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# Index

A A.I. series of patents

Sec. No.

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also ment).

Abandon-

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Destruction of

711.04

Disposal

103, 711.04

Fee on petition to revive.

711.03 (c)

Issue fee, failure to pay

203.07, 712

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering

711.04 (b), 905.03

Petition, Period for response after

1002

Reference use

901.02

Referred to in issued patent

103

Retention label

1302.07

Revival

711.03 (c), 1002.02

Stored

711.04 (a)

When open to the public.

103

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

Failure to prosecute.

711.02

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 appeal.

1210

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)

Abandonment-Continued

Sec. No

Shortened time limit

710.02

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02 (d)

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

711.08

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, 106

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 (1)

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.

1004

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

1004

Response time computation

710,01 (a)

Restriction requirement

Chapter 800

Returned

707.13

Review

Introduction

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Action -- Continued

Sec.

No.

Shortened time limit.

710.02

Supplemental

710.08.

714.05

Suspension

700

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Group Director's attention.

1004

Third, SPE reviews.

702.02(a)

Additional improvement series of patents.

901.04

Address of applicant

605.03

Address of Patent Office

501

Administration, Letters of

409.01

(b),

409.01 (c),

409.01

(e)

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

715.00

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

715.09

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

Brc. No.

Aggregation and subcombination
806.05 (a),

809.03 (s)

Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Alien Property Custodian publication
901.06 (c)
Allowance and issue (see also Allowed appli-
cation)
1800

Abandonment after
711.05

Administrator's signature amended

605.05 (a)

All claims allowed, Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's
1302.04
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

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)

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- 608.02 (w)

ment

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. ( Sec Examiner's

amendment. )

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

File wrapper notation

1802.00

Final review

1802

First action-cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1862.08

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters

714.16, 1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and

changes

714.16, 1902.04

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

International classification

903.09

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1909

Issue and Gazette Branch. Jurisdiction of

case

1305

Issue in another Group without transfer __

903.07(b)

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Letter of allowability

714.13

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 (d)

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

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.

1302.03

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (f)

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)

Sizning file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01, 710.02(b), 1301

Specification, Clean copy required.

608.01 (z).

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Status letter of allowability

1302.03

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (0)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Allowance and issue -- Continued
Bec. No.
Terminology correspondence of specification
and claims
1302.01

Title of invention

1302.01. 1302.04 (4)

Title change by Examiner.

608.01, 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 (scc also Allowance and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data
1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (i), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1004. 1101.01 (0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

706.04

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. 1004

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

(b).

1105.03

Order 3311

714.16(đ)

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

714.10

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Amendment -- Continued

See. No.

Board rejection avoided

1214.01

Brackets required.

714.22

Canceled matter restored 608.01

(s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims 1215.01 to

1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis 608.01

(0)

Claim numbering 608.01

(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

Declaration

602.01

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.

714.10

File wrapper endorsement 714.18,

717.01

Formal matters

714.02

Fully responsive.

714.02

Heading

502

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)

Amendment-Continued

Sec. No.

Ink. Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.08

Joint to sole, Interference.

1111.07

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner.

714.19

Late " 710.02(d),

711,

714.17

Literature citation in specification

808.01

(p)

Motion under Rule 231, Case in issue

714.18 (b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02

(b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (Sce 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

₹14.02,

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. { Sce also Amendment after

allow-

714.16

ance.)

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)

Solicitor has application.

714.18

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

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Sec. No.

Analogous art

004.01

(c)

Analysis of claims

004.01

Answer all matters traversed.

707.07

(f)

Answer on remand.

1212

Apparatus, Process or product and.

806.05(e)

to

806.05 (g)

Appeal

Chapter

1200

Abandonment

1210

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.

714.13

Amendment makes case allowable

1206

Answer. Examiner's

1208

Better reference before brief

1207

Board remands case to Examiner

1208,

1210

Brief

1206

Cancellation of withdrawn claims

1214.05

Civil Suits

1216.02

Claims copied from patent, Time limit __

710.02(c)

Claims included

1205

Concurrently with Interference. 1103.

1205.

1210

Concurrently with prosecution before

Ex-

aminer

1205,

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

Form 41

1205

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

1200

Patentability report case.

705.01

(a)

Prerequisite

1205

Primary Examiner's attention

707.02

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Publication of decision

1214

Recommendation of Board

1213.01

Appeal-Continued

Bec. No.

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 306.00

(1), 1207,

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer.

1208

"Secrecy order" case.

107.02

Time for filing brief.

1206

Withdrawal 711.02 (b),

1215.01,

1215.02

Withdrawal of final rejection

1208.02

Withdrawal, Partial

1214.05,

1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable.

1002,

1201

Applicant (sec also Inventor)

605

Administrator or executor.

605.05

Citizenship

605.01

Discourtesy

714.23

Heir 409.01

(a),

409.01 (d)

Joint

201.02, 201.03,

605

Other than inventor

409.03

Post Office address

605.03

Power to inspect.

104

Reply ( see Amendment, Response)

Residence

605.02

Self prosecuted case.

707.07(j)

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

(b)

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Application-Continued

Sec.

No.

Common ownership

305.

706.08(k), 709.01. 822, 1101.01

(b)

Complete

508,

000

Conflicting, same applicant 304, 708.03 (k),

709.01, 804, 822,

822.01

Content Chapter

600

Continuation. (See also Continuation.)

201.07

Continuation-in-part. (See also Continuation-

in-part)

201.08

Continuing

201.11

Convertibility

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished Chapter

600

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. (See also Divisional application. ) _

201.06

English language

608.01

Fee exempt 201.17,

607.01

Fee filed

607

Field of the invention 608.01

(c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503,

505

Five year pendency 707.02

(a)

Foreign. (See also Foreign application. )

201.14

Form Chapter

600

Government-owned :

"Act of 1883"

210.

17

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Incomplete

500

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

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Application -- Continued

Sec. No.

Joint to sole

201.02

Joint to sole, Interference.

1111.07

Jurisdiction

1305

"Mechanical"

201

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

New

203.01

Old

203.03

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
^01.04

Parts
Ch: ~ 200

Pending five years

70\. 4\)

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

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch
504

Reissue.

(See also Reissue application.)

Rejected

Chapter 1400

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 (o)

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, 508

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 )

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Sac. No.

Assigned application :

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304.

305, 706.03(k), 822,

1101.01(b)

Endorsing assignments

303

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

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

30G

Power to inspect

101, 104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.07

Assignment

301

Access

301.01

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Continuing application

301.01,

306

Conveys ownership

201.12

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,

403

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.

10%

Associate

402.02,

406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name

402.04

(a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged

008.02 (1)

Conflicting parties have same

404

Correspondence with associate.

403.01

Attorney-Continued

Sec. No.

Death

400

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview

105, 713.05

Discourtesy

T14.25

Excluded from practice.

105

Inspection

101, 104

Interfering cases. 402.08, 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Interview

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant

403.02

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. (Sce 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(3)

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 (b)

Base claim rejected.

608.01 (n)

B.I.R.P.I.

201.13

Blue slip 902.03(b), 903.07,

1302.10

Blue slip. Signatures

303.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing.

608.02(v)

Board of Appeals (acc 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

901.08 (b)

Borrowing references from Examining Group

__ 901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

592

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See. No.

Branch :

Application. 508 to 506.01,

508, 508.01

Drafting

507

Mail

501

Breadth, Undue

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)

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, Cancellation of drawing figures

1216. 1216.01 608.02 (t)

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

60S.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

Form

1402.02

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.

905.05

Checklist of pages.

vi

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Chemical practice

715.03

Circulars, Purpose.

Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.06 (a )

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (¢)

Allowance. Listing na

1302.12

Applicant's 707.05(h), 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

705.01(e)

Citation-Continued

Sec. No.

Examiner's answer.

1208

Foreign patent data
901.05(a)

901.05 (b)
Foreign printed applications

Incorrect

707.05(g), 710.06

Literature, In specification
608.01 (p)

Memorandum

707.06

Notices

707.06

Orders

707.06

Patents, U.S.

901.04

Publications

707.05(e)

Periodical

707.05(e), 901.06

References

707.05

Allowance in first action.

1302.12

By applicant

707.05 (d), 1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art
813, 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. 1109.02. 1111.09

Claim

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.

₹11.01

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
60S

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 (o)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied from

patent.)

Correspondence with disclosure
706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (1)

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)

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Claim-Continued

Sec.

No.

Fees, dependent

608.01

(m)

File wrapper notation.

1302.09

Filing fee insufficient.

506

Form

008.01

(m)

Functional.

706.03(c)

Generic. (See also Generic claim.)

806.04(d)

Illustrated by drawing

608.02 (e),

706.03(n)

Inaccurate

705.03

(a)

Incomplete

706.03 (1),

707.00(1)

Indefinite

708.03(d)

Independent

008.01

( D)

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"

708.03

(¥)

"Markush," Support

608.01

(p)

Multiplied

706.03(k),

706.03(1)

Negative limitation

706.03

(d)

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

(1)

"O.G."

1302.09

Original

608.01 (1),

706.03

(n)

Patentably distinct.

706.03(k)

Plant application

1605,

1610

Priority

201.14

(b)

Product, Functional.

708.03

(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

(đ)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03

(₸)

Statutory requirement.

608.01

(k)

Suggested for interference.

1003,

1101.01

(j) to

1101.01 (0),

1101.02

(b)

Suggested for interference, Failure

to

make

706.03

(0)

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

(D)

Claim -- Continued
Bec. No.
Varying scope.
808.02 ( zA)
With motion granted in part.
714.20
Withdrawal of appealed claim
1214.05. 1215.03

Claim copied from patent
710.04(3), 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 (1)

Interference pending.

1111.05

Late amendment

714.19

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. ( See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents

803.03

Indices

902.03

Manual
902.01

Non-patent literature
901.06 (b)

902.03 (c)

Numerical index.

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of.

903.05

Patent index
902,03 (a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

803.02 (a)

Rules governing applications.
903.08(e)

Slip

803.07, 1302.10

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, International

903.09

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)

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Classification of application-Continued

Bec. No.

Disputed

903.08(a),

003.08(d), 903.08(?) , 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,

303.08 (e)

New application, By Primary

903.08(b)
Rules governing.
903.08 (e)

Transfer to another Group

903.08(a),

903.08 (d) , 903.08 (g)

Classification on patent copies.

903.04

Clean copy
608.01 (q), 1302.02

Clerk, Duties. (Sec the Manual of Clerical
Procedure.)

Closed prosecution except for formal mat-
ters
710.02(b)

Code of Federal Regulations,

Introduction

Combination. Old Restriction.

806.05(b), 820.01

Combination and aggregation ___ 706.03(1), 706.03(j)

Combination and subcombination

S02.01.

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(đ)

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(h)

105

Communication with disbarred attorney

Companion case. Retention label.

1302.07

"Complete" specification. British.
201.15

Conception

715.07

Concordance, International and United States
classification
903.09

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

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Constitutional basis for patents.

Sec. No. Introduction

Constructive election 318.02(a),

818.02(c)

Constructive reduction to practice

715.07

Consolar certificate.

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01

(d)

Cousnlar certificate, Omission.

004.04

(8)

Consular fee stamp

604.05

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)

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.

1002.02

Reference to parent case

201.11

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.

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. ( Scc Claim copied from

patent. )

"Copier" copies

714.07

Copy of foreign application, Certified.

201.14

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See. No.

Correction of drawing.
608.02 (p)
Approval by Examiner.
608.02(x)
Blueprint
608.02(v)

"Corrected" stamp.

808.02(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)

Correction of patent

Chapter 1400

Certificate of correction.

1002.02, 1402

Reissue. ( Scc 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

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

With whom held,

403

Correspondence and Mail Branch

501

Correspondence under rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to 1101.01(i)

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 (1)

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 date

related application

brought

up to 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

003.07 (a )

Ordering

903.06

Required for all claimed disclosure.

903.07 (a)

D-10 Notice.

107.02. 1804, 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

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

On interference motion

1105 to 1105.07

Publication of

707.06

Declaration

602

Amendment

602.01

Date

602.05

Defective

602.03

Substitute

602.02

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

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Design-Continued

Sec. No.

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

New matter

1503.02

Novelty

1504

Object. Design for.

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Priority

1506

Requirement for restriction

1504

Reproducible

1502

Rules applicable

1501

Sample

1503.02

Search

1504

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503.01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application.

201.13

Subject matter.

1502

Term of

1505

Title

1503.01

Visual characteristics

1502

Design patent series.

901.04

Difference between shortened statutory period

and time limit.

710.02(đ)

Diligence in converting application

201.03

Diligence of status inquiry

203.08

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __

715.07,

715.07 (a)

Director's functions. 1002.02,

1003, 1004

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)

Disclosure-Continued

Sec.

No.

Claimed

901.0

Common, Parent end continuing

application

__

201.11

Completeness

608.01

(p)

Correspondence with claims

706.03

(n)

Detailed description

008.01

(g)

Document

1706

Foreign application

201.15

Incorporation by reference.

808.01

(p)

Insufficient

201.11,

608.01

(p)

Later filed application

608.01

(p)

Original claim. 608.01

(1),

708.03

(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

Support for claims.

706.03

(n)

Trademark

608.01

(v)

Trade name

608.01

(v)

Utility

608.01

(p)

Disclosure Document Program

1706

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25,

1003

"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 (see Restriction Election ; Election

of

species ; Divisional Application)

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(1)

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.

1002.02

Reference to parent application.

201.11

Reissue

1401.10(a)

Reissue, Refer to Group Director.

1004

Rule 147 application

201.08

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint.

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Document, Disclosure

1706

Double correspondence.

403

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Sec.

No.

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Claimed subject matter

806.01

Design application

1504

Definition

804

Distinct and independent inventions.

804,

804.01. 806.05

Rejection

706.00(E),

804,

804.01. 804.02

Rejection nullification.

804.01

Same assignee 305-305.02, 706.03(k),

804.03. 822

Same inventor

703.03 (k),

806.04 (h) to 806.04(1) , 806.05, 822, 822.01

Species and genus 806.04 (h) to

806.04(1)

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),

605.02(0)

Drawing

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

606.01 (1)

Approval stamp

608.02

Attorney's name.

605.04(h)

Attorney's name, Change.

608.02 (a)

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 (0)

Colored plant.

1606

Complete illustration 608.02 (d).

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02(e)

Content of.

609.02 (d)

Correction. (See 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 (b)

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 608.02 (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

606.02 (e)

Inartistic arrangement

606.02(t)

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

1401.05

Drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

Informal 507,

608.02(b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman.

608.02 (a)

"Inventor"

305.04 (L)

Kept in Examining Group.

€08.02 (c)

Mail Branch stamp.

608.02 (G)

Modification illustrated.

608.02 (f)

Name of applicant

605.04 (b)

Name of attorney changed

608.02 (1)

Necessary for fling date.

506, 608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

€08.04

New, When required 608.02(a).

608.02(x)

Not received.

608.02 (h)

Not returned

608.02(7)

Objection

507

"O.G."

1302.09

Patented case.

905.03

Photographs

608.02

Photoprint

608.02 (a)

Plant application

1606

Prepared by Patent Office

60S.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)

Section lines

60S.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 (r)

Substitute

608.02 (h)

Sufficiency, Determined by Examiner.

608.02(e)

Transfer

608.02 (i)

Transfer to reissue 608.02(k),

1401.05

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)

Drug disclosure guidelines

608.01 (p)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

303.03

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Ber. No.

Duplicate papers, Plant application __ 1603, 1000, 1610

Duty to Inquire

203.08

E

"Easily Erasable" paper.
608.01, 714.07
Effective date, Declassified matter.
707.05(f)

706.02.

Effective date, Reference patent.

707.05(e), 715. 715.01

Effective filing date, Continuing application __ 201.11,
708

Effective filling date, International Conven-

tion

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Election. (Sce also Restriction ; Election of spe-

cies. )

Chapter 800

Action on nonelected claims, Election not

waived

819

After multiplicity rejection

706.03 (1)

After restriction.

81S

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims

821 to 821.03

Applicant must make

S18.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting claims

804,

822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Fixed by action on merits

$18.02 (a)

Implied

818.02 (a). 818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived.

820.01

Optional cancellation

$18.02(e)

Original presentation

818.02(a)

Shift

819.01

818\.

Traverse

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

Election of species :

Action after.

500.02(e)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

$00.02(a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims.

$13.02(c)

Design application

1504

Implied 818.02 (a).

818.02(c)

Reissue application.

1401.10

Requirement 800.02(a),

509.02(b)

Species claims lacking. 809.02 (đ).

$18.02(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.

i __

714.18

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper

717.01

Entry on Face of flie wrapper.

717.02. 717.02(h)

Equity (civil action) :

Under 35 U.S.C. 145.

1214.01. 1215.05.

1216.02

Under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109.

1109.01. 1109.02.

1111.09

Equivalents in art

204.01

(h)

Erasable (specially coated) paper.

608.01

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Erasure in specification, Before allowance.
1302.01
Erasure in specification, Before Execution.
808.01
Estimate of cost of correcting drawings ____ 608.02(s)
Bstoppel, Defensive publication.
711.06
Estoppel, Interference.
1109.02, 1110, 1110.02

Examination of application :

Order of. Piecemeal

708 to 708.03

707.07 (g)

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.09

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner :

Assignment of application for examination

903.08 (b)

Classification. (Scc also aminer. )

Classification

ex-

903

Expressing Opinion on

Validity

1701

New, Action indicated by

Primary

707.01

Primary. Actions requiring personal atten-

tion

707.02

Primary, Name on flie wrapper.

1302.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Suggestion of allowable claims.

707.07(j)

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 brought up to

date

201.11,

1302.01

Defensive Publication

711.06

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 )

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

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Sec. No.

Examiner's letter. (Sec also Action; Letter,
Examiner's.)
707
Examiner's statement. (See Examiner's an-

awer.)

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

Executive Order No. 5464.
1608

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

710.02 (e),

Extension of shortened response period

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

filled application

607

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

Return

508.01, 607.02

Fee, Issue :

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Fee,

Petition to revive.

711.03 (c)

Fee

stamp: Consular

604.05

Field of search

708.03, 904.01 (d )

Field of search. Notation by Examiner

705.01 (a),

715.05, 904.01 (d)

File wrapper

717

Action entered

707.10

Allowed case data entered

1302.09

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers.

717.01 (a)

File wrapper-Continued

Sec.

No.

Assignment endorsement

303

Classification data

717.08

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error

717.02

Data entered on 710.05,

717.02,

1902.09

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 ciaims

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

Return

506.01,

607.02

Filing receipt

503

Final action. (See Allowance and issue rejection. )

; Final

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

708.07

(c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07

(d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special

708.01

When proper 706.07. 706.07

(#),

706.07 (b)

Withdrawal

706.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

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Bec. No.

Final rejection-Continued

Bec.

No.

Withdrawal of premature.

706.07

(d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal.

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.08

Firma 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)

Flow sheet

608.03

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)

Classification

903.03

Duplicates

903.03

Journals

901.06

(a)

Library

901.06

(a)

Listing at allowance.

1302.12

Ordering

901.05

(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

(d)

Unlicensed. Same applicant

706.03

(s)

Foreign priority

201.13,

214.14

Foreword

III

Forfeited application.

712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

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Forfeiture (failure to pay issue fee)
712
Formal matter:

Allowance and Issue
1502.01, 1902.02. 1902.04

Amendment of case in issue
714.16

Claira allowable except for

707.07 (5)

Response to objection
714.02

Review of actions involving
Introduction

Right of priority.
201.14

Specification format

008.01

When taken up.

707.07(a), 707.07(e), 707.07(1).

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

708.07

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

PO-14

905.02

OF-25

905.05

POL-37 707.05(g), 812.01, 1302.04,

1302.12

PO-84

1208

POL-86

1608

PO-97

1302.04

PO-125 711.04 (b), 005.03,

905.05

PO-150

1302.07

PO-152

602.02.

602.03, 602.05. 604.02, 605.02, 605.03, 707, 707.07 (a )

PO-205

1704

PO-206

1704

PO-250 901.06 (a). 901.06 (b), 905.01,

1706

PO-261

1112.05

PO-262 1112.05, 1204, 1207

PO-270 902.03 (b), 903.07, 903.09,

1302.10

POL-271 714.16(d), 714.16(e),

1101.02(g)

PO-290

1705

PO-303 708.02,

714,13

POL-316

707.05(g)

POL-319

714.03

PO-326 708.07. 707.04. 710.02(b),

812.01

POL-327 708.02, 710.02(e),

711.01,

711.02, 714.13, 714.17. 1207,

1302.03

PO-328

903.07

PO-364 608.02(x). 1309

PO-447 903.08 (a), 903.08

(d)

PO-516

1705

PO-525

1705

PO-528

1705

PO-531

1705

PO-532

1705

PO-533

1705

PO-690

1705

PO-690E 903.03.

1705

PO-550 303. 1101.01(0), 1101.02.

1101.02(a). 1102.01. 1102.01 (a), 1106.02, 1112.05

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Forms and form letters-Continued
See, No.

707, 707.05. 707.05(a),
PO-892

707.05(b), 707.05(c), 707.05(e), 1208.01

PO-912

1705

PO-948

507, 608.02, 707, 707.07 (a)

PO-952

1710.02

PO-1002

201.14(b), 201.14(c),

605.02

PO-1050

1402.02

POL-1084

608.02 (a)

Form 1121

903.03

PO-1122

903.03

Fourth or subsequent action.

1304

Frivolous invention
706.03(p)

Full faith and credit in prior Examiner's ac-
tion
704, 706.04
Full name.
605.04 (b)
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 (j)

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

German search exchange

1710-1710.02

Government-owned application :

"Act of 1883"

201. 17

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15,

901.05 (a)

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

Guardian, Anthority recorded

409.02

Guardian of insane inventor

409.02

Guidelines for drug disclosures.

608.01 (p)

H

Hand delivery of papers.

502, 714.13

Hearing on appeal

1200

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

Sec. No.
I

Identity of inventors.
201.13

608.01 (@)
Idiomatic English

Implied election

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Improper joinder, Effect on patent

805

706.03 (n)

Inaccurate Incomplete

claim 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

508.01

Using again

506.01,

608.01 (u)

Incomplete

claim, Rejection

706.03 (f)

Incomplete

response

711.03 (a)

Incomplete

response. Time

for

completing_

710.02(c).

711, 714.03

Incorporation by reference.

608.01 (p)

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

₹17.04

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 (1)

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

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

106.01

Control of, By assignee

106

Patent file

103

Petition

103,

1002.02

Right of.

103.

104, 106

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Insufficient disclosure

Sec. No. 608.01 (p)

Continuation-in-part fied

201.11

Insomcient response

711.02 (a)

Inter-American Convention.

201.18

Interference

Chapter 1110

Abandonment of contest

1108,

1110, 1110.01

Abstract of title in patented file

1101.02

Action after award of priority

1107,

Action after award of priority, Losing party_ 1109.02

Action

after

award of

priority,

Winning

party

1100.01

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.

1101.01 (a)

Applications in different groups.

1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same

1101.01 (k),

Dissolution on motion of examiner

1105.05

1102.01 (a)

Dissolution on motion of examiner. Requires

attention of primary

707.02

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 (see also Claim
copied from patent)
1101.02 to 1101.02(g)
Claim interpretation
1101
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 (0)

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

Foreign application relied on :

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (g)

counts

1101.02 (c)

Claims of patent, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

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Interference-Continued
Sec. No.

Common ownership.

305, 305.02, 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Concurrent with Appeal.

1103

Conflicting parties, Same attorney.
1101.01 (*)
Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01 (e),

1102.01 (R )

Continuation-in-part

of earlier

applica-

1109 to 1109.02

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 (đ)

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 (j), 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)

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

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)

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

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Interference -- Continued

Foreign application relied on-Continued

Sec. No.

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

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Initial Memorandum 1102.01. 1102.01 (a

),

1112.05

Initiating

1112.05

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 (1)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to

Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference

1104

Jurisdiction of patent.

1104

Letter to Examiner of Interferences.

1102.01 (a)

Losing parts. treatment of claims.

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's application

1102.02

Memorandum initiating.

1112.05

"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

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 /0)

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

Interference-Continued
Sec. No.
Parties, All claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01(0)
Patent and application in different Groups .. 1101.02
Patentability reports.
1111.11
Patent Interference Examiner may be con-
suited
1101.01 (c)

Petition for reconsideration of decision on
motion

1105.07

Phantom Count.

1101.02

Plural interferences.

1102.01

402.08

Power of attorney filed.

1101.01 (e)

Primary Examiner initiates

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, 1103.02

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

Response to suggestion of claims.

710.02(c),

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 (€), 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

Substitute attorney appointed.

402.03

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit.

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

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 affi-

davit

715.07(b)

Title search of patent.

1101.02

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Interference -- Continued

Sec. No.

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.

1106.05

Interlineation in specification before

execution_

608.01

International classification

903.09

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

Introduction

1

Invention. ( Sce Patent : Rejection.)

Invention, Brief summary

608.01

(d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (scc alzo Applicant)

605

Deceased.

409

to 409.01

(f)

Heirs.

409.01(a).

409.01(d)

Insane

409,

409.02

Representative

400,

401

Residence

605.02

Self-prosecuted case

707.07

(j)

Unavailable

409.

409.03

Inventive entity 804,

804.03.

822.

822.01

Inventors' Certificate.

201.13

Issne. ( Scc Allowance and issue.)

Ixsne and Gazette Branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case

1309.01

See. No.

Issue fee:

Calculation

1306

Failure to pay

712, 1308

Interfering case, Not applied.

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Issue of patent.

1309

Issue of patent to assignee.

307

Issue slip 902.03

(b), 903.07

Issuing in another Group without transfer __

903.07 (b)

J

Jacket. (Scc 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

I.

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers

608.01

Laws. Patent ( scc also Statutes)
Introduction

Legal representative's signature on drawing_ 605.05 (a)
Letter ( see 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 ( scc 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)

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued

Sec.

No.

Claim summary.

707.07(1)

Complete and clear.

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05

(g)

Date stamped.

707.11

Decision on mation

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 end

of

letter

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

(đ)

Piecemeal prosecution.

707.07

(g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preliminary amendment in new case.

707.04

Primary signs.

707.09

Primary's attention required, List

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)

Remalling

707.13,

710.06

Restriction requirement

817

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

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

(1)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Letters, Receipt and handling. Chapter

500

Sec. No.

Letters of administration

409.01 (b),

409.01 (c),

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. (Scc 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),

806.05 (g)

Mail :

Depositing papers

502

Distribution

501

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 (¥)

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

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals.

Introduction

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)

Military Officer Notary

604.03 (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

"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

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Motion ( Interference) --- Continued

Sec. No.

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(c)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

805.04 (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. (Sce Signature.) Uniformity with signature

605.04 (b)

Names used in trade.

608.01 (+)

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 (a)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

707.01

New Examiner. Letters of

New matter :

608.04

Amendment of disclosure.

608.04 (c)

Appealable

706.03 (0)

Claim

608.04 (c)

Claim, Appealable

608.01 (0)

Claim terminology

201.07

Continuation application

1503.02

Design application

608.04

Disclosure

201.06

Divisional application

608.04

Drawing

608.04 (a)

Inherent characteristics

608.04(c)

Petitionable

608.04 (b)

Preliminary amendment

Rejection
706.03 (0)

Reissue application
1401.06, 1401.07

608.04 (c)
Specification, Petitionable

714.20

Substitute specification

603

Supplemental oath

608.01 (v)

Trademark definition

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference

1101.01

Sec. No.

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

909.02 (€)

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.

608.01(j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Numbering paragraphs of letter.

707.07(k)

0

Oath :

After appeal

1212

Antedating patent for interference ( Rule

204) 1101.02, 1101.02 (a), 1101.03

Antedating reference. ( Scc 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(i)

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

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Sec. No.

Oath, Antedating reference (See also Affidavit,

Antedating reference. Rule 131)

715

Oath, Original, Rule 65

002

Administering

001

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.06

Consular certificate "

604.04

Date of execution.

602.05

Declaration, Rule 68.

612

Defective 602.01, 602.02,

602. 03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application 602.05 (2)

Execution

644

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed. 201.14,

202 04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.00

"Joint"

602

New required. 602.01, 602.02, 707.07 (b)

Notary

60403

Notary certificate

602.01

Old at time of filing.

60205

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.

813

After allowance. 603.01.

714.16

New matter

608.04

Object of invention. 608.01 (đ)

Objection contrasted with rejection.

706.01

Objection, Dependent claims 608.01

(D)

Objection to formal matters. When made __ 707.07(a).

Obvious error, Correction 1302.04.

135

Obvious method. 706.03

(g)

Obviously informal application.

702 01

Offer to surrender original patent 1401.01,

1401.04

Office date stamp. 505, 710.01 (a ),

714.15

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), 706.03/1)

Old combination, Division 806.05 (b),

$20.01

Omnibus claim 706.03

/ b ;

Cancellation

1302.04.

Operative example. 608.01

/p)

Operativeness, Showing 608.03.

716

Opposition to issue of patent

1309.02

Oral hearing on appeal

190

Order 3311 amendments

714.16(đ !

Order, Citation

707.66

Order, Classifleation

902.64

Order of examination 708 to 708.08

Order of examination. Patentability report __ 705.01 //:

Sec. No.

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
GOS.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\.

706.03 (t), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b). 1111.03

Overlapping claims.

804.02

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 application data, Cross-noting.

201.11

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

901.08

Claim copied. (See 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. (Sec Foreign patent.)

Index

902.03

(a)

Interference 1101.02 to 1101.02

(g)

Joint to sole

1402.01

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Patent-Continued

Sec. No.
Jurisdiction
1305
Laws (sec 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

Printing priority
1309
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 («ce also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised)
Introduction
Patentability. ( See Rejection.)

Patentability report.

705

Action not counted. 705,

705.01 (c)

Allowance

705.01 (d)

Appeal

705.01 (a)

Date status.

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners

705.01 (a)

Drawing

608.02 ( 1)

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 (e)

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (d)

Procedure

705.01 (a)

Purpose

705.01 (e)

Recording

705.01(*)

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

"Directory of attorneys and agents"

1706

"Official Gazette"

1703

"Patent Laws"

Introduction

Patent Office publications-Continued

Sec. No.

"Rules of Practice of the United States Patent

Office in Patent Cases".

Introduction

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),

1004

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.

1004

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)

Statutory period.

710.01

How computed.

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(¢)

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)

Pertinent prior art.

904.02

Petition :

Abandonment holding 711.03(c),

711.03

(d)

Abandonment - holding. Examiner's

state-

ment

711.03(d)

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Petition-Continued

Sec. No.

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

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

Restriction requirement holding

821.01

Revival 711.03

(€),

1002.02

Revival, appealed case

1215.04

Special status

708.02

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Petitionable matter

1201

Phantom interference count.

1101.02

Philippines-United States search exchange.

1711

Photograph as drawing.

608.02

Photoprint as drawing

608.02

(a)

Photoprint, Ordering.

905.01

l'iecemeal prosecution

707.07

(g)

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

Plant patent application-Continued

Sec. No.

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 Card-Self addressed

503

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

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.

601

Invalid

402

Joint applicant.

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record 406,

714.01 (c)

Notice of revocation.

402.05

Post Office address

601.02

Revocation 402.05.

402.07

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

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)

Preliminary Statement date.

1105.06

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)

Examiner's notation on.

608.02(m)

File wrapper

717.01 (b)

Kept in examining group

608.02(c)

Marking

608.02 (m)

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Print of drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

New application
508

Patentability report
705.01 (d)

Reissue application
008.02(k)

Returned drawing.

608.02 (3)

Sketch
608.02(v)

Printed matter nonstatutory
706.03 (a)

"Printer waiting"
1309.01

Printer's Proof, Correction
1309.01

Printing priority
1309

Prior art. (See 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-patent printing.

1309

Priority practice.

201.14(b), 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 (r)

Publication, Defensive.

711.06. 711.06 (a)

Publications of abstracts.

711.06. 711.06 (a)

Publications :

Citing
707.05 (e), 901.06

707.05 (f)

Declassified

Own, as reference.

715.01(c)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02(b). 714.14

R

Ratification of papers filed :

Death of attorney
406

Death of inventor.

409.01

Signature improper or lacking.

711, 714.01 (a)

Telegram amendment.

714.08

Receipt, Office date stamp __ 502, 505, 710.01 (a). 714.18

Receipt for papers filed.

503, 717.01 (a):

Receipt of mail and papers.

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Reciprocal legislation

See. No. 201.13

Reclassification of classes

003.02(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 abandonment.

711.08

Based on insufficient response.

711.03(a)

Based on failure to respond within period_ 711.63(b)

Record books, Examining Group.

1704

Recording assignment

302

Reduction to practice.

₹15.07

Reference :

A.I. patent

901.04

A.P.C. publication.

901.06 (c)

Abandoned application.

901.02

Abbreviatures

001.06 (đ)

Abstracts

001.06 (đ)

Additional

707.05 (đ)

After allowance

1308.01

After appeal.

1208.01

Analogous art

904.01 (c)

Antedating. (See also Affidavit, Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

715

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(c), 1302.12

Claims foreign date

715.01

Combination of references

708.02

Copending

706.02

Cross. How cited.

707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05(f)

Defensive publications

901.06 (d)

Effective date, Patent __ 706.02, 707.05 (e),

715, 715.01

Equivalents

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent. 707.05(e),

901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901.02

Incorrect citation 707.05(g),

1302.12

Joint patent to applicant and another 715.01 (a)

Listing at allowance. 1302.12, 1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance

1308.01

Ordering official cross

903.06

Overcome under Rule 131. (See 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)

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Reference-Continued

See.

No.

Swearing back. ( See 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 Section

707.05(a),

707.07

(b).

707.12

Reference to foreign application

202.03,

202.04

Reference to prior patent.

608.01

(c).

608.01 (p),

608.01 ( r)

Reference to related application.

(See

Cross-

noting.)

Reference to related application

for

disclo-

sure

608.01

(p)

Re-file application

201.10

Refund of fees

607.02

Refusal to enter amendment, petition.

1002.02

Register of applications. Application

Branch

504

Register of applications, Examining

Group.

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent.

402.

1702

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

Applicant

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-

tion

1401.09

Claim. Same invention as original

patent

1401.07

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

Divisional application

1004,

1401.10

(a)

Drawing

608.02(k),

1401.05

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

Reissue application -- Continued

Sec. No.

List of references

1401.11

Misfoinder 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 (i),

1308.01

After allowance of claim

706.04

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)

Aggregation

706.03 (i)

All valid grounds

707.07 (g)

Alternative phrases

706.03 (d)

Anticipation, Full

707.07(d)

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 (%)

Board of Appeals introduces

1214.01

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Business method

706.03 ( a )

Chemleal practice

715.03

C'laim copied from patent. 706.06.

1101.02

( f)

Claim copied from patent. Failure spond

to re-

706.03 ( u )

Claim copied from patent. Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Claims

700

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Rejection-Continued

See. No.

Combination of references.

706.02,

707.07 (d)

Common knowledge.

706.02 (a)

Conflicting applications.

304,

305, 706.08(k), 709.01, 804, 804.01, 822.01

804.02. 822,

Conflicting applications, One assigned.

304

Contrasted to objection

706.01

Cumulative

707.07 (đ)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath.

706.03(x),

1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met

707.07 (d)

Disclaimer

706.03 (u),

710.02(d)

Double patenting. (Sce Double patenting.)

Duplicate claims.

706.03 (k)

Estoppel, Defensive publication

711.06

Estoppel. Interference

1109.02,

1110, 1110.02

Final. (Sec also Final rejection.)

706.07

Foreign application. Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Fraud upon public.

706.03 (p)

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,

809.02 ( a )

Genus and species. 806.04

(h) to

806.04 (j)

Ground clearly stated.

707.07 (d)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d )

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Insufficient disclosure

706.03 ( n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark.

608.01 (v)

Interference. Estoppel

1109.02, 1110

Interference terminated 706.03

(v),

1109.02, 1110

Language used

707.07 (d )

Linking claim

809

to 809.04

Markush, Improper.

706.03 ( 5)

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.

706.03601

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 (g)

Obviousness

707.07 (d)

Old combination 706.03 (1),

706.03 (j)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d )

Overlapping applications.

304.

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

804.02, 822,

822.01

Rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

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 (u)

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,

S06.04(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

1004

Reopening prosecution after Board decision.

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 (scc 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

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Response-Continued

Sec. No.

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

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

Election other than express

818.02

Final requirement

819

Grouped in parent case

811.04

Improper. 803,

806.

808.02

Independent embodiments

806.04.

806.05

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(€)

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

$21.03

Related inventions

802.01,

$03, 806, 806.04 (b) ,

808.02.

809.03

Restriction-Continued

Sec.

No.

Requirement

812

to

817

Additional

811.02

By Group where examinable.

812

Citation of art.

813

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph

817,

818.03

(b)

Consult other Group

812.01,

815

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.

818 to

818.03

(e)

Review by Primary Examiner.

803.01

When made.

811,

811.02

Withdrawal

819

Second requirement

811.02

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(¥)

Return of filing fee.

506.01,

607.02

Return of incomplete application.

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. (Sec Statutes.)

Revival of abandoned application

711.03,

711.03(c),

1002.02

Revocation of power of attorney.

402.05,

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

(h)

Practice

201.14

(c)

Time for filing papers.

201.14

(a)

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# MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE

See. No.

Right of priority, Determination by Examiner_ 201.15
Roster of attorneys.
408

2 Reproduced

713.04

3 Reproduced

714.25

Cited
714.19, 714.21

5(a) Reproduced

502

6 Reproduced

7 Reproduced
502

710.05

11 Reproduced
103

Cited
101. 104, 901.03

14(a) Reproduced
101

14(b) Reproduced
103

14(c) Reproduced
108

Cited
103. 203.08, 706.03 (b ). 711.04, 713.05.
901.02. 901.03

15 Reproduced
103

21 Cited
600, 608.02. 608.02 (b). 1403

22 Reproduced
607

31 Reproduced
401

32 Reproduced
402.07

106

34 Reproduced
Cited
402.02, 1209

Cited
402

35 Reproduced
403

Cited
714.01 (đ)

36 Reproduced
402.05

Cited

402.06, 402.07

41 Reproduced
605

42 Reproduced

409.01 (a)

Cited
409.01, 409.03, 602. 605. 1401.02. 1604

43 Reproduced
409.02
Cited
409.01, 602. 605. 1401.02, 1604

Cited
409

45 (a) Reproduced
605

45 (b) & (c) Reproduced.
201.03

45 Cited
201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 605. 1004. 1105

46 Reproduced
605

47 Reproduced
409.03

Cited

602, 605. 1401.02, 1604

51 Reproduced
600

Cited.

409.01 (a), 506, 608.02

52 Reproduced
608.01

53 Cited
409.01 (a), 506.01

55(b) Reproduced
201.14 (a)

Cited
201.13, 502. 505. 1101.02 (a).

1102.01 (a). 1401, 1506

56 Cited

57 Reproduced
605.04

Cited
605.04 (b), 1503.01

59 Reproduced
600

61 Reproduced
601
Cited
€00. 605.03

65 Reproduced
602

Cited
201.03, 201.14, 201.14(a). 201.14 (c).
202.04, 409.03, 600, 602.05. 603. 1401.08,
1503.01. 1604.

Rules of practice-Continued

66(b) Reproduced

602.04 (a)

66 Cited

602, 602.04,

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

67 Reproduced

Cited

603

602

68 Reproduced

Cited

302\. 602.04 (a)

602

51 Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600, 608.01 (g), 1302.01, 1503.01

606

72(a) Reproduced

72(b) Reproduced

608.01 (b)

600, 711.06

72 Cited

608.01 (d)

73 Reproduced

Cited

600

74 Reproduced

608.01 (f)

Cited

600

75 Reproduced

608.01 (1)

Cited

600, 608.01(g), 608.01 (m), 608.01 (n),

608.01 (0). 706.03(1), 806.04

76 Reproduced

605.04

Cited

600, 605.04 (b), 608.01 (a)

77 Reproduced

608.01 (a)

Cited

600

78(b) Reproduced

822

78 Cited

201.11,

202.01, 600, 608.01, 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b), 1504
608.01 (e)

79 Reproduced

Cited

202.01, 608.01 (t)

81 Reproduced

608.02

Cited

600

82 Reproduced

605.04 (h)

44 Reproduced

409.01 (b)

Cited

600

83 Reproduced

608.02 (d)

Cited

600, 1401.10 (a)

84 Reproduced

608.02

C'ited

600, 605.04 (h ), 608. 02(a), 608.02(b).

1401.10 (a)

85 Reproduced

608.02(b)

Cited

600

86 Reproduced

608.02

Cited

600

Cited

600

88 Reproduced

608.02 (i)

Cited

600, 711.02(b)

91 Reproduced

608.03

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

Cited

708.02. 1204

66(a) Reproduced
Sec. No.
604
Rules of practice :

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608.01
Cited
600

87 Reproduced

608.02 (y)

Cited

600\. 714.07. 714.22

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Rules of practice Continued

Sec. No.

103 Reproduced

709

Cited
707.02, 1004

104 Cited.

707\. 707.07, 901

105 Reproduced

707.07

106 Reproduced

706

Cited

904.02

107 Reproduced

707.05

108 Reproduced

901.02

111 Reproduced

714.02

Cited
608.01 (b), 608.02(b). 707, 707.05 (b).
707.07 (a), 708.02. 711.03(c), 714.04.
714.16, 818, 818.03. 818.03(a), 1002.

112 Reproduced

700

Cited
714.02

113 Reproduced

706.07

Cited

711.03 (c), 1205

115 Reproduced

714

116 Reproduced

714.12

Cited

706.07 (e), 714.13, 715.09. 716, 1207.

1212

117 Reproduced

706.03 (n )

151 Reproduced

1501

118 Reproduced

608.04

Cited

608\. 608.02, 706.03 (n)

119 Reproduced

714.02

121 Reproduced

714.22

Cited
608.01 (j). 714.02. 717.04. 1206, 1208.
1302.04. 1406.06

123 Reproduced

G08.02 (p)

124 Reproduced

714.24

161 Reproduced

1602

Cited

608.01 (s)

125 Reproduced

G08.01 (q)

Cited
714.19, 714.20, 1302.02

126 Reproduced

G08.01 (j)

Cited

1603

Cited

008.01 (n), 1302.01

127 Cited

1002.02

131 Reproduced

715

Cited.
706.02, 707.01 (a ), 707.02. 707.05(f),
708.02, 714.13. 715.01 to 715.09. 904.02,
1101.01 (h), 1101.02(a). 1101.03. 1105.
1105.03, 1111.06, 1208.

132 Reproduced
716

Cited
707.01 (a), 707,02. 714.13, 1105.02,

1105.03

133 Cited
713.01. 713.02. 713.04

135 Reproduced

710.01. 711

Cited

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. 1004, 1101.02(f)
137 Reproduced
711.03(€)
Cited
711.03. 712. 1002, 1206

138 Reproduced

711

Cited

008.02+11. 711.01. 1215.01

139 Reproduced

711.06

Cited

103\. 708\. 901.02. 901.03

Rules of practice-Continued
Sec. No.
141 Reproduced
806.04

Cited

608.01 (1), 710.02(c), 802, 802.01.

806, 806.04 (a), 806.04(h), 808.01(a).

809.02, 809.02(a), 809.02 (b), 809.02 (c).

820\.

142 Cited

201.06, 608.01(1), 707.07(1). 802,

809.02(c), 811, 818, 818.03 (e), 821-821.03

143 Reproduced

818.03

608.01 (1), 802, 810.03, 818.03 ( a) .

Cited

818.03 (b), 818.03 (e), 821.03

144 Reproduced

818.03 (c)

Cited

608.01 (i). 710.02(c). 802. 809.02(c).

809.04. 812.01, 818.03 (d), 821, 821.01.

821.02. 821.03. 1002.02, 1201.

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited

608.01(i), 802

146 Reproduced

809.02

Cited

608.01 (i), 707.07 (i). 802

147 Reproduced

201.06

Cited

201.11. 600. 602.05 (a). 605. 605.04.

607, 608.01 (1). 608.02, 714.09, 1302.04

152 Reproduced

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

602

1503.01

Cited

1503

155 Reproduced

1505

Cited

1610,

1611

162 Reproduced

1604

Cited
602

163 Reproduced

1605

164 Reproduced

1605

165 Reproduced

1606

Cited

608.02.

1603

166 Reproduced

1607

Cited

608.03 (a )

167 Reproduced

160S

Cited

1610

171 Reproduced

1401.01

172 Reproduced

1401.02

173 Reproduced

1401.06

Cited

1401.11

174 Reproduced

1401.05

Cited

608.02, 608.02(i)

175 Reproduced

1401.08

176 Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

708.01, 1401.10

177 Reproduced

1401.10(a)

178 Reproduced

1401.04

Cited

1401.01

179 Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

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142 (a) Reproduced
818
Cited
707.05 (e), 1610

154 Reproduced

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Rules

of

practice

--

Continued

Sec.

No.

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited

Introduction. 608.04(c),

711.03(c).

711.03 (d), 714.13.

818.03(c),

1002.01,

1201,

1202, 1206, 1208.

183

Reproduced

1002

Cited

506, 711.01,

711.05,

1214.03

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited

Introduction, 606.04(c),

1103,

1202

192

Reproduced

1206

Cited

1202, 1204, 1208,

1209,

1215.01.

1215.04

193

Reproduced

1208

Cited

707.02. 1202.

1208.01,

1211

194

Reproduced

1209

Cited

1202

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited

715.09. 716.

120S

196(a)

Reproduced

1213

196

(b)

Reproduced

1214.01

196(c)

Reproduced

1213.01

196

Cited

1213.

1213.01, 1214.01,

1214.06,

1214.07

197(a)

Reproduced

1214.02

197

(c)

Reproduced

1214.06

197

Cited

1202, 1214.01,

1214.02,

1214.03.

1214.06,

1215.04

198

Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1002.02,

1214.04.

1216

201

Reproduced

1100

Cited

708. 708.01.

804.03,

1101.01.

1101.01

(b), 1102.01

(a)

202

Reproduced

1101.01

(d)

Cited

706.05, 1101.01 (e)

to 1101.01

(i).

1101.02 (c). 1101.03.

1102.01.

1105

203

Reproduced

1101.01

(j)

Cited

706.03

(u),

710.02

(c), 804.03. 1101.01

(n),

1101.02

(a),

1101.02(c). 1102.01

(a).

1105.

1112.02, 1112.04.

204

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

715.05. 1101.01 (h),

1101.02(c).

1101.03, 1102, 1102.01

(a). 1105.

1208

205

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

1101.02(c),

1101.02(d).

1105

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).

1102.01,

1104

208

Reproduced

1101.01

(k)

Cited

404. 804.03,

1102.01

(a )

211

Reproduced

1104

212

Reproduced

1103

Cited

1004.

1101.02(e),

1205

215

Cited

1102,

1105.06

224

Cited

201.14

(a)

226

Cited

1104

227

Cited

1105.05

228

Cited

1101.02.

1101.02(a).

1102

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Bec. No.

231 Reproduced

1105

Cited
707.02. 714.16(b), 1101.01(1). 1101.02.

1101.02(f), 1102, 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 Reproduced

1106.02

244 Cited

1105.05, 1105.07

247 Cited

1101.02 (a)

248 Cited

1216.01. 1216.02

257 Cited
1109.02. 1110.02

258 Cited

1105, 1105.04

262 Cited
1108, 1109.02. 1110.01

265 Cited
1109.02

266 Cited

1108\. 1112.05

271-286 Cited

602

1309.02

291 Reproduced
Cited

711.06

292 Cited

706.03(v)

301 Reproduced

1216.01

Cited

1216.02

302 Reproduced
Cited
1216, 1216.02

1216.02

304 Reproduced

1216

Cited
1202. 1214.03. 1214.06. 1216.

1216.01. 1216.02

312 Reproduced

714.16

Cited

201.03, 603.01, 707.01 (a).

713.10. 714.15. 714.16(a) to 714.16(e).

714.20, 1004. 1303.01, 1305, 1308.01.
1309.01. 1705.

313 Reproduced

1308

Cited

608.02(1), 711.01. 711.05

316 Reproduced
712

Cited
203.04

317 Reproduced

712

Cited

1002

321 Reproduced

1403

322 Reproduced

1402

323 Reproduced

1402.01

324 Reproduced

1402.01

331 Reproduced

301

332 Reproduced

302

333 Reproduced
301

334 Reproduced
307

605

341 (g) Reproduced
1702

341 Cited
402.01, 1702

342 Reproduced

402.01

346 Reproduced

402.04

Cited
1209

347 Cited
714.01 :a)

348 Cited

714.01.a.

Rules of practice,

Introduction

Cited

1216.01

303 Reproduced
Cited
1216

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Bec. No.

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, 904.01 (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(đ). 818.02(b)

Search exchange. United States-German __ 1710-1710.02
Search exchange, United States-Philippines.
1711

Search exchange, United States-Sweden
1712

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 (s)

Security markings

109

Self-addressed Post Card.

503

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01 (n)

Shift of election

819

Sec. No.

Shortened statutory period. 710.02 to

710.02(e)

Approval

1004

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 (c)

Attorney, On each paper filed.

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

904.01 (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, Associate :

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled. List

1002.02

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Solicitor, Duties

Sec. No.

1002, 1002.02

Special case 708

to 708.03

Allowable application, Except for form __ 710.02(b).

1301

Appealed case.

1204

Examiner resigns

708.03

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

Revived applications.

711.03(c)

"Special", Correction of drawing.

608.02 (x)

Special examining procedure.

708.02

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

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)

Plural 706.03 (k). 808.01 (a), S09.02

Rejection

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02(b)

Withdrawal of species claims.

809.02(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

Completeness

608.01 (p)

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

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

Statement of invention

608.01 (d)

Substitute 608.01 (q), 714.19

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Specification-Continued

Sec. No.

Substitute, Amendment Including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims

608.01 (0)

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 or declaration.

602.05

Stamp :

Consular fee

604.05

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

711.03(d)

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive with
claims
608.01 (đ)

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

Statutes :
Introduction

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)

Revised Statute of 1874.
Introduction

5.U.S.C. 704 Cited
1202

5 U.S.C. 6103 Cited.

710.05

18 U.S.C. 207 Cited
1702

18 U.S.C. 1001 Reproduced.

602

28 T.S.C. 1254 Cited
1202

28 TVS.C. 1291 Cited
1202

28 U.S.C. 1744 Cited.
1216.02

28 U.S.C. 2101 Cited.
1202

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.

O Reproduced

903.01

35

U.S.C. 21 Reproduced

710.05

Cited

210.13

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Statutes-Continued

Sec. No.

35 U.S.C. 25 Cited
602

33 U.S.C. 41 Ched

302, 714.16(€). 1202. 1205,

1206\. 1306\. 1505

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,

608.01 (p), 701. 706, 706.03 (a), 706.03(p)
35 U.S.C. 102(d) Reproduced
706.03(s)

35 U.S.C. 102 Cited
201.13,

305.01, 701, 706. 706.02. 706.03(s).

707.05 (f). 707.07(d). 711.08(a).

715.01, 804.03. 901.01, 901.04. 901.05
(b). 001.06(a), 1101.02(a). 1100.02,
1506.

35 U.S.C. 103 Cited.
701,

706\. 706.02. 707.07(d). 711.06(a),
715.01. 804.03, 901.06 (a ). 1109.02

35 U.S.C. 104 Cited.
715.07 (c)

35 U.S.C. 111 Cited.
506

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

Cited
201.11,

201.15. 506, 608.01. 606.01(k). 008.01

(n). 608.01 (p). 702.01. 706.03 (h). 706.03
(j). 706.07 (e), 707.02. 1605.

35 U.S.C. 113 Reproduced.

608.02

Cited

506

35 U.S.C. 115 Cited.

604.06,

605.01

35

U.S.C.

116 Reproduced

409.03

Cited

201.03. 201.11

35

U.S.C. 117 Reproduced.

409.01

(a)

35 U.S.C.

118 Reproduced

409.03

35 U.S.C.

119 Reproduced.

201.13.

Cited

201.07.

201.14, 201.14 (a). 201.14(b). 201.14(c).
202.03. 715.01, 1111.10. 1401. 1506.

35 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced
201.11

201.07. 711.02(c).

Cited
711.06. 802. 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, $05

35 U.S.C. 122 Cited.
1208

35 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced.
701

35 U.S.C. 132 Cited

201.07. 706.03(0)

35 U.S.C. 133 Reproduced.
710
Cited
710.01. 710.02. 710.02(b ;. 711.03(e)
35 C.S.C. 134 Reproduced.
1205
35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced
1100

Cited
715.05. 804.03. 1101.02(a).

1101.02 (f).1109. 1305

35 U.S.C. 141 Reproduced.
1216.01
Cited
1202, 1214.07. 1215.05. 1216

1216.01

35 U.S.C. 142 Reproduced.

35 U.S.C. 143 Reproduced
1216.01

35 U.S.C. 144 Reproduced.

1216.01

35 U.S.C. 145 Reproduced.

1216.02

Cited
1202. 1214.01, 1214.07, 1215.05. 1216.01

35 U.S.C. 146 Cited.
1109,

1109.01. 1103.02, 1111.09, 1216, 1216.01. 1216.02

Statutes-Continued

Sec.

No.

35

U.S.C. 151 Reproduced.

1306

35

U.S.C. 153 Reproduced.

1309

35

U.S.C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited

201

35

U.S.C. 162 Reproduced

1605

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. 173 Reproduced.

1505

35

U.S.C. 181 Cited.

107. 107.01,

706.03(s)

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 Reproduced.

1403

Cited

711.06,

1305

35

U.S.C. 254 Reproduced.

1402

Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 255 Reproduced.

1402.01

Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 256 Reproduced.

1402.01

Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 261 Reproduced

301

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

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available.

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03 (a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (Scc 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 count.

902.03 (d)

Subclass.

List of patent numbers

902.03 (c)

Subcombination :

Aggregation and.

806.05 (a)

Combination and 802.01.

806.04(e),

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 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)

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Submission te Group Director :
Soc. No.

Types of action listed.

1008, 1001

Submission to Patent Security Group :

Atomic Energy, security review

103

"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

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 allowable claims by Examiner_ 707.07(j)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1004\.

1101.01 (j) to 1101.01 (0), 1101.02(b)

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue.

710.02 (c)

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 or declaration

603

After allowance

603.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office.

709

Ex parte prosecution during interference.

1103

Junfor application

1101.01 (i)

Overlapping applications.

709.01. 1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Swearing back of reference.

715

Sweden-United States search exchange.

1712

T

Technical rejections

708.03

Technical documents

301.06(a)

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephone call, Multiplicity rejection.

706.03 (1)

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Sec. No.

Telephone number of attorney

408, 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. (See 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

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12

Title of design application.

1503.01

Title of invention

606

Title of invention change by Examiner.

1302.04 (a)

Title of invention, Plant patent application

1610

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 60601, 1302.01

Title report.

303, 306

Title report, Interference

303, 1101.02

Title report, Reissue application

1401

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04(e)

Trademark and trade name.

608.01 (v)

Trademarks. Partial listing of.

Appendix I

Transfer of application :

After amendment.

903.08 (c)

After Classification decision.

905.08(g)

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), 903.08(g)

Submitted to Classification Examiner

903.08(đ)

Transfer of class or subclass

903.05

Transfer of drawing.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet.

608.02(j)

Reissue application

608.02(k)

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),

001.06 (a)

Translations available, index.

901.06 (a)

Traverse-Answer all matters.

707.07 (f)

Traverse, Division or species requirement

818

818.03 to 818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02

Traverse. Rejection of linking claim.

818.03(d)

Two periods for response running.

710.04

Types of applications

201

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Sec. No.
U

U.S.C.

Introduction

Unavailable inventor

409, 409.03

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (e)

Unclaimed subject matter

305.01

Undelivered mail

703.13

Underwood card digest.

001.08 (a)

Undue breadth rejection

706.03 (z)

"United States of America", Foreign names

language 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-disclosure in drug cases

608.01 (p)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706.03 (p)

Utility patent

201, 901.04

Utility required.

608.01 (p)

V

Vague and indefinite rejection

706.03 (d)

Venue

604.02

W

Waived patent rights defensive publication 711.06

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Bec. No.

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance.
714.15

Claim copied from patent
1101.02 (g)
Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

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, 402.06

Withdrawal of claims :

To species

809.02(c)

To non-elected invention

821.01, 821.02, 821.03

Withdrawal of final rejection

708.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final

706.07 (đ)

Primary decides

707.02

Wrapper. (Scc also File wrapper.)

717

Wrong Group, Papers sent to.

508.01

X

X-series of patents.
901.04

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