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# Index

A

Sec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also

Abandon-

ment).

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Destruction of

711.04

Disposal

103, 711.04

Fee on petition to revive

711.03 (c)

Issue fee, failure to pay

203.07, 712

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering

711.04(b), 905.03

Petition, Period for response after

1002

Reference use

901.02

Referred to in issued patent

103

Retention label

1302.07

Revival 711.03 (c), 1002.02

Stored

711.04 (a)

When open to the public.

103

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned application ;

Abandonment.)

Abandonment (see also Abandoned

applica-

tion )

711

After allowance

711.05

Amendment late

711, 711.02, 714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal

1215.01 to 1215.03

Assignee must consent

711.01

Court case

1215.05

Destroys continuity

201.11

Express

711, 711.01

Counted as action

1705

Issue fee not paid

711.05, 712

Failure to pay Issue fee

712

Failure to prosecute

711.02

Following forfeiture

712

Forwarding

711.04(a)

Incomplete response

711.03 (a)

Incomplete response, Review by Primary

707.02

No response

711, 711.02

Notification of

711.02

Of appeal

1210

Of Invention

706.03 (s)

Petition to revive. 711.08 (c), 1002.02

Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Pulling

711.04 (a)

Reconsideration 711.03

(a),

711.03 (b)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival

711.03 (c)

Abandonment-Continued

Sec. No.

Shortened time limit

710.02

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02 (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-

ney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Pending application

101, 106

Petition

103, 1002.02

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

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision 1214.01

to 1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner

__ 1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner

__ 1214.06

After correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Amendment after final rejection

714.18

Claim summary

707.07 (1)

Claims in excess of filing fee

714.10

Completeness

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Crosses amendment.

714.05

Date

707.11

Examiner's

707

File wrapper endorsement

707.10, 717.01

Final action 705.01 (a),

706.07, 713.09

Fourth or subsequent

1004

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report 'not counted

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal

707.07 (a)

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Reopening prosecution

1004

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Restriction requirement

Chapter 800

Returned

707.13

Review Introduction

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Action-Continued

Sec. No.

Shortened time limit.

710. 02

Supplemental

710.06,

714.05

Suspension

709

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 (đ)

Foreign country

409.01 (d )

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a)

409.01 (đ)

Prosecution by

409.01 (a)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05

Advantages over prior art

707.07 (f)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312

714.16 (d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affidavit, Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country

715.07 (c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case

715.08

Conception

715.07

Constructive reduction

715.07

Dates to be overcome

715,

715.01

Diligence 715.07,

715.07 (a)

Exhibit

715,

715.07

Exhibit, Disposition

715.07 (d)

Facts and evidence

715.07

Foreign filing date

715.01

Generic claim

715.02

Generic claim, Chemical case

715.03

Interference, Oath sealed

715.06

Interference testimony equivalent to.

715.07 (b)

Joint inventor makes.

715.04

New matter in reference.

715

Patent claims same invention 715.05,

1101.02 (a)

Patent shows single species

715.03

Primary decides sufficiency

707.02,

715.08

Reduction to practice

715.07

Sealing prior to interference

715.06

Sealing requires Primary's attention

707.02

Seasonable presentation

715.09

When used

715

Who may make

715.04

Affidavit, Traversing rejection, Rule 132.

716

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney ; Power of attorney.)

Aggregation

706.03 (1)

Aggregation, Design application

1504

Sec. No.

Aggregation and subcombination

806.05 (a),

809.03 (a)

Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Alien Property Custodian publication

901.06 (c)

Allowance and issue (see also Allowed

appli-

cation )

1800

Abandonment after

711.05

Administrator's signature amended

605.05 (a)

All claims allowed, Shortened period

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's

1302.04

Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue __

714.16, 1305

Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting"

__

1309.01

Amendment after. (See Amendment:

After

allowance.)

Amendment after allowance of all claims.

714.14,

1303.01

Amendment after D-10 notice 107.02,

1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306, 409.01

(b),

1302.11

Blue Slip 903.07,

903.07 (b)

Cancel nonelected claim by Examiner's

amendment

821.01,

821.02

Cancelation of claims after appeal

1302.04 (e)

Cancelation of claim lost in interference

1302.04 (d)

Cancelation of non-statutory claim.

1302.04 (b)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Claim for Official Gazette

1302.09

Claim renumbering

608.01 (j)

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

1804.01

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), 1802.04

Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

608.02 (w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip

608.02 (x),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file 608.02

(1),

905.03

Drawing notations

1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.01

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's

amendment.)

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1802

First action-cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters 714.16, 1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and changes 714.16, 1302.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

General review

1302.01

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation

1101.01 (c)

Interference search

1302.08

International classification

903.09

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1809

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of case 1305

Issue in another Group without transfer __

903.07 (b)

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Letter of allowability

714.13

Listing of references.

1302.12

Motion to add to interference

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See also Notice of

al-

lowance.)

1303

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02 (n),

705.01 (d)

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Protest against issue

1309.02

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance 1101.01

(1), 1308.01

Related applications, File wrapper notations 202.02,

1302.09

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(i)

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

Title of invention

1802.01, 1802.04 (a)

Title change by Examiner

606.01, 1302.04 (a)

Title search, Continuing application

202.02

Transfer

903.08

Undelivered notice of allowance

1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal
from issue.)

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy order"

case
1304
Allowed application (see also Allowance and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (i), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1004, 1101.01 (0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

706.04

Alteration of application before execution

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

706.03 (d)

Amended application

203.03

Amended application, Inspection for trans-
fer
903.08 (c)
Amendment (see also Response)
714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment

711.02, 714,17

After all claims allowed

714.14

After allowance:
Canceling claim
714.16
Claim copied from patent __ 714.16 (a), 1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1004

Entry in part

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action

714.16, 714.16 (d),714.16 (e)

Excess claims

714.16 (c)

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16 (đ)

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

406

After final rejection

714.12, 714.13

714.20

After final rejection, Entered in part.

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record.

405, 714.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure

608

Before first action
608.04 (b), 707.04, 714.09
Before first action, Adding excess claims \_\__.\_.\_ 714.10

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Amendment-Continued
Sec. No.
Board rejection avoided
1214.01

Brackets required
714.22

Canceled matter restored
608.01 (s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims

1215.01 to 1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis

608.01(0)

Claim numbering
608.01 (j)

Claims added in excess of filing fee
714.10

Complete response required

714.02, 714.04
Copying patent claim. (See Claim copied
from patent.)

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding
107.02

Date of receipt

710.01 (a), 714.18

Date stamp, Group receipt

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch
505, 710.01 (a)
714.18
Declaration
602.01

Defective directions for entry

714.23

Denied entry, Petition
1002.02

Depositing

502

Direction for entry
714.22, 714.23

Discourteous
714.19, 714.25

Drawing

608.02 (p), 608.02 (q)

Drawing, Disposition
608.02 (x)

Drawing, New matter

608.04, 714.19

Duplicate

717.01 (a)

Easily erasable paper forbidden
714.07

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_714.16 (e)

Entry

714.18, 717.01 (a)

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

714.19

Entry denied, List

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification un-
necessary

714.19, 714.20

Entry directions
714.22, 714.23
Entry inadvertent
714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection with
motions in interference
1108
Examiner's (See also Examiner's amend-
ment. )
1302.04

Excess claims added.

714.10

File wrapper endorsement
714.18, 717.01

Formal matters
714.02

Fully responsive

714.02

Heading

502

Immediate inspection
714.05

Improper signature
714.01 (a) to 714.01 (đ)

Improper signature, Ratification.

711

Incomplete response

711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

Incomplete response, Time for complet-

ing

710.02(c), 711, 714.08

Increasing claims in excess of fee under Rule
312
714.16(c)

Amendment-Continued

Sec. No.

Ink, Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

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(c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out

714.02,

714.04

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday_

710.05

Permanent ink required

714.07

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post Office address, Applicant.

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04 (b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification, Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor

409.01

Ratification, Signature defective

711,

714.01 (a)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501

to 505

Received after allowance

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change

717.02 (b)

Responsive

714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Rule 312. (See also Amendment after ance. )

allow-

714.16

Several same day.

714.18

Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a)

to

714.01 (đ)

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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608.04

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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

806.05 (g)

Appeal

Chapter 1200

Abandonment

1210

Actions subsequent to Examiner's answer.

1210

Administrative handling

1204

Affidavit after appeal

1212

Amendment after Board decision

1213.01,

1214.01, 1214.07

Amendment after Examiner's answer

1210,

1211

Amendment before Examiner's answer

1207

Amendment for purpose of 714.12,

714.13

Amendment makes case allowable

1206

Answer, Examiner's

1208

Better reference before brief

1207

Board remands case to Examiner

1208,

1210

Brief

1206

Cancellation of withdrawn claims

1214.05

Civil Suits.

1216.02

Claims copied from patent, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Claims included

1205

Concurrently with Interference 1103,

1205, 1210

Concurrently with prosecution before

Ex-

aminer

1205,

1210

Conference

1208

Constitution of the Board

1203

Court 1214.01,

1216

Court, C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Decision by Board

1213

Dismissal

1215.04

Examiner reversed

1214.04

Examiner sustained

1214.06

Examiner's answer

1208

Ex parte review of merits.

1202

Failure to prosecute appeal

1215.04

Form 41

1205

From Board of Appeals 1214.01, 1216 to

1216.02

Hearing

1209

Introduction

1201

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to Introduction,

706.01

Multiplicity rejection

706.03 (1)

New ground of rejection by Board

1214.01

New ground of rejection by Examiner in

Ex-

aminer's answer

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04 (c)

New reference before brief

1207

New rejection by Board

1214.01

Oral hearing

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 Board. 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

Citizenship

605.01

Discourtesy

714.25

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

Seif 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

(¢)

Best mode 608.01

(h)

Brief summary of the invention. 608.01

(d)

Claim terminology 608.01

(0)

Claims

608.01 (1)

Clarity and completeness.

707.07

Classification in examining Group. 903.08

(b)

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Application-Continued

Sec. No.

Common ownership

305,

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

Complete

506, 600

Conflicting, same applicant 304, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 804, 822,

822.01

Content Chapter

600

Continuation. (See also Continuation.)

201.07

Continuation-in-part. (See also Continuation-

in-part)

201.08

Continuing

201.11

Convertibility

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished Chapter

600

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper_202.02,

1802.09

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

Data of related application in specification 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Depositing

502

Description of the prior art

608.01 (c)

Design. (See also Design application.)

1503

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Distribution

508

Division. (See also Divisional application. ) _

201.06

English language

608.01

Fee exempt 201.17,

607.01

Fee filed

607

Field of the invention 608.01 (c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Foreign. (See also Foreign application. )

201.14

Form Chapter

600

Government-owned :

"Act of 1883"

210. 17

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Incomplete

506

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01 (u)

Informal 506,

702.01

Informal, Primary's attention required

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special

708.01

Inspection

101, 108

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Issue fee not paid

203.07, 712

Joint

201.02

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.

305,

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

Papers, Arrangement 717.01

(a)

Parent

201.04

Parts Chapter 600

Pending five years. 707.02 (a)

Plant. (Sec also Plant application.) __ Chapter

1600

Public inspection

103

Publication of abstract 711.06, 711.06 (a)

Receipt and handling. Chapter

500

Recording in examining Group.

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as to status

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See also Reissue application.)

Chapter 1400

Rejected

203.02

Relating to atomic energy

108

Requisites

702

Returning Chapter

600

Right to Inspect 101,

103

"Secrecy order" 107,

107.02

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special 708 to

708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute :

Carries ownership from parent

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Terminology, Claim 608.01 (0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

Unclaimed subject matter

805.01

"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

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304,

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

Endorsing assignments

303

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignee (see also Assigned application, Assign- ment.)

Affidavits under Rule 131

715.04

Certificate of correction

1402

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

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03

(k), 822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 709.01, 1101.01 (b)

Intervention 106,

409.01 (e)

Part interest

106.01

Patent issues to

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

308

Title search

202,02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __ 903.08 (b)

Associate attorney

402.02, 406

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 108,

706.03 (b)

Atomic energy application

108

Atomic Energy Commission documents.

901.06 (a)

Attorney :

Appointment by assignee of entire interest_

106

Associate

402.02, 406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name

402.04 (a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged

608.02 (u)

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), 1102.01 (a)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.08

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 (see 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

608.01 (d)

British patent with exponent, Citing.

901.05 (b)

British specification, "Provisional,"

"Com-

plete"

201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Business, Method of doing

706.03 (a)

0

C. C. P. A., Appeal to 1214.01,

1216,

1216.01

Cancellation of drawing figures

608.02(t)

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring 608.01

(s),

714.24

Canceled matter in patented file.

901.01

Canceling claim after issue.

714.16

Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal

1214.05

Canceling drawing

608.02 (t)

Carbon copy, Application papers.

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment.

714.07

Card catalog in library

901.06 (a)

Card system summarized

1704

Catalogs and circulars

901.06 (a)

Certificate of correction

1402

Applicant's mistake

1402.01

Form

1402.02

Handling

1402.02

Petition

1002.02

Report by Examiner

1402.02

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari

1202

Changing joint to sole

201.03

In interference.

1111.07

Reissue

1401.02

Changing name of attorney's firm

402.04 (a)

Changing sole to joint

201.03

Charge for pending applications

905.05

Checklist of pages.

vi

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Chemical practice.

715.03

Circulars, Purpose

Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.06 (a)

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (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

707.05 (e)

Decisions, Orders, Notices

707.06

Defensive publications. 711.06,

711.06 (a)

English language patent corresponding

to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Rev. 27, Jan. 1971

Citation-Continued

Sec. No.

Examiner's answer

1208

Foreign patent data_

901.05 (a)

Foreign printed applications

901.05 (b)

Incorrect

707.05(g),

710.06

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Memorandum

707.06

Notices

707.06

Orders

707.06

Patents, U.S.

901.04

Publications

707.05 (e)

Periodical

707.05(e),

901.06

References

707.05

Allowance in first action

1302.12

By applicant.

707.05(d),

1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art

813, 817

Statutes

Introduction

Unofficial cross references

707.05 (e)

U.S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship of applicant

605.01

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

1214.01,

1215.05, 1216.02

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Claim

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

end of

time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03 (i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled.

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of.

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after

appeal

1214.05

Change, After Board recommendation.

1213.01

Combination

706.03(i),

706.03(j)

Combination and subcombination

806.04(c)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (0)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied

from

patent.)

Correspondence with disclosure

706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when

improper

706.01

Dependent on canceled or rejected claim

707.07 (j)

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional

statement

__ 706.03 (c)

Duplicate

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter

707.07 (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 insufficient

506

Form

608.01 (m)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic. (Sce also Generic claim.)

806.04 (d)

Illustrated by drawing 608.02 (e),

706.03 (n)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete 706.03 (f),

707.07 (j)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Independent

608.01 (n)

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03 (d)

Interference, Construed.

1101

Linking 809,

809.03, 809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support.

608.01 (p)

Multiplied 706.03(k),

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New matter 608.04,

706.03(0)

Nonelected invention. 809.04,

821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added.

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (j)

"O.G."

1802.09

Original 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct.

706.03 (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 (e)

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 in part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Claim copied from patent. 710.04 (a),

1101.02 to

1101.02 (g)

After allowance.

1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection

1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time

limit_ 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for re-

sponse 710.02(c),

710.04 (a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03 (11)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment

714.19

Not a response to Office action

711.02(b),

1101.02 (e)

Origin must be stated 1101.02,

1101.02 (d)

Patent filing date later than that of

applica-

tion

1101.02 (b)

Patent in different Group

1101.02

Period for response 710.02 (c),

710.04 (a)

Prosecution closed 714.19,

1101.02 (g)

Rejection

1101.02(f)

Rejection, Failure to respond to

706.03 (u)

Rejection, Primary's attention

707.02

Special

708.01

Class, Scope

903.02 (b)

Class, Transfer

903.05

Class definitions

902.02

Classification :

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Definitions

902.02

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents

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.

908.08 (e)

Slip 903.07,

1802.10

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, 908.07 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.

Disputed

903.08 (a),

903.08(d), 903.08 (f),

903.08 (g)

File wrapper data

717.08

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

709,
Authority and functions.
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

201.15

"Complete" specification, British.

715.07

Conception

Concordance, International and United States
classification
908.09

Conflicting applications, Same applicant

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 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

409.02

Conservator, Insane inventor

409.02

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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

(d)

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

806

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.

201.18

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 1802.04 (f)

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

"Copier" copies.

714.07

Copy of foreign application, Certified

201.14

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See. No.

Correction of drawing.

608.02 (p)

Approval by Examiner

608.02 (x)

Blueprint

608.02 (v)

"Corrected" stamp

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. (Scc Reissue application. )

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.01

Collection of reference citation 707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence :

Associate attorney

403.01

Crossing

714.05

Double

403

Receipt and handling

Chapter

500

With whom held

403

Correspondence and Mail Branch

501

Correspondence under rule 202

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01(i)

Action following 1101.01 (h),

1101.01 (i)

Cases not requiring.

1101.01 (g)

Difference in dates necessitating.

1101.01 (g)

Junior party fails to make date

1101.01 (i)

Not an action on the case.

1101.01 (f)

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01 (f)

Counting actions.

1705

"Count" of subclass.

902.03 (d)

Court decision, certificate of.

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper

__

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up

to

date

1302.04 (f)

Data of related application in specification_ 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference :

Another application 202.01,

608.01

(p)

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05 (e)

Establish new

903.06 (a)

Noted during examination

903.07 (a)

Ordering

903.06

Required for all claimed disclosure

903.07 (a)

Sec. No.

D

D-10 Notice 107.02,

1304,

1304.01

Date :

Amendment 710.01(a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent.

901.05 (a)

Convention 201.13,

201.14

Filing 201.11, 503, 505,

1002.02

Foreign application 201.13, 201.14,

201.15

Group stamp

714.18

Office action

707.11

Office stamp 502,

505,

714.18

Reference 706.02, 707.05(e),

707.05(f)

Date entered on drawing

608.02(0)

Date of execution of oath

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.

1218

By Classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action

Introduction

Listed

Appendix II

On interference motion 1105

to

1105.07

Publication of

707.06

Declaration

602

Amendment

602.01

Date

602.05

Defective

602.03

Substitute

602:02

Declassified matter

707.05(f)

Dedication

715,

1403

Defective oath

·602.03

Defense, Applications affecting

107,108

Defensive publication citation

711.06 (a)

Defensive publication program

711.06

Definition of class.

903.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delayed filing of reissue application

706.03

(x)

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01,

1002, 1002.02, 1003

Demonstration at interview

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Rejected when base claim is canceled

608.01

(n),

707.07 (j)

Dependent claim, objected to when improper

706.01

Dependent counts in interference

1102.01

(a)

Depositing paper.

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art.

608.01 (r)

Description, Basis for claim

608.01 (0)

Description, Detailed

608.01 (g)

Design Chapter 1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object.

1502

Application

1503

Claim

1503.01

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Design-Continued

Sec. No.

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications.

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Foreign priority

1506

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1503.01

New matter

1503.02

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Priority

1506

Requirement for restriction.

1504

Reproducible

1502

Rules applicable

1501

Sample

1503.02

Search

1504

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503.01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application

201.18

Subject matter.

1502

Term of.

1505

Title

1503.01

Visual characteristics.

1502

Design patent series

901.04

Difference between shortened statutory and time limit

period

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.

706.03

(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

(n)

Trademark

608.01

(v)

Trade name

608.01

(v)

Utility

608.01

(p)

Disclosure Document Program

1706

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25,

1003

"Distinct", Definition

802.01

"Distinct" inventions.

802.

802.01, 803, 806, 806.05

Distinctness

Apparatus and product made.

806.05(g)

Process and apparatus for its practice

806.05

(e)

Process and product made

806.05(f)

Distribution of mail

501

Distribution of papers.

508

Division (see Restriction Election ; Election of

species ; Divisional Application)

Chapter

800

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05

(a)

Drawing, Transfer to.

608.02

(j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter

201.06

Oath 201.06,

602.05 (a)

Ownership carried from parent.

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special

1002.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Reissue

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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Sec. No.

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Claimed subject matter.

806.01

Design application

1504

Definition

804

Distinct and independent inventions.

804,

804.01, 806.05

Rejection

706.03(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),

806.04 (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, 608.02

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment

608.02 (p)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (a)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02 (x)

Amendment support by original claim.

608.01 (1)

Approval stamp

608.02

Attorney's name

605.04 (h)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02 (u)

Brief desrciption

608.01 (f)

Canceled figure

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet.

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet, Patent

608.02 (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 (đ)

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,

1508.02

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)

Inartistic arrangement

608.02 (t)

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

1401.05

Drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

Informal

507,

608.02(b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman

608.02 (a)

"Inventor"

605.04 (h)

Kept in Examining Group

608.02 (c)

Mail Branch stamp

608.02(0)

Modification illustrated

608.02 (f)

Name of applicant

605.04 (h)

Name of attorney changed

608.02 (u)

Necessary for filing date.

506, 608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required.

608.02(a),

608.02(x)

Not received.

608.02 (h)

Not returned

608.02(y)

Objection

507

"O.G."

1802.09

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 (y)

Section lines

608.01 (f)

Signature

605.04 (h )

Signature, Administrator or

executor

605.05 (a)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

605.04 (b)

Sketch for correction

608.02 (v)

Substitute

608.02 (h)

Sufficiency, Determined by

Examiner

608.02 (e)

Transfer

608.02 (1)

Transfer to reissue.

608.02(K),

1401.05

Use in Reissue

608.02(k),

1401.05

View

608.01 (f)

Drawing correction

608.02 (p)

Approval by Examiner

608.02 (x),

608.02(q)

Blueprint

608.02 (v)

Cost

608.02 (s)

Deferrable

608.02(b),

608.02(s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter

608.04

Only by Office Draftsman

608.02 (q)

Order for

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's

amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02 (x)

Drug disclosure guidelines

608.01 (p)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims.

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

903.03

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Sec. No.

Duplicate papers, Plant application __ 1603, 1609, 1610

Duty to inquire
203.08

Đ

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

706.02,
Effective date, Reference patent
707.05(e), 715, 715.01

Effective filing date, Continuing application __ 201.11,
708

Effective filing date, International Conven-
tion
201.13, 201.14, 201.15
Election. (See also Restriction ; Election of spe-
cies. )
Chapter 800
Action on nonelected claims, Election not
waived
819
After multiplicity rejection
706.03 (1)
After restriction
818
After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims.
821 to 821.08

Applicant must make
818.03 (e)
Between applications, Conflicting claims
804,

822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Fixed by action on merits

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02(a), 818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived
820.01

Optional cancellation

818.02 (c)

Original presentation

818.02(a)

819.01

Shift

818,

Traverse

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

Election of species :

Action after

809.02 (c)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02 (a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims

818.02 (c)

Design application

1504

Implied
818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Reissue application
1401.10

Requirement
809.02(a), 809.02(b)

Species claims lacking.

809.02(d), 818.02 (b)

809.02 (c)

Withdrawal of nonelected species

Employees of Patent Office,

Property interest

in

patent

309

English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01

(q)

English language required.

608.01

English language patent

corresponding

to

foreign

707.05

(e)

Entry of amendment. (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

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Erasure in specification, Before allowance. 1302.01

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

Estimate of cost of correcting drawings

608.02

(s)

Estoppel, Defensive publication.

711.06

Estoppel, Interference 1109.02,

1110,

1110.02

Examination of application :

Order of 708

to

708.03

Piecemeal

707.07

(g)

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.09

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner :

Assignment of application for examination

903.08 (b)

Classification. (See also Classification

ex-

aminer. )

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

1802.04

(b)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04(g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data brought up

to

date 201.11,

1302.01

Defensive Publication

711.06

Drawing correction 608.02(w), 1302.04,

1302.05

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04

(b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04 (f)

Plant patent practice.

1610

"Printer Waiting" 714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05(g)

Signature of administrator

605.05

(a)

Title of application 606.01,

1302.04

(a)

Examiner's answer :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition for abandonment

711.03

(d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

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Sec. No.

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

Examiner's. )

707

Examiner's statement. (See 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 (đ)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Exhausted Combination 706.03 (1),

706.03 (j)

Exhibit

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 181 __ 715.07,

715.07 (đ)

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,

1302.09

Equity suit

1216.02

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting

202.03

Foreign filing date entered on

1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

"Licensing and Review" stamp

107.01

Name of applicant changed

717.02 (b)

Notation for continuing application

202.02

Notes to application of another party

101

Papers in

717.01

"P.R." Group noted.

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02,

1302.09

Print of drawing

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02 (b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Statutory period ends on nonworking

day

710.05

Filing date

503, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date

201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Later filed application as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of

506,

714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Return

506.01,

607.02

Filing receipt

503

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

Final

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final fee : (see Issue fee)

Final rejection

706.07

Amendment after

714.12,

714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part

714.20

First action

706.07 (b)

Interview

718.09

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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Forfeiture (failure to pay issue fee)

712

Formal matter :

Allowance and issue

1302.01, 1302.02, 1302.04

Amendment of case in issue

714.16

Claim allowable except for

707.07 (j)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving

Introduction

Right of priority

201.14

Specification format

608.01

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

714.02

Forms and form letters :

Amendment after Board decision, Refused.

1214.07

Decision on Motion
1105.06

Examiner's answer
1208

Examiner's Statement on appeal
1208

Final rejection
706,07

Interference
1105.06, 1112 to 1112.10
Notice of allowance, Assigned application
808

Notice of references cited
707.05 (a)

Rejection of claim copied from patent __ 1101.02 (f)
Restriction requirement

817

PO-14
905.02

905.05

OF-25

POL-37
707.05(g), 812.01, 1802.04, 1302.12

PO-84
1208

POL-86
1608

PO-97

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
714.16(d), 714.16(e), 1101.02 (g)
PO-290
1705
PO-303
708.02, 714.13

707.05 (g)

POL-319

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

903.07

PO-328

PO-864
608.02 (x), 1309

903.08(a), 903.08(d)
PO-447

1705

PO-516

1705

PO-525

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

Final rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

Withdrawal of premature

706.07

(đ)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.03

Firm of attorneys changes name

402.04 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

First action final rejection

706.07

(b)

Fissionable material

706.03

(b)

Five year pendency

707.02

(a)

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 date

of

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

First

201.13

Great Britain

201.15

License to file 107,

706.03 (s)

Listed in oath

201.14,

602

More than one

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper 202.03,

1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.15,

715

Priority

201.13

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal 0

602.04 (a)

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Foreign countries recognized for priority

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper

202.03

1302.06

Foreign language application

608.01

Foreign language names

901.05 (a)

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent :

Citation 707.05(e),

901.05 (b)

Citation dates and information

901.05

(a),

901.05 (b)

Classification

903.03

Duplicates

903.03

Journals

901.06 (a)

Library

901.06 (a)

Listing at allowance.

1302.12

Ordering

901.05 (c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05 (c)

Reference

901.05

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03 (s)

Foreign priority

201.13,

214.14

Foreword

III

Forfeited application

712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1802.07

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POL-816

714.03

PO-326

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Forms and form letters-Continued
Sec. No.
PO-892
707, 707.05, 707.05(a),
707.05(b), 707.05(c), 707.05(e), 1208.01

PO-912

1705

PO-948
507, 608.02, 707, 707.07 (a)

PO-952

1710.02

PO-1002
201.14(b), 201.14(c), 605.02

PO-1050

1402.02

POL-1094

608.02 (a)

Form 1121

903.03

903.03

Frivolous invention

Full faith and credit in prior Examiner's ac-
tion
704, 706.04

Full name

605.04 (b)
Full signatory authority

707.02

Functional claim, Rejection
706.03 (c)

Function of machine rejection

706.03 (r)

### G

"General Information Concerning Patents"
703

Generic claim :

Definition

806.04 (đ)

Election of application in which presented

806.04 (j)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species
806.04 (h )

Presented after issue of patent
806.04 (i)

Rejection

806.04 (j), 809.02 (a)

809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d), 818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

Traverse of rejection in lieu of election

809.02 (a)

Genus and species

806.04 (a)

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

German search exchange

1710-1710.02

Government-owned application :
"Act of 1883"
201. 17

Special
708.01
35 U.S.C. 266
607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification
201.15,

901.05 (a)

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification
201.15

Group date case held up in Patent Security

Group

107.01

Group date receipt and stamp.

714.18

Group Director's functions.

1002.02, 1003, 1004

Guardian, 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
1209

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

Holiday, Papers not received

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia

710.05

Identity of inventors.

201.18

Idiomatic English

608.01 (q)

Implied election 818.02 (a),

818.02 (c)

Improper joinder, Effect on patent

805

Inaccurate claim

706.03 (n)

Incomplete amendment, Time for

complet-

ing

710.02

(c), 714.03

Incomplete application

506

Completed

506.01

Definition

203.06

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

506.01,

608.01 (u)

Incomplete claim, Rejection

706.03 (f)

Incomplete response.

711.03 (a)

Incomplete response, Time for

completing_

710.02 (c),

711, 714.03

Incorporation by reference

608.01 (p)

Incorrect citation of reference.

707.05(g)

Indefinite claim

706.03 (đ)

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

106.01

Control of, By assignee

106

Patent file

103

Petition

103,

1002.02

Right of

103,

104, 106

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PO-1122
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1004
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Sec. No.

Insufficient disclosure
608.01 (p)
Continuation-in-part filed
201.11

Inter-American Convention
201.13

Interference
Chapter 1110

Abandonment of contest

1108, 1110, 1110.01

Abstract of title in patented file

1101.02

Action after award of priority.

1107,

1109 to 1109.02
Action after award of priority, Losing party_ 1109.02
Action after award of priority, Winning
party
1109.01

Action after dissolution

1110

Action suggesting claims

1101.01 (1)

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences

1106, 1106.01, 1106.02

Admission of patent claims denied

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit :

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

After decision on motion
1106.01

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

Amendment filed during

1111.05

Amendment in connection with motion

1108

Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent

Appeals

1109

Application and patent in different Groups.
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)

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)

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (g)

counts

Claims of patent, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

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Interference-Continued
Sec. No.

Common ownership.

305, 305.02, 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Concurrent with Appeal

1103

Insufficient response

711.02 (a)

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01 (k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01 (e),

1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of earlier applica-

tion

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Conversion of joint application to sole

1111.07

Conversion of sole application to joint

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified

1101.02 (d)

Copying of patent claims

1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Within one year

1101.02 (f)

Correction of error in joining inventor

1111.14

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (i)

Counts, Dependent

1102.01 (a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties.

1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct

1101.01 (j), 1105.03

Dates, Difference

1101.01 (g)

"Decision Noted"

1107

Decision on motion, Approved by Board Mem-

ber

1105.01

Decision on motion, Letter

1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of interference

1102.02

Deferment of application of issue fee.

1101.01 (0)

Dependent counts

1102.01 (a)

Different groups have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different groups have patent and applica-

tion

1101.02

Disclaimer

1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u),

710.02 (đ) 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 on interference file.

1107

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.07

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied

1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome

1101.01 (1)

Foreign application relied on :

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

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Interference-Continued

Foreign application relied on-Continued

Sec. No.

Papers filed.

201.14 (b)

Shifting burden of proof

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms used in Interferences.

1112

Declaration

1112.05

Initial Memorandum

1112.05 (a)

Denying Entry of Amendment Seeking Fur-

ther Interference

1112.10

Primary Examiner Initiates Dissolution

1112.08

Redeclaration

1112.09

Requesting Withdrawal From Issue

1112.04

Requests for Jurisdiction

1112.06

Requesting Jurisdiction of Application_ 1112.06 (a)

Same Attorney or Agent

1112.03

Suggesting Claims

1112.02

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Initial Memorandum 1102.01, 1102.01 (a),

1112.05

Initiating

1112.05

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and

204

1101.03

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited 1105,

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to aminer

Ex-

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-
cluded
1101.01 (h)
Patent and application in different Groups __. 1101.02
Patentability reports
1111.11
Patent Interference Examiner may be con-
sulted
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, 1109.02

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Record in each interference complete

1111.02

Redeclaration

1106

Reference found after declaration.

1105.05

Referred to Primary for question of patent-
ability
1105.05

Reforming

1106.01

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of copied patent claim

1101.02 (f)

Rejection on estoppel

1109.02, 1110

Requesting jurisdiction of interference

1104

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

402.08

Suggestion of claims

1101.01(j) to

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Suggestion of claims from a patent:

1101.02 (b)

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to

make date.

1101.01 (1)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution

709.01, 1108

Terminated, Right to inspect

108

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affi-

davit

715.07 (b)

Title search of patent

1101.02

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Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

Winning party, Unanswered action 710.02(b)

With a patent. 1101.02 to 1101.02 (g), 1102.01 (a) Withdrawal of application from issue __ 1101.01 (1),

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (g),

1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution

608.01

International classification

903.09

International Convention.

201.18

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 718.01,

713.02

Demonstration

718.08

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

718.09

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, 718.01, 713.05,

812.01

Time allowed.

713.01

Where held

713.01

Introduction

I

Invention. (Sce Patent; Rejection. )

Invention, Brief summary

608.01 (d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (sce 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. (See Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case

1309.01

Sec. No.

Issue fee :

Calculation

1306

Failure to pay

712,

1306

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),

908.07

Issuing in another Group without transfer __

903.07 (b)

J

Jacket. (Scc also File wrapper.)

717

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor :

Oath

602

Power of attorney to

402.01

Refuses to sign application

409.03

Joint inventors. 201.02,

201.03,

605

Change in order of names

605.04 (f)

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole 201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08,

1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07

Judicial notice

706.02 (a)

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application

714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court.

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01(0)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary.

604.03

K

Kinds of applications

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers

608.01

Laws, Patent (see also Statutes)

Introduction

Legal representative's signature on drawing_ 605.05 (a) Letter ( see also Action ; Forms and form letters ;

Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner_

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer

608.02(i)

Status

203.08

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

form letters)

707

Abandonment

711.02

Amendment after final rejection

714.18

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 (i)

Complete and clear.

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05(g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited.

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Draftsman's criticism included in first

Office

action

707.07

(c)

Election of species required, Concluding

paragraph 809.02(a),

809.02(b)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at Ietter

end

of

707.09

File wrapper entry

707.10,

717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated.

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement.

706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report

705.01

(a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's

com-

ments 608.02(a),

707.07(c)

Formal drawing required.

608.02

(b)

Formal matters 707.07(a),

707.07(j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07

(d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence.

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06,

1112

to

1112.10

Language in rejecting

707.07

(d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited.

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates.

707.01

Notices cited.

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.07

(k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07

(d)

Orders cited.

707.06

Personal matter excluded

707.07

(đ)

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07(g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preliminary amendment in new case

707.04

Primary signs.

707.09

Primary's attention required, List.

707.02

References, Citation 707.05

to

707.05(g),

901.04,

901.05

(a)

Refusing entry of amendment after

Board

decision

1214.07

Rejection of claim copied from patent

__

1101.02 (f)

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 (i)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Letters, Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Sec. No.

Letters of administration 409.01

(b),

409.01 (c),

409.01

(e)

Letters testamentary

409.01

(b)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application

107,

706.03 (s)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Licensing and Review.

107.01

Limited time for reply

1101.02

(f)

Linking claim 809,

809.03,

809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03

(d )

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

List of decisions

Appendix II

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

Literature citation in specification

608.01

(p)

Local representatives of attorneys

408

M

Machine, Process or product and_ 806.05

(e),

806.05(f),

806.05(g)

Mail :

Depositing papers

502

Distribution

501

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

Chapter 500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers

608.01

Mark of applicant

605.04

(d)

Marking in application, Erasure at allowance_ 1302.01

Marking patent copy

905.04

Marking, Security

109

Markush claim

706.03 (y)

Markush claim, Antedating reference for

715.03

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure

608.01 (p)

Matter not in original disclosure

608.04 (a)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" patent

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals

Introduction

Method, Obvious

706.03 (q)

Method and apparatus or product

802.01,

806.05(e),

806.05(f), 820

Method of doing business

706.03

(a)

Military Officer Notary

604.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent

805

Misjoinder of Inventors 201.03,

1401,

1402.01

Missing patent copy, Replacement

901.09

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview

713.08

"Months", Foreign language names.

901.05

(a)

Motion (Interference) :

Add or substitute application

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention __

707.02, 1105

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Motion (Interference) -Continued

Sec. No.

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner'

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 281

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint

1111.07

Multiplied claims, Rejection.

706.03 (1)

N

Name :

Change 605.04 (c),

717.02 (b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch

605.04 (€)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Applicant changes name

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (h )

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name

Pro-

hibited

608.02 (u)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature. (See Signature.)

Uniformity with signature

605.04 (b)

Names used in trade

608.01 (v)

National security, Application affecting

107, 108

Naturally occurring article

713.05

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

Negotiation authority

713.05

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for

exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to Examining Group for exami-

nation 903.08, 903.08(a),

903.08 (e)

Classification by Primary

903.08 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter :

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable

608.04 (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

Sec. No.

Non-elected invention :

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to-Canceled

821.02

Claims to-Withdrawn

821.01, 821.02

Non-elected species :

Claims to-Canceled

821.01

Claims to-Withdrawn

809.02 (c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1802.04 (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

808

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

"Notice of informal patent application" form,

(PO-152)

707.07 (a)

"Notice of references cited" form,

(PO-

892)

707.05 (a)

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Nuclear material

706.03 (b)

Nullification of double patenting rejection

804.01

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims

608.01 (j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Numbering paragraphs of letter

707.07 (k)

0

Oath :

After appeal

1212

Antedating patent for interference (Rule

204) 1101.02, 1101.02 (a), 1101.03

Antedating reference. (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(i)

Original. (See also Oath, Original,

Rule

65.)

602

Plant application (Rule 162)

1604

Reissue (Rule 175)

1401.08

Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202,

204) 715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Supplemental

603

Supplemental after allowance.

603.01

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)

716

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Sec. No.

Oath, Antedating reference (See also Affidavit,

Antedating reference, Rule 131)

715

Oath, Original, Rule 65

602

Administering

604

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Declaration, Rule 68.

602

Defective 602.01, 602.02,

602.03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application

602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed 201.14,

202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New required 602.01, 602.02, 707.07 (b)

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 (đ)

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

(g)

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 (1), 706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division 806.05(b),

820.01 :

Omnibus claim 706.03

(h)

Cancellation 1302.04

(b)

Operative example. 608.01

(p)

Operativeness, Showing 608.03,

716

Opposition to issue of patent.

1309.02

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order 3311 amendments

714.16(d)

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination 708 to

708.03

Order of examination, Patentability report __ 705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper

Sec. No. 717.01 (a)

Ordering :

Abandoned file

711.04(b),

905.03

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photocopy

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

Soft copy

905.02

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Original application

201.04

Original carries title to continuing application __

201.12

Original disclosure, Inherent

characteris-

tics
608.04 (a)

Outstanding requirements.
707.07 (e)

Overcoming a reference, Right of priority
201.15

Overlapping applications, Same applicant.

304,

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1111.03

Overlapping applications, Same assignee
305,

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

Overlapping claims.
804.02

Owner's representative.
Chapter 400
Ownership and assignment.
Chapter 300

Ownership carried over by assignment.
201.12

P

Paper, "Easily Erasable" 714.07,

714.19

Paper number

714.18,

714.21

Paper number of print.

717.01 (b)

Papers :

Depositing

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper 717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling

Chapter 500

Received after patenting or abandonment

508.02

Wrong Group.

508.01

Parent application

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting

201.11

Parent carries assignment to continuing appli- cation

201.12

Partial signatory authority

707.01

(a)

Patent:

1836 (present) series

901.04

A.I. series.

901.04

Arrangement in Group

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing from Group

901.08

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent.

)

Classification change.

903.05

Classification indicies.

902.03

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series.

901.04

Effective date. 706.02,

715,

715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. (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 (scc also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy

901.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant

901.04, Chapter 1600

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

903.05

Transfer

901.04

"Utility" series

901.04

X series

Patent claim, Rejection, in interference.

1101.02 (f)

Patent Classifier's decision
903.08 (f)
Patent Office employees, Property interest in

309

patent 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 (c)

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01

(a),

705.01 (b)

Sequence of examination

705.01 (b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01 (a)

"Patentanmeldung"

901.05 (b)

Patented file.

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.08

Patent Office publications :

"Development and Use of Patent

Classification

Systems"

903.02

"Directory of attorneys and agents"

1706

"Official Gazette"

1703

"Patent Laws'

Introduction

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Patent Office publications-Continued
Sec. No.
"Rules of Practice of the United States Patent
Office in Patent Cases"
Introduction

Patents of addition

901.05 (b)

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.01

Pending applications as references

901.03

Pending application charge

905.05

Pending application preserved in secrecy

101

Period for response

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After interference

710.02 (b), 1109, 1109.01

Amendment after

714.17

Claim copied from patent.

710.02 (c),

710.04(a), 1101.02 (e)

710.02 (b)

Claims all allowed.

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

710.02 (c)
Time limit action, When used.

Two periods running.

710.04, 710.04 (a)

Periodicals

901.06, 901.06 (a)

Permanent ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

608.03, 706.03 (p)

Pertinent prior art.

904.02

Petition :

Abandonment holding.
711.03 (c) , 711.03 (d)
Abandonment holding, Examiner's state-
ment
711.03 (d)

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Petition-Continued

Sec. No.

Accept final fee

712,

1002.02

Access to parent application

103,

1002.02

After forfeiture.

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application

601

Application, Amendment of

601.01

Application, Including power of attorney_

402,

601.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties

Introduction,

1002

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entry of Amendment

1002.02,

1207

Examiner's statement.

1002

Filing date.

1002.02

Final rejection

1002.02

Inspection

103

Make special

708.02,

1002.02

Matter subject to.

Introduction,

706.01, 1002

Matter subject to, Listed.

1002.02

New matter

608.04 (c)

Period for response

1002

Power of attorney included.

402

Premature final rejection

706.07 (c)

Procedure

1002.01

Reconsideration of decision on motion.

1105.07

Restriction requirement holding

821.01

Revival 711.03

(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

1606

Color identified

1605

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture.

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers.

1603,

1610

Elements of application

1603

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment

1610

Executive Order

1608

Issue

1611

Plant patent application-Continued

Sec. No.

Laudatory expressions.

1610

Letter of transmittal

1608

Method claim

1605

Oath

1604

Original and duplicate files.

1603, 1610

Parts

1603

Plant varieties excluded

1601

Report of Agricultural Research Service

1609

Rules applicable

1602.

Signature

1603

Specification

1605, 1610

Specimens

1607

Statutory basis.

1601

Plant patent series

901.04

Post Card-Self addressed.

503

Post Office, Depositing papers in

502

Post Office address, Applicant.

605.03

Post Office address, Attorney

601.02

Post Office address, Petitioner

108

Power of attorney

402

Application in interference.

402.08

Application petition includes

601.02

Assignee gives.

402.07

Associate attorney

402.02, 406

Death of applicant 409 to 409.01 (f)

Death of principal attorney

406

Exception as to registration

402.01

Firm

402.04

Firm changes name

402,04(a)

Incorporated in the petition

601

Invalid

402

Joint applicant

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record 406, 714.01 (c)

Notice of revocation

402.05

Post Office address.

601.02

Revocation 402.05,

402.07

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Unregistered attorney 402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect. 101, 104, 402,

713.05

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preliminary amendment

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims.

714.10

Preliminary amendment, Initial sentence

707.04

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04 (b)

Preliminary Statement date

1105.06

Premature final rejection

706.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring personal

attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, name on file wrapper

1802.13

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

608.02 (k)

Returned drawing

608.02 (y)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Printed matter nonstatutory

706.03 (a)

"Printer waiting"

1309.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1309.01

Printing priority

1309

Prior art. (See also Reference.)

901

"Prior Art' on drawing

608.02 (g)

Prior Examiner's action

704

Priority, Foreign application

201.13

Priority, Formal requirements

201.14

Priority, Overcoming reference

201.15

Priority-patent printing

1309

Priority practice. 201.14(b),

201.14 (c)

Priority right.

201.13

Priority, Time for filing

201.13

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Product of nature.

706.03 (a)

Prolix claim.

706.03 (g)

Proof, "Printer waiting"

1309.01

Proof of authority of Administrator

or

Executor

409.01 (b)

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07 (g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision

__ 1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable

ex-

cept for form

710.02 (b)

Prosecution of "Secrecy Order" application

107.02

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.02

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 506.

604.03 (a)

Public Law 585

706.03 (b)

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public right to inspect files

103

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar. 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (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

406

Death of inventor

409.01

Signature improper or lacking 711,

714.01 (a)

Telegram amendment.

714.08

Receipt, Office date stamp __ 502, 505, 710.01

(a), 714.18

Receipt for papers filed 503,

717.01 (a):

Receipt of mail and papers

Chapter 500

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Reciprocal legislation

Sec. No.

201.13

Reclassification of classes

903.02

(a)

Recognized countries for foreign priority

201.18

Recommendation by Board of Appeals

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals_ 1214.01,

1214.03

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

(đ)

After allowance.

1808.01

After appeal

1208.01

Analogous art.

904.01 (c)

Antedating. (See also Affidavit, Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

715

Arrangement in Examining Group

901.07

Assigned application as.

304

Borrowing from Group.

901.08

Citation 707.05 to 707.05 (g), 901.04,

901.05

(a)

Citation correction

707.05

(g)

Citation correction, Period for response.

710.06

Cited by applicant ___ 707.05(b), 707.05(c),

1302.12

Claims foreign date

715.01

Combination of references.

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),

1802.12

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

901.08

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.)

715

Voided by proof of foreign filing.

201.14

"Well known in the art," Supported by. 706.02

(a)

Reference characters.

608.01

(g)

Reference Order Section

707.05

(a),

707.07 (b),

707.12

Reference to foreign application 202.03,

202.04

Reference to prior patent

608.01

(c) ,

608.01(p),

608.01(r)

Reference to related application. (See Cross-

noting. )

Reference to related application

for disclo-

sure

608.01

(p)

Re-file application

201.10

Refund of fees.

607.02

Refusal to enter amendment, petition.

1002.02

Register of applications, Application Branch

504

Register of applications, Examining Group.

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent.

402,

1702

Rehearing by Board of Appeals.

1214.01,

1214.03

Rehearing by C.C.P.A

1216.01

Reissue application

1401

Abstract of title

1401.01

Additions underlined

1401.06

Adjudication of Original Patent. 1401.09

(a)

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.

1401.04

Allowance

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer.

1401.05

Applicant

1401.02

Application

1401.01

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim, Canceled from original application

1401.08

Claim, Numbering

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

tion

1401.09

Claim, Same invention as original patent

1401.07

Claiming foreign priority 201.14,

1401

Court decision involving original patent_ 1401.09

(a)

Deceased inventor

1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection 706.03 (x),

1401.08

Definition

201.05,

1401

Divisional application

1004, 1401.10

(a)

Drawing 608.02(k),

1401.05

Effective date

1401.09

Election of species

1401.10

Error in original patent

1401,

1401.08

Examination 1401.04,

1401.09

Filed during interference. 1111.08,

1401.12

Foreign priority claim

1401

Inoperative, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved

1111.08,

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

Reissue application-Continued

Sec.

No.

List of references.

1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors.

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter.

1401.07

Notice in original file

202.05,

1401.03

Notice of allowance

1401.11

Numbering of claims.

1401.06

Oath

1401.08

Oath, Primary's decision

707.02

Offer to surrender patent.

1401.01,

1401.04

Omission of feature.

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Patent returned

1401.04

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing

608.02

(k)

Rejection

706.03 (x)

Requisites

1401.01

Restriction

1410.10

Return of original patent

1401.04

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification

1401.06,

1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer.

1403

Suit on original patent

1401.09

(a)

Title abstract

1401.01,

1401.02

Transfer of original drawing

608.02

(k),

1401.05

Twice reissued

1401.06

Reissue patent series

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application

706.05,

1101.01 (1),

1308.01

After allowance of claim

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

(1)

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- 706.03 (u)

spond

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Claims

706

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Rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

Combination of references. 706.02,

707.07 (d)

Common knowledge

706.02 (a)

Conflicting applications.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 804.01, 804.02, 822, 822.01

Conflicting applications, One assigned.

304

Contrasted to objection

706.01

Cumulative

707.07 (d)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath 706.03

(x), 1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met.

707.07 (d)

Disclaimer 706.03 (u),

710.02 (d)

Double patenting. (Sec Double patenting.)

Duplicate claims.

706.03 (k)

Estoppel, Defensive publication

711.06

Estoppel, Interference 1109.02, 1110,

1110.02

Final. (See also Final rejection. )

706.07

Foreign application, Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Fraud upon public

706.03 (p)

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 (đ)

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 (đ)

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 (a)

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, 822.01

804.02, 822,

Rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

Perpetual motion

706.03

(p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07

(d)

Previously allowed claim.

706.04,

707.02

Printed matter

106.03

(a)

Prior art.

706.02

Product by process

706.03 (e)

Product of nature

706.03 (a)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Public sale.

706.03 (s)

Public use

706.03

(s)

Public use proceeding

706.03

(v)

Reissue application, Defective oath

706.03

(x)

"Rejected"

707.07

(d)

Repeated

707.07

(f)

Res judicata

706.03

(w)

Scientific principle

706.03

(a)

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Species and genus 806.04 (h) to

806.04 (j)

Statement of

707.07

(d)

Statutory bar

706.03

(s)

Substantially met.

707.07

(d)

Suggested claims not made

706.03

(u)

Technical

706.03

Trademark or trade name

608.01

(v)

Undue breadth

706.03 (z)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague

706.03

(d)

"Well known in the art"

706.02 (a)

Related inventions

802.01,

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.

1802.01

Reopening prosecution, Submit to

Group

Director

1004

Reopening prosecution after Board decision

1004,

1214.07

Reply brief.

1208

Representative of inventor or owner.

Chapter 400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys

408

Requirements must be repeated

707.07 (e)

Request or petition for patent.

601

Requests for identifiable records

103

Requisites of the application

702

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Reservation clause in application_ 608.01 (e),

608.01(t)

Residence, Applicant's

605.02

Residence, Applicant's, Change.

717.02

(b)

Resignation of Examiner.

1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special

708.03

Response (see also Amendment; Period for

re-

sponse).

After abandonment

714.17

After Board decision

1214.01,

1214.06

After final rejection

714.12,

714.13

Complete 714.02

to

714.04

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Response-Continued

Sec. No.

Copying claim from

patent

not a response

711.02(b),

1101.02(e)

Election requirement.

809.02

(a),

809.02(b),

818.03 (b)

Formal matters.

714.02

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

714.04

Incomplete, Election of species lacking __ 809.02 (a),

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not

stayed by peti-

tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing.

710.02 (c),

711,

714.08

Late

711,

711.02

Late, Excused

710.02

(d)

Patentability pointed out.

714.02,

714.04

Restriction requirement.

818 to

820.02

Statutory period

710.01

Restoration of canceled

matter

608.01 (s),

714.24

Restriction (see also

Election;

Election of

species)

Chapter

800

Action, Examiner's.

813

to 817

Action after, Special

708.01

Action on novelty

810-810.03

Aggregation

806.05

(a)

Apparatus and process

or product.

806.05 (e)

to

806.05 (g)

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner

815

Claimed subject matter

806.01

Claims to divisible

inventions

added before

action

818.02

(a)

Combination and subcombination

806.05

(a)

to 806.05 (c), 809.03

(a)

Definition

802.02

"Distinct" invention

802.01, 806,

806.05

Election fixed by action on

claims.

818.01

Election other than express.

818.02

Final requirement.

8.19

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,

803, 806, 806.04(b), 808.02, 809.03

Restriction-Continued

Sec. No.

Requirement.

812

to 817

Additional

811.02

By Group where examinable

812

Citation of art.

813

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph

817, 818.03

(b)

Consult other Group

812.01,

815

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of

819.01

Election after, With traverse 818.03

(b),

821.01

Election after, Without traverse

821.02

Final

810.03,

818.03

First action

811

Patentability

810

to

810.03

Petition from 809.04,

818.03

(c)

Primary Examiner's attention

707.02

Reasons for insisting upon

808

Rejection on double patenting following.

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to 818

to

818.03

(e)

Review by Primary Examiner

803.01

When made.

811,

811.02

Withdrawal

819

Second requirement.

811.02

Single embodiment

806.03

Species-Genus

806.04

(a)

Species may be related inventions.

806.04

(b)

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01

(a)

Subcombination, Combination and

806.05

(a)

to

806.05

(c)

Subsequently presented to invention not pre-

viously claimed

818.02,

821.03

Telephone

812.01

Traverse of requirement. 818, 818.03

(c),

821.01

Restrictions upon employees of Patent

Office.

309

Retention label

1302.07

Return of complete application

Chapter

600

Return of drawing

608.02(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. (See 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.

201.18

Form paragraphs

201.14

(c)

Formal requirements.

201.14

Overcoming a reference.

201.15

Papers required

201.14

(b)

Practice

201.14

(c)

Time for filing papers.

201.14(a)

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Sec. No.

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

Rules of practice :

2 Reproduced

713.04

3 Reproduced

714.25

Cited
714.19, 714.21

5 (a) Reproduced

502

6 Reproduced

7 Reproduced
502

710.05

11 Reproduced
Cited
101, 104, 901.03

103

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
Cited
402.02, 1209

402

35 Reproduced
403

Cited

714.01 (d)

36 Reproduced

402.05

Cited
402.06, 402.07

41 Reproduced
409.01 (a)

605

42 Reproduced

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

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

44 Reproduced
409.01 (b)

409
Cited
605

45 (a) Reproduced

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
Cited
600, 714.07, 714.22

53 Cited
409.01(a), 506.01

55 (b) Reproduced
201.14 (a)

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

1102.01 (a), 1401, 1506

56 Cited
608.01

57 Reproduced
605.04
Cited
605.04 (b), 1503.01

59 Reproduced
600

61 Reproduced
601
Cited
600, 605.03

65 Reproduced
602
Cited
201.03, 201.14, 201.14(a), 201.14 (c),
202.04, 409.03, 600, 602.05, 603, 1401.08,
1503.01, 1604.

Rules

of practice-Continued

Sec.

No.

66

(a) Reproduced

604

66

(b) Reproduced

602.04

(a)

66

Cited

602,

602.04,

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

604.06

67

Reproduced

603

Cited

602

68

Reproduced

602

Cited 302,

602.04 (a)

71

Reproduced

608.01

Cited 600, 608.01(g), 1302.01,

1503.01

72(a) Reproduced

606

72

(b) Reproduced

608.01

(b)

72

Cited

600,

711.06

73

Reproduced

608.01

(d)

Cited

600

74

Reproduced

608.01

(f)

Cited

600

75

Reproduced

608.01

(1)

Cited 600, 608.01 (g), 608.01 (m),

608.01 (n),

608.01(0), 706.03(1),

806.04

76

Reproduced

605.04

Cited 600, 605.04(b),

608.01 (a)

77

Reproduced

608.01

(a)

Cited

600

78(b) Reproduced

822

78

Cited

201.11,

202.01, 600, 608.01, 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b),

1504

79

Reproduced

608.01

(e)

Cited

202.01,

608.01

(t)

81

Reproduced

608.02

Cited

600

82

Reproduced

605.04

(h)

Cited

600

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

88

Reproduced

608.02

(1)

Cited

600,

711.02

(b)

91

Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

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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Rules

of

practice-Continued

Sec.

No.

103

Reproduced

709

Cited

707.02,

1004

104

Cited

707,

707.07,

901

105

Reproduced

707.07

106

Reproduced

706

Cited

904.02

107

Reproduced

707.05

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

711.03

(c),

1205

115

Reproduced

714

116

Reproduced

714.12

Cited

706.07 (e), 714.13,

715.09,

716,

1207,

1212

117

Reproduced

706.03

(n)

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

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,

901.08

Rules of practice-Continued
141 Reproduced

Sec. No.
806.04

Cited
608.01(i), 710.02(c), 802, 802.01,
806, 806.04 (a), 806.04(h), 808.01(a),
809.02, 809.02(a), 809.02(b), 809.02 (c),
820.

142 (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

818.03

Cited
608.01 (i), 802, 810.03, 818.03 (a),

818.03 (b), 818.03 (e), 821.03

144 Reproduced

818.03 (c)

Cited
608.01 (i), 710.02(c), 802, 809.02 (c),
809.04, 812.01, 818.03 (d), 821, 821.01,
821.02, 821.03, 1002.02, 1201.

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited

608.01(1), 802

146 Reproduced

809.02

Cited
608.01 (1), 707.07 (i), 802

147 Reproduced

201.06

Cited
201.11, 600, 602.05 (a), 605, 605.04,

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

151 Reproduced
1501

152 Reproduced

1503.02

Cited

608.02

1503.01

153 Reproduced
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

1603

164 Reproduced

1605

165 Reproduced
1606

Cited

608.02, 1603

166 Reproduced
1607

Cited

608.03 (a)

167 Reproduced
Cited

1610

171 Reproduced

1401.01

172 Reproduced

1401.02

178 Reproduced

1401.06

Cited
1401.11

174 Reproduced

1401.05

Cited
608.02, 608.02 (1)

175 Reproduced
1401.08

176 Reproduced

1401.09

Cited
708.01, 1401.10

177 Reproduced

1401.10 (a)

178 Reproduced

1401.04

Cited

1401.01

179 Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

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Rules

of practice --

Continued Sec. No.

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited

Introduction, 608.04(c), 711.03 (c),

711.03 (d), 714.13, 818.03 (c), 1002.01,

1201, 1202, 1206, 1208.

183

Reproduced

1002

Cited

506, 711.01, 711.05, 1214.03

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited

Introduction, 608.04(c), 1103, 1202

192

Reproduced

1206

Cited

1202, 1204, 1208, 1209, 1215.01,

1215.04

193

Reproduced

1208

Cited

707.02, 1202, 1208.01 1211

194

Reproduced

1209

Cited

1202

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited

715.09, 716, 1208

196

(a) Reproduced

1213

196

(b)

Reproduced

1214.01

196

(c)

Reproduced

1213.01

196

Cited

1213,

1213.01, 1214.01, 1214.06, 1214.07

197

(a)

Reproduced

1214.02

197

(c)

Reproduced

1214.06

197

Cited

1202, 1214.01, 1214.02, 1214.03,

1214.06, 1215.04

198

Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1002.02, 1214.04, 1216

201

Reproduced

1100

Cited

708, 708.01, 804.03, 1101.01,

1101.01 (b), 1102.01 (a)

202

Reproduced

1101.01 (d)

Cited

706.05, 1101.01(e) to 1101.01 (i),

1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1105

203

Reproduced

1101.01 (j)

Cited

706.03 (u),

710.02 (c), 804.03, 1101.01 (n), 1101.02

(a),

1101.02(c), 1102.01 (a), 1105,

1112.02, 1112.04.

204

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

715.05, 1101.01 (h), 1101.02(c),

1101.03, 1102, 1102.01 (a), 1105, 1208

205

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

1101.02 (c), 1101.02(d), 1105

206

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

706.03 (u), 710.02(c),

710.04(a), 1101.02(f), 1205

207

Reproduced

1102

Cited

1101.01 (j), 1102.01, 1104

208

Reproduced

1101.01 (k)

Cited

404, 804.03, 1102.01 (a)

211

Reproduced

1104

212

Reproduced

1103

Cited

1004, 1101.02(e), 1205

215

Cited

1102, 1105.06

224

Cited

201.14 (a)

226

Cited

1104

227

Cited

1105.05

228

Cited

1101.02, 1101.02(a), 1102

Rules of practice-Continued

Sec. No.

231

Reproduced

1105

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

1101.02,

1101.02(f), 1102,

1102.01(a),

1105.01 1110.02,

to 1105.07, 1106, 1108,

1109.02,

1111.06, 1111.07, 1111.10, 1112.04

287

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

1309.02

Cited

711.06

292

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),

718.10, 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(i),

711.01,

711.05

316

Reproduced

712

Cited

203.04

317

Reproduced

712

Cited

1002

321

Reproduced

1408

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

Cited

402.01,

1702

342

Reproduced

402.01

346

Reproduced

402.04

Cited

1209

347

Cited

714.01 (a)

848

Cited

714.01 (a)

Rules

of practice

Introduction

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S

Sec. No.

Same attorney, Interfering applications

1101.01

(k),

1102.01

(a)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application_

201.15

Saturday, Effect on time for response

710.05

Scientific Library

901.06 (a)

Scientific principle not patentable

706.03 (a)

Scope of claims

904.01 (a)

Scope of class.

903.02 (b)

Screening new applications for security

re-

view

107.01

Seal

604.01

Foreign application

602.04 (a)

Not required

604.01,

604.03 (a )

Venue

604.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

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

Search :

After reversal by Board of Appeals

1214.04

Aids in library

901.06

(a)

Cards, Subclass definitions

902.02(b)

Claim analysis

904.01

Field of

904.01

(đ)

File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05,

904.01

(đ)

In Group, by member of public.

718.02

Informal application

704

Interference

1101.01

(c)

Notes in class definitions.

902.02 (a)

Notes in file wrapper

717.05

Outlining

904.01 (d)

Patentability report 705.01

(a),

705.01 (b)

Prior examiner's

704

Procedure

704, 904

Restriction requirement

808.02

Selecting pertinent references.

904.02

Title

202.02,

306

Unduly extensive and burdensome

808.01 (a),

809.02(d),

818.02(b)

Search exchange, United States-German __

1710-1710.02

Search exchange, United States-Philippines

1711

Search exchange, United States-Sweden

1712

Secrecy, Pending applications.

Chapter

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02,

1304

Final rejection

107.02

Interference

107.02,

1111.04

Prosecution

107.02

Review for Secrecy Order,

107.01

Security, Application affecting

107,108

Security screening of new applications

107.01

Security Group, Cases submitted.

107.01,

109, 706.03 (b), 706.08 (s)

Security markings

109

Self-addressed Post Card

503

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01

(n)

Shift of election

819

Sec. No.

Shortened statutory period 710.02 to

710.02 (e)

Approval

1004

Distinction from limited time for reply __

1101.02(f)

Signatory Authority, Full

707.02

Signatory Authority, Partial

707.01 (a)

Signature :

Administrator or executor

605.05 (a)

Alteration in specification signed

608.01

Amendment

714.01

Signature improper 714.01 (a) to

714.01 (d)

Signature missing

714.01 (a)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney

of

record

714.01 (d)

Signed by attorney not of record

714.01 (c)

Applicant

605.04

Applicant changes name 605.04(c),

717.02 (b)

Applicant unable to write

605.04 (d)

Application completeness

506

Application papers

605.04

Attorney deceased

406

Attorney not of record

714.01 (c)

Attorney, On each paper filed

402.04

Correction of name

605.04 (c)

Divisional application, Omitted

201.06

Drawing

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Correction on 608.02(u),

608.02(w)

Express abandonment

711,

711.01

Firm, Proper form of

402.04

Full first name 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Joint applicants

605.04 (f)

Legal representative

605.05 (a)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Single signature form

605.04 (a)

Title with

605.04 (e)

Uniformity with name 605.04

(b), 1503

Signing Examiner's letter

707.09

Single means claim

706.03 (c)

Single signature form

605.04 (a)

Single signature form, Design application

1503

Sketch of proposed drawing change

608.02 (v)

Sketch of subject matter of claims

904.01 (a)

Soft copy, Appeal application 1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

905.02

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint

201.08

Converted from joint

201.03

Converted to joint

201.03

Division of joint

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath

602

Sole patent to joint patent

1402.01

Solicitor, Associate :

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

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Sec. No.

Solicitor, Duties

1002, 1002.02

Special case
708 to 708.03

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

1801

Appealed case

1204

Examiner resigns.
708.03

Five year pendency.
707.02(a)

List
708.01

Petition to make
708.02, 1002.02

Reissue application
706.03 (x), 1401.09

Rejected patent claim
1101.02 (f)

Remanded
708.01

Revived applications
711.03 (c)
"Special", Correction of drawing.
608.02 (x)

Special examining procedure.

708.02

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

Cancellation of Species claims

821.02

Claims restricted to.

806.04 (e)

Election. (See Election of species.)

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions

802.01, 808.01 (a)

Mutually exclusive characteristics
806.04 (f)

Patentability over genus

806.04 (h)

Patentably distinct.
806.04 (h)

Plural
706.03 (k), 808.01 (a), 809.02

Rejection

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim
809.02 (b)

Withdrawal of species claims.
809.02 (c)

Specification
608.01
Amendment, Instructions for entry
714.22, 714.23

Arrangement

608.01 (a)

British "provisional" and "complete"
201.15

Changes prior to filing

608.01

Completeness
608.01 (p)
Confused by amendments
608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment
1302.04

to 1302.04 (g)

Correction by initialing
1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications.
202.01

Derogatory remarks prohibited
608.01 (r)

Description
608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter
608.04

Parts
608.01 (a)

Reference to copending application brought
up to date
1802.04 (f)
Reference to prior patent or application
202.01

Reissue application

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature
605.04

Statement of invention

608.01 (d)

Substitute

608.01 (q), 714.19

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Specification-Continued

Sec. No.

Substitute, Amendment including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims

608.01 (0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Handling

608.03 (a)

Specimen, Plant application

1607

Stale oath or declaration

602.05

Stamp :

Consular fee

604.05

Group date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02 (a), 608.02(o)

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 (đ)

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive with claims 608.01 (đ)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance.

1302.01

Status letter

203.08, 1705

Status of applications

102, 203

Abandoned

203.05

Abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.

203.07

Allowed or in issue.

203.04

Amended

203.03

Incomplete

203.06

New

203.01

Rejected

203.02

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes :

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03 (b)

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

604.03 (a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act),

590

O.G. 195, Cited

706.03 (b))

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 U.S.C. 2101 Cited

1202

35 U.S.C. 4 Reproduced

309

35 U.S.C. 6 Reproduced

1001

Cited Introduction, 710.02, 710.02 (c)

85 U.S.C. 7 Reproduced

1203

35 U.S.C. 9 Reproduced

908.01

35 U.S.C. 21 Reproduced

710.05

Cited

210.18

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Statutes-Continued Sec. No.

35

U.S.C. 25 Cited 602

35

U.S.C. 41 Cited 302, 714.16 (c), 1202, 1205,

1206, 1306, 1505

35

U.S.C. 41 Cited. 714.16 (c), 1401.11

35

U.S.C. 100 Cited 706.03 (a)

35

U.S.C. 101 Cited 201,

608.01 (p), 701, 706, 706.03 (a), 706.03 (p)

35

U.S.C. 102 (d) Reproduced 706.03 (s)

35

U.S.C. 102 Cited 201.13,

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

707.05(f), 707.07 (d), 711.06 (a),

715.01, 804.03, 901.01, 901.04, 001.05

(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 (1), 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.

85 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

85 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. 138 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

85

U.S.C. 142 Reproduced 1216.01

35

U.S.C. 143 Reproduced 1216.01

35

U.S.C. 144 Reproduced 1216.01

35

U.S.C. 145 Reproduced 1216.02

Cited 1202, 1214.01, 1214.07, 1215.05, 1216.01

35

U.S.C. 146 Cited 1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09, 1216, 1216.01, 1216.02

Statutes-Continued

Sec. No.

35

U.S.C. 151 Reproduced

1306

35

U.S.C. 153 Reproduced

1309

35

U.S.C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited

201

35

U.S.C. 162 Reproduced.

1605

35

U.S.C. 163 Reproduced

1601

35

U.S.C. 164 Reproduced

1608

35

U.S.C. 171 Reproduced

1500

Cited

201

35

U.S.C. 172 Reproduced

1506

Cited

201.13

35

U.S.C. 173 Reproduced

1505

35

U.S.C. 181 Cited 107, 107.01,

706.03(s)

35

U.S.C. 184 Reproduced 107,

706.03 (s)

35

U.S.C. 185 Reproduced

706.03 (s)

35

U.S.C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited 706.03

(x),

1305

35

U.S.C. 252 Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 253 Reproduced.

1403

Cited 711.06,

1305

35

U.S.C. 254 Reproduced.

1402

Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 255 Reproduced.

1402.01

Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 256 Reproduced

1402.01

Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 261 Reproduced

801

35 U.S.C. 282 Cited

716,

1701

Statutory authority of Commissioner

1001

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Statutory bar, Foreign patent __ 201.13, 706.03

(s), 715

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03 (a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (Scc also Period for response)

710

Streamlined continuation application

201.07

Initial review by Primary Examiner

707.02

New oath not required.

602.05

(a)

Time to correct defect

710.02 (c)

Subclass count

902.03

(d)

Subclass, List of patent numbers

902.03

(c)

Subcombination :

Aggregation and.

806.05

(a)

Combination and 802.01, 806.04 (c),

806.05

(a)

Not generic

806.04

(c)

Species

806.04

(b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03

(y)

Subject

matter, Non-statutory

706.03

(a)

Submission to Classification Group :

Classification of application ___ 903.08(d),

903.08

(e)

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Submission to Commissioner :

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to 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, Failure to make

706.03 (u)

Suggested claim made after end of statutory

period

1101.01 (n)

Suggestion of allowable claims by Examiner_

707.07(j)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1004,

1101.01(j) to 1101.01(o),

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 603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office

709

Ex parte prosecution during interference.

1103

Junior application

1101.01(i)

Overlapping applications.

709.01,

1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Swearing back of reference.

715

Sweden-United States search exchange

1712

T

Technical rejections.

706.03

Technical documents

901.06(a)

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephone call, Multiplicity rejection

706.03 (1)

Sec.

No.

Telephone number of attorney 408,

713.01,

714.01

Telephone number of Examiner.

707.08

Not on motion decision

713.06

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408,

713.01

Terminal disclaimer

1403

Avoiding double patenting rejection

804.02

Routing

508.01

Situations where not applicable

804.03

Termination of proceedings 201.11, 711.02

(c), 712

Terminology in application 608.01

(0),

1302.01

Testamentary, Letters.

409.01

(b)

Third action cases

707.02

(a)

Time for filing papers, Right of priority.

201.14

(a)

Time for response. (See also Period

for

response. )

710

Time limit action 710.02,

710.02 (c)

Time limit for making suggested claims ___

1101.01

(m)

Title abstract, Interference.

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application

1401

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12

Title of design application

1503.01

Title of invention

606

Title of invention change by Examiner.

1802.04

(a)

Title of invention, Plant patent application

1610

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __

60601,

1302.01

Title report.

303,

306

Title report, Interference.

303,

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application

1401

Title search

202.02

Title with signature.

605.04

(e)

Trademark and trade name.

608.01

(v)

Trademarks, Partial listing of

Appendix

I

Transfer of application :

After amendment.

903.08

(c)

After Classification decision

905.08

(g)

Allowable application

903.07

(b)

Decision of Classification Examiner

903.08

(f)

Divisible inventions.

812

Interference 1101.01

(a),

1101.02

New

903.08

(a)

Primary Examiner's authority

903.08

Procedure 903.08(a), 903.08(d),

903.08

(g)

Submitted to Classification Examiner

903.08

(đ)

Transfer of class or subclass.

903.05

Transfer of drawing

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet

608.02

(j)

Reissue application

608.02

(k)

Transfer of U.S. patent.

903.05

Transfer of specification

608.01

(t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.15

Translator, Patent Office 901.05 (d),

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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Sec. No.

U

U.S.C. 5

Introduction

Unavailable inventor

409, 409.03

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01(e)

Unclaimed subject matter

305.01

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Underwood card digest.

901.06 (a)

Undue breadth rejection

706.03 (z)

"United States of America", Foreign names

language 901.05(a)

Unofficial digests

903.02

Unsigned amendment

711, 714.01 (a)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (h)

Utility, Asbtract, Statement of the

608.01 (b)

Utility-disclosure in drug cases.

608.01 (p))

Utility lacking, Rejection ..

706.03 (p)

Utility patent

201, 901.04

Utility required.

608.01 (p)

V

Vague and indefinite rejection

706.03 (d)

Venue

604.02

W

Waived patent rights-defensive publication 711.06

Washington representatives of attorneys. 408

Sec. No.

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Interference purposes

1308.02

Motion under Rule 231

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(i), 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

706.07 (đ)

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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