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# Index

A

Sec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (sce 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, faliure 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 nse

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

708.03 (s)

Petition to revive

711.03/c1. 1002.02

Examiner's statement

711.03(4)

Pulling

711.04 (a)

Reconsideration 711.03

(a), 711.03 (h)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival

711.03 (c)

Abandonment-Continued

Sec. No

Shortened time limit

710.02

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02 (đ)

Undelivered action

707.13

Abbreviation, Periodical citation

707.05 (e)

Abbreviature and Abstract publication

711.06

Citation

711.06(a)

Ordering copies

901.06 (d)

Publication opens file to inspection

103

Abstract for Defensive Publication

711.06

Abstract of the disclosure,

608.01 (b)

Abstract publication

711.06

Accelerated Examination

708.02

Access (see also Inspection ; Power of attor-
Dey).

Authorized by Commissioner
104

Disbarred attorney
105

Pending application

101, 108

Petition

103, 1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap-

plication)

1401, 1401.08

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision
1214.01 to 1214.07
After Board decision reversing Examiner __ 1214.04
After Board decision sustaining Examiner __ 1214.06
After correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (1)
Amendment after final rejection
714.13

Claim summary
707.07 (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, 713.00

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

Supplements! 710.06,

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 403.01, 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

₹15.04

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

(₫)

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.

715.00

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

Aggregation and subcombination

800.05 (a ), Ser. No.

809.03 (a)

Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Allen Property Custodian publication

201.08 (c)

Allowance and issue (see also Allowed

appli-

cation )

1900

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,

1805

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-

ment

608.02

(w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip

608.02

(x),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file 608.02

(i),

905.03

Drawing notations

1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.01

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's

amendment. )

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Allowance and issue -Continued

Bec. No.

File wrapper notation

1802.09

Final review

1802

First action-cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters 714.16,

1802.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and

changes 714.16, 1902.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Full first name required

805.04 (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

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of

case

1305

Issue in another Group without transfer __

303.07 (b)

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (1)

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.

1302.09

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)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01, 710.02 (b), 1301

Specification, Clean copy required.

608.01 (g).

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Status letter of allowability

1302.03

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (0)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Allowance and issue-Continued
Sec. No.
Terminology correspondence of specification
and claims
1802.01
Titie of invention
1302.01, 1302.04 (a)
Title change by Examiner
606.01, 1302.04 (a)
Title search, Continuing application
202.02

Transfer

903.08

Undelivered notice of allowance

1308.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal
from issue.)

Withholding from Issue, "Secrecy order"
case
1804
Allowed application (see also Allowance and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

208.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (1), 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

708.03 (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(d)

Patentability pointed out

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16(e)

"Secrecy order" case.

107.02

Supplemental oath

603.01, 714.16

After appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's

answer.

1207

After Board decision

1214.01. 1214.07

After death of attorney

408

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, 714.00

Before first action, Adding excess claims.

714.10

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Amendment-Continued

Bec. No.

Board rejection avoided

1214.01

Brackets required

714.22

Canceled matter restored

808.01 (s)

Canceling all clairis

711.01

Canceling appealed claims 1215.01 to

1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis 608.01

(0)

Claim numbering 608.01

(1)

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 (Scc 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

Bec. No.

Ink, Not permanent.

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

1111.05

Joint to sole.

201.63

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

608.01

(p)

Motion under Rule 231, Case in issue.

714.16

(b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02

(b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See also Amendment,

entry

denied. )

714.19

Nonresponsive 714.02 to 714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response __ 710.02(e),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out

714.02,

714.04

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday

710.05

Permanent ink required

714.07

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post Office address, Applicant.

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04

(b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification, Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor.

409.01

Ratification, Signature defective 711,

714.01

(a)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501

to 505

Received after allowance

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter.

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change

717.02

(b)

Responsive

714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Rule 312. (Sce also Amendment after

allow-

ance.)

714.16

Several same day

714.18

Signature Improper 711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01

(d)

Signature missing 711,

714.01

(a)

Signature required. 402.04.

714.01

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney

of

record

714.01

(d)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

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

904.01

(c)

Analysis of claims.

904.01

Answer all matters traversed.

707.07

(f)

Answer on remand

1212

Apparatus, Process or product and.

806.05

(e)

to

805.05

(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

1209

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
Sec. No.
Reconsideration by Board.
1212, 1214.01, 1214.03
Reference, newly discovered, before brief.
1207
Remand by Beard
1208, 1210, 1211, 1212
Remand by C.C.P.A
1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution

706.03 (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 (see also Inventor)

605

Administrator or executor.

605.05

605.01

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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Citizenship

Discourtesy

714.25

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Application-Continued

See.

No.

Common ownership

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01

(b)

Complete

508,

600

Conflicting, sama 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)

$01.08

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. (Sce 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

50G

Completed

506.01

Drawing

50T

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

201.03

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

706.03 (k), 700.01, 822, 1101.01(b)

305,

Papers, Arrangement

717.01 (a)

Parent

201.04

Parts

Chapter 600

Pending five years

707.02 (2)
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. (Sce also Reissue application. )

Chapter 1400

Rejected

203.02

Relating to atomic energy

108

Requisites

702

Returning

Chapter 600

Right to Inspect

101. 103

"Secrecy order"

107, 107.02

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special

708 to 708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute :

Carries ownership from parent

201.12

Copendency Jacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Terminology. Claim

608.01(0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

Unclaimed subject matter

305.01

"Utility"

201

Wrong Group.

508.01

Application Branch

503 to 506, 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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Sec. No.

Assigned application ;

Access

1.08

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

307

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, 406

Associate attorney. Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

108\. 706.03 (b)

Atomic energy application

10S

Atomic Energy Commission documents.

901.06 (a)

Attorney :

Appointment by assignee of entire interest.
106

Associate

402.02, 406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change In firm name

402.04 (a )

Changed, Drawing unchanged

008.02 (11)

Conflicting parties have same

404

Correspondence with associate

403.01

Attorney-Continued

Sec. No.

Death

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview

105, 713.05

Discourtesy

714.25

Excluded from practice.

105

Inspection

101, 104

Interfering cases 402.08, 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (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. (See also Power of attorney.)

402

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys

408

Same in conflicting cases. 1101.01 (k), Selection

1102.01 (a)

401

Substitute

402.03

Suspended

105

Telephoned by Examiner.

408, 713.01

Telephone number on letters.

713.01

Washington representative

408

Withdrawal

402.06

Authentication of oath

604.04 (a)

Authority of Administrator or Executor

409.01 (b)

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001.01

to 1004

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory

1001

Authority to inspect pending application

101

Authorization

402

B

Background of the invention.

608.01 (c)

Bacteria

1601

Bar, Statutory

201.13, 706.03 (s)

Base claim canceled

608.01 (h)

Base claim rejected

608.01 (n)

B.I.R.P.I.

201.13

Blue slip

902.03 (b), 903.07, 1302.10

Blue slip, Signatures

903.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing.

608.02(v)

Board of Appeals (sec also Appeal).

Appeal from

1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02

Constitution and duties

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

1214.01

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1213.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by __ 1214.01,

1214.03

Remand to Examiner. 1208.

1210, 1211

Books in library

901.06 (a)

Borderline classification

903.08(a)

Borrowed publications

901.06 (b)

Borrowing references from Examining Group

__ 901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

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Sec. No.

Branch :

Application 503 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

808.01 (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, 1216, 1216.01

Cancellation of drawing figures.

608.02(t)

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring

608.01 (s), 714.24

Canceled matter in patented file

201.01

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

170

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 ( B)

Chemical practice

715.03

Circulars, Purpose

Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.00 (a,

A. P. C. publication

901.06(c)

Allowance. Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's

707.05(b), 1302.12

Correction

707.05(g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Cross references.

707.05fe:

Decisions, Orders, Notices

707.06

Defensive publications

711.06, 711.06 (a)

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.00(e)

Citation-Continued

Sec. No.

Examiner's answer.

1208

Foreign patent data

901.05 (a)

Foreign printed applications.

901.05 (b)

Incorrect

707.05(2), 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.

$13. 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

608.01(i), 608.01(k)

Added by amendment.

608.01 (0)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess

of filing fee.

714.10

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed. Near period

end of time

714.20

Aggregative

706.03(i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form.

707.07(3)

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

700.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after appeal 1214.05

Change, After Board recommendation

1213.01

Combination

706.03(1), 706.03(j)

Combination and subcombination

806.04(c)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (0)

Copied from Patent. ( Sec Claim patent.)

copied from

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent. Objected to when improper. 706.01

Dependent on canceled or rejected claim 707.07(j)

Design application_

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement

__ 706.03(c)

Duplicate

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter.

707.07(1)

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

(n)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Filing fee inguincient.

506

Form

608.01

(m)

Functional.

706.03

(€)

Generic. (See also Generic claim.)

806.04

(đ)

Illustrated by drawing. 608.02 (e),

706.03

(n)

Inaccurate.

706.03

(n)

Incomplete 706.03 (f),

707.07(3)

Indefinite

706.03

(d)

Independent

608.01

(מ)

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03(d)

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking 809, 809.03.

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03

(d)

"Markush"

706.03

(¥)

"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

708.03

(b)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04(b)

Numbering

608.01

(j)

"O.G."

1302.09

Original 608.01 (1),

706.03

(n)

Patentably distinct

708.03

(k)

Plant application

1605,

1610

Priority

201.14

(b)

Product, Functional.

706.03

(c)

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Prolix

706.03

(g)

Reference numerals included __ 608.01 (m),

706.03(d)

Reissue application :

Canceled from original application

1401.08

Numbering

1401.06

Oath requirement

1401.08

Original claim subject to reexamination.

1401.09

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

Rejection

706

Renumbering at issue 608.01

(j),

1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01

(n)

Rewritten

608.01

(q)

Single means

706.03

(c)

Single sentence.

608.01

(m)

Species, How recognized.

806.04(f)

Species (plural ) added

809.02

(đ)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03(y)

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

(u)

Suggested for interference, Time limit

710.02(c)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01

(d)

Terminology basis in description

608.01

(0)

Unsupported

706.03

(n)

Claim -- Continued

Sec. No.

Varying scope

608.01

(m)

With motion granted la part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim

1214.05, 1215.03

Claim copied from patent

710.04(s),

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 (a)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment.

714.13

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. (Sec Classification

examiner.)

Foreign patents.

903.03

Indices

902.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature.

901.06(b)

Numerical index

902.03(c)

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of.

903.05

Patent index

902.03(a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02

(a)

Rules governing applications.

903.08 (e)

Slip

903.07,

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
Sec. No.

903.08(a),
Disputed

903.08(d), 003.08(f), 903.08(g)

File wrapper data
717.03
Improperly classified
903.08 (a)

In another Group at allowance.
903.07 (b)

New application, By Application Branch
903.08,

903.08 (e)

New application, By Primary

903.08 (b)
Rules governing
903.08(e)

Transfer to another Group

903.08 (a),

903.08(d), 903.08(g)

Classification on patent copies

903.04

Clean copy

608.01(q), 1302.02

Clerk, Duties. (See 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

802.01.

806.04(c), 806.05(a) to 806.05(c)

Commercial success of invention, Affidavit
alleging
716

Commissioner. action requiring attention of :

Failure to identify claim as copied from a
patent
1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Petition for access.

103

Reissue application of patent in interfer-

ence

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect

104

Authority and functions.

709,

714.16, 717.01. 1001. 1002, 1003

Decisions

Introduction

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Orders. Purpose

Introduction

Common disclosure. Parent and continuing

applications

201.11

Common ownership. Conflicting applications.

305,

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

Communication with disbarred attorney

105

Companion case. Retention label

1302.07

"Complete" specification. British.

201.15

Conception

715.07

Concordance, International and United States

classification

903.09

Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

304\.

706.03(k), 703.01. 804, 822. 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.

400.02

Conservator. Insane inventor.

409.02

Sec. No.

Constitutional basis for patents

Introduction

Constructive election 818.02

(a).

818.02(c)

Constructive reduction to practice.

715.07

Consular certificate.

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01

(₫)

Consular certificate, Omission

604.04

(a)

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. (Sec Claim copied

from

patent. )

"Copier" copies

714.07

Copy of foreign application, Certified.

201.14

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Bec.

No.

Correction of drawing.

608.02

(p)

Approval by Examiner.

608.02(x)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

"Corrected",stamp.

608.02

(0)

Cost

608.02(s)

Deferrable 608.02(b), 608.02(p),

608.02(s)

Estimate of cost

608.02

(s)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02

(w)

New matter.

608.04

Not approved.

608.02

(x)

Order for.

608.02

(x)

Required

707.07

(c)

Sketch

608.02

(v)

Separate letter

608.02

(r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment.

605.04

(b)

"Special" tag.

608.02(x)

Correction of patent.

Chapter

1400

Certificate of correction

1002.02,

1402

Reissue. (Sec Reissue application. )

1401

Statutory disclaimer.

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.01

Collection of reference citation.

707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence :

Associate attorney

403.01

Crossing

714.05

Double

403

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

(i)

Not an action on the case.

1101.01

(f)

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01

(f)

Counting actions

1705

"Count" of subclass.

902.03

(d)

Court decision, certificate of.

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper

__

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought

up

to

date

1302.04(f)

Data of related application in specification_

201.11.

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper.

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference :

Another application 202.01.

608.01

(p)

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05(e)

Establish new

903.06

(a)

Noted during examination

003.07

(a)

Ordering

903.06

Required for all claimed disclosure.

903.07

(a)

D-10 Notice.
107.02, 1304, 1804.01

Date :

Amendment

710.01 (a). 714.18

Citation of foreign patent

201.05(a)

Convention

201.13, 201.34

Filing.

201.11, 503, 505, 1002.02

Foreign application

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Group stamp.

714.18

Office action

706.11

Office stamp.

502, 505, 714.18

Reference

706.02. 707.05(e), 707.05(f)

Date entered on drawing

€08.02(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.

107.10S

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.

1305

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

1501

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 (d)

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

901.03

Common, Parent and continuing application __

201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims.

708.03

(n)

Detailed description

608.01

(g)

Document

1706

Foreign application

201.15

Incorporation by reference.

608.01 (p)

Insufficient 201.11,

608.01 (p)

Later filed application

608.01

(p)

Original claim 608.01 (1),

706.03

(n)

Preliminary amendment

608.04

(b)

Related applications.

608.01

(p)

Reservation clause

608.01

(e)

Restricted to claimed subject matter.

1302.01

Specification (See also Specification)

608.01

Sufficiency of, Affidavit.

716

Support for claims

706.03

(1)

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,

808.05

Distinctness

Apparatus and product made

806.06

(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.

308

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05(a)

Drawing, Transfer to

608.02(j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter.

201.08

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

Reissne

1401.10(a)

Reissue, Refer to Group Director.

1004

Rule 147 application

201.06

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint

201.06

Time for filing.

201.11

Document, Disclosure.

1706

Double correspondence.

403

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Bec. No.

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Claimed subject matter.

808.01

Design application

1004

Definition

804

Distinct and independent inventions

804,

804.01, 806.05

Rejection

708.03 (k),

804, 804.01, 804.02

Rejection nullification

804.01

Same assignee 305-305.02, 706.03(k), 804.03, 822

Same inventor.

706.03 (k),

S06.04 (h) to 806.04 (j). 806.05, 822, 822.01

Species and genus 806.04 (h) to

806.04(j)

Submission to Group Director.

804.04

Terminal disclaimer effect.

804.02

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation 507, 608.02(a)

Draftsman's stamp. 608.02(a),

608.02(o)

Drawing

507, 808.02

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on.

1302.09

Amendment

608.02(p)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (q)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02 (x)

Amendment support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Approval stamp.

608.02

Attorney's name

605.04 (h)

Attorney's name, Change.

608.02 (a)

Brief desrciption

608.01 (f)

Canceled figure.

608.02(t)

Canceled sheet

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet, Patent.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet, Transfer.

608.02(j)

Changing name of attorney

608.02 (u)

Colored plant

1606

Complete illustration 608.02 (d),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of.

608.02 (d)

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 (h)

Design application 1503.01,

1503.02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application.

608.02 (j)

Draftsman's criticism included in first Office

action

707.07(c)

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp. 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

608.02 (e)

Inartistle arrangement

608.02(t)

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

1401.05

Drawing-Continued

Sec.

No.

Informal 507,

808.02(b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman

008.02

(a)

"Inventor"

605.04

(h)

Kept in Examining Group.

608.02

(c)

Mail Branch stamp.

608.02(0)

Modification illustrated.

008.02

(£}

Name of applicant

805.04

(h)

Name of attorney changed

808.02

(u)

Necessary for filling date.

500,

608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02

(a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required 608.02(a).

608.02(*)

Not received

608.02

(h)

Not returned.

608.02(x)

Objection

507

"O.G."

1302.09

Patented case

905.03

Photographs

608.02

Photoprint

608.02

(a)

Plant application

1606

Prepared by Patent Office

608.02(x)

Print. (Sec Print of drawing.)

608.02

(m)

Prior art.

608.02

(g)

Reference characters

608.02

(e)

Reference characters, Change.

608.02

(w)

Reissue application 608.02(k),

1401.05

Removal from Group.

608.02

(c)

Required by Examiner.

608.02

Return

608.02(T)

Section lines.

608.01

(f)

Signature

605.04

(h)

Signature, Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

605.04

(b)

Sketch for correction.

608.02(v)

Substitute

60S.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

€08.02(¥)

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

903.03

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Bec. No.

Duplicate papers, Plant application __ 1603, 1609, 1610
Duty to inquire.
208.08

E

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

Effective date, Reference patent.

706.02,

707.05 (e). 715. 715.01

Effective filing date, Continuing application __ 201.11,
708

Effective filing date, International Conven-

tion

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Election. ( 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.

818

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims

821 to 821.03

Applicant must make.

818.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting claims

804,

Constructive

818.02 (2), 822

818.02 (c) to 822.01

Fixed by action on merits

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02(a),

818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived.

820.01

Optional cancellation

818.02 (c)

Original presentation

818.02(a)

Shift

819.01

Traverse

818.

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

Election of species :

Action after.

809.02(c)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02 (a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims

818.02(c)

Design application

1501

Implied

818.02

(a).818.02(c)

Reissue application

1401.10

Requirement

809.02(a),

809.02(b)

Species claims lacking.

809.02(d),

$18.02(b)

Withdrawal of nonelected species.

$09.02(c)

Employees of Patent Office. Property interest in

patent

309

English

language fanity, New specification_ 608.01

(q)

English

language required.

608.01

English

language patent

corresponding

to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Entry of amendment. ( See also Amendment. ) __

714.18

Entry of

"Contents" of file wrapper.

717.01

Entry on Face of file wrapper. 717.02. 717.02(b)

Equity (civil action) :

Under 35 U.S.C. 145.

1214.01. 1215.05.

1216.02

Under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109.

1109.01, 1109.02.

1111.09

Equivalents In art.

904.01

(b)

Erasable (specially coated ) paper.

608.01

Erasure in specification, Before allowance.

Sec. No. 1302.01

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

Estimate of cost of correcting drawings.

608.02 (s)

Estoppel. Defensive publication

711.08

Dotoppel, Interference. 1109.02.

1110.

1110.02

Examination of application :

Order of.

708 to

708.03

Piecemeal

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 Classification

ex-

a'miner.)

903

Expressing Opinion on Validity

1701

New. Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary, Actions requiring personal atten-

tion

707.02

Primary, Name on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

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

1802.04

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.

1802.04 (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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Examiner's letter, (See also Action; Letter,
Examiner's. )
707
Examiner's statement. (Sec Examiner's an-
swer.)

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(1)

Exhibit

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 __ 715.07,

715.07 (d)

Exhibit at interview

713.08

Exhibit. Handling.

608.03 (a)

Ex parte questions

713.06

Experimentation. Disclosure requiring.

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews

101, 713.07

Expounding patent law

713.02

Express abandonment.

711, 711.01

Extension of shortened response period

710.02 (e).

1004

Extension of time.

710.02 (e)

Extension of time. First request.

707.02

Extension of time for filing brief

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee filed 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

506.01, 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), 717.05. 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

717.03

"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 claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01

(c)

"Licensing and Review" stamp.

107.01

Name of applicant changed

717.02

(b)

Notation for continuing application.

202.02

Notes to application of another party

101

Papers in

717.01

"P.R." Group noted.

705.01(c)

Parent case notation on

202.02,

1302.09

Print of drawing

717.01

(b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02

(b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Statutory period ends on nonworking

day

710.05

Filing date

503,

505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date.

201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of

506,

714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Return

506.01.

607.02

Filing receipt

503

Final action. (Sec Allowance and issue:

Final

rejection. )

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final fee : (scc Issue fee)

Final rejection.

700.07

Amendment after

714.12,

714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action

706.07

(b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

706.07

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Petition to vacate

1002,1002.02

Premature

706.07

(c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07

(d)

Primary's attention required.

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special

708.01

When proper 706.07, 706.07

(a ). 706.07(b)

Withdrawal

706.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

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Final rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

Withdrawal of premature.

708.07

(d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.03

Firm of attorneys changes name

402.04 (a)

Firma 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

608.02

Foreign application :

Certified copy to avoid reference.

201.14

Cross-noting on file wrapper

202.03

Date, Entitled to 201.13.

201.14.

201.15

Determination of priority

201.14,

201.15

Disclosure

201.15

English language translation for benefit

of

date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

First

201.13

Great Britain

201.15

License to file.

107.

706.03(s)

Listed in oath

201.14,

002

More than one

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper.

202.03,

1302.08

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).

001.05

(b)

Classification

903.03

Duplicates

903.03

Journals

901.06

(a)

Library

901.06

(a)

Listing at allowance

1302.12

Ordering

001.05

(c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05

(c)

Reference

901.05

Statutory bar 201.13,

708.03

(s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05(đ)

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 lesue fee)

Formal matter:

Allowance and Issue
1802.01, 1302.02, 1502.04

Amendment of case in issue
724.16

Claim allowable except for
707.07(1)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving.

Introduction

Right of priority

201.14

Specification format

608.01

When taken up

707.07 (a), 707.07(e), 707.07(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

706.07

Interference
1105.06, 1112 to 1112.10
Notice of allowance, Assigned application
308

Notice of references cited
707.05 (a)
Rejection of claim copied from patent __ 1101.02(f)

Restriction requirement
817

PO-14
905.02

OF-25

905.05

POL-37
707.05(g), 812.01, 1302.04, 1302.12

1208

POL-86
1608

1302.04

PO-125
711.04 (b), 905.03, 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
₹14.16(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

706.07, 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-526

1705

PO-531

1705

PO-532

1705

PO-533

1705

PO-690

1705

PO-690E

903.03. 1705

PO-850

303, 1101.01(0), 1101.02.

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

PO-84

PO-97

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#### Forms and form letters-Continued See. No.

I
Sec. No,
PO-892
707, 707.05, 707.05(a).

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

PO-912

1703

PO-918 507, 608.02, 707,

707.07 (8)

PO-952

1710.02

PO-1002 201.14(b), 201.14(c),

000.02

PO-1050

1402.02

POL-1094

608.02 (a)

Form 1121

303.03

PO-1122

803.03

Fourth or subsequent action

1004

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 (e)

Function of machine rejection

708.03 (I)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents"
7003

Generic claim :

Definition
806.04 (d)
Election of application in which presented

806.04(1)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species
806.04 (h )

Presented after issue of patent

806.04(1)

Rejection

806.04 (j), 809.02 (a)

809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d ).

818.02 (b )

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

Traverse of rejection in lieu of election

809.02 (a)

Genus and species.

to 806.04 (j) , 808.01 (a ) . 809.02

806.04 ( a )

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.

714.15

Group Director's functions.

1002.02. 1003. 1004

Guardian, Authority 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

Identity of inventors.
201.13

Idiomatic English

€08.01 (q)

Implied election

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Improper joinder, Effect on patent.

805

Inaccurate claim

706.03 (n)

Incomplete amendment, Time

for

complet-

ing

710.02(c),

714.03

Incomplete application

508

Completed

508.01

Definition

203.06

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

506.01.

608.01 (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

708.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01

(n)

"Independent", definition

802.01

"Independent" inventions.

802.

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

Index of claims

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical

902.03

(a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing

507

Informality, Action calling attention to. 707.07

(a),

707.07(j)

Information on status of application

referred to

in patent

102

Information sent to applicant for

his

guidance.

703

Initial sentence

707.04

Ink, Permanent

608.01.

714.07

Inoperativeness

706.03

(p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit

716

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant

409,

409.02

Inspection :

Amendment

714.05

Application

101,

102, 104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee

104.

106.

106.01

By disbarred attorney

105

By inventor

106

By licensee

108.01

Control of, By assignee

106

Patent file

103

Petition

103,

1002.02

Right of

108.

104, 100

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See. No.

Insufficient disclosure.

$08.01 (p)

Continuation-in-part filed.

201.11

Insuficient response.

711.02 (a)

Inter-American Convention

201.13

Interference

Chapter 1110

Abandonment of contest 1108.

1110, 1110.01

Abstract of title in patented file.

1101.02

Action after award of priority

1107.

1109 to 1109.02

Action Action

after after

award of award

priority. Losing of priority,

party _ 1109.02 Winning

party

1109.01

Action

after

dissolution

1110

Action

suggesting claims

1101.01(1)

Addition

of

new party

1106.02

Additional interferences 1106, 1106.01. 1106.02

Admission

of patent claims denied

1101.02.

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit :

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

with interference record

1101.07 (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_s

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).

1102.01 (a)

Between applications.

1101.01

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim

1109.02

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146

1109, 1109.01.

1109.02, 1111.09

Claim copied from a patent (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)

partes proceedings

1105\. 1111.07

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

1101.02 (c)

counts

Claims of patent. Rejection.

1101.02 (f)

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Interference-Continued
Sec. No.

Common ownership ..

303, 305.02. 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority.

1108, 1100.02

Concurrent with Appeal.

1103

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01 (k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

1101.01 (e),

Continuation of earlier application

1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of earlier
applica-

tion

1101.01 (e). 1102.01 (a)

Conversion of joint application to sole

1111.07

Conversion of sole application to joint

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified.

1101.02(d)

Copying of patent claims

1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Within one year

1101.02 (f)

Correction of error in joining inventor.

1111.14

1101.01(d) to
Correspondence under Rule 202
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

706.03 (u),

Disclaimer, Rejection

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner

1105.05

Dissolution on motion of examiner. Requires

attention of primary

707.02

Divisional application referred to in papers

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Divisional applications, Prosecution

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure.

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's

1109.02

Elections not affected

820.02

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection.

1109.02. 1110

Examiner's entry ou interference file.

1107

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copled

1101.02. 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome

1101.01 (1)

Foreign application relied on :

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

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Interference-Continued

Foreign application relied on- Continued

Sec. No.

Papers Med

201.14 (b)

Shifting burden of proof

1105,04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.00

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

1112.00

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 party, treatment of claims

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

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 (c)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

with interference record.

1101.01

(h)

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 opened with

preliminary statements.

1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed

and

sealed 715.06.

1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved .. 103

Overlapping application 709.01, 1111.03

Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

Parties, All claiming invention to be in-

eluded

1101.01 (h)

Patent and application in different Groups

__ 1101.02

Patentability reports.

1111.11

Patent Interference Examiner may be

con-

salted

1101.01 (c)

Petition for reconsideration of decision on

motion

1105.07

Phantom Count

1101.02

Plural interferences.

1102.01

Power of attorney filed

402.08

Primary Examiner initiates.

1101.01 (e)

Preliminaries

1101

Preliminary statement

1102.02

Preparation of papers 1102

to 1102.02

Primary Examiner. Matters requiring deci- sion by 1101.01 (c), 1105

Prosecution closed before interference, Re-

opened only as to interference subject matter 1109.01, 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

(c), 1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

Separate papers in each application

1111.02

Service Branch procedure

1102.02

Setting up. Primary's attention required_ 1101.01 (c)

Sole to joint

1111.07

Special 708.01,

1102.02

Statutory basis

1100

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.

703.01, 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

(₺)

With a patent ____ 1101.02 to 1101.02(g), 1102.01

(a)

Withdrawal of application from issue __ 1101.01

(1),

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (g) ,

1105.03

Withdrawal of Interference by Examiner.

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution_

608.01

International 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 heid

713.01

Introduction

I

Invention. ( Sec Patent ; Rejection.)

Invention. Brief summary. 608.01

(d

)

Invention, Not originally claimed

603

Inventor (see also 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

Issue. (Scc Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case.

1805

"Printer waiting" case.

1300.01

Sec. 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. (See also File wrapper.)
717

Joinder, Linking claim allowed.
809.04

Joint application, Definition
201.02

Joint application, Original oath
602

Joint application. Signatures

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor :

Oath

602

Power of attorney to.

402.01

Refuses to sign application

409.03

Joint inventors. 201.02,

201.03, 605

Change in order of names

605.04(f)

Joint owners.

005

Joint to sole 201.03. 201.06. 201.07,

201.08, 1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch.

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07

Judicial notice

706.02 (a)

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application

714.16, 1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01(0)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

K

Kinds of applications.

201

L

Lack of utility
708.03 (p)
Language of papers
608.01

Laws, Patent ( scc also Statutes)
Introduction

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

Abandonment after allowance.
711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner_

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.
608.02 (r)
Drawing transfer.
608.02(i)

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

710.08

Correction of citation.

707.05(g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Draftsman's criticism included in first

Office

action

707.07(c)

Election of species required. Concluding

paragraph 809.02

(a),

802.02(b)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at

end

of

letter

707.00

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.

50.0(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)

Remailing

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(£)

Linking claim

809,

809.03, 809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d )

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

List of decisions

Appendix II

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

Literature citation in specification

603.01 (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 (đ )

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'

1103.05

Notice in application, Rale 231.

1111.08

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

Multiplied claims, Rejection

706.03 (1)

N

Name :

Change 605.04 (c),

717.02(b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch

605.04 (€)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Applicant changes name

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name Pro-

hibited

608.02 (1)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b )

Mark

605.04 (đ)

Signature. (See 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 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter :

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable

608.04 ( c )

Claim

706.03 (0)

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01 (0)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

Inherent characteristics

608.04 (a)

Petitionable

608.04 (c)

Preliminary amendment

608.04 (b)

Rejection

706.03 (0)

Reissue application 1401.06, 1401.07

Specification, Petitionable

608.04 (c )

Substitute specification

714.20

Supplemental oath

603

Trademark definition

608.01 (v)

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected Invention, Interference.

1101.01

Bec. 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

809.02 (c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer.

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

Notary seal

604.01

Notation of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Notation on file wrapper of parent application

__ 202.02

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowability

1302.03

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance and

issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order", application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

"Notice of informal patent application"

form,

(PO-152)

707.07 (a)

"Notice of references cited" form,

(PO-

892)

707.05 (a)

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Nuclear material.

706.03 (b)

Nullification of double patenting rejection

804.01

Number, Drawing reference character.

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims

608.01(j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Numbering paragraphs of letter.

707.07 (k)

o

Oath :

After appeal

1212

Antedating patent for interference (Rule

204\)

1101.02, 1101.02 (a), 1101.03

Antedating reference. (See also Affidavit,

Antedating reference, Rule 131.)

715

Inspection during interference (Rules 131,

202, 204)

1101.03

Junior party, Part of Interference file (Rule
202)
1101.03
Junior party to possible interference (Rule
202)
1101.01 (d) to 1101.01 (1)

Original. (See also Oath, Original, Rule

65.)

602

Plant application ( Rule 162)

1401.08

1604

Reissue ( Rule 175)

Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202,

715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

204\)

603

Supplemental

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

602

Administering

604

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.08

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Declaration, Rule 68.

602

Defective 602.01, 602.02,

602.03

Delayed filing

€02.05

Divisional application 602.05

(a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed 201.14,

202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New required. 602.01, 602.02, 707.07 (b)

Notary

604.03

Notary certificate

602.01

Old at time of filing

602.05

Seal

604.01

Seal, Foreign application 602.04

(a)

Seal, Not required. 604.01, 604.03

(a)

"Sole"

602

Stale

602.05

Substitute

602.02

Venue

604.02

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67

603

After allowance. 603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

Object of invention 608.01

(d)

Objection contrasted with rejection.

706.01

Objection, Dependent claims 608.01

(n)

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

Obvious error, Correction 1302.04. 1305

Obvious method. 706.03

(q)

Obviously informal application.

702.01

Offer to surrender original patent. 1401.01,

1401.04

Office date stamp. 505, 710.01 (a).

714.18

Official cross reference, Order of.

903.06

Official Gazette

1703

Official Gazette, Abstract 608.01 (b)

Official Gazette, Claim

1302.09

Official Gazette, Drawing figure

1302.10

Old application

203.03

Old combination 706.03 (i), 706.03(3)

Old combination, Division. 806.05 (b).

820.01

Omnibus ciaim 706.03

(h)

Cancellation 1302.04

(b)

Operative example. 608.01

(p)

Operativeness, Showing. 608.03,

716

Opposition to issue of patent.

1309.02

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order 3311 amendments 714.16(đ)

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination 708 to

705.03

Order of examination, Patentability report __ 705.01 ( c)

Sec. No.

Order of papers in file wrapper.
717.01 (a)

Ordering :

Abandoned file

711.01(b), 905.03

Cross-references

$03.06

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-
ties
608.04(a)

Outstanding requirements
707.07 (e)

Overcoming a reference, Right of priority
201.15

Overlapping applications, Same applicant

304\.

709.01. 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01. 1111.03

Overlapping applications, Same assignee

305,

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 cation

appli-

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.

801.08

Claim copied. (Sec 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. ( See 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 (ace also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy

001.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant 901.04, Chapter 1800

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

300

Patent Statutes (scc 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 (e)

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. NG.
"Rules of Practice of the United States Patent

Office in Patent Cases".

Introduction

Patents of addition

$01.05(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(c)

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

l'etition :

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(c),

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

Piecemeal 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

160G

Color identified

1605

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers

1603,

1610

Elements of application.

1003

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment.

1610

Executive Order

1608

INSUP

1611

Plant patent application-Continued

Bec. No.

Laudatory expressions.

1610

Letter of transmittal

100S

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

400.01(f)

Death of principal attorney.

400

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

(T)

Sketch

608.02

(r)

Printed matter nonstatutory

706.03

(a)

"Printer waiting"

1309.01

Printer's Proof. Correction

1308.01

Printing priority

1309

Prior art. (Sec 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, Plecemeal.

707.07

(g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision

__

1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable

ex-

cept for form

710.02(b)

Prosecution of "Secrecy Order" application

107.02

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.02

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 506.

604.03

(a)

Public Law 585.

706.03

(b)

Public policy

706.03

(p)

Public right to inspect files.

103

Public sale.

706.03

(s)

Public use, Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03

(s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03(v)

Publication, Defensive. 711.06.

711.06

(a )

Publications of abstracts. 711.06.

711.06

(a)

Publications :

Citing 707.05

(e),

901.06

Declassified

707.05

(f)

Own, as reference.

715.01

(c)

Q

Quayle practice. 710.02(b),

714.14

R

Ratification of papers filed :

Death of attorney

408

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.

Chapter

500

Rev. 27, Jan. 1971

Reciprocal legislation.

Sec. No. 201.13

Reclassification of classes.

803.02(a)

Recognized countries for foreign priority

201.13

Recommendation by Board of Appeals.

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals. 1214.01,

1214.02

Reconsideration of abandonment.

711.03

Based on insufficient response.

711.03(a)

Based on failure to respond within period_

711.03

(b)

Record books, Examining Group

1704

Recording assignment.

302

Reduction to practice

715.07

Reference :

A.I. patent.

901.04

A.P.C. publication

901.06

(c)

Abandoned application.

901.02

Abbreviatures

901.06

(d)

Abstracts

901.06(d)

Additional

707.05

(d)

After allowance.

1308.01

After appeal.

1208.01

Analogous art

904.01(c)

Antedating. (Sce 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

706.02

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

Sec.

No.

Swearing back. ( See also Affidavit,

Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

₹15

Voided by proof of foreign Sling.

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 outh, Ground for rejection.

706.03

(x).

1401.05

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

1401.05

Interference of original patent

involved.

1111.08.

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

Reissue application-Continued

See.

No.

List of references

1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors.

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter.

1401.07

Notice in original file.

202.05.

1401.03

Notice of allowance

1401.11

Numbering of claims.

1401.08

Oath

1401.08

Oath, Primary's decision

707.02

Offer to surrender patent

1401.01.

1401.04

Omission of feature

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Patent returned

1401.04

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing.

608.02(k)

Rejection

706.03(x)

Requisites

1401.01

Restriction

1410.10

Return of original patent

1401.04

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification

1401.06,

1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Suit on original patent.

1401.09

(a)

Title abstract

1401.01,

1401.02

Transfer of original drawing

608.02 (k),

1401.05

Twice reissued

1401.06

Reissue patent series

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application.

706.05,

1101.01 (1),

1308.01

After allowance of claim.

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 (đ)

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 (s)

Board of Appeals introduces.

1214.01

Breadth

706.03

(n)

Business method.

706.03 (a)

Chemical practice.

715.03

Claim copied from patent.

706.06.

1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure

to re-

spond

706.03 (0)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Claims

706

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Rejection-Continued

Bec. No.

Combination of references. 706.02,

707.07 (d)

Common knowledge.

308.02

(a)

Conflicting applications.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 700.01, 804, 804.01,

804.02,

822,

822.01

Conflicting applications, One assigned.

304

Contrasted to objection

706.01

Cumulative

707.07 (d)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath 706.03

(x), 1401.08

Dependent claim

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.)

708.07

Foreign application, Statutory bar.

706.03 (s)

Fraud upon public

708.03 (p)

Frivolous invention.

706.03 (p)

Full anticipation Expression recommended_

707.07(d)

Function of machine.

706.03(r)

Functional

706.03 (c)

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 (y )

Method of doing business.

706.03 (a)

Multiplicity

706.03(1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New, After appeal.

1208.01

New. After final rejection.

706.07 (e)

New matter.

706.03(0)

Nonelected invention

706.03 (m)

Non-statutory claim.

706.03 ( h)

Non-statutory subject matter.

706.03 (a)

Not based on prior art.

706.03

Not readable on disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03 (x)

Objection distinguished.

706.01

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Obviousness

707.07 (d)

Old combination. 706.03(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.

705.07 (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

306.03

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,

806.04 (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

Gr

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 ( see also Amendment; Period for xponse).

re-

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)

809.02(a).

Election requirement.
800.02(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 te

820.02

Statutory period.

710.01

Restoration of canceled matter 608.01

(s),

714.24

Restriction (see also Election ; Election of

species )

Chapter

800

Artion, 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(c)

Process or product and apparatus

806.05(e)

to

806.05 (g),

820

Reissue application 1401.10, 1401.10 (a)

Rejection of nonelected claims.

821 to

821.03

Related inventions

802.01.

$03. 806, 806.04 (h), 808.02.

802.03

Restriction-Continued

Sec.

No.

Requirement

812

to

817

Additional

811.02

By Group where examinabie.

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

(y)

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. (Scc 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

(b)

Practice

201.14(c)

Time for flling papers.

201.14(a)

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Bec. No.

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

Rules of practice :
₹13.04

2 Reproduced

3 Reproduced

714.25

Cited
714.19, 714.21

5(a) Reproduced

502

6 Reproduced

502

7 Reproduced
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

Cited
106

34 Reproduced
402

Cited
402.02, 1209

35 Reproduced
403

Cited
714.01 (d)

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
403.01(a), 506.01

55(b) Reproduced
201.14 (a)

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

1102.01 (a), 1401, 1506

56 Cited

608.01

57 Reproduced
605.04

Cited

605.04 (b), 1503.01

50 Reproduced
600

61 Reproduced
601
Cited
600. 605.03

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

602

Rules of practice -Continued

Dee. No.
SOS

66(a) Reproduced

68(b) Reproduced

602.01(R)

68 Cited

002, 602.04.

002.04(a), 604, 004.04, 604.04(a), 604.08

67 Reproduced

Cited

608

002

68 Reproduced

002

Cited

302\. 602.04 (a)

71 Reproduced

008.01

Cited

600\. 608.01 (g), 1302.01. 1503.01

72(a) Reproduced

606

72(b) Reproduced

608.01 (b)

72 Cited

600\. 711.06

608.01 (d)

73 Reproduced

Cited

600

74 Reproduced

Cited

600

608.01 (f)

75 Reproduced

608.01 (1)

Cited

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

608.01(0), 706.03(1), 800.04

76 Reproduced

005.04

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

79 Reproduced

608.01 (e)

Cited

202.01, 608.01 (t)

81 Reproduced

608.02

Cited

600

82 Reproduced

605.04 (h)

83 Reproduced

608.02 (d)

Cited

600, 1401.10 (a)

84 Reproduced

608.02

Cited
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

87 Reproduced

608.02 (y)

Cited

600\. 714.07. 714.22

Cited

600

88 Reproduced

608.02 (1)

Cited

600, 711.02(b)

91 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

60G

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

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44 Reproduced

409.01 (b)

Cited

600

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Rules

of practice-Continued

Bec.

Ne.

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

Cited

707.05 (e), 1610

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

706

Cited
714.02

113 Reproduced

706.07

Cited

₹11.03 (c), 1205

115 Reproduced

714

116 Reproduced

714.12

Cited
706.07 (e), 711.13, 715.09. 716, 1207,
1212

117 Reproduced

706.03 (n)

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

608.02 (p)

124 Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125 Reproduced

608.01 (q)

Cited

714.19, 714.20, 1302.02

126 Reproduced

608.01 (j)

Cited

1603

Cited

608.01 (n), 1302.01

127 Cited

1002.02

131 Reproduced
715
Cited.
706.02, 707.01 (a), 707.02, 707.05(f),
708.02, 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 (c)

Cited

711.03, 712, 1002, 1206

138 Reproduced

711

Cited

608.02(1). 711.01. 1215.01

139 Reproduced.

711.06

Cited

103\. 708\. 901.02. 901.03

Rules of practice-Continued
141 Reproduced

Sec. No.
S06.04

Cited

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

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

809.02. 808.02 (a), 809.02 (b), 809.02(c).

820\.

142 (a) Reproduced

818

142 Cited

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

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

143 Reproduced

818.09

Cited

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

818.03 (b), $18.03 (e), 821.03

144 Reproduced

818.03(c)

Cited
608.01(1), 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 (1). 802

146 Reproduced

809.02

Cited

606.01 (1), 707.07 (1). 802

201.06

147 Reproduced

Cited
201.11. 600. 602.05(a), 605. 605.04.
607, 608.01 (1), 608.02, 714.09, 1302.04

151 Reproduced

1501

152 Reproduced

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

602

154 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155 Reproduced

1505

161 Reproduced

1602

Cited

1610, 1611

162 Reproduced

1604

Cited

602

163 Reproduced

1605

164 Reproduced

1605

165 Reproduced

1606

Cited

608.02. 1803

166 Reproduced

1607

Cited

605.03 (a )

167 Reproduced

1608

Cited

1610

171 Reproduced

1401.01

172 Reproduced

1401.02

173 Reproduced

1401.08

Cited

1401.11

174 Reproduced

1401.05

Cited
608.02. 608.02 (i)

175 Reproduced

1401.08

176 Reproduced

1401.00

Cited

708.01. 1401.10

177 Reproduced

1401.10(#)

178 Reproduced

1401.04

Cited

1401.01

179 Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

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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, 818.06(c),

1002.01.

1201,

1202, 1208, 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,

12 1211

194

Reproduced

1209

Cited

1202

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited

715.09.

716.

1208

196

(a) Reproduced

1213

196

(b) Reproduced

1214.01

196(c)

Reproduced

1213.01

196

Cited

1213.

1213.01, 1214.01,

1214.08,

1214.07

197

(a) Reproduced

1214.02

197

(c) Reproduced

1214.08

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

225

Cited

1101.02.

1101.02(a),

1102

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231 Reproduced

Sec. No.
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,
1111.08, 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

291

Reproduced

1809.02

Cited

711.06

202

Cited

706.03 (v)

301

Reproduced

1216.01

Cited

1216.02

302

Reproduced

1216.01

Cited

1216, 1216.02

303

Reproduced

1216.02

Cited

1216

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

Cited

605

341 (g) Reproduced

1702

341 C'ited

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

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Bec. No.
$
Shortened statutory period
710.02 to 710.02(e)

Same attorney, Interfering applications.

1101.01 (%),

1102.01 (=)
Same invention, Comparing forelga application_ 201.15
Saturday, Effect on time for response.
710.05
Scientific Library

901.08 (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

001.06(a)

Cards, Subclass definitions.
802.02(b)

Claim analysis

904.01

Field of

904.01 (d)

File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 904.01 (đ ;
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

004.01 (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, 303

Unduly extensive and burdensome.
808.01 (a).

809.02(d) . 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

10%

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 (% )

Security markings

100

Self-addressed Post Card.

503

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

(מ) 608.01

Shift of election

819

Sec. No.

Approval

1004

Distinction from limited time for reply __

1101.02(f)

Signatory Authority, Full.

707.02

Signatory Authority, Partial

707.01

(8)

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

508

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)

Hax application. Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access.

103

Petitions handied. List

1002.02

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Solicitor, Duties

1002, 1002.02 Sec. No.

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

70.02(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.

609.02 (x)

Special examining procedure.

708.02

Specles 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!

808.04 (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). 809.02

Rejection

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Withdrawal of species claims.

$09.02(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

808.01

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

Specification-Continued

Sec. No.

Substitute, Amendment Including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims

608.01 (0)

Title of invention

006

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 (d)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance

1802.01

Status letter

203.08, 1705

Status of applications.

102, 203

Abandoned

203.05

Abandoned for failure to pay issue fee

203.07

Allowed or in issue

203.04

Amended

203.03

Incomplete

203.06

New

203.01

Rejected

203.02

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes :

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03

(b)

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

604.03 (a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act),

500

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 U.S.C. 1254 Cited.

1202

28 U.S.C. 1291 Cited.

1202

28 U.S.C. 1744 Cited.

1216.02

28 T.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. 9 Reproduced

903.01

35 T.S.C. 21 Reproduced

710.05

Cited

210.13

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Statutes-Continued

Sec.

No.

35 U.S.C, 25 Cited

802

35 U.S.C. 41 Cited.

302, 714.16(c), 1202.

1205.

1208, 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). 711.06(a),

715.01. 804.03, 901.01, 901.04, 901.05
(b). 901.06(a). 1101.02(a), 1109.02,
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, 608.01 (k).
608.01
(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

Cited

201.07, 711.02(c).

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, 805

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(c)
35 U.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.

1100,

1109.01. 1100.02, 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

A .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 Reproducedl.

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)

₹10

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, 800.04

(c),

806.05 (a)

Not

generic

806.04 (c)

Species

806.04 (b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03(y)

Subject

matter, Non-statutory

706.03 (a)

Submission to Classification Group:

Classification of application

903.08(₫),

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 to Group Director :

Sec. No.

Types of action listed

1003, 1004

Submission to Patent Security Group :

Atomic Energy, security review

108

"Confidential" application or papers

109

Defense Invention, security review

107.01

"Secrecy Order" case

107.01

"Secret" application or papers

107.01

Security determination

107.01

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, Fallure 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

710.02 (c)

Suit. Copy of decision in reissue

1401.09 (a)

Summary of action

707.07(1)

Summary of Interview.

713.04

Summary of invention

608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response.

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath or declaration

603

After allowance

€03.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office

709

Ex parte prosecution during interference.

1103

Junior application

1101.01 (1)

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

901.06(a)

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephone call, Multiplicity rejection.

706.03 (1)

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Telephone number of attorney

408\. 718.01, 714.01

Telephone number of Examiner.

707.08

Not on motion decision

718.08

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 (1)

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),

901.06 (a)

Translations available, index

901.06 (a)

Traverse-Answer all matters.

707.07 (f)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818

818.03 to 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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Bec. No.

U

U.S.C.

Introduction

Unavailable inventor

408, 409.09

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation
608.01 (e)

Unclaimed subject matter.

305.01

Undelivered mail

707.13

Underwood card digest

901.03 (&)

Undne breadth rejection

706.03 (z)

"United States of America", Foreign language

901.05 (a)

names

903.02

Unoficial digests

711, 714.01 (a)

Unsigned amendment

605.04 (h)

Unsigned drawing.

608.01 (b)

Utility-disclosure in drug cases.
608.01 (p)

Utility lacking, Rejection
708.03 (p)

201, 901.04

Utility patent.

608.01 (p)

Utility required

V

Vague and indefinite rejection

604.02

Venue

W

Waived patent rights defensive publication.
711.06
Washington representatives of attorneys.
408

Sec. No.

Withdrawal from issue.

1508

Amendment crossing allowsnee.

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval.

1003, 1808

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

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final

708.07 (d)

Primary decides.

707.02

Wrapper. (See also File wrapper.)

717

Wrong Group, Papers sent to.

508.01

x

X-series of patents

901.04

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Utility, Asbtract, Statement of the.

708.03 (d)