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# U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent Office Washington, D. C. 20231 MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE Third Edition Instructions regarding Revision No. 30

The attached revised pages are replacements for those
in the Manual having corresponding numbers, or additional
pages to be placed in appropriate numerical sequence.

Change Notice 17-2, relating to the Trial Multiple
Dependent Claim Practice, should be retained until prosecu-
tion of all applications under the program is concluded.
The termination of this program was announced in the Notice
of June 9, 1969; 864 O.G. 323. All other Change Notices
have been incorporated into the Manual.

The notation "/R-307" in the attached pages appears
either at the title or at the end of a section that has
been revised.

Louis O. Maassel
Editor, Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure

Particular attention is called to the following sections:

pp. vi &amp; vii

Checklist of pages revised

101

Last three paragraphs added to indicate practice of furnishing drawings to bonded lithographers.

303

Note added that a certified copy of a patent application does not include assignment.

402

Section on power of attorney amplified to indicate current practice.

405

Section on papers filed by "attorney not of record" completely revised.

408

Paragraph added to indicate that attorneys acting in "representative capacity" can only be called for a telephone interview if tele- phone number is in a paper signed by appli- cant or attorney or agent of record.

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506

Last three paragraphs added.

509

A new section entitled "Payment of Fees."

714.13 &amp; 1302.03

Instruction added that a POL-327 or examiner's amendment should be promptly mailed in all allow- able cases.

901.06(a)

Section on Scientific Library revised throughout.

1206 &amp; 1208.01

Notice of April 26, 1971 on appeal briefs added.

1208.01

Last paragraph on filing supplemental examiner's answer added.

List of replacement pages :

Page No.

Rev. No.

Page No.

Rev. No.

Title page

30-30

88.1-blank

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V-Vi

22-30

99-100

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102.3-blank

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3-4

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119-120

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13-14

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22.1-blank

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent Office
Washington, D. C. 20231
MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE
Third Edition
Instructions regarding Revision No. 29

The attached revised pages are replacements for those
in the Manual having corresponding numbers, or additional
pages to be placed in appropriate numerical sequence.

Change Notice 17-2, relating to the Trial Multiple
Dependent Claim Practice, should be retained until prosecu-
tion of all applications under the program is concluded.
The termination of this program was announced in the Notice
of June 9, 1969; 864 O.G. 323 .- All other Change Notices
have been incorporated into the Manual.

The notation "/R-297" in the attached pages appears
either at the title or at the end of a section that has
been revised.

Louis O. Maassel
Editor, Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure

Particular attention is called to the following sections:

101

Change in rule 14(a).

201.04

Covers new rule 60 practice.

201.07

Streamlined continuation program material deleted.

402

Change in rule 34.

402.05

Change in rule 36.

403

Includes revised rule 33.

601

Title and subject matter changed from "Petition" to "Content of Application" and includes change to rules 51 and 59.

605.04

Change in rule 57 on inventor's name requirements.

608.01

Change in rule 52(a).

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Rev. 29 - July 1971

608.01(a)

Change in rule 77(h).

608.01(1)

Change in rule 75(d) (2).

608.01(p)

Deposit of Microorganisms guidelines included.

608.02

Change in rule 84.

608.02(b)

Change in rule 85.

709.01

Revised practice involving applications with overlapping claims, one application being in interference.

804.02 &amp; 1403

Includes new rule 321(b).

804.03

Includes new rule 78(c).

822

Change in rule 78(b).

1403

Includes form for terminal disclaimer to obviate a double patenting rejection.

1606

Change in rule 165(b).

List of replacement pages, all bearing Rev. No. 29:

Title page

53-54

3-4

54.1-blank (Eliminated)

4.1-4.2

55-56

7-8

57-58

8.1-blank (Eliminated)

71-72

9-10

72.1-72.2

23-24

75-76

25-26

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33-34

89-90

34.1-34.2

90.1-90.2

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*90.3-blank

39-40

109-110

41-42

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43-44

119-120

44.1-blank

120.1-120.2

46.1-blank

135-136

48.3-48.4

234.1-234.2

49-50

239-240

51-52

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## U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent Office Washington, D. C. 20231 MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE Third Edition Instructions regarding Revision No. 28

The attached revised pages are replacements for those
in the Manual having corresponding numbers, or additional
pages to be placed in appropriate numerical sequence.

Change Notice 17-2, relating to the Trial Multiple
Dependent Claim Practice, should be retained until prosecu-
tion of all applications under the program is concluded.
The termination of this program was announced in the Notice
of June 9, 1969; 864 O.G. 323. All other Change Notices
have been incorporated into the Manual.

The notation "/R-287" in the attached pages appears
either at the title or at the end of a section that has
been revised.

Louis O. Maassel
Editor, Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure

Particular attention is called to the following sections:

101

Incorporates memorandum to Patent Office Personnel dated December 10, 1970, relating to confiden- tiality and accessibility of patent application papers.

502

Incorporates notice of March 5, 1971, relating to identification of application correspondence (855 O.G. 2) .

503

Incorporates notice of March 10, 1971 relating to early notification of serial number (884 O.G. 970).

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Rev. 28 - Apr., 1971

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901.06

Revised to include "Science Abstracts" handling.

1112.05

Revised form PO-880.

Chapter 1200

Revised in view of amended Rule 192 and new clerical procedures.

1208

Times for furnishing examiners'

1208.01

answers.

List of replacement pages, all bearing Rev. No. 28:
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Title Page

201-202

3-4

209-210

4.1-4.2

211-212

5-6

213-214

31-32

214.1-blank

32.1-32.2

215-216

43-44

216.1-blank

44.1-blank

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73-74

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74.1-blank

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79-80

220.1-220.2

139-140

220.3-220.4

140.1-140.2

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167-168

220.7-blank

177-178

253-254

179-180

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## U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent Office Washington, D. C. 20231 MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE Third Edition Instructions regarding Revision No. 27

The attached revised pages are replacements for those
in the Manual having corresponding numbers, or additional
pages to be placed in appropriate numerical sequence.

Change Notice 17-2, relating to the Trial Multiple
Dependent Claim Practice, should be retained until prosecu-
tion of all applications under the program is concluded.
The termination of this program was announced in the Notice
of June 9, 1969; 864 O.G. 323. All other Change Notices
have been incorporated into the Manual.

The notation "/R-277" in the attached pages appears
either at the title or at the end of a section that has
been altered in any way.

Louis 0. Maassel
Editor, Manual of Patent
Examining Procedure

Particular attention is called to the following sections:

606.01

Revised to indicate practice of marking box on Notice of Allowance form for a title change.

903.07

Revised to include instructions on designating unofficial subclasses on issue slips.

1001.01, 1002

Revised to correspond with current rule language.

Index

Completely revised.

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Rev. 27 - Jan., 1971

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List of replacement pages for Revision 27:

Page

Rev. No.

Page

Rev. No.

Title Page

27-27

263-264

27-27

III-blank

27

265-266

27-27

21-22

27-27

267-268

27-27

27-28

27-27

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271-272

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275-276

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83-84

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151-152

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281-282

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157-blank

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283-284

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27-27

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