to 806.05(c)

Commercial

success

of

invention,

Affidavit

alleging

716

Commissioner, action

requiring

attention

of :

Failure

to identify

claim

as

copied from

a

patent

1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Petition

for access

103

Reissue

application

of

patent

in

interfer-

ence

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval

of power

to inspect

104

Authority

and functions.

709.

714.16.

717.01,

1001.

1002, 1003

Decisions

Introduction

Notices,

Purpose

Introduction

Orders,

Purpose

Introduction

Common

disclosure,

Parent

and

continuing

applications

201.11

Common

ownership.

Conflicting

applications.

305,

706.03 (k),

709.01,

822,

1101.01 (b)

Communication with

disbarred

attorney

105

Companion

case,

Retention

label.

1302.07

"Complete"

specification,

British

201.15

Conception

715.07

Conflicting

applications,

Same

applicant.

304,

706.03 (k),

709.01,

804,

322. 822.01

Conflicting

applications,

Same

assignee

305,

706.03 (k),

709.01.

822,

1101.01 (b)

Conflicting

applications,

Same

attorney __

1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Congress,

Inquiry on

status

of

application

by

member

of.

203.08 (b)

Conservator,

Authority

recorded.

409.02

Conservator,

Insane

inventor

409.02

Constitutional

basis for

patents.

Introduction

Constructive

election

818.02(a).

$18.02(c)

Constructive

reduction

to

practice

715.07

Consular

certificate

604.04

Consular

certificate.

Executor

or

administrator.

Foreign

400.01 (d)

Consular

certificate,

Omission.

604.04 (a)

Consular

fee stamp

604.05

Consular

fee stamp.

Omission.

604.05 (a)

Consular

officer.

604.04

Continuation

201.07

Assignment

carried

from

parent.

201.12

Assignment

check

306

Copendency

201.11

Definition

201.07

Effective

date.

201.11

File

wrapper notation.

202.02

Final

rejection on first

action

706.07 (b)

Continuation-Continued

Sec. No.

Inspection of parent

103

New matter

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing 602.05

(a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper

202.02

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

201.11

Res judicata rejection 706.07

(b)

Sole from joint.

201.07

Streamlined

201.07

Time for filing.

201.11

When patented. Opens parent application to

public inspection

103

Continuation-in-part

201.08

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Definition

201.08

Effective date.

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent

103

Ownership

306

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case.

201.11

Sole from joint

201.08

Time for filing.

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to

public inspection

103

Continuing application.

201.11

Continuity between applications.

201.11

Controller General's Opinion B .- 111,648.

607.01

Control of inspection by assignee.

106

Convention. International.

201.13

Converting joint to sole __ 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

Converting sole to joint

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up to date 1302.04

(f)

Copied patent claim. (Sce Claim copied from patent. )

"Copier" copies.

714.07

Copy of foreign application, Certified.

201.14

Correction of drawing

608.02(p)

Approval by Examiner

608.02(x)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

"Corrected" stamp. 608.02

(0)

Cost 608.02

(s)

Deferrable 608.02(b), 608.02(p),

608.02(s)

Estimate of cost. 608.02

(s)

Examiner's amendment. 608.02

(w)

New matter

608.04

Not approved. 608.02

(x)

Order for 608.02

(x)

Required 707.07

(c)

Sketch

608.02(v)

Separate letter 608.02

(r)

Signature. By Examiner's amendment __ 605.04

(b)

"Special" tag 608.02

(x)

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Sec. No.

Correction of patent

Chapter 1400

Certificate of correction

1002.02, 1402

Reissue. (Sec Reissue application.)

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.01

Collection of reference citation.

707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence :

Associate attorney

403.01

Crossing

714.05

Double

403

Law Examiner. (Sec also Correspondence

under Rule 202.)

1101.01 (e)

Receipt and handling

Chapter

500

With whom held.

403

Correspondence and Mail Branch

501

Correspondence under rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (1)

Action following 1101.01(h),

1101.01 (i)

Cases not requiring.

1101.01

(g)

Difference in dates necessitating

1101.01 (g)

Junior party fails to make date

1101.01 (i)

Not an action on the case.

1101.01 (f)

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01 (f)

Counting actions.

1705

"Count" of subclass.

902.03 (d)

Court decision, certificate of.

1216.01

Court decision, Citation.

707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file

wrapper __

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought

up to

date

1302.04 (f)

Data of related application in

specification_ 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath.

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference :

Another application

202.01, 608.01

(p)

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05(e)

Establish new

903.06

(a)

Noted during examination

903.07

(a)

Ordering

903.06

Required for all claimed disclosure.

903.07

(a)

D

D-10 Notice. 107.02,

1304,

1304.01

Date:

Amendment 710.01

(a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent

901.05(a)

Convention

201.13. 201.14

Filing 201.11. 503,

505,

1002.02

Foreign application 201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Group stamp

714.18

Office action

707.11

Office stamp

502. 505, 714.18

Reference. 706.02, 707.05(e),

707.05(f)

Date entered on drawing

608.02(0)

Date of execution of oath.

Sec. No. 602.05

Date stamp, Examining Group

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (scc also Administrator or executor) 409 to 409.01 (f)

Decision :

By Board of Appeals.

1213

By Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion.

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action

Introduction

Listed

Appendix

II

Publication of.

707.06

Declaration

602

Declassified matter.

707.05(f)

Dedication

715,

1403

Defective oath.

602.03

Defense. Applications affecting.

107, 108

Defensive publication citation

711.06

(a)

Defensive publication program

711.06

Definition of class.

903.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delayed filing of reissue application.

706.03 (x)

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01,

1002,

1002.02,

1003

Demonstration at interview

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01

(n)

Rejected when base claim is canceled.

608.01 (n),

707.07 (j)

Dependent claim, objected to when improper.

706.01

Dependent counts in interference.

1102.01 (a)

Depositing paper.

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art.

608.01

(r)

Description. Basis for claim

608.01

(0)

Description, Detailed.

608.01

(g)

Design

Chapter 1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object.

1502

Application

1503

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications.

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance.

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Foreign priority

1506

Invention

1501,

1504

Modification

1503.01

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Design-Continued

Sec. No.

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance.

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for.

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Priority

1506

Reissue

1505

Requirement for restriction.

1504

Reproducible

1502

Rules applicable

1501

Sample

1503.02

Search

1504

Segregable parts

1504.01

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503.01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application.

201.13

Subject matter

1502

Suspension of action

1505

Term of.

1505

Title

1503.01

Visual characteristics

1502

Withholding from allowance.

1505

Design patent series

901.04

Difference between shortened statutory period and time limit.

710.02(d)

Diligence in converting application

201.03

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07.

715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney 105. 407. 714.01 (a)

Disclaimer :

Co-author of publication

715.01 (c)

Converting joint to sole 201.03.

201.06

Interference 1108,

1109.02

Rejection 706.03 (u),

710.02(d). 1101.01 (m), 1101.02(f)

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

608

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04(b)

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Claimed

901.03

Common, Parent and continuing application __

201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims

706.03 (n)

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient 201.11,

608.01 (p)

Later filed application

608.01 (p)

Original claim 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Preliminary amendment

608.04 (b)

Related applications

608.01 (p)

Reservation clause

608.01 (e )

Restricted to claimed subject matter.

1302.01

Specification (See also Specification)

608.01

Sufficiency of, Affidavit.

716

Disclosure-Continued

Sec. No.

Support for claims

706.03 (n)

Trademark

608.01 (v)

Trade name

608.01 (v)

Utility

608.01 (p)

Discourtesy 714.19, 714.25, 1008

"Distinct". Definition

802.01

"Distinct" inventions.

802.

802.01, 803, 806, 806.05

Distinctness

Apparatus and product made.

806.05(g)

Process and apparatus for its practice

806.05(e)

Process and product made.

806.05(f)

Distribution of mail

501

Distribution of papers

508

Division (scc Restriction Election ; Election of species ) Chapter 800

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05 (a)

Drawing, Transfer to.

608.02 (j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter

201.06

Oath 201.06, 602.05 (a)

Ownership carried from parent

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented. Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Reissue

1401.10(a)

Reissue. Refer to Group Director

1005

Rule 147 application

201.06

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint.

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Double correspondence.

403

Double patenting :

Basis

. 802

Claimed subject matter

806.01

Design application

1504

Definition

804

Distinct and independent inventions.

804,

804.01,

806.05

Rejection 706.03 (k),

804, 804.01, 804.02

Rejection nullification.

804.01

Same assignee 305-305.02(a), 706.03(k),

822

Same inventor. 706.03

(k),

806.04 (h) to 806.04(1), 806.05, 822,

822.01

Species and genus 806.04(h) to

806.04(j)

Submission to Group Director

804.04

Terminal disclaimer effect.

804.02

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation 507, 608.02

(a)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

608.02(o)

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Drawing

Sec. No.

507, 608.02

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment

608.02 (p)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (q)

Amendment, Disposition.

608.02 (x)

Amendment support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Approval stamp.

608.02

Attorney's name

605.04 (h)

Attorney's name, Change.

608.02 (u)

Brief desrciption

608.01 (f)

Canceled figure

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet

608.02(t)

Canceled sheet. Patent.

608.02 (1)

Canceled sheet, Transfer

608.02 (j)

Changing name of attorney

608.02(u)

Colored plant.

1606

Complete illustration. 608.02 (d),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of.

608.02(d)

Continuation application

608.02(1)

Correction. (Scc also Correction of Draw-

ing. )

608.02(p)

Corresponds with description

608.02 (f)

Cost of correction

608.02(s)

Date entered on back

608.02(0)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application. 1503.01,

1503.02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application.

608.02(j)

Draftsman's criticism included in first Office

action

707.07 (c)

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02(a)

Draftsman's stamp 605.02 (a),

608.02(0)

Duplicate

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction.

608.02(s)

Examiner determines completeness

608.02(e)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02(w)

Illustrates claim

608.02(e)

Inartistic arrangement.

608.02(t)

"Inf. A.F.E.," Reissue application.

1401.05

Informal 507,

608.02(b)

Informality. Determined by draftsman.

608.02 (a)

"Inventor"

605.04 (h)

Kept in Examining Group.

608.02(c)

Mail Branch stamp.

608.02(0)

Modification illustrated.

608.02 (f)

Name of applicant.

605.04 (h)

Name of attorney changed.

608.02 (11)

Necessary for filling date.

506,

608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required. 608.02(a).

608.02 (x)

Not received.

608.02 (h)

Not returned

608.02(y)

Objection

507

"O.G."

1302.09

Patented case

905.03

Drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

Photographs

608.02

Photoprint

608.02 (a)

Plant application.

1606

Prepared by Patent Office

608.02(x)

Print. ( Sec Print of drawing. )

608.02 (m)

Prior art.

608.02(g)

Reference characters.

608.02 (e)

Reference characters. Change

608.02(w)

Reissue application 608.02 (k), 1401.05

Removal from Group.

608.02 (c)

Required by Examiner

608.02

Return

608.02(x)

5 Section lines.

608.01 (f)

Signature

605.04 (h)

Signature. Administrator or executor.

605.05 (a)

Signature / correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

605.04 (b)

Sketch for correction

608.02(v)

Substitute

608.02 (h)

Substitute application.

608.02 (1)

Sufficiency. Determined by Examiner.

608.02(e)

Transfer

608.02 (i)

Transfer to continuation.

608.02(1)

Transfer to reissue. 608.02(k), 1401.05

Transfer to substitute application.

608.02(1)

Use in Reissue 608.02 (k),

1401.05

View

608.01 (f)

Drawing correction

608.02(p)

Approval by Examiner. 608.02(x),

608.02(q)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

Cost

608.02(s)

Deferrable 608.02(b),

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter.

608.04

Only by Office Draftsman

608.02(q)

Order for.

608.02(x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02(v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature. By Examiner's amendment.

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02(x)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents.

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application __ 1603,

1609, 1610

E

"Easily Erasable" paper. 608.01,

714.07

Effective date. Declassified matter

707.05(f)

Effective date, Reference patent.

706.02,

707.05(e), 715, 715.01

Effective filing date. Continuing application

__ 201.11,

708

Effective filing date, International Conven-

tion 201.13. 201.14,

201.15

Election. ( See also Restriction ; Election of

spe-

cies. )

Chapter 800

Action on nonelected claims, Election

not

waived

810

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Election-Continued
Bec. No.
After multiplicity rejection
706.03(1)

After restriction

818

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims.

821 to 821.03

Expressing Opinion on Validity

1701

Applicant must make

818.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting claims.

804,

822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02(a), 818.02(c)

Fixed by action on merits.

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02(a), 818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election

waived. 820.01

Optional cancellation.

818.02(c)

Original -presentation

818.02(a)

Shift

819.01

Traverse

818,

818.03, 818.03 (b) . 818.03 (c), 821.01

Election of species :

Action after

809.02 (c)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02(a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims

818.02(c)

Design application

1504

Implied 818.02(a),

818.02(c)

Reissue application

1401.10

Requirement 809.02

(a), 809.02 (b)

Species claims lacking. 809.02

(d) . 818.02 (b)

Withdrawal of nonelected species

809.02 (c)

Employees of Patent Office. Property interest in

patent

309

English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)

English language required.

608.01

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Entry of amendment. (Scc also Amendment.) __ 714.18

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper

717.01

Entry on Face of file wrapper.

717.02, 717.02(b)

Equity (civil action) :

Under 35 U.S.C. 145.

1214.01. 1215.05. 1216.02

110\.

Under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109.01. 1109.02. 1111.09

Equivalents in art.

904.01 (b)

Erasable (specially coated ) paper

608.01

Erasure in specification, Before allowance

1302.01

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

Estimate of cost of correcting drawings

608.02 (s)

Estoppel, Defensive publication.

711.06

Estoppel, Interference.

1109.02. 1110, 1110.02

Examination of application :

Order of.

708 to 708.03

Piecemeal

707.07 (g)

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.03

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case.

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner :

Sec. No.

Assignment of application for examination

903.08 (b)

Classification. (Sce also Classification ex-

aminer.)

903

Law:

Authority

1002, 1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (d)

to 1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior

party

1101.01 (1)

New, Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary. Actions requiring personal atten-

tion

707.02

Primary, Name on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

Examiner's action. (See also Action; Letter,

Examiner's. )

707

Examiner's amendment

1302.04

Abstract changed by

608.01 (b)

By initialing

1302.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled.

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04 (g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data date

brought

up to 201.11, 1302.01

Drawing correction. 608.02 (w).

1302.04. 1302.05

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04 (b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04 (f)

Plant patent practice

1610

"Printer Waiting"

714.16, 1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05(g)

Signature of administrator

605.05 (a)

Title of application

606.01, 1302.04 (a)

Examiner's answer :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition for abandonment

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive
711.03 (d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

Examiner's letter. (See also Action; Letter,

Examiner's.)

707

Examiner's statement. (Scc Examiner's an-

swer.)

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Sec. No.

Example, Operative

608.01 (p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of

allowance

714.16(c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee

714.10

Execution of oath

604

Executor or Administrator

409.01

Allowance and Issue.

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (c)

Assigned application. Inventor dies

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (b)

Foreign country

409.01 (b)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01 (d )

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Exhausted Combination 706.03 (1),

706.03 (j)

Exhibit

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 __ 715.07,

715.07(d)

Exhibit at interview

713.08

Exhibit, Handling.

608.03 (a)

Ex parte questions.

713.06

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews

101, 713.07

Expounding patent law

713.02

Express abandonment.

711. 711.01

Extension of shortened response period

710.02 (e),

1004

Extension of time

710.02 (e)

Extension of time. First request.

707.02

Extension of time for filing brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application. Changed to fee filed

607.01 (b). 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves

gov-

ernment

607.01 (a)

Fee filed application

607

Fee filed application. Change to fee exempt.

1002.02

Fee, Filing

607

Claims in excess of

506, 714.10

Dependent claims.

608.01 (n )

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return 506.01,

607.02

Fee, Issue :

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Fee stamp :

Consular

604.05

Consular, Omission

604.05 (a)

Field of search. 708.03,

904.01 (d )

Field of search, Notation by Examiner

705.01 (a),

717.05.

904.01 (d)

File wrapper

717

Action entered

707.10

Allowed case data entered.

1302.09

File wrapper-Continued

Sec. No.

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement

303

Classification data

717.03

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error

717.02

Data entered on 710.05,

717.02, 1302.09

Equity suit

1216.02

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting.

202.03

Foreign filing date entered on

1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

"Licensing and Review" stamp

107.01

Name of applicant changed

717.02 (b)

Notation for continuing application.

202.02

Notes to application of another party

101

Papers in

717.01

"P.R." Group noted.

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02, 1302.09

Print of drawing.

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02 (b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Statutory period ends on nonworking

day 710.05

Filing date

503, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date.

201.13,

201.14, 201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of

506, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Filing receipt

503

Final action. (See Allowance and issue; Final rejection.)

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final fee : (scc Issue fee)

Final rejection

706.07

Amendment after

714.12, 714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part

714.20

First action

706.07 (b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

706.07

Patentability report

705.01 (a )

Petition to vacate

1002,1002.02

Premature

706.07 (c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07 (đ)

Primary's attention required.

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special

708.01

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Final rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

When proper. 706.07, 706.07 (a),

706.07 (b)

Withdrawal

708.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

Withdrawal of premature

706.07 (d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.03

Firm of attorneys changes name.

402.04 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

First action final rejection.

706.07 (b)

Fissionable material

706.03 (b)

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period for

re-

sponse.

710.02(b)

Flow sheet

608.02

Foreign application :

Certified copy to avoid reference.

201.14

Cross-noting on file wrapper

202.03

Date, Entitled to. 201.13.

201.14.

201.15

Determination of priority 201.14,

201.15

Disclosure

201.15

English language translation for benefit

of

date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

First

201.13

Great Britain

201.15

License to file. 107.

706.03 (s)

Listed in oath

201.14, 602

More than one

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper 202.03,

1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.15, 715

Priority

201.13

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention.

201.15

Seal

602.04 (a)

Statutory bar. 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Foreign countries recognized for priority

201.13

Foreign filing. Proving for priority

201.14

Foreign filing date. Entitled to.

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper.

202.03

1302.06

Foreign language application.

608.01

Foreign language names.

901.05 (a)

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent :

Citation 707.05(e),

901.05(b)

Citation dates and information

901.05

(a),

901.05

(b)

Duplicates

903.03

Journals

901.06

(a)

Library

901.06

(a)

Listing at allowance

1802.12

Ordering

001.05

(c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05

(c)

Reference

901.05

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

001.05

(đ)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03 (s)

Sec. No.

Foreign priority

201.18

Foreword

III

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1802.07

Forfeiture (failure to pay issue fee)

712

Formal matter :

Allowance and issue 1302.01, 1902.02,

1902.04

Amendment of case in issue

714.16

Claim allowable except for

707.07(1)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving

Introduction

Right of priority

201.14

Specification format

608.01

When taken up. 707.07 (a), 707.07(e),

707.07(j),

714.02

Forms and form letters:

Amendment after Board decision, Refused.

1214.07

Decision on Motion

1105.06

Examiner's answer

1208

Examiner's Statement on appeal

1208

Final rejection

706.07

Interference 1105.06, 1112

to

1112.10

Notice of allowance, Assigned application

308

Notice of references cited

707.05 (a)

Rejection of claim copied from patent

1101.02 (f)

Restriction requirement

.

817

Fourth or subsequent action

1005

Frivolous invention

706.03(p)

Full faith and credit in prior Examiner's

ac-

tion

704,

706.04

Full signatory authority

707.02

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

Function of machine rejection.

706.03 (r)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents".

703

Generic claim :

Definition

806.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04 (1)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species

806.04 (h)

Presented after issue of patent.

806.04 (1)

Rejection 806.04 (j), 809.02 (a),

809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking 809.02(d),

818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

Traverse of rejection in lieu of election __

809.02 (a)

Genus and species

806.04 (a)

to 806.04 (j), 808.01

(a ) , 809.02

Government-owned application :

"Act of 1883" 201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed.

1002.02

Changed to fee filed. 607.01

(b),

1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01

(a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15,

901.05 (a)

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Sec. No.

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Group date case held up in Patent Security Group

107.01

Group date receipt and stamp.

714.18

Group Director's functions ___ 1002.02, 1003. 1004,

1005

Guardian, Authority recorded

400.02

Guardian of insane inventor

409.02

H

Handling of legal representative papers
410
Handling of power of attorney papers.
410
Hearing on appeal
1209

Heir as applicant (see also Administrator or
executor)
409.01 (a ). 409.01 (d )

Holiday, Papers not received.

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia

710.05

I

Identity of inventors

201.13

Idiomatic English

608.01 (q)

Implied election

818.02(a),

818.02 (c)

Improper joinder, Effect on patent

805

Inaccurate claim 706.03 (n)

Incomplete amendment, Time

for complet-

ing

710.02

(c),

714.03

Incomplete application

506

Completed

506.01

Definition

203.06

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee.

506.01

Using again

506.01,

608.01 ( n)

Incomplete claim, Rejection

706.03 (f)

Incomplete response.

711.03 (a )

Incomplete response, Time for completing_ 710.02(c).

711,

714.03

Incorrect citation of reference.

707.05

(g)

Indefinite claim

706.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01 (n)

"Independent", definition

802.01

"Independent" inventions.

802.

802.01, 803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a )

Index of claims

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical 902.03 (a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing

507

Informality, Action calling attention to. 707.07 (a),

707.07(j)

Information on status of application referred

to

in patent

102

Information sent to applicant for his

guidance_

703

Initial sentence

707.04

Ink, Permanent

608.01.

714.07

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit

716

Sec. No.

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant

409, 409.02

Inspection :

Amendment

714.05

Application

101, 102, 104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee

104, 106, 106.01

By disbarred attorney

105

By inventor

106

By licensee

108.01

Control of, By assignee.

106

Patent file

103

Petition

103, 1002.02

Right of.

103, 104, 106

Insufficient disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Continuation-in-part filed

201.11

Insufficient response.

711.02(a)

Inter-American Convention

201.13

Interference

Chapter 1110

Abandonment of contest

1108, 1110, 1110.01

Abstract of title in patented file.

1101.02

Action after award of priority.

1107,

1109 to 1109.02

Action after award of priority, Losing party_ 1109.02

Action after award of priority, Winning

party

1109.01

Action after dissolution

1110

Action suggesting claims.

1101.01 (1)

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences

1106,

1106.01, 1106.02

Admission of patent claims denied

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit :

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded
with interference record
1101.01 (h)
Oath under Rules 131, and 204 opened with
preliminary statements.
1101.03
Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.06, 1101.03

After decision on motion

1106.01

All parties claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01 (h)

Amendment filed during

1111.05

Amendment in connection with motion

1108

Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent

Appeals

1109

Application and patent in different Groups.

Applications in different groups.

1101.01 (a)

1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same

1101.01 (k), 1102.01 (a)

Between applications.

1101.01

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim

1109.02

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109, 1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Claim copied from a patent (scc also Claim

copied from patent )

1101.02 to 1101.02(g)

Claim interpretation

1101

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Interference-Continued
Sec. No.

Claim "modified"

1102.01 (a)

Claiming of same subject matter necessary_ 1101.01

Claims, Same in two applications of same
party
1102.01

Claims, Suggesting.
1101.01 (j), to 1101.01 (6)
Claims, Suggesting from patent
1101.02(b)
Claims not patentable over issue noted in
memorandum
1102.01 (a)

Claims of application not identical with pat-
ent claims, Rule 205
1101.02, 1101.02 (c).

1102.01 (a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to be
counts

1101.02 (c)
Claims of patent, Rejection
1101.02 (f)

Common ownership

305\. 305.02, 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01 (k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01 (e).

1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of earlier applica-

tion

1101.01(e), 1102.01 (a)

Conversion of joint application to sole

1111.07

Conversion of sole application to joint

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified

1101.02 (d)

Copying of patent claims
1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Within one year
1101.02 (f)

Correction of error in joining inventor
1111.14

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (1)

Counts, Dependent
1102.01 (a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties
1102.01
Counts, Patentably distinct
1101.01(1), 1105.03

Dates, Difference
1101.01 (g)
"Decision Noted"
1107

Decision on motion. Approved by Board Mem-

ber

1105.01

Decision on motion. Letter
1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention
707.02

Declaration of interference.
1102.02

Deferment of application of issue fee.

1101.01 (0 )

Dependent counts

1102.01 (a )

Different groups have applications.

1101.01 (a )

Different groups have patent and applica-
tion
1101.02

Disclaimer

1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u).

710.02 (d) 1101.01 (m), 1101.02(f)

Dissolution on motion of examiner.

1105.05

Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires

attention of primary

707.02

Divisional application referred to in papers

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a )

Divisional applications, Prosecution

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's

1109.02

Elections not affected

820.02

Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1109.02, 1110

Examiner's entry on interference file.

1107

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.07

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied 1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome

1101.01 (1)

Foreign application relied on :

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

Papers filed.

201.14(b)

Shifting burden of proof

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms used in Interferences

1112

Declaration

1112.05

Initial Memorandum

1112.05 (a)

Denying Entry of Amendment Seeking

Fur-

ther Interference.

1112.10

Primary Examiner Initiates Dissolution.

1112.08

Redeclaration

1112.09

Requesting Withdrawal From Issue

1112.04

Requests for Jurisdiction

1112.06

Requesting Jurisdiction of Application_

1112.06 (a)

Same Attorney or Agent.

1112.03

Suggesting Claims

1112.02

To Law Examiner

1112.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Initial Memorandum 1102. 01, 1102.01 (a)

Initiating.

1112.05 (a)

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131. 202,

and

204

1101.03

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited.

1105. 1111.01

Joint to sole.

1111.07

Junior application in issue

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Request form

1112.06 (a)

Jurisdiction of application restored to

Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference

1104

Jurisdiction of patent

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted.

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences.

1102.01 (a)

Losing party, treatment of claims.

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

Memorandum initiating

1112.05 (a)

"Modified" claim.

1102.01 (a)

Motion :

Add or substitute application.

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention

707.02, 1105

Decisions requiring Board Member

ap-

proval

1105.01

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Interference-Continued

Motion-Continued

Sec. No.

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's
1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 231

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

New reference found.

1105.05

Non-elected invention

1101.01

Noting of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

with interference record.

1101.01 (h)

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 opened with

preliminary statements.

1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.06, 1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved __ 103
Overlapping application
709.01, 1111.03
Parties, All claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01 (h)
Patent and application in different Groups __ 1101.02
Patentability reports.
1111.11

Petition for reconsideration of decision on

motion

1105.07

Plural interferences.

1102.01

Power of attorney filed

402.08

Primary Examiner initiates

1101.01 (e)

Preliminaries

1101

Preliminary statement

1102.02

Preparation of papers.

1102 to 1102.02

Primary Examiner. Matters requiring deci-

sion by

1101.01 (c), 1105

Prosecution closed before interference, Re-

opened only as to interference subject
matter
1109.01, 1109.02

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Record in each interference complete

1111.02

Redeclaration

1106

Reference found after declaration

1105.05

Referred to Primary for question of patent-

ability

1105.05

Reforming

1106.01

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of copied patent claim

1101.02(f)

Rejection on estoppel.

1109.02, 1110

Requesting jurisdiction of interference.

1104

710.02 (c),
Response to suggestion of claims.
1101.01(j), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Sealing of oaths
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03
Sealing of oaths, Attention of Primary re-

quired

707.02

Search 1101.01(c),

1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case

1111.04

Separate papers in each application.

1111.02

Service Branch procedure

1102.02

Setting up, Primary's attention required_

1101.01 (c)

Sole to joint.

1111.07

Special 708.01,

1102.02

Statutory basis

1100

Interference Continued Substitute attorney appointed.

Sec. No. 402.03

Suggestion of claims.

1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (0),

1101.02 (b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit.

710.02(c), (m), 1101.01 (n)

1101.01

Suggestion of claims from a patent.

1101.02(b)

Suspension of action, Junior

party

fails to

make date.

1101.01 (1)

Suspension of ex parte

prosecution

709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

- 103

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim.

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to

Rule

131

aff-

davit

715.07 (b)

Title search of patent.

1101.02

Winning party, Unanswered

action

710.02(b)

With a patent ____ 1101.02 to

1101.02(g),

1102.01 (a)

Withdrawal of application from issue __

1101.01 (1),

1101.01 (0),

1101.02

(g),

1105.03

Withdrawal of interference

by

Examiner.

1105.05

Interlineation in specification

before

execution.

608.01

International Convention

201.13

International Convention date.

201.14

Inter parte questions.

713.06

Intervention by assignee.

106

Interviews

713

Allowed application

713.10

Appointment in advance.

713.01

Authority

713.05

Before filing.

713.02

Before filing amendment under Rule

312.

713.10

Before first action

713.01,

713.02

Demonstration

713.08

Disbarred attorney

105,

713.05

During interference, Refused.

1111.01

Exhibit

713.08

Exposure of other cases during.

101,

713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions.

713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney

713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding.

713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Prior to first Office action

713.02

Record of.

713.04

Refused 713.01, 713.02, 713.05. 713.10, 1111.01

Sounding out

713.03

Special situations

713.05

Substance made of record.

713.04

Telephone

408, 713.01.

713.05,

812.01

Time allowed.

713.01

Where held.

713.01

Invention. (Sec Patent ; Rejection. )

Invention, Brief summary

608.01 (d)

Invention. Not originally claimed.

603

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Sec. No.

Inventor (see also Applicant)
605
Deceased
409 to 409.01 (f)
Heirs.
409.01(a), 400.01 (d)

Insane.

409, 409.02

Representative.

400, 401

Residence

605.02

Unavailable.
409, 409.03

Inventive entity
804, 804.03, 822, 822.01

Issue. (See Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case
1305
"Printer waiting" case
1309.01

Issue fee :

Failure to pay
712

Interfering case, Not applied.
1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Reissue
1401.11

1309

Issue of patent

Issue of patent to assignee
307

Issue slip.

902.03(b), 903.07
Issuing in another Group without transfer __ 903.07(b)

J

Jacket. (See also File wrapper.)
717

Joinder, Linking claim allowed
809.04

Joint application, Definition
201.02

Joint application, Original oath
602
Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)
Joint inventor :

Oath
602
Power of attorney to
402.01

Refuses to sign application
409.03

Joint inventors
201.02, 201.03, 605

Change in order of names
605.04 (f)

Joint owners.

605

Joint to sole

201.03. 201.06. 201.07, 201.08, 1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch
201.03
Interference pending.
1111.07

Judicial notice.

706.02 (a)

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application
714.16. 1305

Appealed application.
1210

Application before court
1216
Application in interference
1101.01(0)

Interference
1104

Jurisdiction of notary
604.03

K

Kinds of applications.

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers

608.01

Lapsed patents.

712

Law examiner :

Authority 1002, 1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202. 1101.01 (d)

to 1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

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Law examiner-Continued

Sec. No.

Petition for access.
103

Petitions handled, List.
1002.02

Laws, Patent (scc also Statutes)
Introduction
Legal representative's signature on drawing_ 605.05 (a)
Letter ( scc also Action ; Forms and form letters ;
Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance.
711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner_

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.

608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer.

608.02(1)

Status

203.08

Letter, Examiner's (see also Action ; Forms and

form letters)

707

Abandonment

711.02

Amendment after final rejection.

714.13

Arguments answered.

707.07 (f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

Claim allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Complete and clear

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05(g)

Date stamped.

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited.

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Draftsman's criticism included in first Office

action
707.07 (c)
Election of species required, Concluding
paragraph
809.02 (a), 809.02 (b)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at letter

end of 707.09

File wrapper entry

707.10, 717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated.

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement.

706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's

com-

ments 608.02(a),

707.07 (c)

Formal drawing required.

608.02 (b)

Formal matters 707.07(a),

707.07(j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07 (d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence.

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms. 1105.06. 1112

to 1112.10

Language in rejecting

707.07 (d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited.

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates.

707.01

Notices cited.

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs

707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection.

707.07 (d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded

707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution.

707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking

402

Preliminary amendment in new case.

707.04

Primary signs.

707.09

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued
Primary's attention required, List

Bec. No.
707.02

References, Citation
707.05 to 707.05(g),

901.04, 901.05 (a)

Refusing

entry of amendment after

Board

decision

1214.07

Rejection

of claim copied from patent

__ 1101.02 (f)

Remailing

707.13, 710.06

Restriction

requirement

817

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

Revocation of power of associate.

402.05 (a)

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature

707.09

Statement

of rejection

707.07 (d)

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial

anticipation, Expressions

used 707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (i)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Letters, Receipt and handling.
Chapter 500

409.01 (b), 409.01 (c),
Letters of administration

409.01 (e)
Letters testamentary
409.01 (b)
Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application

107, 706.03 (s)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Licensing and Review

107.01

Limited time for reply

1101.02 (f)
Linking claim
809, 809.03, 809.04
Traverse of rejection
818.03 (d )
List of countries giving right of priority
201.13

List of decisions.
Appendix II

List of forms. (See Forms and form letters.)

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Local representatives of attorneys

408

M

Machine, Process or product and_ 806.05(e), 806.05 (f),

Mail :

806.05(g)

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

Chapter 500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers

608.01

Mark of applicant

605.04 (d )

Marking in application, Erasure at allowance_ 1302.01

Marking patent copy

905.04

Marking, Security

109

Markush claim

706.03 (y)

Markush claim, Antedating reference for

715.03

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Matter not in original disclosure

608.04 (a)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" patent

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Sec. No.

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals.
Introduction
Meritz, Question of, Given precedence
707.07 (a)
Method, Obvious
706.03 (q)
Method and apparatus or product.
802.01,

806.05(e), 806.05(f), 820

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent
805

Misjoinder of Inventors.
201.03, 1401, 1402.01

Missing patent copy, Replacement.

901.09

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview

713.08

Model Room

608.03 (a)

"Months", Foreign language names.

901.05 (a)

Motion (Interference) :

Add or substitute application

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention __

707.02, 1105

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner'

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 231.

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint

1111.07

Multiplied claims, Rejection.

706.03 (1)

N

Name:

Change 605.04 (c),

717.02 (b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch

605.04 (€)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Applicant changes name.

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name

Pro-

hibited

608.02 (u)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d )

Signature. (See Signature.) Uniformity with signature

605.04 (b)

Names used in trade.

608.01 (v)

National security, Application affecting

107, 108

Naturally occurring article

713.05

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

Negotiation authority.

713.05

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to Examining Group for exami-

nation 903.08, 903.08(a),

903.08 (e)

Classification by Primary

903.08 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter :

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable

608.04 (e)

Claim

706.03 (0)

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New matter-Continued

Sec. No

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01 (o)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

Inherent characteristics

608.04 (a)

Petitionable

608.04 (c)

Preliminary amendment

608.04 (b)

Rejection

706.03 (0)

Reissue application

1401.06, 1401.07

Specification, Petitionable

608.04 (c)

Substitute specification

714.20

Supplemental oath

603

Trademark definition

608.01 (v)

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference

1101.01

Non-elected invention :

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to Canceled

821.02

Claims to-Withdrawn

821.01, 821.02

Non-elected species :

Claims to Canceled

821.01

Claims to-Withdrawn

809.02 (c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement

604.02

Notary seal.

604.01

Notation of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Notation on file wrapper of parent application

202.02

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowability

1302.03

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance and

issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

"Notice of informal patent application"

form,

(PO-152)

707.07 (a)

"Notice of references cited" form,

(PO-

892)

707.05(a)

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Nuclear material.

706.03 (b)

Nullification of double patenting rejection

804.01

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims

601.01 (j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Numbering paragraphs of letter.

707.07 (k)

0

Oath :

After appeal

1212

Rev. 19, Jan. 1969

Oath-Continued

Sec. No.

Antedating patent for interference (Rule

204\)
1101.02, 1101.02(a), 1101.03
Antedating reference. (See also Affidavit,
Antedating reference, Rule 131.)
715
Inspection during interference (Rules 131,
202, 204)
1101.03

Junior party, Part of interference file (Rule
202)
1101.03

Junior party to possible interference (Rule
202)
1101.01 (d) to 1101.01 (1)
Original. (See also Oath, Original, Rule
65.)
602

Plant application (Rule 162)

1604

Reissue (Rule 175)

1401.08

Sealing for interference (Rules 131. 202,
204)
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Supplemental

603

Supplemental after allowance.
603.01

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)

716

Oath, Antedating reference (See also Affidavit,
Antedating reference, Rule 131)

715

Oath, Original, Rule 65

602

Administering

60-4

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers
604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Declaration, Rule 68

602

Defective

602.01, 602.02, 602.03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application
602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed.
201.14, 202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New required
602.01, 602.02, 707.07 (b)

Notars

604.03

Notary certificate

602.01

Old at time of filing

602.05

Seal

604.01

Seal, Foreign application
602.04 (a)

Seal, Not required

604.01, 604.03 (a)

"Sole"

602

Stale

602.05

Substitute

602.02

Venue

604.02

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67

603

After allowance

603.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Object of invention.

608.01 (d)

Objection contrasted with rejection.
706.01

Objection. Dependent claims

608.01 (n)

Objection to format matters, When made __ 707.07 (a),

707.07 (j)

Obvious error, Correction.

1302.04, 1305

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Obviously informal application.

702.01

Offer to surrender original patent.

1401.01, 1401.04

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Sec. No.

Office date stamp.

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Official cross reference, Order of

903.06

Official Gazette

1703

Official Gazette, Abstract

608.01 (b)

Official Gazette, Claim

1302.09

Official Gazette, Drawing figure

1302.10

Old application

203.03

Old combination

706.03 (1), 706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division

806.05(b), 820.01

Omnibus claim

706.03 (h)

Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Operative example

608.01 (p)

Operativeness, Showing,

608.03, 716

Opposition to issue of patent

1309.02

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order 3311 amendments.

714.16(d)

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination

708 to 708.03

Order of examination, Patentability

report

__ 705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper.

717.01 (a)

Ordering :

Abandoned file

711.04

(b), 905.03

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photocopy

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

Soft copy

905.02

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Original application.

201.04

Original carries title to continuing

application __ 201.12

Original disclosure, Inherent

characteris-

tics

608.04 (a)

Outstanding requirements.

707.07 (e)

Overcoming a reference, Right of

priority

201.15

Overlapping applications, Same

applicant

304,

709.01, 804, 804.02.

822. 822.01, 1111.03

Overlapping applications, Same

assignee.

305,

709.01, 822.

1101.01 (b), 1111.03

Owner's representative.

Chapter 400

Ownership and assignment.

Chapter 300

Ownership carried over by assignment.

201.12

P

Paper, "Easily Erasable"

714.07, 714.19

Paper number.

714.18, 714.21

Paper number of print.

717.01 (b)

Papers :

Depositing

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper

717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Received after patenting or

abandonment.

508.02

Wrong Group.

508.01

Parent application.

201.04

Parent nordication data, Cross-noting.

201.11

Sec. No.

Parent carries assignment to continuing appli- cation 201.12

Partial signatory authority 707.01 (a)

Patent :

1836 (present) series.

901.04

A.I. series

901.04

Arrangement in Group.

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing from Group

901.0S

Claim copied. (Scc Claim copied from patent.)

Classification change.

903.05

Classification indicies

902.03

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series

901.04

Effective date 706.02, 715,

715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. ( Scc Foreign patent. )

Index 902.03

(a)

Interference 1101.02 to 1101.02

(g)

Joint to sole.

1402.01

Jurisdiction

1305

Laws (scc also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy.

905.04

Missing copy

901.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant 901.04,

Chapter 1600

Reference. ( Scc Reference.)

Reissue series

901.04

Soft copy

905.02

Sole to joint

1402.01

Statutory types of subject matter.

706.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for.
Introduction

Transfer

903.05

"Utility" series.

901.04

X series

901.04

Patent claim, Rejection, in interference.
1101.02 (f)
Patent Classifier's decision.
903.08 (f )
Patent Office employees, Property interest in
patent
309

Patent Statutes (sce also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised )

Introduction

Patentability. (Scc Rejection. )

Patentability report.

705

Action not counted

705, 705.01 (e)

Allowance

705.01 (d)

Appeal

705.01 ( a )

Date status

705.01 ( c)

Dispute between Examiners

705.01 ( a )

Drawing

608.02 (n)

File wrapper notation

705.01 (c)

Final action.

705.01 (a)

Forms for action.

705.01 (a )

Improper

705.01 (e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion.

1111.11

Interviews

705.01 (f)

Limitation as to use

705.01 (e)

Practice suspended

705.01 (€)

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Patentability report-Continued

Bec. No.

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing.

705.01 (d)

Procedure

705.01 (a)

Purpose

705.01 (e)

Recording

705.01 (c)

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01 (a),

705.01 (b)

Sequence of examination.

705.01 (b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01

(a)

"Patentanmeldung"

901.05

(b)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.03

Patent Office publications :

"Development and Use of Patent Classification

Systems"

903.02

"Official Gazette"

1703

"Patent Laws"

Introduction

"Rules of Practice of the United States Patent Office in Patent Cases". Introduction

"The Patent Office Scientific Library"

901.06 (a)

Patents of addition

901.05

(b)

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.01

Pending applications as references.

901.03

Pending application charge.

905.05

Pending application preserved in secrecy.

101

Period for response

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After interference. 710.02 (b),

1109,

1109.01

Amendment after.

714.17

Claim copied from patent.

710.02

(c),

710.04(a), 1101.02 (e)

Claims all allowed.

710.02

(b)

Computed

710.01

(a)

Copying claim from patent does not extend

statutory period 710.04 (a),

1101.02

(e)

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment.

710.01 (a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Difference between shortened statutory

pe-

riod and time limit.

710.02

(d)

Extension 710.02 (d), 710.02

(e),

1005

Five year pendency

710.02

(b)

Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration

of

time

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02(c),

714.03

Less than six months.

710.02

Miscellaneous factors

710.06

Non-statutory shortened period.

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02

(c)

Petition

1002

Remailing 707.13, 710.06

Shortened, Approval

1005

Shortened. Extension 710.02(d),

710.02

(e)

Shortened statutory period. 710.02,

710.02 (e)

Shortened statutory period. Distinguished

from time limit.

710.02

(d)

Shortened statutory period. When used __

710.02(b)

Period for response-Continued
Statutory period.

Sec. No.

710.01

How compated.

710.01 (a)

Suggesting claims.

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Saturday, Expiration of time

710.05

Sunday, Expiration of time

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Time computation

710.01 (a)

Time limit action

710.02

Time limit action, When used.

710.02 (e)

Two periods running

710.04, 710.04 (a)

Periodicals

901.06, 901.06 (a)

Permanent ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

608.03, 706.03 (p)

Petition :

Abandonment holding. 711.03 (e), 711.03 (d)

Abandonment holding, Examiner's ment

state-

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

712, 1002.02

Access to parent application

103, 1002.02

After forfeiture

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application

601

Application. Amendment of.

601.01

Application, Including power of attorney_

402, 601.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties

Introduction, 1002

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entry of Amendment.

1002.02, 1207

Examiner's statement

1002

Examiner's statement, Revival.

711.03 (d)

Fee-exempt, To or from fee-filed.

1002.02

Filing date

1002.02

Final rejection

1002.02

Inspection

103

Make special

708.02, 1002.02

Matter subject to.

Introduction,

706.01, 1002

Matter subject to, Listed.

1002.02

New matter

608.04 (c)

Period for response.

1002

Power of attorney included.

402

Premature final rejection.

706.07 (c)

Procedure

1002.01

Reconsideration of decision on motion.

1105.07

Revival 711.03

(c), 1002.02

Revival, appealed case.

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement.

711.03 (d)

Special status

708.02

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue

1308

"Petition to make special" publication.

708.02

Photograph as drawing.

608.02

Photoprint as drawing.

608.02 (2 )

Photoprint, Ordering.

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

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Sec. No.

Plant patent application.

Chapter

1600

Action

1610

Advertising

1610

Affidavit

1610

Agricultural Research Service.

1608.

1609

Allowance

1611

Bacteria

1601

Claim

1605

Color drawing

1606

Color identified

1605

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers

1603.

1610

Elements of application

1603

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment.

1610

Executive Order

1608

Issue

1611

Laudatory expressions

1610

Letter of transmittal

1608

Method claim

1605

Oath

1604

Original and duplicate files.

1603,

1610

Parts

1603

Plant varieties excluded

1601

Report of Agricultural Research Service

1609

Rules applicable

1602.

Signature

1603

Specification

1605,

1610

Specimens

1607

Statutory basis

1601

Plant patent series

901.04

Post Office, Depositing papers in.

502

Post Office address, Applicant.

605.03

Post Office address, Attorney

601.02

Post Office address, Petitioner

103

Power of attorney

402

After filing application

410

Application in interference.

402.08

Application petition includes

601.02

Assignee gives

402.07

Associate attorney

402.02.

406

Death of applicant 409

to 409.01

(f)

Death of principal attorney

406

Exception as to registration.

402.01

Firm

402.04

Firm changes name

402.04 (a )

Incorporated in the petition

001

Invalid

402

Joint applicant.

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record.

406, 714.01

(€)

Notice of revocation

402.05

Post Office address

601.02

Revocation 402.05, 402.05

(a

).

402.07

Single signature form.

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Power of attorney-Continued

Bec.

No.

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect. 101, 104,

402,

713.05

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application.

1503

Preliminary amendment.

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims.

714.10

Preliminary amendment, Initial sentence.

707.04

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04 (b)

Premature final rejection

706.07(c)

Primary Examiner. Actions requiring

personal

attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, name on file wrapper.

1302.13

Print of drawing

608.02

(m)

Additional

608.02

(m)

Alteration

608.02(m)

Appeal

1204

Examiner's notation on

608.02

(m)

File wrapper

717.01

(b)

Kept in examining group

608.02(c)

Marking

608.02(m)

New application

508

Patentability report

705.01

(d)

Reissue application

608.02(k)

Returned drawing

608.02(y)

Sketch

608.02(v)

Printed matter nonstatutory

706.03

(a)

"Printer waiting"

1309.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1309.01

Prior art. (Sce also Reference.)

901

"Prior Art' on drawing.

608.02

(g)

Prior Examiner's action

704

Priority. Foreign application

201.13

Priority, Formal requirements.

201.14

Priority, Overcoming reference

201.15

Priority practice.

201.14

(c)

Priority right

201.13

Priority, Time for filing.

201.13

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Product of nature

706.03

(a)

Prolix claim

706.03

(g)

Proof, "Printer waiting"

1309.01

Proof of authority of Administrator

or

Executor

409.01

(b)

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07(g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision

__

1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable

ex-

cept for form

710.02(b)

Prosecution of "Secrecy Order" application.

107.02

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.02

Public inspection. Application file.

103

Public Law 506.

604.03

(a )

Public Law 585.

706.03

(b)

Public policy

706.03

(p)

Public right to inspect files.

103

Public sale

706.03

(s)

Public use, Statutory bar. 201.13.

706.03

(s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03

(v)

Publication, Defensive. 711.00,

711.06

(a)

281

Rev. 19,

Jan.

1969

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Sec. No.

Publications of abstracts

711.06, 711.06 (a)

Publications :

Citing

707.05 (e), 901.06

Declassified

707.05 (2)

Own, as reference.

715.01 (c)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02 (b), 714.14

R

Ratification of papers filed :

Death of attorney

406

409.01

Death of inventor.

711\. 714.01 (a)

Signature improper or lacking

Telegram amendment

@14.08

Receipt, Office date stamp __ 002, 505, 710.01 (a ), 714.18

Receipt for papers filed.

503, 717.01 ( a ).

Receipt of mail and papers.

Chapter 500

Reciprocal legislation

201.13

Reclassification of classes.

903.02 (a)

Recognized countries for foreign priority

201.13

Recommendation by Board of Appeals

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals_ 1214.01, 1214.03

Reconsideration of holdings.

711.03

Based on insufficient response

711.03(a)

Based on failure to respond within period_ 711.03 (b)

Record books, Examining Group.

1704

Recording assignment.

302

Reduction to practice.

715.07

Reference :

A.I. patent.

901.04

A.P.C. publication

901.06 (c)

Abandoned application.

901.02

Abbreviatures

901.06(d)

Abstracts

901.06 (d)

Additional

707.05 (d )

After allowance

1308.01

After appeal

1208.01

Analogous art

904.01 (c)

Antedating. (Scc also Affidavit, Antedating

reference. Rule 131.)

215

Arrangement in examining Group

901.07

Assigned application as

304

Borrowing from Group.

901.08

Citation.

707.05 to 707.05(g). 901.04. 901.05 (a)

Citation correction.

707.05 (g)

Citation correction, Period for response.

710.06

Cited by applicant

707.05(b), 707.05(d), 1302.12

715.01

Claims foreign date.

706.02

Combination of references.

708.02

Copending

Cross. How cited.

707.05(e)

Derclassified printed matter

707.05 (f)

Defensive publications
901.06 (đ)
Efectivo date. Patent _. 706.02. 707.05 (e), 715. 715.01

Equivalents

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent.

707.05 (e). 001.05(a)

Forfeited application.

901.02

Incorrect citation

707.05(g). 1302.12

Reference ColInued
Sec. No.

Joint jaitent to applicant and another.

715.01 (=)

Listing at allowance

1302.12, 1401.11

Newly dinsprezed after allowance.

1305.01

Urdering omcial cross.

903.06

Overcome under Rule 131. (Sec also Affidavit,

Antedating reference, Rule 131.)

715

Patent

901.04

Patent, Foreign

901.05

Patent, Official number lacking.

901.04

Patent claiming same invention .._ 715.05, 1101.02 (a)

Pending application

901.03

Publications.

707.05(e). 901.06

Publication of applicant's invention

715.01 (c)

Published abstracts of application

711.06 (a)

Replacement of missing

901.09

Same assignee

715.01 (b)

Selection of pertinent

904.02

Statutory bar

201.13

Supply procedure

707.05 (a )

Swearing back. (Sco also Affidavit, Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

715

Voided by proof of foreign filing.

201.14

"Well known in the art." Supported by

___ 706.02(a)

Reference characters

608.01 (g)

Reference Order Service 707.05(a),

707.05 (b)

Reference to foreign application

202.03, 202.04

Reference to prior patent.

608.01 (r)

Reference to related application. (See Cross-

noting.)

Reference to related application for disclo-

sure

608.01 (1)

Re-file application

201.10

Refund of fees.

607.02

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition.

1002.02

Register of appeals.

1204

Register of applications. Application Branch

504

Register of applications, Examining Group,

1704

Registration. Attorney or agent

402

Rehearing by Board of Appeals. 1214.01,

1214.03

Rehearing by C.C.P.A

1216.01

Reissue application

1401

Abstract of title

1401.01

Additions underlined

1401.06

Adjudication of Original Patent.

1401.09 (a)

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit. Patent not available

1401.04

Allowance

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer.

1401.05

Applleant

1401.02

Application

1401.01

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim. Canceled from original application.

1401.08

Claim, Numbering.

1401.06

Claim. Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

1401.09

tion

Claim, Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

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Reissue application-Continned
See. No.

Claiming foreign priority.
201.14, 1401

Court decision involving original patent_ 1401.09 (a)

Deceased inventor.
1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection
706.03 (x),
1401.08

Definition

201.05, 1401

Design patent.
1505

Divisional application

1005, 1401.10 (a)

Drawing
608.02 (k), 1401.03

Effective date.

1401.09

Election of species.

1401.10

Error in original patent.

1401, 1401.08

Examination

1401.04, 1401.09

Filed during interference.
1111.08, 1401.12

Foreign priority claim

1401

Inoperative, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved

1111.08,

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

List of references

1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors.

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter.

1401.07

Notice in original file.

202.05. 1401.03

Notice of allowance.

1401.11

Numbering of claims

1401.06

Oath

1401.08

Oath, Primary's decision

707.02

Offer to surrender patent

1401.01. 1401.04

Omission of feature.

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Patent returned.

1401.04

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing.

608.02 (k)

Rejection

706.03 (x)

Requisites

1401.01

Restriction

1410.10

Return of original patent

1401.04

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

"Special" for examination.

1401.09

Specification

1401.06, 1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis.

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Suit on original patent

1401:09 (a)

Title abstract.

1401.01, 1401.02

Transfer of original drawing.

608.02 (k). 1401.05

Twice reissued.

1401.06

Reissue patent series.

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application

706.05,

1101.01(1). 1308.01
After allowance of claim.
708.04
After allowance of claim. Primary reviews.
707.02

After appeal, New rejection
1208.01
After correspondence under Rule 202.
1101.01 (i )
After termination of interference.
1109.02, 1110

Against public policy.

706.03 (p)

Rejection -- Continued

Sec. No.

Aggregation

706.03 (1)

All valid grounds

707.07(g)

Alternative phrases

706.03(d)

Anticipation, Full.

707.07(đ)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07 (d)

Art

706.02

Assigned application. Same applicant.

304

Assigned application, Common ownership.

305

Atomic Energy Act.

706.03 (b)

Bar, Statutory.

706.03 (s)

Board of Appeals introduces.

1214.01

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Business method

706.03 (a)

Chemical practice

715.03

Claim copied from patent 706.06.

1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent. Failure to

re-

spond

706.03 (1)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's

atten-

tion

707.02

Claims

706

Combination of references 706.02.

707.07 (d)

Common knowledge

706.02 (a)

Conflicting applications

304,

305, 706.03 (k). 709.01, 804, 804.01,

804.02,

822,

822.01

Conflicting applications, One assigned.

304

Contrasted to objection.

706.01

Cumulative

707.07 (d)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath 706.03

(x),

1401.08

Dependent claim

605.01 (n)

Directly met

707.07

(d)

Disclaimer 706.03 ( 1).

710.02 (d)

Double patenting. (Sec Double patenting.)

Duplicate claims

706.03

(k)

Estoppel. Defensive publication

711.06

Estoppel, Interference 1109.02. 1110,

1110.02

Final. ( See also Final rejection. )

706.07

Foreign application. Statutory bar.

706.03 ( s)

Fraud upon public.

706.03

(p)

2 Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Full anticipation Expression recommended_

707.07(d)

Function of machine

706.03

(r)

Functional

706.03 (€)

Generic claim 715.02, 809.02.

09.02 ( a )

Genus and species 806.04 (h) to

806.04(j)

Ground clearly stated

707.07(d)

Inaccurate

706.03 (1)

Incomplete

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (đ)

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Insufficient disclosure

706.03 (n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark

608.01 ( v)

Interference. Extopia4

1109.02, 1110

Interference terminated 706.03 (v),

1109.02.

1110

Language used.

707.07(d)

Linking claim 509

to 509.04

Markush, Improper

706.03 (y)

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Rejection-Continued

Sec.

No.

Method of doing business.

706.03

(a)

Multiplicity

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New, After appeal.

1208.01

New, After final rejection

706.07 (e)

New matter.

706.03(0)

Nonelected invention

706.03 (m)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter.

706.03 (a)

Not based on prior art.

706.03

Not readable on disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03 (x)

Objection distinguished.

706.01

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Obviousness

707.07 (d)

Old combination

706.03 (i),

706.03 (j)

Omnibus rejertion

707.07 (d)

Over another application.

305.02 (a)

Overlapping applications.

304,

305, 708.03 (k), 709.01. 804,

804.01.

804.02,

822,

822.01

Perpetual motion

706.03

(p)

Personal remarks avoided.

707.07 (d)

Previously allowed claim

706.04, 707.02

Printed matter

106.03 (a)

Prior art

706.02

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Product of nature.

706.03 (a)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding.

706.03 (v)

Reissue application, Defective

oath

706.03 (x)

"Rejected"

707.07 (d)

Repeated

707.07 (f)

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a )

Single means claim

706.03 (c)

Species and genus

806.04 (h) to

806.04 (j)

Statement of.

=

707.07 (d)

Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Substantially met.

707.07 (d)

Suggested claims not made.

706.03 (11)

Technical

706.03

Trademark or trade name

608.01 (v)

Undue breadth.

706.03 (z)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague

706.03 (d )

"Well known in the art".

706.02 ( a)

Related inventions

802.01,

$06.04 (b). 806.05. 808.02, 809.03

Related inventions. Species.

806.04 (b)

Remailing Office action

707.13,

710.06

Remand by Board. Affidavit

1212

Remand by Board. Amendment.

1211

Renumbering claims.

1302.01

Reopening prosecution, Submit

to Group

Director

1005

Reopening prosecution after Board decision.

Bec. No. 1004,

1214.07

Reply brief.

1208

Representative of inventor or owner.

Chapter 400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys

408

Requirements must be repeated.

707.07 (e)

Request or petition for patent

601

Requests for identifiable records.

103

Requisites of the application

702

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Reservation clause in application_ 608.01 (e),

608.01 (t)

Residence. Applicant's

605.02

Residence, Applicant's, Change.

717.02 (b)

Resignation of Examiner.

1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special

708.03

Response (see also Amendment; Period for

re-

sponse).

After abandonment

714.17

After Board decision 1214.01,

1214.06

After final rejection. 714.12,

714.13

Complete 714.02

to 714.04

Copying claim from patent not a response

711.02(b),

1101.02(e)

Election requirement

809.02 (a),

809.02(b),

818.03 (b)

Formal matters.

714.02

Incomplete ___ 711.02 (a). 711.03 (a). 714.02

to 714.04

Incomplete, Election of species lacking __

809.02(a),

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-

tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing.

710.02(c),

711,

714.03

Late 711,

711.02

Late, Excused.

710.02 (d)

Patentability pointed out 714.02,

714.04

Restriction requirement 818

to 820.02

Statutory period.

710.01

Restoration of canceled matter. 608.01 (s),

714.24

Restricting statements. 608.01 (b),

608.01 (g)

Restriction (sce also Election ; Election

of

species ) Chapter

800

Action. Examiner's. 813

to 817

Action after, Special.

708.01

Action on novelty

810-810.03

Aggregation

806.05(a)

Apparatus and process or product

806.05 (e)

to

806.05 (g)

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner

815

Claimed subject matter.

806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before action

818.02(a)

Combination and subcombination.

806.05 (a)

to 806.05 (c),

809.03 (a)

Definition

802.02

"Distinct" invention. 802.01. 806.

806.05

Election fixed by action on claims.

818.01

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Restriction-Continued

Sec. No.

Election other than express.

818.02

Final requirement.

819

Grouped in parent case.

811.04

Improper. 803,

806,

808.02

Independent embodiments.

806.04,

808.05

Independent inventions

802.01,

803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01

(a),

818.03

Linking claim 809.

809.03,

809.04

Linking claim, Traverse of rejection

818.03

(d)

Nonelected claims, Treatment of. 821

to

821.03

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination

806.05

(b).

820.01

Patentability over prior art 806.02,

809,

809.03

Patentability report, Effect

807

Petition from requirement 809.04.

818.03

(c)

Process or product and apparatus.

806.05

(e)

to 806.05

(g), 820

Reissue application 1401.10,

1401.10

(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims 821

to

821.03

Related inventions

802.01,

803, 806, 806.04 (b ), 808.02,

809.03

Requirement.

812

to 817

Additional

811.02

By Group where examinable.

812

Citation of art

813

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph 817,

818.03

(b)

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of.

819.01

Election after, With traverse. 818.03

(b),

821.01

Election after, Without traverse.

821.02

Final

810.03,

818.03

First action

811

Patentability 810

to

810.03

Petition from 809.04,

818.03 (c)

Primary Examiner's attention.

707.02

Reasons for insisting upon

808

Rejection on double patenting following.

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal.

811.03

Response to. $18 to

818.03

(e)

Review by Primary Examiner

803.01

When made

811,

811.02

Withdrawal

819

Single embodiment

806.03

Species-Genus

806.04

(a)

Species may be related inventions.

806.04

(b)

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01

(a)

Subcombination, Combination and

806.05

(a )

to

806.05

(c)

Subsequently presented to invention not

pre-

viously claimed.

818.02,

821.03

Telephone

812.01

Traverse of requirement. 818. 818.03(c),

821.01

Restrictions upon employees of Patent Office.

309

Retention label.

1302.07

Return of complete application.

Chapter

600

Return of drawing

608.02(x)

Return of filing fee.

506.01,

607.02

Return

of incomplete application.

Sec. No. 506.01

Return

of papers, Discourteous

matter.

714.25

Return

of papers entered on file

wrapper ___

201.14(c),

717.01

Returned

Office action

707.13

Review

at allowance.

1302,01

Revised

Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival

of abandoned application

711.03,

711.03 (c),

1002.02

Revival

of abandoned application,

Examiner's

statement

711.03

(d)

Revocation

of power of attorney.

402.05,

402.05(a),

402.07

Rewritten

specification

608.01

(q)

Revocation

of power of attorney

402.05

Ribboned

application

602.04

(a)

Right

of priority

201.13

Form

paragraphs

201.14

(c)

Formal requirements

201.14

Overcoming a reference

201.15

Papers

required.

201.14

(b)

Practice

201.14

(c)

Time

for filing papers.

201.14(a)

Right

of priority, Determination by

Examiner_

201.15

Roster

of attorneys

408

Rules

of practice :

2

Reproduced

713.04

3

Reproduced

714.25

Cited

714.19,

714.21

6

Reproduced

502

7

Reproduced

710.05

11

Reproduced

103

Cited

104,

901.03

14

Cited 101, 103, 108,

203.08, 706.03

(b)

711.04. 713.05.

901.02, 901.03,

1302.07

15

Reproduced

103

31

Reproduced

401

32

Reproduced

402.07

Cited

106

34

Reproduced

402

Cited

402.02

35

Cited

403, 714.01

(d)

36

Cited

402.05, 402.06,

402.07

41

Reproduced

605

42

Reproduced

409.01

(a)

Cited

409.03

43

Reproduced

409.02

44

Reproduced

409

Cited

409.01

(b)

45

Cited 201.03, 201.06,

201.07, 605,

1004

46

Reproduced

605

47

Reproduced

409.03

51

Reproduced

600

Cited.

409.01 (a), 508,

608.02

52

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600,

714.07

53

Cited

409.01 (a),

506.01

55

Cited __ 201.13, 201.14 (a), 505,

1101.02(a),

1401,

150G

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Sec. No.

57 Reproduced

605.04 605.04 (b)

Cited

59

Reproduced

600

61

Reproduced

601

Cited

€05.08

65

Reproduced

602

Cited ____ 201.14, 201.14 (c), 202.04, 409.03, 602.05,

603, 1402.01

66 Cited

602, 602.04,

602.04(a), 604, 604.04, 604.04(a), 604.06

67 Reproduced

603

Cited

602

68 Reproduced

602

Cited

602.04 (a)

71 Reproduced

60S.01

Cited

608.01 (g), 1302.01

72 Cited

73 Reproduced
606, 608.01(b), 711.06

608.01 ((1)

74 Reproduced

608.01 ( f )

75 Reproduced

608.01 (1)

Cited.

605.01 (g). 608.01 (m). 608.01 (n),

608.01 (0), 706.03 (1)

76 Reproduced

€05.04

Cited
605.04 (b)

77 Reproduced

608.01 (a)

78 Cited
201.11,

202.01, 608.01, S22. 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

79 Reproduced
608.01 (e)
Cited.
202.01, 608.01 (t)

81 Reproduced

608.02

82 Reproduced

605.04 (h)

83 Reproduced

608.02 (d)

84 Cited
605.04 (h), 608.02, 608.02 (a)

85 Reproduced
608.02

87 Reproduced

608.02 (y)

608.02 (1)

88 Reproduced
Cited.
608.02(1), 711.02(b)

01 Reproduced

92 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

93 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

94 Reproduced
608.03 (a)

95 Reproduced
608.03 (a )

101 Reproduced

708

102 Reproduced
708.01

103 Reproduced
509
Cited
707.02, 1005, 1505
104 Cited.
707, 707.07, 901
105 Reproduced
507.07

106 Reproduced
706
Cited
904.02

107 Reproduced

707.05

Cited

707.05(@), 1610

146 Reproduced

809.02

108 Reproduced

001.02

Rules of practice-Continued

Sec. No.

111 Reproduced

714.02

Cited 608.01(b), 608.02(b), 707.05(b), 707.07(a),

708.02,

714.04, 714.16, 818, S18.03(a), 1002

112

Reproduced

706

Cited

714.02

113

Reproduced

706.07

115 Reproduced

714

116

Reproduced

714.12

Cited.

706.07 (e), 714.13, 1207, 1212

117

Reproduced

703.03 (r)

118

Reproduced

608.04

Cited

608, 608.02, 706.03 (n)

119

Reproduced

714.02

121

Reproduced

714.22

Cited.

714.02, 717.04, 1302:04

123

Reproduced

608.02 ( p)

124

Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125

Reproduced

008.01 (g)

Cited

714.10, 714.20, 1302.02

126

Reproduced

608.01 (j)

Cited

608.01 (n), 1302.01

127

Cited

1002.02

131

Reproduced

715

Cited

706.02, 707.01 (a), 707.02. 707.05 (f),

708.02. 715.01 to 715.09. 904.02, 1101.01

h). 1101.02(a), 1101.63, 1105.03,
1111.06.

132 Repro dei
716

Cited

707.01(a). 707.02, 1105.02, 1105.03

133 Cited
713.01, 713.04

135 Reproduced

711

Cited

710.01, 710.02 (c). 710.02(e),

711.02, 712. 714.01 (a), 714.03

136 Cited
709, 710.02.

710.02(d). 710.02 (e), 712. 714. 13, 1005. 1101.02 (f)

137 Reproduced

711.03 (c)

Cited

711.03, 712

13S Reproduced

711

Cited

608.02(i), 711.01, 1215.01

141 Reproduced

806.04

Cited

710.02 (c), 802, 802.01, 806. 806.04(a),

$06.04(h). 808.01 (a), 809.02, 809.02 (a),

:09.02(b), 809.02(c), 820.

142 Cited
707.07 (1), 802,

*09.02 (c), 811, 818, 818.03 (e), 521-821.03

143 Reproduced

818.03

Cited

802\. 810.03. 818.03 (a).

818.03 (b). 818.03 (e)

144 Reproduced

818.03 (c)

Cited

710.02 (c), 802, 809.02(c), 809.04,

812.01, 818.03 (d), 821, 821.01, 821.02. 1002.02

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited

802

Cited

707.07(1), 802

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608.02 (b)

86 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

139 Reproduced

711.06

Cited

708, 901.03

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Rules

of

practice-Continued

Sec.

No.

147

Reproduced

201.06

Cited

201.11, 602.05(a),

$05.04,

608.02,

714.00.

1302.04

151

Reproduced

1501

152

Reproduced

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153

Reproduced

1503.01

154

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155

Reproduced

1505

161

Reproduced

1602

Cited

1610,

1611

162

Reproduced

1604

163

Reproduced

1605

164

Reproduced

1605

165

Reproduced

1606

Cited

608.02

166

Reproduced

1607

Cited

60S.03

(a)

167

Reproduced

1608

Cited

1610

171

Reproduced

1401.01

172

Reproduced

1401.02

Cited

1401.11

173

Reproduced

1401.06

Cited

1401.11

174

Cited

608.02 (1), 608.02

(k).

1401.05

175

Reproduced

1401.08

176

Reproduced

1401.09

Cited

708.01,

1401.10

177

Reproduced

1401.10

(a)

Cited

1004

178

Reproduced

1401.04

179

Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited

Introduction. 608.04

(c).

711.03(c).

711.03 (d), 714.13.

1002.01.

1208

183

Reproduced

1002

Cited

506.

711

01.

711.05

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited

Introduction.

608.04(2).1103

192

Reproduced

1206

Cited

1204, 1208.

1215.01.

1215.04

193

Reproduced

1208

Cited

707.02. 710.02(b),

1204.

1207.

1209.01.

1211

194

Reproduced

1209

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited

715.09.

716.

1207.

1208

196

Cited

1213.

1213.01,

1214.01,

1214.06

197

Cited __ 1214.01.

1214.02, 1214.03,

1214.06.

1215.04

198

Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1002.02. 1003, 1004,

1214.04.

1216

201

Reproduced

1100

Cited

708, 708.01.

804.03.

1101.01.

1101:01(b)

,

1102.01

(a)

Rules of practice-Continued

Sec. No.
1101.01 (d)

202 Reproduced

Cited
706.05, 1101.01 (a),

1101.01 (c), 1101.01 (e) to 1101.01 (1), 1101.02
(c). 1101.03, 1102.01

203 Reproduced
1101.01 (j)

Cited

706.03(u),

710.02(c), 804.03, 1101.01 (n), 1101.02(a).
1102.01 (a), 1112.02. 1112.04

204 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

715.05, 1101.01 (h), 1101.02(a), 1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102.01 (a)

205 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

1003. 1101.02(€), 1101.02 (d)

206

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

706.03(u), 710.02(c).

710.04 (a ). 1101.02(f), 1205

207

Reproduced

1102

Cited

1101.01 (j)

208

Reproduced

1101.01 (k)

Cited

404, 804.03. 1102.01 (a)

211

Reproduced

1104

212 Reproduced

1103

Cited

1205

215 Cited

1102, 1105.06

226 Cited

1104

227 Cited

1105.05

231 Reproduced

1105

Cited

707.02. 714.16(b), 1101.01 (1),

1101.02 (f). 1102.01 (a), 1105.01 to
1105.07, 1106, 1108. 1109.02, 1110.02.
1111.06, 1111.07. 1111.10, 1112.04

237

Reproduced

1105.05

Cited

707.02, 1101.02(f), 1105.

1105.03, 1105.05,

1105.07, 1110.02, 1112.08

238

Cited

1106.02

244

Cited

1105.05, 1105.07

257

Cited

1109.02, 1110.02

258

Cited

1105.04

262

Cited

1108,

1109.02. 1110.01

265

Cited

1109.02

266

Cited

1108. 1112.05 (a)

291

Reproduced

1309.02

Cited

711.06

292

Cited

706.03 (v)

304

Cited

1214.06

312

Reproduced

714.16

Cited
201.03, 603.01. 707.01 (a ).

713.10, 714.15, 714.16(a) to 714.16(c),

714.20. 1005, 1101.02(e). 1303.01. 1305.
1308.01. 1309.01, 1705.

313 Reproduced

1308

Cited

608.02(1), 711.01.

711.05

314 Cited

1505

316 Reproduced

712

Cited

203.04.

203.07

317 Reproduced

712

321 Reproduced

1403

322 Reproduced

1402

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Rules of practice -- Continued

Bec. No.

323 Reproduced

1402.01

324 Reproduced

1402.01

341 Cited

1702

342

Reproduced

402.01

346 Reproduced

402.04

347 Cited

714.01 (a)

348 Cited

714.01 (a)

Rules of practice

Introduction

8
Same attorney, Interfering applications
1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application_ 201.15

Saturday, Effect on time for response.

710.05

Scientific Library

901.06 (a)

Scientific principle not patentable

706.03 (a)

Scope of claims

904.01 (a)

Scope of class

903.02 (b)

Screening new applications for security re-
view

107.01

Seal

604.01

Foreign application

602.04 (a)

Not required
604.01, 604.03 (a)

Venue

604.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Under Rules 131,
202,204
715.06, 1101.01 (b), 1101.03

Search :

After reversal by Board of Appeals
1214.04

Aids in library

901.06 (a)

Cards, Subclass definitions.
902.02 (b)

Claim analysis

904.01

Field of

904.01 (d )

File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 004.01 (d)

In Group, by member of public.

713.02

Informal application

704

Interference

1101.01 (c)
Notes in class definitions.
902.02 (a)
Notes in file wrapper

717.05

Outlining

904.01 (d)

Patentability report

705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)

Prior examiner's

704

Procedure

704, 904

Restriction requirement

808.02

Selecting pertinent references

904.02

Title

202.02, 306

Unduly extensive and burdensome.

808.01 (a),

809.02(d), 818.02(h)

Search exchange, United States-German __ 1710-1710.02
Secrecy, Pending applications.
Chapter 100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02, 1304

Final rejection

107.02

Interference

107.02, 1111.04

Prosecution

107.02

Review for Secrecy Order

107.01

Security, Application affecting.

107, 108

Security screening of new applications

107.01

Security Group, Cases submitted.
107.01,

109, 706.03(b), 706.03 (8)

Security markings

109

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

008.01 (n)

Shift of election

819

Shortened statutory period. 710.02 to

710.02 (e)

Approval

1005

Distinction from limited time for reply __

1101.02 (f)

Signatory Authority, Full.

707.02

Signatory Authority, Partial

707.01 (a)

Signature:

Administrator or executor

605.05 (a)

Alteration in specification signed

608.01

Amendment

714.01

Signature improper 714.01 (a) to

714.01 (d)

Signature missing

714.01 (a)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney

of

record

714.01 (d)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01 (c)

Applicant

605.04

Applicant changes name 605.04 (c).

717.02

(b)

Applicant unable to write

605.04

(d)

Application completeness

506

Application papers

605.04

Attorney deceased

406

Attorney not of record.

714.01 (€)

Attorney, On each paper filled.

402.04

Correction of name

605.04(c)

Divisional application, Omitted

201.06

Drawing

605.04

(h)

Drawing, Correction on 608.02(u), 608.02 (w)

Express abandonment

711,

711.01

Firm, Proper form of

402.04

Full first name 605.04,

605.04

(b)

Joint applicants

605.04

(f)

Legal representative.

605.05

(a)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Single signature form

605.04 (a)

Title with

605.04 (e)

Uniformity with name 605.04(b),

1503

Signing Examiner's letter.

707.09

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Single signature form

605.04 (a)

Single signature form, Design application

1503

Sketch of proposed drawing change.

608.02(v)

Sketch of subject matter of claims

804.01

(a)

Soft copy, Appeal application 1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

905.02

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint

201.08

Converted from joint

201.03

Converted to joint.

201.03

Division of joint.

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath

602

Sole patent to joint patent

1402.01

Solicitor, Duties 1002,

1002.02

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Special case

Sec. No. 708 to 708.03

Allowable application, Except for form

__

710.02(b),

1301

Appealed case.

1204

Examiner resigns

308.03

Five year pendency

707.02(a)

List

708.01

Petition to make

708.02. 1002.02

Reissue application 706.03(x),

1401.09

Rejected patent claim

1101.02(f)

Remanded

708.01

"Special", Correction of drawing.

608.02 (x)

Special examining procedure

708.02

Species 802.01, 806.04 (a ) to 806.04(1)

Cancellation of Species claims

821.02

Claims restricted to.

806.04 ( e)

Election. (See Election of species.)

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions 802.01,

808.01 ( a )

Mutually exclusive characteristics.

806.04 (f)

Patentability over genus

806.04 (h)

Patentably distinct.

806.04 (h)

Plurai 706.03(k), 808.01

(a). 809.02

Rejection

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Withdrawal of species claims.

800.02 (c)

Specification

608.01

Amendment, Instructions for entry

714.22, 714.23

Arrangement

608.01 (a)

British "provisional" and "complete"

201.15

Changes prior to filing

608.01

Confused by amendments

608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment.

1302.04

to

1302.04 (g)

Correction by initialing

1302,04

Cross-noting of related applications

202.01

Derogatory remarks prohibited.

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

608.04

Parts

608.01 (a)

Reference to copending application

brought

up to date.

1302.04 (f)

Reference to prior patent or application

202.01

Reissue application

1401.08

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

Statement of invention

608.01 (d)

Substitute 608.01

(q), 714.19

Substitute, Amendment including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims.

608.01 (0)

Specification-Continued

Sec. No.

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Handling

608.03 (a)

Specimen, Plant application

1607

Stale oath

602.05

Stamp:

Consular fee

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05 (a)

Group date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02 (a).

608.02(0)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Seal

604.01

Starting material, Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Statement, Examiner's :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

₹11.03

(d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03

(d)

Print of drawing.

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive claims

with

(d)

608.01

Statement of invention, Review on allowance.

1302.01

Status letter

203.08,

1705

Status of applications

102, 203

Abandoned

203.05

Abandoned for failure to pay issue fee

203.07

Allowed or in issue.

203.04

Amended

203.03

Incomplete

203.06

New

203.01

Rejected

203.02

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes :

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03

(b)

Public Law 506 (81st Cong. ) 136. Cited.

604.03

(a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act),

590

O.G. 195, Cited

706.03

(b)

Public Law 86-362, 73 Stat. 643.

710.05

Revised Statute of 1874

Introduction

35 U.S.C. 4 Reproduced

309

35 U.S.C. 6 Reproduced.

1001

Cited Introduction, 710.02,

710.02(c)

35 U.S.C. 7 Reproduced

1203

35 U.S.C. 9 Reproduced

903.01

35 U.S.C. 21 Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 25 Cited

602

35 U.S.C. 41 Cited. 714.16(c)·

1401.11

35 U.S.C. 100 Cited.

706.03

(a)

35 U.S.C. 101 Cited. 201, 701, 706, 706.03 (a),

706.03

(p)

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Sec. No.

35 U.S.C. 102 Cited
201.13,

305.01, 701, 706. 706.02. 706.03 (s),
707.05 (f), 711.06(a), 715.01, 804.03,
901.01, 901.04, 901.05(b), 901.06 (a)
35 U.S.C. 103 Cited.
701,

706, 706.02. 711.06 (a). 715.01. 904.03. 01.06 (a)

35 U.S.C. 104 Cited.
₹15.07 (c)

35 U.S.C. 112 Reproduced.
706.03 (c)

Cited
201.11,

201.15, 608.01, 608.01 (g), 608.01 (k).
608.01 (n). 702.01, 706.03 (h). 706.03 (j).
706.07 (e), 707.02.

35 U.S.C. 115 Cited
604.06. 605.01

35 U.S.C. 116 Cited
201.03. 201.11. 409.03

35 U.S.C. 118 Cited
409.03

35 U.S.C. 119 Cited
201.13,

201.14, 201.14(b). 201.14(c). 202.03.
715.01.1111.10, 1401. 1506

35 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced
201.11

Cited

201.07, 711.02(€),

711.06. 1302.04, 1503.01

35 U.S.C. 121 Reproduced

802

Cited

201.06. 201.07.

706.03 (k), 802.01. 803.01, 804.01, 805

35 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced
701

35 U.S.C. 132 Cited

201.07, 706.03 (0)

35 U.S.C. 133 Cited.
710.01. 710.02. 710.02(b)

35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced
1100

Cited
715.05, 804.03. 1101.02(a),

1101.02 ( f ). 1109, 1305

35 U.S.C. 145 Cited

1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

35 U.S.C. 146 Cited 1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

35 U.S.C. 153 Reproduced.

1309

35 U.S.C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 163 Reproduced

1601

35 U.S.C. 164 Reproduced

1608

35 U.S.C. 171 Reproduced

1500

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced.

1506

Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 181 Cited

107, 107.01

35 U.S.C. 184 Reproduced

107, 706.03 (s)

35 U.S.C. 185 Reproduced

706.03 (s)

35 U.S.C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited

706.03(x), 1305

35 U.S.C. 252 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 253 Cited.

711.06, 1305

35 U.S.C. 254 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 255 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 256 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 261 Cited

301, 302

35 U.S.C. 266 (Repealed )

Reproduced. 607.01

Cited

201.17,

607.01 (a ), 605.01(b)

35 U.S.C. 282 Cited
716. 1701

Statutory authority of Commissioner.

1001

Statutory bar

201.13, 706.03 (s)

Statutory bar, Foreign patent __ 201.13, 706.03 (s), 715

Sec.

No.

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available.

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03

(a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (See also Period for response)

710

Streamlined continuation application.

201.07

Initial review by Primary Examiner

707.02

New oath not required.

602.05

(a)

Time to correct defect.

710.02(c)

Subclass connt.

902.03

(d)

Subclass, List of patent numbers

902.03

(c)

Subcombination :

Aggregation and

806.05

(a)

Combination and 802.01, 806.04 (c),

806.05(a)

Not generic

806.04

(c)

Species

806.04

(b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03

(y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03

(a)

Submission to Classification Group :

Classification of application 903.08 (d).

903.08(e)

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Submission to Commissioner :

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to Patent Security Group :

Atomic Energy, security review

108

"Confidential" application or papers

109

Defense invention, security review

107.01

"Secrecy Order" case

107.01

"Secret" application or papers

107.01

Security determination

107.01

Submission to Drafting Branch :

Estimating cost of correction

608.02

(s)

Rearrangement of Figures

608.02

(t)

Return of drawing

608.02

(y)

Transfer of Figures

608.02

(t)

Submission to Group Director :

Types of action listed 1003.

1001.

1005

Subpoena by court, Application file

1216.02

Substitute application :

Assignment

306

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Substitute attorney

402.03

Substitute for missing hard copy

901.09

Substitute oath

602.02

Substitute specification 608.01

(q),

714.19

Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-

ing

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter

714.20

Sufficiency of disclosure affidavit

716

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03

(u)

Suggested claim made after end of statutory

period

1101.01 (n)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1005.

1101.01(j) to 1101.01(0),

1101.02 (b)

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Sec. No. Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02(c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue

1401.09

(a)

Summary of action

707.07(1)

Summary of Interview

713.04

Summary of invention

608.01

(d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response.

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath

603

After allowance

603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office

709

Design application

1505

Ex parte prosecution during interference.

1103

Junior application

1101.01

(i)

Overlapping applications.

709.01,

1111.03

Primary decides

707.02,

709

Rules

1002

Swearing back of reference.

715

T

Technical rejections.

706.03

Technical documents.

901.06

(a)

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephone call, Multiplicity rejection

706.03

(1)

Telephone number of attorney.

713.01,

714.01

Telephone number of Examiner.

707.08

Not on motion decision

713.06

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408,

713.01

Terminal disclaimer.

1403

Avoiding double patenting rejection

804.02

Routing

508.01

Situations where not applicable

804.03

Termination of proceedings. 201.11,

711.02(c),

712

Terminology in application 608.01

(0),

1302.01

Testamentary. Letters

409.01

(b)

Third action cases.

707.02(a)

Time for filing papers, Right of priority

201.14(a)

Time for response. (Sce also Period

for

response.)

710

Time limit action 710.02.

710.02(c)

Time limit for making suggested claims 1101.01 (m)

Title abstract, Interference.

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application

1401,

1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment

201.12

Title of design application.

1503.01

Title of invention.

606

Title of invention, Piant patent application.

1610

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __

60001,

1302.01

Title report, Interference

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application.

1401,

1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04(e)

Trademark and trade name

608.01

( v)

Transfer of application :

After amendment

303.08(c)

After Classification decision

503.08(g)

Transfer of application-Continued

Sec. No.

Allowable application
903.07 (b)
Decision of Classification Examiner.
903.08 (f)
Divisible inventions.
812

Interference

1101.01 (a), 1101.02

New

903.08 (a)

Primary Examiner's authority

903.08

Procedure
903.08 (a), 903.08(d), 903.06(g)
Submitted to Classification Examiner
903.08(d)
Transfer of class or subclass.
903.05

Transfer of drawing.
608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet.
608.02(j)
Continuation application
608.02 (1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application

608.02(1)

Transfer of U.S. patent

903.05

Transfer of specification.

608.01 (t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.15

Translator, Patent Office.

901.05 (d), 901.06 (a)

Translations available, index.

901.06 (a)

Traverse-Answer all matters.

707.07 (f)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818

818.03 to $18.08 (d), 821.01, 821.02

Traverse. Rejection of linking claim

818.03 (d)

Two periods for response running.

710.04

Types of applications.

201

U

U.S.C.

Introduction

Unavailable inventor.

409, 409.03

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (e)

Unclaimed subject matter.

305.01

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Underwood card digest.

901.06 (a)

Undue breadth rejection

706.03 (z)

"United States of America". Foreign language

names

901.05 (a)

Unofficial digests

903.02

Unsigned amendment.

711, 714.01 (a)

Unsigned drawing.

605.04 (h)

Utility. Asbtract. Statement of the

608.01 (b)

Utility lacking, Rejection.

706.03 (p)

Utility patent

201, 901.04

Utility required.

608.01 (p)

V

Vagne and indefinite rejection.

706.03 (d)

Venue

604.02

W

Waived patent rights-defensive publication.

711.06

Waiver of rejection.

707.07(e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Withdrawal from issue.

1308

Amendment crossing allowance.

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

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Sec. No.

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (1)

Interference purposes

1308.02

Motion under Rule 231

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(1) , 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (0)

Withdrawal of appealed claim

1214.05, 1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.05, 402.08

Withdrawal of claims :

To species

809.02 (c)

To non-elected invention 821.01,

821.02, 821.03

Withdrawal of final rejection

Sec. No. 706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing

1208.02

Premature final

706.07 (d)

Primary decides

707.02

Withholding from allowance, Design application.

1505

Wrapper. (See also File wrapper.)

717

Wrong Group, Papers sent to

508.01

X

X-series of patents

901.04

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