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Par. No.

For the system of numbering used see the
explanation immediately preceding the main
table of contents.

A

Par. No.

A. I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also Abandonment).

Accessibility to public.

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103,

711.04

Incomplete.

506.01

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering. 711.04

(b),

905.03

Petition, Period for response after

1002

Publication of abstracts. 711.06 to

711.06 (f)

File open to inspection.

103

Reference use

901.02

Revival 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival, Examiner's statement.

711.03 (d)

Stored.

711.04 (a)

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned application;

Abandonment.)

Abandonment (see also Abandoned application)

..

711

After allowance

711.05

After publication of abstract

711.06 (e)

Amendment late. 711, 711.02,

714.17

Appeal dismissal.

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal. 1215. 01

to

1215.03

Court case

1215.05

Express

711,

711.01

Counted as action

1705

Forfeited application

711.05, 712

Incomplete response, Review by Primary

707.02

No response

711,

711.02

Notification of

711.02

Petition 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Petition, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Reconsideration 711.03 (a),

711.03 (b)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival

711.03 (c)

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02 (d)

Undelivered action

707.13

Abbreviation, Periodical citation

707.05 (e)

Abstract

Counted as action

1705

Publication opens file to inspection

103

Transfer of copies

901.06 (d)

Access (see also Inspection; Power of attorney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Pending application

101, 106

Petition

103,

1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue appli- cation) 1401,

1401.08

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Act of 1883. (See Government-owned applica-
tion.)

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

714.13

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Claims in excess of filing fee

714.10

Completeness

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Date

707.11

Division requirement 810 to 811.04,

813 to 817

File wrapper endorsement

707.10, 717.01

Fourth or subsequent

1004

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report counted 705,

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal

707.07 (a)

Preceding final

707.14

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Public Law 690 201.16 (n) to

201.16 (u)

Reopening prosecution

1004

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Returned

707.13

Review.

Introduction

Shortened time limit.

710.02

Supplemental

710.06

Suspension

709

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Supervisor's attention

1004

Third, Primary reviews.

707.02 (a)

Additional improvement series

901.04

Address of applicant.

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (a),

409.01 (b),

409.01 (d)

Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (e)

Application by, After discharge

409.01 (b)

Assigned application, Inventor dies.

409.01 (d)

Authority

409.01 (a)

Consular certificate

409.01 (c)

Foreign country

409.01 (c)

Heir 409.01,

409.01 (c)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312 __

714.16 (d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney; Power of attorney.)

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Aggregation

Par. No.

706.03 (i)

Aggregation, Design application

1504

Aggregation and subcombination

806.05 (a),

809.03 (a)

Alien Property Custodian publication

901.06 (c)

Allowance and issue (see also Allowed applica-

tion)

1300

Abandonment after

711.05

Administrator's signature amended.

605.05 (a)

All claims allowed, Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's

1302.04

Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue. 714.16, 1305

Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting"

Amendment after. (See Amendment allowance.) (Rule 312.)

after

Amendment after allowance of all claims.

714.14

Amendment after D-10 notice.

1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306, 409.01 (a), 1402.11

Blue Slip 903.07,

903.07 (b)

Cancel non-elected claim by Examiner's

amendment

821.02 (a)

Casting cloud on patent when allowing

claim

707.07 (d)

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02 (g)

Claim for Official Gazette

1302.08

Claim renumbering.

60801 (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 division

903.07 (b)

Companion case query

1309.01

Copending Application. (See Allowance and

Issue; Related applications.)

Correction of error after allowance.

714.16

Cross reference

903.07 (a)

D-10 notice.

107.01, 1304

D-10 notice, Amendment after

1304.01

Deceased inventor

1302.11

Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance.

1303.03

Design application.

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing, Draftsman's stamp.

608.02

Drawing correction 608.02

(t), 1302.04

Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

608.02 (x)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip

608.02 (y),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file 608.02

(i), 905.03

Drawing notations

1302.09

Erasure of markings

1302.03

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's amendment.)

Fee exempt application, Endorsement

of

wrapper

1302.08

Fee exempt application, statement required by

applicant.

607.01

Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Fee exempt application, Status of

in-

ventor.

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.08

Final review

1302

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

Formula checked

1309.02

Full first name required.

605.04 (b)

Interference.

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01

(c), 1302.03

Interference search

1302.07

Intervention by executor

409.01 (e)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of

case_ 1305

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case.

1305

Marginal note

1302.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's amendment

821.02 (a)

Notice of allowance. (See Notice of ance.)

allow-

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02 (n),

705.01 (d)

Pencil notes

1302.03

Plant application

1603.04

"Printer Waiting"

1309.02

Print replaces drawing in division

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.03

Public Law 690, Case in issue

201.16 (q)

Public Law 690, Case ready for allowance_

201.16 (p)

Public Law 690, Referred to Supervisory

Ex-

aminer 201.16 (q),

201.16 (u)

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance 1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Related applications, File wrapper notations_

202.01,

1302.08

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (e)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch 202.02,

1302.11

Related applications, Query slip

1309.01

Reopening prosecution

1303.01,

1308.01

Review by Examiner 1302.01,

1302.13

Review by Primary

903.07

Secret case

107, 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

Species added after

806.04 (g)

Specification, Clean copy required.

608.01 (q),

1302.02

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (o)

Supervisory Examiner, Reference of Public

Law 690 case 201.16 (q),

201.16 (u)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Terminology correspondence of specification

and claims

1302.01

Three-year case.

109

Title

1302.01

Title change by Examiner. 606.01,

1302.04 (a)

Title search, Continuing application

202.02

Transfer

903.07 (b)

Undelivered notice of allowance.

1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal from issue.)

Witholding from issue, "Secrecy order"

case_ 1304

Allowed application (see also Allowances

and

issue).

Conflicting applications

822.03

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.08

Public Law 690

201.16 (q)

Query slip

1309.01

Rejection 1101.01

(1),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1003,

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 transfer_

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. (See Amendment after lowance.) (Rule 312.)

al-

After appeal, After Examiner's answer.

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's answer

1207

After Board decision 1214.01,

1214.07

After death of attorney

406

After final rejection.

714.12,

714.13

After final rejection, Entered in part.

714.20

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance.

714.15

Attorney not of record. 405,

704.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Before first action 608.04 (b),

707.04,

714.09

Before first action, Adding excess claims

707.04,

714.10

Board rejection avoided.

1214.01

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 (o)

Claim numbering

608.01 (j)

Complete response required. 714.02,

714.04

Par. No.

Amendment-Continued
Copying patent claim. (See Claim copied
from patent.)

Crossing allowance
714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.01

Date of receipt.

710.01 (a), 714.18

Date stamp, Division receipt.

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Defective directions for entry
714.23

Denied entry, Petition
1002.02

Depositing.
502

Direction for entry
714.22, 714.23

Discourteous.

714.19, 714.25

Drawing

608.02 (q), 608.02 (r)

Drawing, Disposition.

608.02 (s)

Drawing, New matter

Duplicate.

717.01 (a)

608.04, 714.19

Duplicate specification

605.04 (h)

714.20

Entered in part

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_ 714.16 (e)
Entry
714.18, 717.01 (a)

Entry denied.
714.17, 714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case

1207, 1214. 07

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

Entry denied, Drawing new matter.
608.04

Entry denied, List.

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification un-
necessary

714.19, 714.20

Entry directions.
714.22, 714.23
Entry inadvertent.
714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection with
motions in interference.
1108
Examiner's. (See Examiner's amendment.)

Excess claims added

707.04, 714.10

File wrapper endorsement.

714.18, 717.01

Formal matters

714.02

Identification, Alphabetical

717.01 (a)

Immediate inspection
714.05

Improper signature.
714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)
Improper signature, Ratification ____ 711, 714.01 (b)
Incomplete response ___ 711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04
Incomplete response, Time for complet-
ing
710.02 (c), 711, 714.03
Increasing claims over twenty under Rule
312
714.16 (c)

Informal, Return
714.01 (b)

Ink, Not permanent
714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference.

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference.

1111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner
714.19
Late.
710.02 (d), 711, 711.02, 714.17

Law Examiner has application
714.18
Literature citation in specification
608.01 (p)

Motion under Rule 232 or 233.

1108

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Entry denied, Defective directions.

608.02 (r)

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Amendment-Continued
Par. No.

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue
714.16 (b)
Name change on file wrapper
717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

Nonresponsive.

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,

714.10

710.05

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1603, 1603.01

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

711, 714.01

Ratification, Signature defective
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, 717.02 (b)

Responsive.

714.02, 714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Return of unsigned

714.01 (b)

Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance.) (Rule 312.)

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper

711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)

Signature missing

711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of

record

714.01 (d)

Signed by attorney not of record
714.01 (c)
Support by original claim
608.01 (1)

Telegram

714.08

Unsigned

714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned, Ratification of

711, 714.01 (b)

508.01
Wrong division

Amendment after allowance (Rule 312):

Canceling claim
714.16

Claim copied from patent.

714.19, 1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's attention

714.16, 1003

Entry in part.

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action

714.16, 714.16 (d), 714.16 (e)

714.16 (c)

Excess claims

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Handling
714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance.

714.15

Motion under Rule 234

714.16 (b), 1105.03

Patentability pointed out.

714.16

Renumbering claims
714.16 (e)

"Secrecy order" case

107.01

Supplemental oath

603.01, 714.16

Par. No.

Analogous art.

904.01

(c)

Apparatus, Function of.

706.03 (r)

Apparatus, Process or product and.

801,

803, 806.05 (e) to 806.05

(g),

809.03 (a)

Appeal

1200

Administrative handling

1204

Affidavit after appeal.

1212

Amendment after Board decision

1213.01,

1214.01, 1214.07

Amendment after Examiner's answer

1210

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

No brief filed.

1215.04

Claims copied from patent, Time limit.

710.02 (c)

Claims included.

1205

Court.

1214.01,

1216

Court, C. C. P. A

1216.01

Decision by Board

1213

Dismissal

1215.04

Division requirement. 809.04, 810.03, 818.07 (b),

818.07 (c), 819, 821.01, 821.02,

821.03

(a), 1205

Equity suit

1216.02

Examiner reversed

1214.04

Examiner sustained

1214.06

Examiner's answer.

1208

Failure to prosecute appeal.

1215.04

From Board of Appeals 1214.01, 1216 to

1216.02

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to Introduction,

706.01

New ground of rejection by Examiner

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04 (c)

New reference before brief

1207

New rejection by Board.

1214.01

Oral hearing

1209

Prerequisite

1205

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Public Law 690

201.16 (r)

Recommendation of Board.

1213.01

Reconsideration

1214.01,

1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before brief

1207

Remand by Board. 1208,

1210,

1211

Remand by C. C. P. A

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution

1207,

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer.

1208

R. S. 4915

1216.02

"Secrecy order" case.

107

Withdrawal.

1215

Withdrawal, Partial

1214.05,

1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable.

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Heir. 409.01,

409.01(c)

Joint. 201.02, 201.03, 605

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Applicant-Continued

Par. No.

Leaves service of United States

607.01

(a)

Post office address.

605.03.

Power to inspect.

104

Public Law 690, Affidavit

201.16 (1)

Reissue application

1401.02

Residence

605.02

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index.

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to form

710.02 (b)

Allowed. (See Allowed application.)

Amended

203.03

Assigned. (See Assigned application; Assignee; Assignment.)

Assignment to division for examination

903.08,

903.08 (e)

Assignment to Examiner for examination ..

903.08 (b)

Classification in examining division

903.08 (b)

Common ownership 305, 706.03

(k),

709.01,

822,

1101.01 (b)

Complete. (See Incomplete application.)

Conflicting, same applicant 304,

706.03 (k)

709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03,

1101.01

(b)

Content

600

Continuation. (See Continuation.)

Continuation-in-part. (See Continuation-in-

part.)

Continuing.

201.11

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished.

600

Cross-noting. (See Cross-noting.)

Depositing.

502

Design. (See Design application.)

Distribution

508

Divisional. (See Divisional application.)

English language

608.01

Fee exempt.

201.17,

607.01

Fee exempt, Notation.

1302.08

Fee exempt to fee filed

607.01 (b)

Fee filed

607

Fee filed to fee exempt

607.01 (c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened statutory period. 710.02 (b)

Foreign. (See Foreign application.)

Forfeited.

203.07,

712

Form

600

Government-owned. (See Government-owned application.)

Incomplete. (See Incomplete application.)

Informal

506,

702.01

Informal, Primary's attention required

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special

708.01

Application-Continued

Par.

No.

Inspection.

101,

103

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference. 1111.07, 1112.09

(m)

Joint to sole, Reissue

1401.02

"Mechanical"

201

New

203.03

New, Inspection by Mail Branch

501

Old

203:01

Original

201.04

Overlapping, Same applicant 304, 706.03

(k),

709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03,

1101.01

(b)

Overlapping, Common ownership

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b)

Ownership common, Reference to

608.01

(r)

Papers, Arrangement.

717.01

(a)

Parent.

201.04

Parts

600

Pending five years

707.02 (a)

Plant. (See Plant application.)

Public inspection

103

Publication of abstract. 711.06 to

711.06

(f)

Receipt and handling.

500

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as

to

status

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

203.02

Returning

600

Right to Inspect

101,103

"Secrecy order" 107,

107.01

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Special 708

to

708.03

Special, List.

708.01

"Special handling"

108

Status

203

Substitute. (See Substitute application.)

Three year

109

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

Wrong division

508.01

Application Branch 503 to

506,

508

Argument in amendment.

714.04

Arrangement, Papers in file wrapper.

717.01 (a)

Assigned application:

Access.

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter. 304, 305, 706.03

(k),

822,

1101.01

(b)

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01

(d)

Rejection of other application

304

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Par. No.

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

Affidavit under Public Law 690 201.16

(1)

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 305, 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

(d)

Oath under Rule 131

715.04

Part interest.

106.01

Patent issues to

307

Power to inspect. 101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.08

Assignment

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys Ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Parent application

306

Part interest.

106.01

Patent

301

Recording

302

Voiding

302

Assignment branch:

Administrator and executor authority

checked. 409.01

(a)

Allowance and issue. 306, 1302.11

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Title search

202.02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __ 903.08 (b)

Associate attorney.

402.02

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act. 706.03

(b)

Atomic Energy application

107

Attorney:

Appointment by assignee of entire interest.

106

Associate.

402.02

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name 402.05

(a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged. 608.02

(v)

Correspondence with associate

403.01

Death.

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview 105,

713.05

Inspection 101,

104

Interfering cases 1101.01 (k), 1102.01

(b)

Interview.

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant.

403.02

Name on drawing 605.04

(i)

Not of record 714.01

(c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Post office address.

601.02

Attorney-Continued

Par. No.

Power. (See Power of attorney.)

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys

408

Same in conflicting cases. 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.03

Telephoned by Examiner

408

Washington representative

408

Withdrawal.

402.07

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001.01

to 1002

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory

1001

Authority to inspect pending applications.

101

Authorization.

402

B

Bacteria

1601

Bar, Statutory

201.13

Blue slip

903.07

Blue slip, Signatures

903.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing.

608.02 (w)

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

Borrowing references.

901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Boykin Act. (See Public law 690.)

Branch:

Application 503 to 506.01,

508, 508.01

Drafting

507

Mail

501

Brief, Filed on appeal

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion

1105.01

British patent with exponent, Citing

901.05 (a)

British specification, "Provisional," "Complete". 201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Business, Method of doing

706.03 (a)

C

C. C. P. A., Appeal to 1214.01, 1216 to

1216.01

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring

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 (u)

Carbon copy, Application papers

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment

714.07

Card system summarized

1704

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INDEX

Case. (See Application; Decision.)
Par. No.

Certificate of correction

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected.
1402.01

Petition
1002.02

Reissued patent
1402

1402.02

Report by Examiner
Requisite

1402.01

Certified copy of application for interference __ 1111.12
Certified copy of foreign application _. 201.14, 201.16 (j)
Certiorari

1202
Changing joint to sole. (See Application, Joint
to sole.)

Chemical compound.
608.01 (p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked by

Examiner

1309.02

Circulars, Purpose

Introduction

Citation:

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (c)

Allowance, Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's

707.05 (d), 1302.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Decisions, Orders, Notices.

707.06

Division requirement, Art.

813, 817

Examiner's answer.
1208

901.05 (a)

Foreign patent data

707.05 (g)

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Periodical.

707.05

References.

References, By applicant
707.05 (d), 1302.12

Introduction

Statutes

901.04

U. S. patent data
605.01

Citizenship.
201.16, 201.16 (c)

Citizenship, Public Law 690

608.01 (i), 608.01 (k)

Added by amendment

Added by preliminary amendment in excess of
filing fee.

714.10

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of time

714.20

period

706.03 (i)
Aggregative

710.02 (b)
All allowed

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form
707.07 (j)
Allowed, Rejection of.

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal.

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01
Basis in description

608.01 (g)
Basis in disclosure
608

Breadth

706.03 (n)
Cancelation by Examiner after appeal
1214.05

Casting cloud on.

707.07 (d)

Change, After Board recommendation.

1213.01

Combination

706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination ___ 801, 809.03 (a)
Construed in light of specification
608.01 (o)
Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied from
patent.)

Claim-Continued

Par.

No.

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03

(n)

Dependent.

608.01

(n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement __

706.03 (c)

Duplicate.

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter

707.07 (i)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insufficient.

506

Excess over fee added by preliminary amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance __

714.16 (c)

File wrapper notation

1302.08

Form

608.01 (m)

Function of machine.

706.03

(r)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic. (See Generic claim.)

Illustrated by drawing. 608.02 (e),

706.03

(n)

Inaccurate

706.03

(n)

Incomplete

706.03

(f)

Indefinite

706.03

(d)

Independent

608.01

(n)

Index

717.04

Interference, Construed.

1101

Limitation indirect.

706.03 (d)

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a), 809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection __ 818.07

(c), 820.02

"Markush" permissible under true

generic

claim

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

(o)

Nonelected invention 809.04,

821.02

(a)

Nonelected invention, Added 821.03,

821.03

(a)

Nonstatutory

706.03

(h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation.

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (j)

"O. G."

1302.08

Object of invention, Coextensive

608.01 (e)

Original 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct

706.03 (k)

Plant application 1602, 1603.01

Product, Functional

706.03

(c)

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Reissue application. (See Reissue applica- tion, claim.)

Renumbering at issue 608.01

(j), 1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01 (n)

Rewritten

608.01

(q)

Single means.

706.03

(c)

Species, How recognized.

806.04

(f)

Subgenus ("Markush" type) permissible_

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)

Terminology basis in description

608.01 (o)

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Claim

608.01 (0)

Incorrect.

901.06

¢

1215.02

Alternative phrase

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Claim-Continued

Par.

No.

Unsupported

706.03

(n)

With motion granted in part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim. 1214.05,

1215.03

Claim copied from patent. 710.04 (a),

1101.02 to

1101.02 (g)

After allowance

1101.02

(g)

Appeal of rejection

1205,

1210

Commissioner's approval

1003

Denied admission, Time limit for response_

710.02 (c),

710.04 (a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03

(u)

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 in different division

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

1706

Class definitions

902.02

Classification:

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents

903.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature

901.06 (b)

Orders.

902.04

Patent, Change of.

903.05

Patent index

902.03 (a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing

903.08 (e)

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner:

Decision on classification

903.08 (f)

Decision on division

820.04

Memorandum to, On review of division

re-

quirement.

820.03

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Review of rejection on ground of non-election_821.03,

821.03

(a)

Review of requirement for division 819

to 820.04

Review of requirement for election

of

species.

820.01

Submission to. (See Submission to Classifica-

tion Group.)

Classification of application:

Allowed application 903.07 to

903.07 (b)

Amendment affecting.

903.08 (c)

Cross-referencing.

903.07

(a)

Decision of classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

Disputed

903.08 (a),

903.08 (d), 903.08 (f),

903.08 (g)

Classification of application-Continued

Par. No.

File wrapper data

717.03

Improperly classified.

903.08 (a)

In another division 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 division

903.08 (a),

903.08 (d),

903.08 (g)

Clean copy
608.01 (q) 1302.02
Clerical error
1402.01

Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Operating
Instructions, Clerical operations.)

Clerk initials amendment.
714.18

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

Combination, Old, Division
806,05 (b), 818.03
Combination and aggregation ___ 706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)
Combination and subcombination
801,

806.04 (c), 806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)
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 in-

terference

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect.
104

Authority and functions.

709,

714.16, 717.01, 1001, 1002, 1003

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 query

1309.01

201.15

"Complete" specification, British

Conception.

715.07

Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting applications, Same assignee

305,

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

Conflicting applications, Same attorney __ 1101.01 (k),
1102.01 (b)

Conservator, Authority recorded

409.01 (a)

Conservator, Insane inventor

409.01

Constitutional basis for patents.

Introduction

Constructive election

818.05, 818.06

Constructive reduction to practice.

715.07

Consular certificate

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01 (c)

Consular certificate, Omission

604.04 (a)

Consular fee stamp.

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Embassy and legation_ 604.05 (b)

Consular fee stamp, Omission

604.05 (a)

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Consular officer.

Par. No.

604.04

Continuation

201.07

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Effective date.

201.11

Inspection of parent.

103

Final rejection on first action.

706.07 (b)

New matter

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing.

602.05 (a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper

202.02

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

202.01

Res judicata rejection

706.07 (b)

Sole from joint.

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

Effective date.

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent

103

Ownership

306

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

202.01

Sole from joint

201.08

Time for filing

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to public inspection

103

Continuing application

201.11

Convention, International

201.13

Convention date

201.14

Converting joint to sole. 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

Converting sole to joint, Not permitted.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up to date 1302.04 (e), 1309.01

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

Copy of foreign application, Certified.

201.14

Copy of "Secrecy Order" case.

104

Correction of drawing. (See Drawing correc- tion.)

Correction of patent.

1400

Certificate of correction. 1002.02,

1402

Clerical error.

1402.01

Reissue. (See Reissue application.) Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.02

Correction of reference citation 707.05 (g),

710.06

Correspondence:

Associate attorney

403.01

Double

403

Law Examiner. (See Correspondence under rule 202.)

Receipt and handling.

500

With whom held.

403

Par. No.

Correspondence under rule 202_ 101.01 (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)

1101.01 (i)
Junior party fails to make date

Oath under Rule 202 sealed by Examiner ___ 1101.03

Statutory period not initiated by
1101.01 (f)

Counting actions
1705

Countries, Reciprocity under Public Law 690
201.16

201.16 (b)

Country, Reciprocity lacking,

Public

Law

690

201.16 (n)

Court decision, certificate of

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-reference:

At allowance

903.07

Citing.

707.05 (e)

During examination

903.07 (a)

Notation, (See Cross-noting.) Ordering

903.06

Cross-noting:

Data of parent application on file wrapper.

202.02

Data of related application brought up to date 1302.01, 1309.01

Data of related application in specification.

201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.05

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

Foreign application, Not required

202.04

In original patent file of reissue

application_

202.06

D

D-10 Notice. 107.01, 1304,

1304.01

Date:

Amendment 710.01 (a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent 901.05

(a)

Convention 201.13,

201.14

Division stamp

714.18

Filing 201.11, 503, 505,

1002.02

Foreign application 201.13, 201.14,

201.15

Office action

707.11

Office stamp 502, 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Reference 706.02, 707.05 (e), 707.05 (f)

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (see also Administrator or ex- ecutor)

409

Decision:

By Board of Appeals

1213

By Classification Examiner.

820.04

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action Introduction Listed Appendix II

Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Dedication

715

Defense, Applications affecting

107,108

Definition of class.

902.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delegation of Commissioner's authority_ 1001.01, 1002

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INDEX

Demonstration at interview.

Par. No.

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

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 (o)

Description, Detailed

608.01 (g)

Design application

1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object

1502

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

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

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1503.01

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Public Law 690

201.16

Reissue

1505

Reproducible

1502

Sample

1503.02

Search

1504

Segregable parts

1504.01

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503.01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application

201.13

Subject matter

1502

Suspension of action

1505

Term of

1505

Title

1503.01

Visual characteristics

1502

Withholding from allowance

1505

Design patent series

901.04

Determination of priority under Public Law (See Public Law 690.)

690.

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07, 715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney

105

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Disclaimer:

Converting joint to sole

Par. No.
201.06

Interference
1104, 1108, 1109.02

Rejection

706.03 (u),

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

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

608

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04 (b)

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Claimed

901.03

Common, Parent and continuing application_201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims

706.03 (n)

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient

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 (d)

Restricted to claimed subject matter

1302.01

Specification. (See Specification.)

Support for claims

706.03 (n)

Trade-mark.

608.01 (v)

Trade name

608.01 (v)

Utility

608.01 (p)

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25, 1003

"Distinct" inventions

801, 804.03, 806, 806.05

Distribution of papers.

508

Division (see also Election; Election of species).

800

Action, Examiner's

813 to 817

Action after, Special

708.01

Aggregation

806.05 (a), 809.03 (a)

Apparatus and process or product.

801,

803, 806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g)

Appeal from requirement.

809.04, 818.07 (b)

Arbitrary rules void.

803

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner.
815

Claimed subject matter

806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before

action

818.05

Combination and subcombination
801,

806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)

Decision on, By Classification Examiner
820.04

Definition
801

"Distinct" invention __ 801, 804, 804.03, 806, 806.05

Final requirement.

819

Higinbotham doctrine
818.07 (b)

Improper

808.02, 803, 806

Independent embodiments

806.04, 806.05

Independent inventions

801,

804, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)

Linking claim
809, 809.03, 809.03 (a), 809.04
Linking claim, Traverse of rejection
818.07 (c),

820.02

Mandatory

806

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Division-Continued

Par. No.

Misjoinder

801,

804, 821.01, 821.03 (a), 1205

Nonelected claims, Treatment of.

821

to

821.03 (a)

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination

806.05 (b),

818.03

Patentability over prior art.

806.02,

809,

809.03

Patentability report, Effect.

807

Possible

806

Process or product and apparatus __ 801, 803,

806.04,

806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g), 809.03

(a),

818.07 (e)

Reissue application

1401.10,

1401.10

(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims 821

to

821.03 (a)

Related inventions. 801, 803,

804.01,

804.03,

806, 806.04 (a),

808.02,

809.03

Requirement.

812

to 817

Additional

811.02

Appeal from

809.04,

810.03, 818.07 (b), 819, 821.01, 821.02,

821.03 (a)

By division where examinable

812

Citation of art.

813, 817

Completeness.

815

Concluding paragraph

817,

818.07 (a)

Constitutes rejection

821.01,

1205

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of

818.07 (e)

Election after, With traverse

818.07,

821.01

Election after, Without traverse

821.02

Final

818.07

(b),

819, 820, 820.04,

821.03 (a)

First action

811

Form letter

817

Patentability

810 to

810.03

Rejection on double patenting following.

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to 818

to

818.07 (e)

When made

811,

811.01

Withdrawal

819

Review by Classification Examiner

818.07

(b),

819 to

820.04

Review by Classification Examiner,

Memo-

randum by Examining division

820.03

Single embodiment.

806.03

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01 (a)

Subcombination, Combination and

806.05 (a)

to

806.05 (d)

Subcombinations usable together

806.05 (d)

Subsequently presented divisible subject mat-

ter. 818.05, 821.03, 821.03

(a)

Traverse of requirement.

818,

818.07 to 818.07 (c), 821.01, 821.02,

821.03 (a)

Division 70, Approves inspection of

"secrecy

order" case.

104

Division 70, Cases submitted 107,

109,

706.03 (b)

Division date case held up in Div. 70

107

Division date receipt and stamp

714.18

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Divisional application-Continued

Par. No.

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

... 202.01

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special 708.02, 1002.02

Reissue. 1401.10 (a)

Reissue, Refer to Supervisory Examiner

1004

Signature omitted.

201.06

Sole from joint

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Double correspondence

403

Double patenting:

Basis

802

Design application

1504

Disclaimer, Statutory

1403

Distinct and independent inventions

804,

806, 806.05

Rejection

708.03 (k)

Resulting from division requirement.

804.02

Related inventions, Division not required

804.01,

804.03, 806

Resulting from division requirement.

804,

806, 808.01 (a)

Same assignee.
305, 706.03 (k), 822

Same inventor
706.03 (k), 801, 806.04 (h)
to 806.04 (j), 806.05, 822, 822.01, 822.03

Species and genus
806.04 (h) to 806.04 (j)

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp. 608.02 (a),

608.02 (p)

Drawing

507, 608.02

"A. F. E."

608.02 (a)

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment.

608.02 (q)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (r)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02 (y)

Amendment support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Attorney's name.

605.04 (i)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02 (v)

Brief description

608.01 (f)

"Can be corrected"

608.02 (a)

Canceled figure.

608.02 (u)

Canceled sheet.

608.02 (u)

Canceled sheet, Patent.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet, Transfer

608.02 (j)

Colored

1602

Complete illustration 608.02 (d),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of

608.02 (d)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Correction. (See Drawing correction.) Corresponds with description

608.02 (f)

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Drawing-Continued

Par.

No.

Cost of correction

608.02

(t)

Date entered on back

608.02

(p)

Denied admission

608.02

(b)

Design application

1503.01,

1503,

02

Disclosure.

608

Divisional application

608.02

(j)

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first

Office

action

707.07

(c)

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02

(a)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

608.02

(p)

Duplicate

608.02

(h)

Estimate of cost of correction

608.02

(t)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02

(x)

Illustrates claim

608.02

(e)

Inartistic arrangement.

608.02

(u)

"Inf. A. F. E."

608.02

(a)

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

1401.05

Informal 507,

608.02

(b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman

608.02

(a)

"Inventor"

605.04

(i)

Kept in examining division

608.02

(c)

Modification illustrated

608.02

(f)

Name of applicant.

605.04

(i)

Name of attorney changed.

608.02

(v)

"New drawings required"

608.02

(a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required

608.02

(a)

Not received

608.02

(h)

Not returned

608.02

(z)

"O. G."

1302.09

Patented case

905.03

Plant application

1602

Print. (See Print of drawing.)

Prior art.

608.02

(g)

Reference characters

608.02

(e)

Reference characters, Change

608.02

(x)

Reissue application 608.02

(k),

1401.05

Removal from division

608.02

(c)

Return

608.02

(z)

Signature.

605.04

(i)

Signature, Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Signature correction

608.02

(z)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

605.04

(b)

Sketch for correction

608.02

(w)

Substitute

608.02

(h)

Substitute application

608.02

(1)

Sufficiency, Determined by Examiner

608.02

(e)

Transfer.

608.02

(i)

Transfer to continuation

608.02

(1)

Transfer to reissue 608.02

(k),

1401.05

Transfer to substitute application

608.02

(1)

Use in Reissue. 608.02

(k),

1401.05

View

608.01

(f)

Drawing correction

608.02

(q)

Approval by Examiner 608.02 (y),

608.02

(r)

Blueprint.

608.02

(w)

Cost.

608.02

(t)

Deferrable 608.02 (b), 608.02 (t),

608.02

(y)

Examiner's amendment

608.02

(x)

Rev. 1 Nov. 1950

Drawing correction-Continued

Par. No.

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02 (y)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (w)

Separate letter

608.02 (s)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment.

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02 (y)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims.

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application_ 1602,

1603, 1603.01

Duplicate specification

605.04 (h)

E

Effective date, Declassified matter
707.05 (f)
Effective date, Reference patent.
706.02,

707.05 (e), 715, 715.01

Effective filing date, Continuing application ___ 201.11

Effective filing date, International Conven-

tion

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Election (see also Division; Election of species.)
Action on nonelected claims, Election not
waived.
818.07 (f)

After division

818

After division, Rejection of non-elected

claims.

821 to 821.03 (a)

Applicant must make

818.04

Between applications, Conflicting claims.

804,

822 to

822.03

Constructive.

818.05,

818.06

"Estoppel"

821.02

Fixed by action on merits

818.02

Implied

818.05,

818.06

Interference.

818.07

(d)

Old combination, Election waived.

818.03

Optional cancelation

818.06

Original presentation

818.05

Shift.

818.07 (e)

Traverse 818,

818.07, 818.07

(a),

818.07 (b), 821.01, 821.02, 821.03 (a)

Election of species:

Action after.

809.02 (a)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims.

818.06

Concluding paragraph of action

818.07 (a)

Design application

1504

Implied

818.05, 818.06

Reissue application

1401.10

Rejection of nonelected species

809.02 (a)

Requirement.

809.02 (a)

Review by Classification Examiner.

820.01

Species added, No shift

818.07 (e)

Species claims lacking

818.05 (a)

Traverse of requirement

818.07, 820.01

Employees of Patent Office, Property interest in

patent

309

English language required.

608.01

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Par. No.

English language faulty, New specification. 608.01 (q)
Entry of amendment. (See Amendment.)

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper.
717.01
Entry on Face of file wrapper.
717.02, 717.02 (b)
Equity, Suits in. (See R. S. 4915, Suit under.)

Equivalents in art.
904.01 (b)
Erasure in specification, Before allowance.
1802.03
Erasure in specification, Before Execution.
608.01
"Estoppel," Election.
821.02
Estoppel, Interference.
1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Examination of application: Order of

708 to 708.03

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 Classification examiner.)

Law. (See Law examiner.)

New, Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention_ 707.02

Primary, Signature on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns.

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Supervisory, Functions

201.16 (j),

201.16 (n), 201.16 (u), 702.01, 1002, 1002.02

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

Examiner's action (See Action; Letter, Ex-

aminer's.)

Examiner's amendment.
1302.04

By initialing.

1302.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled_ 821.02 (a),

821.03 (a)

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04 (f)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled.

1109.02

Copending application data brought

up to

date 202.01, 1302.01, 1309.01

Drawing 608.02

(x), 1302.04

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04 (b)

Patented copending application data.

1302.04 (e)

"Printer Waiting"

714.16, 1309.02

Public Law 690 ruling

201.16 (p)

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

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing

applica- 708.02

tion.

Petition to revive

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing.

1204

Examiner's answer-Continued

Par. No.

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

Examiner's letter. (See Action; Letter, Exam-
iner's.)

Examiner's statement. (See Examiner's answer.)

Example, Operative. 608.01

(p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of allowance

714.16 (c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee

714.10

Execution of oath.

604

Executor. (See Administrator or executor.)

Exhausted Combination

706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)

Exhibit.

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 __ 715.07, 715.07 (d)

Exhibit at interview.

713.08

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews.

101, 713.07

Extension of shortened response period_ 710.02 (e), 1004

Extension of time for filing brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filed

607.01 (b), 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves govern-

ment

607.01 (a)

Fee filed application

607

Fee filed application, Changed to fee exempt_ 607.01 (c),

1002.02

Fee, Filing

607

Claims in excess of

506, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Fee, Final:

Failure to pay
712

Interfering case, Not applied.

1101.01 (o)

Petition to accept

1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Fee stamp:

Consular
604.05

Consular, Omission
604.05 (a)

Embassy and Legation

604.05 (b)

Field of search

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

1302.08

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement.

303

Classification data

717.03

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error

717.02

Data entered on

710.05, 717.02,

1302.08

Equity suit.

1216.02

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File wrapper-Continued

Par. No.

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting

202.03

Foreign application cross-noting, Not re-

quired.

202.04

Foreign filing date entered on 717.02,

1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

Name of applicant changed.

717.02 (b)

"P. R." division noted.

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02,

1302.08

Print.

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

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. (See Fee, Filing.)

Filing receipt.

503

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

Final action, Special nature of.

708.01

Final division requirement.

819, 820

Final fee. (See Fee; Final.)

Final rejection

706.07

Amendment after 714.12,

714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action

706.07 (b)

Interview.

713.09

Letter.

706.07

Nonelected claims.

821.01

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

Special.

708.01

When proper 706.07,

706.07 (a)

Withdrawal.

706.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention.

707.02

Withdrawal of premature

706.07 (d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208. 02

Firm changes name.

402.05 (a)

Fissionable material

706.03 (b)

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period

for re-

sponse.

710.02 (b)

Flow sheet.

608.02

Foreign application:

Certified copy to avoid reference.

201.14

Certified copy under Public Law 690

201.16 (j)

Cross-noting on file wrapper.

202.03

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Foreign application-Continued

Par. No.

Cross-noting not required.
202.04

Date, Entitled to
201.13, 201.14, 201.15
Determination of priority_ 201.14, 201.15, 201.16 (n)
Disclosure
201.15

English language
201.16 (k)

Great Britain

201.15

Listed in oath
201.14, 602

More than one

201.15

Noting earliest date on file wrapper __ 202.03, 717.02,
1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.14, 715

Patented after execution of U. S. applica-
tion

202.04

Public Law 690, Proof of contents.
201.16 (d),

201.16 (j)

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal.

602.04 (a)

Search to determine if matured to patent __ 1302.06
Statutory bar.
201.13

Translation, Public Law 690
201.16 (k)
Foreign filing, Proving for "Normal" priority_ 201.14
Foreign filing date, Entitled to
201.13

Foreign filing date, No request under Public
Law 690
201.16 (f)
Foreign filing date on file wrapper __ 202.03 (g),717.02,
1302.06

608.01

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent:

Citation
707.05 (e)
Citation dates and information
901.05 (a)

Duplicates

903.03

Granted between date of filing and final fee of
U. S. application
202.04

Listing at allowance.

1302.12

Manual of Foreign Patents.

901.05

Ordering

901.05 (c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13, 706.03 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Forfeited application, Prior art.

901.02

Forfeiture.

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

Specification format.

608.01

When taken up.

707.07 (a), 707.07 (j), 714.02

Forms and form letters:

Action preceding final

707.14

Amendment after Board decision, Refused

1214.07

Application, Oath, Public Law 690

201.16 (t)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02 (a)

Decision on Motion

1105.06

Division requirement.

817

Foreign language application.

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Forms and form letters-Continued

Par. No.

Examiner's answer.

1208

Examiner's Statement on appeal.

1208

Final rejection

706.07

First action

707.03

Interference 1105.06, 1112 to

1112.10

Notice of allowance, Assigned application.

308

Plant, Patent report

1603

Public Law 690 letter. 201.16 (o), 201.16 (p)

Publication of abstracts of applications __

711.06

(b)

Rejection of claim copied from patent ___ 1101.02 (f)

Formula in printer's proof checked by Examiner

1309.02

Fourth or subsequent action

1004

Fraud upon public

706.03 (p)

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Function of machine.

706.03

(r)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents"

703

Generic claim:

Definition

806.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04

(j)

Informal

809.02

(b)

Patentability over species.

806.04 (h)

Presented after issue of patent.

806.04

(i)

Rejection 809.02 (b),

806.04 (j)

Species claims lacking.

818.05 (a)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

Traverse of rejection in lieu of election

809.02 (a)

Genus and species

801,

806.04 (a) to 806.04 (j), 808.01

(a),

809.02

Government-owned application:

Act of 1883, Case brought under

607.01

Changed from fee filed 607.01 (c),

1002.02

Changed to fee filed 607.01 (b),

1002.02

Inventor leaves government.

607.01

(a)

Special

708.01

"Three year case"

109,

710.03

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Guardian, Authority recorded.

409.01

(a)

Guardian of insane inventor.

409.01

H

Hearing on appeal

1209

Heir as applicant (see also Administrator

or

executor) 409,

409.01

(c)

Higinbotham doctrine.

818.07

(b)

Holiday, Papers not received

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia.

710.05

I

Idiomatic English

608.01

(q)

Implied election 818.05,

818.06

Inaccurate claim

706.03 (n)

Inadvertence (see also Reissue application)

1403

Par. No.

Incomplete amendment, Time for completing 710.02 (c),

714.03

Incomplete application

506

Abandoned files.

506.01

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01 (u)

Incomplete claim, Rejection

706.03 (f)

Incomplete response, Public Law 690.

201.16

(g)

Incomplete response, Time for completing_

710.02

(c),

711,

714.03

Indefinite claim

706.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01

(n)

"Independent" inventions

801,

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

Inherent characteristics, Initial disclosure of.

608.04 (a)

Ink, Permanent

608.01,

714.07

Inoperativeness.

706.03 (p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit

716

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant

409.01

Inspection:

Amendment.

714.05

Application

101,

102,

104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee

104,

106.01

By disbarred attorney

105

By inventor

106

By licensee

106.01

Control of, By assignee.

106

New application, By Mail Branch

501

Patent file

103

Petition

103,

1002.02

Right of

104,

106

"Secrecy order" case

104

Interference

1100

Abandonment of contest

1108,

1110

Abstract of title in patented file.

1101.02

Action after award of priority 1109

to 1109.02

Action after award of priority,

Losing

party

1109.02

Action after award of priority, Winning

party

1109.01

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.

Interference-Continued

Par. No.

Action after dissolution

1110

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences.

1106, 1106.01, 1106.02

Admission of patent claims denied

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit (See Interference, Oath.)

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

Application and patent in different divi-

sions.

1101.02

Applications in different divisions.

1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same.

1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Brief card.

1102.01 (c)

Briefs on motion.

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim.

1109.02

Certified copies of part of application

1111.12

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 (o)
Claims, Suggesting from patent.
1101.02 (b)
Claims not patentable over issue noted in letter

to applicant.

1102.01 (b)

Claims of application not identical with patent
claims, Rule 205.
1101.02, 1101.02 (c),
1102.01 (a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to be

counts

1101.02 (c)

Claims of patent, Rejection.

1101.02 (f)

Common ownership.

305, 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01 (k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01 (e),

1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of
earlier applica-
1101.01 (e)

tion

Conversion of joint application to sole.

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified.

1101.02 (d)

Copies of part of application

1111.12

Copying of patent claims.

1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

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, Letter

1105.06

Declaration of interference.

1102.02

Deferment of application of final fee

1101.01 (0)

Dependent counts.

1102.01 (a)

Different divisions have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different divisions have patent and ap-

plication

1101.02

Disclaimer

1104, 1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection.

706.03 (u),

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner

1105.05

Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires

attention of primary

707.02

Divisional application referred to in papers

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Divisional applications, Prosecution.

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's.

1109.02

Election not affected.

818.07 (d)

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings.

713.06, 1105, 1111.01

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied

1101.02, 1101.02 (đ)

File wrapper notation.

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome.

1101.01 (i)

Foreign application relied on:

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers_ 1102.01 (a)

Shifting burden of proof.

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms other than decision on motion (See list

under 1112 in Table of Contents) __ 1112 to 1112.10

Hearing on motion

1105, 1105.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and
204
1101.03

Interference brief card.

1102.01 (c)

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited.

713.06, 1111.01

Joint to sole.

1111.07

Junior application in issue.

1101.01(i)

Jurisdiction of application

1111.01 (o)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-
aminer
1109

Jurisdiction of interference

1104

Jurisdiction of patent.

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted.

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences.

1102.01 (a)

Letters to parties

1102.01 (b)

Losing party, Treatment of claims.

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application.

1109.02

"Modified" claim.

1102.01 (a)

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Interference-Continued

Motion:

Add or substitute application

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention_ 707.02, 1105

Dissolve.

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234.

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

interference record

1101.01 (h)

Oath under Rules 131, 202, and 204 opened with

preliminary statements

1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and

sealed.

715.06, 1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved.

103

Overlapping application

709.01, 1111.03

Parties, All claiming invention to be included
1101.01 (h)

Patent and application in different divisions_1101.02

Patentability reports.

1111.11

Petition for reconsideration of decision on mo-

tion.

1105.07

Plural interferences.

1102.01

707.02,

Primary Examiner decides propriety of.

1101.01 (c)

Preliminary statement

1102.02

1102 to 1102.02

Preparation of papers.

Primary Examiner, Matters requiring decision

by

1101.01 (c), 1105

Prosecution closed before interference, Re-

opened only as to interference subject

713.10

matter

1109.01, 1109.02

Public Law 690.

201.16 (s),

1102.01 (a), 1111.10

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

Rehearing, New ground in decision

1105.05

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of patent claim.

1101.02 (f)

Rejection on estoppel.

1105.03, 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), 1302.07

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

Interference-Continued

Par. No.

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

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

Suggestion of claims.

1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (o), 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)

Suit under R. S. 4915.

1111.09

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to

New reference found

1105.05

make date.

1101.01 (i)

Non-elected invention

1101.01

Suspension of ex parte prosecution

1101.01 (c)

Noting of possible interference.

709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

103

Termination

1107

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded with

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affidavit

715.07 (b)

Time for hearing motion set by Examiner of

Interferences

1105

Title search of patent.

1101.02

710.02 (b)

Winning party, Unanswered action

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

Withdrawal of application from issue ___ 1101.01 (i),

1101.01 (o), 1101.02 (g), 1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner.

1104,

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution

608.01

International Convention

201.13

International Convention date.

201.14

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

713.01, 713.02

Before first action

Demonstration

713.08

Disbarred attorney

105, 713.05

Exhibit

713.08

Exposure of other cases during

101, 713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

718.01

Inter partes questions

713.06, 1111.01

Local attorney

713.03, 713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding.

713.04

P-5 Examiner conducts.

713.01

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Primary Examiner conducts

713.01

Record of

713.04

Refused

713.01, 713.02, 713.05, 713.10

"Secrecy order" case

713.05

Substance made of record.

713.04

Time allowed

713.01

Where held.

713.01

Invention (See Patent; Rejection).

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Par. No.

Par. No.

Invention, General statement of

608.01

(d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (See also Applicant)

605

Deceased

409

Heirs 409.01,

409.01 (c)

Insane

409.01

Representative

401

Issue (See Allowance and issue).

Issue and Gazette branch

1309

Companion case query

1309.01

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case.

1309.02

Issue application (See Allowed application).

Issue of patent to assignee.

307

Issue slip

903.07

J

Jacket (See File wrapper).

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint applicant in reissue application

1401.02

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor, Power of attorney to.

402.01

Joint inventors 201.02,

201.03, 605

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

File forwarded to Application Branch

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.09 (p)

Reissue

1401.02

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application

714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01

(o)

Interference.

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

K

Kinds of applications.

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03

(p)

Language of papers.

608.01

Law examiner:

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (i)

Laws, Patent (See also Statutes; Statutes,

Re-

vised)

Introduction

Letter (See also Action; Forms and form letters;
Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

608.02 (r)

Drawing correction, Separate letter 608.02 (s)

Drawing transfer 608.02 (i)

Status 203.08

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

form letters) 707

Abandonment. 711.02

Action before final 707.14

Amendment after final rejection 714.13

Arguments answered 707.07 (f)

Cancelation of non-elected claim 821.02 (a)

Carbon copies 707.08

Claim allowable except as to form 707.07 (j)

Claim summary 707.07 (i)

Complete and clear. 707.07

Correction, Period for response 710.06

Correction of citation 707.05 (g)

Date stamped 707.11

Decision on motion. 1105.06

Decisions cited 707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner 707.01

Division, Decision of Classification Examiner_ 820.04

Division requirement. 817

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office action 707.07 (c)

Election of species required, Concluding paragraph 818.07 (a)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at end of letter 707.09

File wrapper entry 707.10, 717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated. 706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement 706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report. 705.01 (a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's com-

ments 608.02 (a), 707.07 (c)

"First action", Sample 707.03

Formal drawing required. 608.02 (b)

Formal matters 707.07 (a), 707.07 (i)

Full anticipation, Expressions used 707.07 (d)

Informal application 702.01

Initial sentence 707.04

Initialed by Examiner 707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112 to. 1112.10

Language in rejecting 707.07 (d)

Mailing 707.12

Memorandum cited 707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates. 707.01

Notices cited 707.06

Numbering of paragraphs. 707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection 707.07 (d)

Orders cited 707.06

Personal matter excluded 707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution 707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking 402

Preceding final action 707.14

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued

Par. No.

Preliminary amendment in new case.

707.04

Primary signs.

707.09

Primary's attention required, List.

707.02

Publie Law 690

201.16 (o), 201.16 (p)

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

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

Revision of application, Shortened period

statutory

702.01

Revocation of power of associate.

402.06 (a)

Sample

707.03

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature

707.09

Statement of rejection

707.07 (d)

Statement that next action will be

final

707.14

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions used_

707.07 (d)

707.07 (i)

Summary

Supplemental
710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Withdrawal of attorney

402.07

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

500

Letters of administration __ 409.01 (a), 409.01 (b), 409.01 (d)

Letters testamentary

409.01 (a)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Linking claim. (See Claim, Linking.)

List of countries, Reciprocity under Public Law
690.
201.16 (b)

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, Function of

706.03 (r)

Machine, Process or product and

801, 803,

806.05 (e), 806.05 (g), 809.03 (a)

Mail:

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling.

500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

500

Mailing action.

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manual of Foreign Patents

901.05

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers.

608.01

Mark of applicant

605.04 (d)

Marking in application, Erasure at allowance ..

1302.03

Marking patent.

905.04

Markush claim, Antedating reference for

715.03

Markush claim, Permissible under true generic claim

706.03 (r)

Par. No.

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" application

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals

Introduction

Merits, Question of, Given precedence

707.07 (a)

Method, Mere function of machine.

706.03 (r)

Method, Obvious

706.03 (q)

Method and apparatus or product.

801, 803,

806.05 (e), 806.05 (f), 809.03 (a),

818.07 (e)

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent

805

Misjoinder rejection, Appealable

1205

Misjoinder rejection, Non-elected invention

801,

821.01,

821.03 (a)

Missing patent copy, Replacement

901.09

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return.

608.03 (a)

Model at interview.

713.08

Model Room

608.03 (a)

Motion (See Interference, Motion)

Multiplied claims, Rejection

706.03 (1)

N

Name:

Change 605.04 (c),

717.02 (b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch_

605.04 (c)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (i)

Drawing, Attorney's.

605.04 (i)

Drawing, Change on

608.02 (v)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature (See Signature) Uniformity with signature.

605.04 (b)

National security, Application affecting.

107,108

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for nation

exami- 903.08 (b)

Assignment to examining division for nation 903.08,

exami- 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 (o)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

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New matter-Continued

Par.

No.

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

Trade-mark definition

608.01

(v)

When entered.

714.19,

714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference.

1101.01

Non-elected invention, Rejection.

821.02

(a),

821.03,

821.03

(a)

Non-elected species, Rejection

809.02

(a)

Non-statutory claim

706.03

(b)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04

(b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

Notation (See Cross-Noting).

Notation of possible interference

1101.01

(c)

Notes, Marginal, Erased at allowance

1302.03

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowance (See also Allowance

and

issue)

1303.

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Government application

109,

1304

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.01,

1304

"Special handling" application

108,

1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table

Appendix

I

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01

(g)

Numbering of claims.

608.01

(j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper.

717.01

0

Oath:

After appeal.

1212

Antedating patent for interference (Rule

204)

1101.03, 1101.02,

1101.02

(a)

Antedating reference (See Oath, Antedating

reference, Rule 131).

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 Oath, Original, Rule 65)

Plant application (Rule 162)

1602

Public Law 690, Affidavit

201.16

(1)

Public Law 690, Application

201.16

(t)

Reissue (Rule 175)

1401.08

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Oath-Continued

Par. No.
Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202, 204)_
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Supplemental (See Oath, Supplemental,
Rule 67)

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)

716

Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country

715.07 (c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case.

715.03

Conception

715.07

Constructive reduction.

715.07

Dates to be overcome 715,

715.01

Diligence 715.07,

715.07 (a)

Exhibit. 715,

715.07

Exhibit, Disposition

715.07 (d)

Facts and evidence.

715.07

Foreign filing date

715.01

Generic claim

715.02

Generic claim, Chemical case

715.03

Interference, Oath sealed

715.06

Interference testimony equivalent to 715.07

(b)

Joint inventor makes

715.04

New matter in reference

715

Patent claims same invention 715.05, 1101.02

(a)

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

Oath, Original, Rule 65.

602

Administering

604

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Defective. 602.01,

602.03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application

602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed 201.14,

202.05

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New 602.01,

602.02

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 (a), 604.03

(a)

"Sole"

602

Substitute

602.02

Venue

604.02

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67.

603

After allowance 603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

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Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67-Continued
Par. No.

Omission

608

Object of invention

608.01 (d)

Object of invention, Coextensive with

claims.

608.01 (e)

Object of invention, Review on allowance.

1302.01

Objection contrasted with rejection.

706.01

Objection to formal matters, When made_ 707.07 (a),

707.07 (j)

Obvious error, Correction
1302.04, 1305

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

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, Claim

1302.08

Official Gazette, Drawing figure.

1302.09

Old application

203.03

Old combination

706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division.

806.05 (b), 818.03

Operative example

608.01 (p)

Operativeness, Showing

608.03, 716

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination

708 to 708.03

Order of examination, Patentability report_ 705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Ordering:

Abandoned file
711.04 (b), 905.03
Abstract after publication
901.06 (d)
Cross-references
903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photostat

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

"Secrecy Case" copy
104

905.02

Soft copy

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Table

Appendix I

Original application

201.04

Original carries title to continuing application __ 201.12

Overlapping applications, Same applicant.

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03,
1101.01 (b), 1111.03.

Overlapping applications, Same assignee

305,

706.03 (k), 709,01, 822, 1101.01 (b), 1111.03

Owner's representative.

400

Ownership and assignment.

300

Ownership carried over by assignment.

201.12

P

P. R. (See Patentability report.)

Paper number

714.17, 714.21

Paper number of print.

717.01, 717.01 (b)

Papers:

Depositing.

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper

717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling.

500

Wrong division

508.01

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Parent application.

Par. No.

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting

202.02

Parent carries assignment to continuing applica-

tion

201.12

Patent:

1836 (present) series.

901.04

A. I. series

901.04

Arrangement in division

901.07

Assignment.

301

Borrowing

901.08

Casting cloud on.

707.07

(d)

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent.)

Classification change

903.05

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)

Jurisdiction

1305

Laws (See also Statutes; Statutes, Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy

901.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant 901.04, 1600

Reference. (See Reference.)

Reissue series

901.04

Soft copy

905.02

Statutory types of subject matter.

706.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for

Introduction

Transfer.

903.05

"Utility" series

901.04

series

901.04

Patent claim copied. (See Claim copied

from

patent.)

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest

in

patent.

309

Patent Statutes. (See also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised)

Introduction

Patent term, Effect of Public Law 690.

201.16 (e)

Patentability. (See Rejection.)

Patentability report.

705

Action counted 705,

705.01 (c)

Allowance

705.01 (d)

Claim copied from patent in another division_

1101.02

Date status

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners.

705.01 (a)

Division, Effect on

807

Drawing

608.02 (n)

File wrapper notation

705.01 (c)

Final action

705.01 (a)

Forms for action

705.01 (a)

Improper

705.01 (e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion

1111.11

Interviews

705.01 (f)

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Patentability report-Continued

Par.

No.

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing.

705.01

(d)

Procedure

705.01

(a)

Purpose

705.01

(e)

Recording

705.01

(c)

Search 705.01

(a),

705.01

(b)

Sequence of examination

705.01

(b)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy.

101

Period for response

710

After Board decision.

1214.01

After correspondence under Rule 202.

710.02

(b)

After interference 710.02 (b),

1109,

1109.01

Amendment after

714.17

Claim copied from patent

710.02

(c),

710.04 (a),

1101.02

(e)

Claims all allowed

710.02

(b)

Computed

710.01

(a)

Copying claim from patent does not extend

statutory period 710.04

(a),

1101.02

(e)

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment

710.01

(a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Extension 710.02 (d), 710.02

(e), 1004

Five year pendency

710.02

(b)

Government-owned application

710.03

Holiday or Sunday expiration of time.

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02

(c),

714.03

Informal application.

702.01

Less than six months

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02

(c)

Normal period

710.01

Petition

1002

Previous action governing

710.01

Remailing

707.13,

710.06

Shortened 710.02,

710.02

(e)

Shortened, Approval

710.02

(a),

1004

Shortened, Extension 710.02

(d),

710.02

(e)

Shortened statutory period, Distinguished

from time limit

710.02

(d)

Shortened statutory period, When used

__

710.02

(b)

Suggesting claims.

710.02

(c),

1101.01 (m),

1101.01

(n)

Sunday or holiday, Expiration of time

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Three year statutory period

710.03

Time computation

710.01

(a)

Time limit action

710.02

Time limit action, When used

710.02

(c)

Two periods running. 710.04,

710.04

(a)

Periodicals

901.06

Permanent ink.

608.01,

714.07

Perpetual motion

706.03

(p)

Petition:

Abandonment holding 711.03

(c),

711.03

(d)

Petition-Continued
Abandonment holding, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

1002.02

Access to parent application

103,

1002.02

After forfeiture.

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application.

601

Application, Amendment of

601.01

Application, Including power of attorney_

402,

601.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties.

Introduction, 1002

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entry of Amendment.

1002.02, 1207

Examiner's statement.

1002

Examiner's statement, Revival

711.03 (d)

Fee-exempt, To or from fee-filed.

1002.02

Filing date

1002.02

Final rejection.

1002

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

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Revival

711.03

(c)

1002.02

Revival, appealed case.

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement.

711.03 (d)

Suspend rules.

1002

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Photostat, Ordering

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Pink slip (Form PO-152)

707.07 (a)

Plant application

1600

Action

1603.01

Advertising

1603.01

Affidavit

1603.03

Allowance.

1603.04

Amendment.

1603,

1603.01

Amendment, Two copies of.

1603.01

Bacteria

1601

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Claim

1602,

1603.01

Color drawing.

1602

Color identified

1602

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture.

1603

Description

1602

Drawing

1602

Drawing correction

1603.02

Duplicate papers

1602, 1603

Examination

1603,

1603.01

Examiner's amendment

1603.01

Executive Order

1603

Issue

1603.04

Laudatory expressions

1603.01

Letter of transmittal

1603

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Plant application-Continued

Par. No.

Method claim

1602

Oath

1602

Original and duplicate files. 1602,

1603,

1603.04

Parts

1602

"Plant patent No."

1603

Plant varieties excluded

1601

Practice.

1603

Prior art.

1603

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Search

1603

Signature

1602

Specification.

1602,

1603.01

Specimens.

1603.02

Statutory basis.

1601

Plant patent series

901.04

Post office, Depositing papers in

502

Post office address, Applicant

605.03

Post office address, Attorney

601.02

Power of attorney

402

After filing application

402.04

Application petition includes.

601.02

Assignee gives.

402.08

Associate attorney

402.02

Death of applicant.

409

Death of principal attorney

406

Firm

402.05

Firm changes name.

402.05 (a)

Invalid

402

Joint applicant.

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record

406,

714.01 (c)

Notice of revocation

402.06

Revocation 402.06,

402.06

(a),

402.08

"Secrecy Order" case

402.04

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute.

402.03

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect.

101, 104

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preamble, Ommission

608.01 (c)

Preamble, Specification

608.01 (b)

Preliminary amendment.

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive

claims.

714.10

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04 (b)

Premature final rejection.

706.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring

personal

attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper_

1302.13

Print of drawing.

608.02 (m)

Additional.

608.02 (m)

Alteration.

608.02 (m)

Appeal

1204

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Data on

608.02 (0)

Examiner's notation on

608.02 (m)

File wrapper

717.01 (b)

Kept in examining division

608.02 (c)

Marking.

608.02 (m)

Print of drawing-Continued

Par.

No.

New application

508

Patentability report.

705.01

(d)

Reissue application

608.02

(k)

Returned drawing

608.02

(z)

Sketch

608.02

(w)

Substitute for drawing.

608.02

(1)«

Printed matter

706.03

(a)

"Printer waiting"

714.16,

1309.02

Printer's Proof, Correction

1309.02

Prior art. (See Reference.)

Priority, Determination in foreign application_

201.15

Priority, "Normal"

201.14

Priority, Public Law 690 __ 201.16, 201.16 (m),

201.16

(n)

Priority right.

201.13

Process. (See Method.)

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Product of nature.

706.03

(a)

Prolix claim

706.03

(g)

Proof, "Printer waiting"

714.16,

1309,02

Proof of citizenship, Public Law 690,

Not

re-

quired

201.16

(c)

Proof of foreign application, Public Law 690_

201.16

(d)

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal.

707.07

(g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision_ Prosecution closed, Application allowable except

1214.07

for form

710.02

(b)

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.03

"Provisional" specification, British

201.15

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 380.

605

Public Law 585

706.03

(b)

Public Law 690

201.16

Affidavit

201.16

(1)

Application oath

201.16

(t)

Certified copy of foreign application

201.16

(j)

Citizenship 201.16,

201.16

(c)

Complete response

201.16

(g)

Countries granting reciprocity, List.

201.16

(b)

Design application

201.16

Determination of priority 201.16

(m),

201.16

(n)

All claims allowed

201.16

(p)

Allowed application

201.16

(q)

Appealed application.

201.16

(r)

Application in interference

201.16

(s)

Effect on term of patent.

201.16

(e)

Examiner's action 201.16 (n)

to

201.16

(u)

Interference pending 201.16

(s),

1111.10

Letter form 201.16

(o),

201.16

(p)

List of countries having reciprocity

201.16

(b)

No paper filed

201.16

(f)

No reciprocity with country of applicant_

201.16

(n)

Notation on file wrapper, Foreign application_

202.03

Proof of citizenship not required

201.16

(c)

Proof of contents of foreign application

201.16

(d)

Reciprocity.

201.16

Reciprocity countries listed

201.16

(b)

Reciprocity lacking

201.16

(n)

Referral to Supervisory Examiner_ 201.16

(u).

1004

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Public Law 690-Continued

Par. No.

Request in writing

201.16 (i)

Requirements 201.16

(h) to

201.16 (1)

Time limits

201.16 (a)

Translation of foreign application

201.16 (k)

Withdrawal of request

201.16 (u)

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public safety, Application affecting

107, 108

Public sale.

706.03 (s)

Public use, Cited against substitute applica-

tion

201.11

Public use, Statutory bar

201.13

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (v)

Publications of abstracts

711.06 to

711.06 (f)

Publications:

Citing

707.05

(e), 901.06

Declassified.

707.05 (f)

Ordering

901.06 (b)

Q

Quayle practice.

710.02

(b) 714.14

Query, Companion case.

1309.01

R

R. S. (See Statutes, Revised)

R. S. 4915, Suit under

After Board of Appeals decision

1214.01,

1214.06, 1216.02

Dismissal

1215.05

Jurisdiction of application

1216

Losing party of interference

1111.09

Procedure.

1216.02

Ratification of papers filed

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor

409

Signature improper or lacking.

711, 714.01 (b)

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.

500

Reciprocity, Public Law 690 (See Public Law 690)

Reclassification of classes

903.02 (a)

Recommendation by Board of Appeals.

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals_

1214.01,

1214.03

Record books, Examining division

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

Additional

707.05 (d)

After allowance.

1808.01

After appeal.

1208.01

Antedating (See Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 131)

"Applied"

707.05 (b)

Arrangement in examining division

901.07

Assigned application as.

304

Reference-Continued
Par. No.
Borrowing
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 against substitute application
201.11

Cited by applicant.

707.05 (d), 1302.12

Combination of references.
706.02

Copending.
706.02

Cross, How cited.
707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter.
707.05 (f)

Effective date, Patent_ 706.02, 707.05 (e), 715, 715.01
Equivalents
904.01 (b)

Foreign patent.
707.05 (e), 901.05 (a)

Forfeited application
901.02

Incorrect citation

707.05 (g), 1302.12

Listing at allowance
1302.12, 1401.11
Newly discovered after allowance
1308.01

Ordering official cross.

903.06

Overcome under Rule 131 (See Oath, Ante-
dating reference, Rule 131).

Patent
901.04

Patent, Foreign
901.05
Patent, Official number lacking
901.04
Patent claiming same invention_ 715.05, 1101.02 (a)
Pending application
901.03

Publications
707.05 (e), 901.06

Published abstracts of application
711.06 (f)

Replacement of missing
901.09

Selection of pertinent.
904.02

"State of the art"

707.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13

Swearing back (See Oath, Antedating refer-
ence, Rule 131).

Voided by proof of foreign filing_ 201.14, 201.16 (n)
"Well known in the art," Supported by __ 706.02 (a)
Reference characters
608.01 (g)
Reference to foreign application
202.03, 202.05

Reference to foreign patent, Not required.
202.04

Reference to prior patent.
608.01 (r)
Reference to related application (See Cross-
noting).

Reference to related application for disclo-
sure.
608.01 (p)
Reference to Rules of Practice
Introduction
Re-file application
201.10

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition

1002.02

Register of appeals.

1204

Register of applications, Application Branch
504

Register of applications, Examining division
1704
Registration, Attorney or agent
402, 402.01
Rehearing by Board.
1214.01, 1214.02

Rehearing by C. C. P. A.

1216.01

Reissue application
Abandonment.
1401.04

Abstract of title

1401.01

Accident, Oath requirement.
1401.08

Accident, Statutory basis

Additions underlined.

1401

1401.06

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.
1401.04

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INDEX

Reissue application-Continued

Par. No.

Allowance

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer.

1401.05

Applicant

1401.02

Assignee.

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Certificate of Correction

1402

Claim, Canceled from original application

1401.08

Claim, Numbering.

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

1401.09

tion

Claim, Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

Court decision involving original patent_

1401.09 (a)

Deceased inventor

1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection 706.03 (x),

1401.08

Definition

1401

Delay in filing explained in oath

1401.08

Design application

1505

Disclaimer, Statutory

1403

Division

1401.10

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 1003, 1111.08,

1401.12

Inadvertence, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Inadvertence, Statutory basis

1401

Inoperative, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved.

1003,

1111.08,

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Joint to sole

1401.02

Laches

1401.08

List of references

1401.11

Mistake, Statutory basis.

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter 1401.06,

1401.07

Notice in original file

1401.03

Notice of allowance.

1401.11

Numbering of claims

1401.06

Oath

1401.08

Offer to surrender patent. 1401.01,

1401.04

Omission of feature

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing.

608.02 (k)

Requisites

1401.01

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

Par.

No.

Reissue patent, Certificate of correction

1402

Reissue patent series.

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application __ 1101.01

(i),

1308.01

After allowance of claim

706.04

After allowance of claim, Primary reviews.

707.02

After appeal, New rejection

1208.01

After correspondence under Rule 202 __

1101.01

(i)

After termination of interference.

1109.02,

1110

Against public policy

706.03

(p)

Aggregation

706.03

(i)

All valid grounds

707.07

(g)

Alternative phrases

706.03

(d)

Anticipation, Full

707.07

(d)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07

(d)

Art.

706.02

Assigned application, Same applicant.

304

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)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02

(f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure to

re-

spond

706.03

(u)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Combination of references. 706.02,

707.07

(d)

Common knowledge

706.02

(a)

Conflicting applications.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822

to

822.03

Conflicting applications, One assigned

304

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath 706.03

(x),

1401.08

Directly met

707.07

(d)

Disclaimer 706.03 (u),

710.02

(d)

Divisible invention 821 to

821.03

(a)

Double patenting (See Double patenting)

Duplicate claims

706.03

(k)

"Estoppel", Non-elected invention

821.02

Estoppel, Interference 1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Final (See Final rejection)

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. 809.02,

809.02

(b)

Genus and species. 806.04 (h) to

806.04

(j)

Ground clearly stated

707.07

(d)

Inaccurate

706.03

(n)

Incomplete.

706.03

(f)

Indefinite.

706.03

(d)

Indirect limitation

706.03

(d)

Inoperativeness

706.03

(p)

Insufficient disclosure

706.03

(n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trade-mark

608.01

(v)

Interference, Estoppel 1105.03,

1109.02,

1110

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Rejection-Continued

Par.

No.

Interference terminated.

1109.02,

1110

Language used

707.07

(d)

Linking claim 809,

809.03.

818.07

(c)

Markush, Improper.

706.03

(y)

Method of doing business.

706.03

(a)

Misjoinder 801,

821.01,

821.03

(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

(o)

Non-elected invention 821.02,

821.03,

821.03

(a)

Non-elected species.

809.02

(a)

Non-statutory claim.

706.03

(h)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03

(a)

Not based on prior art.

706.03

Not readable on disclosure

706.03

(n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03

(x)

Objection distinguished

706.01

Obvious method

706.03

(q)

Old combination 706.03

(i),

706.03

(j)

Omnibus rejection

707.07

(d)

Overlapping applications.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804,

822 to

822.03

Perpetual motion

706.03

(p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07

(d)

Previously allowed claim

706.04,

707.02

Printed matter

706.03

(a)

Prior art.

706.02

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Product of nature.

706.03

(a)

Prolix

706.03

(g)

Publie 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),

822.02

Res judicata, Continuation application

706.07

(b)

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

Trade-mark or trade name

608.01

(v)

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.

801,

803, 804.03, 806.04 (b),

808.02,

809.03

Related inventions, Species.

806.04

(b)

Remailing Office action

707.13,

710.06

Remand by Board, Affidavit.

1212

Remand by Board, Amendment.

1211

Renumbering claims.

1302.01

Par. No.

Reopening prosecution, Submit to Supervisory

Examiner

1004

Reopening prosecution after Board decision

1214.07

Reply brief.

1208

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1603,1603.01

Reports, Weekly work

1705

Representative of inventor or owner

400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys

408

Request in writing, Public Law 690

201.16 (1)

Res judicata 706.03

(w),

822.02

Res judicata, Rejection in continuation appli-

cation

706.07

(b)

Reservation clause in application.

608.01

(d)

Residence, Applicant's

605.02

Residence, Applicant's, Change

717.02

(b)

Resignation of Examiner

1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special

708.03

Response (See also Amendment; Period for re-

sponse.)

After abandonment

714.17

After Board decision

1214.01,

1214.06

After final rejection

714.12,

714.13

Complete. 714.02

to

714.04

Copying claim from patent not a response.

711.02 (b),

1101.02

(e)

Division requirement 818

to

818.07

(a)

Election requirement 809.02

(a),

818.07

(a)

Formal matters.

714.02

Incomplete __ 201.16 (g), 711.02 (a), 714.02

to

714.04

Incomplete, Election of species lacking __

809.02 (a),

818.07

(a)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by

peti-

tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing

710.02 (c),

711,

714.03

Late

711,

711.02

Late, Excused

710.02

(d)

Patentability pointed out.

714.02,

714.04

Restoration of canceled matter. 608.01

(s),

714.24

Retention label

1309.01

Return of complete application.

600

Return of drawing

608.02

(z)

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

717.01

Returned Office action

707.18

Review at allowance.

1302.01

Revised Statutes (See R. S. 4915, Suit under;

Statutes, Revised).

Revival of abandoned application __ 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival of abandoned application, Examiner's statement

711.03

(d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.06,

402.08

Rewritten specification

608.01

(q)

Ribboned application

602.04

(a)

Right of priority

201.13,

201:16

Right of priority, Determination by Examiner_

201.15,

201.16 (m), 201.16 (n)

Roster of attorneys

408

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Rules

of practice:

Par.

No.

2

Reproduced

713.04

3

Reproduced

714.25

Cited

714.19

6

Reproduced.

502

7

Reproduced.

710.05

11

Reproduced.

103

14

Cited

101.103, 203.08, 706.03 (b),

713.05, 711.04, 901. 02,

901.03

21

Cited

607

22

Cited

607

31

Cited

401

32

Reproduced

402.08

Cited.

106

34

Reproduced.

402

35

Cited

403,

714.01

(d)

36

Cited

402.06, 402.07,

402.08

41

Reproduced

605

42

Reproduced

409.01

43

Reproduced

409.01

44

Reproduced

409.01

(a)

45

Cited.

201.03,

605

46

Reproduced

605

47

Reproduced

605

51

Reproduced

600

Cited.

608.02 (a)

52

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600,

714.07

53

Cited

506.01

57

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04

(b)

58

Reproduced

605.04

(a)

Cited

506, 600,

605.04

(a)

59

Reproduced.

600

61

Reproduced.

601

65

Reproduced

602

Cited 201.14,

202.05, 602.05, 603,

604.01

66

Cited

602,

602.04,

602.04

(a), 604, 604.01, 604.04,

604.06

67

Reproduced.

603

Cited

603

71

Reproduced.

608.01

Cited

608.01 (g), 702.01,

1302.01

72

Reproduced

606

73

Reproduced

608.01

(d)

74

Reproduced

608.01

(f)

75

Reproduced

608.01

(i)

Cited

608.01 (g), 608.01 (n),

1302.01

76

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04

(b)

77

Reproduced

608.01

(a)

78

Cited

202.01,

305,

822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b),

1302.01

79

Reproduced

608.01

(d)

Cited

508.01

(t)

81

Reproduced

608.02

82

Reproduced

605.04

(i)

83

Reproduced

608.02

(d)

84

Cited

608.02

85

Reproduced.

608.02 (b)

Rules

of practice-Continued

Par.

No.

86

Reproduced

608.02

87

Reproduced

608.02

(z)

88

Reproduced

608.02 (i)

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

608.01

103

Reproduced

709

Cited 707.02,

1004, 1505

104

Cited

707, 901

105

Reproduced.

707.07

Cited

707.07 (a)

106

Reproduced.

706

Cited 904.02, 1208

107

Reproduced.

707.05

Cited 707.05 (e)

108

Reproduced

901.02

111

Reproduced

714.02

Cited

714.03,

714.04, 714.16, 809.02 (a), 818.01,

818.07 (a)

112

Reproduced

706

113

Reproduced

706.07

Cited

706.07 (b)

115

Reproduced

714

116

Reproduced

714.12

Cited 706.07, 706.07

(e), 714.13

117

Reproduced

706.03 (n)

118

Reproduced

608.04

Cited

608

119

Cited

714.02

121

Reproduced

714.22

Cited

1302.04

123

Reproduced

608.02 (q)

124

Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125

Reproduced

608.01 (q)

Cited 714.19, 714.20

126

Reproduced.

608.01 (j)

Cited 608.01 (n), 1302.01

131

Reproduced

715

Cited

707.02,

707.05 (f), 715.01 to 715.09, 904.02, 1101.01

(h), 1101.02 (a), 1101.03, 1102.01,

1105.03,

1111.06, 1111.12, 1212.

132

Reproduced

716

Cited 1105.02,

1105.03

133

Cited. 713.01, 713.04

135

Reproduced

711

Cited

710.01,

710.02 (c) to 710.02 (e), 711.02, 712, 714.01 (b),

714.03.

136

Cited

710.02,

710.02 (e), 712, 1004, 1101.02 (f)

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Rules

of practice-Continued

Par.

No.

137

Reproduced

711.03

(c)

Cited.

712, 1002

138

Reproduced

711

Cited.

711.01,

1215.01

141

Cited

801,

802, 804, 804.03, 806, 806.04

(e),

806.04 (g),

808.01, 809.02.

142

Cited

707.07

(i)

801, 811, 811.01, 811.02,

818, 818.04

143

Cited.

802,

809.02 (a), 810.03, 818.01,

818.07

(a)

(b),

820, 1504.

144

Cited

802,

809.04, 810.03, 818.07 (b),

821.02

(a), 1205

145

Reproduced

821.03

Cited

802,

821.03 (a)

146

Reproduced

809.02

Cited

707.07

(i), 802

147

Reproduced

201.06

Cited 602.05

(a),

605.04, 802

151

Reproduced.

1501

152

Reproduced.

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153

Reproduced

1503.01

154

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155

Reproduced

1505

161

Cited 1602,

1603:01,

1603.04

163

Cited

1602

164

Cited

1602

165

Cited

608.02, 1602

166

Cited

1603.02

167

Cited

1603,

1603.03

171

Reproduced

1401.01

172

Reproduced

1401.02

Cited.

1401.11

173

Reproduced

1401.06

Cited

1401.11

174

Cited 608:02

(k), 1401.05

175

Reproduced

1401.08

176

Reproduced

1401.09

Cited

708.01,

1401.10

177

Reproduced.

1401.10

(a)

Cited

1004

178

Reproduced.

1401.04

179

Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.06

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited Introduction, 608.04

(c),

708.01,

711.03 (c), 711.03 (d), 1002,

1002.01

183

Reproduced

1002

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited Introduction,

608.04

(c), 706.07

192

Reproduced.

1206

Cited

1204,

1215.04

193

Reproduced.

1208

Cited

708.01,

1204

194

Reproduced.

1209

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Par. No.
1212

195 Reproduced

Cited
715.09, 1208, 1212

196 Cited
1213, 1213.01, 1214.01

197 Cited

1214.01

198 Reproduced
1214.07

Cited
1002.02, 1214.04, 1216

201 Reproduced.
Cited.
708.01, 1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b)

1100

202 Reproduced
1101.01 (d)

Cited.
706.05,

710.02 (b), 1101.01 (c), 1101.01 (e) to 1101.01
(i), 1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1112.04.
203 Reproduced
1101.01 (j)

Cited.

706.03 (u),

710.02 (c), 1101.01 (j), 1101.01 (n), 1101.02
(a), 1101.02 (b), 1112.02, 1112.04.

204 Reproduced.
1101.02

Cited
715.05, 1101.01 (g), 1101.01 (h),

1101.02 (a) to 1101.02 (c), 1101.03

205 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

1003, 1101.02 (d)

206 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

706.03 (u),

710.02 (c), 710.04 (a), 1101.02 (f),
1105.03, 1205.

207 Reproduced

1102

Cited

1101.01 (j), 1102.01,

1112.05 (c), 1112.09 (d)

208 Reproduced

1101.01 (k)

Cited

404, 1102.01 (b)

209 Reproduced

1102.02

211 Reproduced

1104

215 Cited

1102.02, 1112.09 (g), 1112.09 (h)

232 Reproduced

1105.02

Cited

707.02. 1104,

1105, 1105.01, 1105.03, 1105.05, 1105.06

1105.03

Cited

707.02,

1101.01 (1), 1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b), 1105,

1105.01, 1105.02, 1105.03, 1105.05, 1105.06,
1108, 1109.02.

234 Reproduced

1105.03

Cited.
707.02,

714.16 (b), 715.06, 1101.01 (1), 1102.01 (a),
1105, 1105.01, 1105.02 to 1105.03, 1105.05,

1105.06, 1109.02, 1110, 1111.06, 1111.07,
1112.04.

235 Reproduced

1105.04

Cited

707.02,

236 Reproduced
715.06, 1105, 1105.01, 1105.06, 1111.10
1105.01

237 Reproduced

1105.05

Cited
707.02, 1004, 1101.02 (f), 1104, 1105,

1105.03, 1105.06, 1112.07. 1112.08

238 Cited

1106.02, 1112.06 (b),

1112.09 (e), 1112.09 (g) to 1112.09 (i)

241 Reproduced

1111.12

Cited

1102

212 Reproduced

1103

233 Reproduced.

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Rules of practice-Continued Par. No.

244

Cited 1105.01,

1105.02, 1105.05, 1105.06, 1105.07

245

Cited 1105.07

257

Cited 1109.02,1110

262

Cited 1108, 1109.02, 1110

265

Cited 1109.02

266

Cited 1108

292

Cited 706.03 (v)

302

Cited 1214.02

307

Cited 1102.01 (b)

312

Reproduced. 714.16

Cited 603.01, 713.10, 714.15, 714.16 (a)

to 714.16 (e), 714.20, 1303.01, 1305,

1308.01, 1309.02, 1705.

313

Reproduced 1308

314

Cited 1505

316

Reproduced. 712, 1002

Cited. 203.07

317

Cited 712, 1002

321

Reproduced 1403

322

Reproduced 1402

Cited 1305

323

Reproduced 1402.01

341

Cited 402.05, 1702

342

Reproduced 402.01

346

Reproduced 402.05

Rules of practice. Introduction

Rules of practice sent to applicant. 703

S

Same attorney, Interfering applications __ 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application __ 201.15, 201.16 (n)

Scientific Library 901.06 (a)

Scientific

principle not patentable. 706.03 (a)

Seal:

Foreign

application 602.04 (a)

Not

required. 604.01 (a), 604.03 (a)

Original oath 604.01

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

Assignment Branch 202.02, 306

Card

902.02 (b)

Determine if foreign application matured to

patent 1302.06

Division requirement 808.02, 809.03

Field of 904.01 (d)

File

wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 904.01 (d)

Informal application 704

Interference 1101.01 (c)

Notes.

902.02 (a)

Patentability report. 705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)

Procedure. 704, 904

Search-Continued

Par.

No.

Title,

202.02,

306

Secrecy, Pending applications

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance.

107.01,

1304

Final rejection

107

Interference.

107,

1111.04

Interview

713.05

Power of Attorney

402

Power to inspect

104

Security, Application affecting.

107,

108

Serial number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01

(n)

Shift of election

818.07

(e)

Shortened statutory period (See Period for sponse)

re-

Signature:

Administrator or executor.

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed.

608.01

Amendment (See Amendment, Signature)

Applicant.

605.04

Applicant changes name

605.04

(c),

605.04 (g),

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)

Correction of name

605.04

(c)

Divisional application, Omitted

201.06

Drawing

605.04

(i)

Drawing, Correction on 608.02 (v),

608.02

(x)

Express abandonment

711,

711.01

Firm, Proper form of

402.05

Full first name. 605.04,

605.04

(b)

Joint applicants.

605.04

(f)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Omitted from Specification

605.04

(h)

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Title with

605.04

(e)

Uniformity with name 605.04

(b),

1503

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Single signature form, Design application

1503

Sketch, Print of

608.02

(w)

Soft copy, Appeal application

1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

905.02

Soft copy, Return of

905.02

(a)

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint

201.08

Converted from joint

201.03

Division of joint.

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole.

1401.02

"Sole" in original oath

602

Solicitor, Duties

1002,

1002.02

Special case 708

to 708.03

Allowable application, Except for form

710.02

(b),

1301

Examiner resigns

708.03

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Special case-Continued

Par. No.

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

List

708.01

Petition to make 708.02,

1002.02

Reissue application

1401.09

Rejected patent claim

1101.02 (f)

Remanded.

708.01

"Special", Correction of drawing

608.02 (y)

"Special handling" application

108

Species. 801, 806.04 (a) to

806.04 (j)

Adding (Amended Rule 141 (b))

806.04 (g)

Election (See Election of species) Genus unclaimed, Division required.

809.02

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions 801,

808.01 (a)

Patentability over genus.

806.04 (h)

Plural 806.04 (g), 808.01

(a), 809.02

Rejection 809.02 (a),

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Specification.

608.01

Administrator or executor

605.05

Amendment, Instructions for entry

714.22, 714.23

Arrangement

608.01 (a)

British "provisional" and "complete"

201.15

Changes prior to filing.

608.01

Confused by amendments.

608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment.

1302.04

to

1302.04 (f)

Correction by initialing.

1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications.

202.01

Definition

608.01 (a)

Derogatory remarks prohibited

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

Duplicate, Signed replacing unsigned

605.04 (h)

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)

Preamble

608.01 (b)

Reference to copending application brought up to date 1302.04 (e), 1309.01

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

Substitute, Amendment including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims.

608.01 (o)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Unsigned

605.04 (h)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

1603.02

Stamp:

Par. No.

Consular fee

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05 (a)

Division date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02 (a),

608.02 (p)

Embassy and legation

604.05 (b)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Starting material, Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Statement, Examiner's (See Examiner's answer).

Statement of invention, Coextensive claims

with 608.01 (e)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance_ 1302.01

Status letter

203.08, 1705

Status of applications.

203

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes:

Introduction

March 3, 1883, Amended Feb. 14, 1903,

April

30, 1928; 35 U. S. C. 45

Reproduced.
607.01

Cited
607.01 (a) 607.01 (b) 607.01 (c)
June 10, 1898, ch. 423, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 440,
Reproduced.
903.01

April 5, 1906, Sec. 10, Cited
604.05

Oct. 6, 1917, 35 U. S. C. 42, Cited.

107

May 23, 1930, Cited.
1602

April 25, 1935, 34 U. S. C. 217 (a), Cited __ 604.03 (a)

Dec. 14, 1942, 10 U. S. C. 1586, Cited.
604.03 (a)
Public Law 220, Cited.
201.16 (a)
Public Law 380, Sec. 3; 602 O. G. 675-6,
Cited
605 201.16 (b)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act), 590
O. G. 195, Cited.
706.03 (b)

Public Law 690. Approved August 8, 1946,
Cited __ 201.16 to 201.16 (u), 202.03, 706.03 (s)

715.07 (c)

Statutes, Revised:

R. S. 480; 35 U. S. C. 4 Reproduced
309

R. S. 481; 35 U. S. C. 6 Reproduced.
1001

R. S. 482; 35 U. S. C. 7 Cited.
1203

R. S. 483; 35 U. S. C. 6 Reproduced
1001

Cited.
Introduction

R. S. 4886; 35 U. S. C. 31 Reproduced.
701

Cited
706.03 (a)

707.05 (f), 715, 802, 1601

R. S. 4887; 35 U. S. C. 32 Cited
201.13

201.16, 706.03 (s), 1506

R. S. 4888; 35 U. S. C. 33 Cited __ 201.15, 608.01 (k),
706.03 (h), 702.01, 707.02, 710.02 (b), 802, 817
R. S. 4892; 35 U. S. C. 35 Cited.
605.01
R. S. 4893; 35 U. S. C. 36 Reproduced.
701
Cited.
706.03 .(p)
R. S. 4894; 35 U. S. C. 37 Cited. 109, 710.01, to 710.03
R. S. 4898; 35 U. S. C. 47 Cited.
301, 302
R. S. 4903; 35 U. S. C. 51 Cited
715.05,

1101.02 (a), 1101.02 (f)

R. S. 4904; 35 U. S. C. 52 Reproduced
1100

Cited.
1109
R. S. 4911; 35 U. S. C. 59 (a) Cited.
1202
R. S. 4915; 35 U. S. C. 63 Cited.
1109,

1111.09, 1202, 1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

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Statutes, Revised-Continued

Par.

No.

R. S. 4916; 35 U. S. C. 64 Cited.

1401

R. S. 4929; 35 U. S. C. 73 Reproduced

1500

R. S. 4931; 35 U. S. C. 77 Cited.

1505

R. S. 4933; 35 U. S. C. 73 Reproduced.

1500

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 (See Period for response)

Subclass, List of patent numbers.

902.03

(c)

Subclass, Transfer

1706

Subcombination

Aggregation and 806.05 (a),

809.03

(a)

Combination and 801, 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

Abstract copies, transfer

901.06

(d)

Classification of application __ 903.08 (d),

903.08

(e)

Division requirement. 819

to

820.04

Double patenting rejections.

804.02

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Species, Genus

820.01

Submission to Commissioner

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to Division 70

Atomic Energy, security review

107

Defense invention, security review.

107

Government-owned case, allowance.

109

"Secrecy Order" case

Order for copies

107

Power of attorney

402

Power to inspect

104

Security determination

107

3-Year case (R. S. 4894), allowance.

109

5-Year case (Suspension), allowance.

109

Submission to Drafting Branch

Estimating cost of correction

608.02

(t)

Rearrangement of Figures

608.02

(u)

Return of drawing

608.02

(z)

Transfer of Figures

608.02

(u)

Submission to Supervisory Examiners

Types of action listed

1004

Subpoena by court, Application file

1216.02

Substitute application

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11,

202.01

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

Par. No.

Substitute specification, Amendment incorpora-

ting.

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter.

714:20

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03 (u)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1003,

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)

Suit under R. S. 4915 (See R. S. 4915, Suit under)

Summary of action

707.07 (i)

Summary of invention.

608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response __ 710.05
Sunday or holiday, Papers not received.
502

Supervisory Examiner, Functions

201.16 (j),

201.16 (n), 201.16 (u), 702.01, 1002, 1002.02

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath (See Oath, Supplemental, Rule
67)

Suspension:

Action, By Office

709

Design application

1505

Junior application

1101.01 (i)

Overlapping applications 709.01,

1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Three year case

109

T

Table of Countries, Public Law 690

201.16 (b)

Technical rejections

706.03

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Term of patent, Effect of Public Law 690 __ 201.16 (e)

Terminology in application 608.01 (o),

1302.01

Testamentary, Letters.

409.01 (a)

Three year application

109

Three year application, Period for response.

710.03

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690

201.16 (a)

Title abstract, Interference

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application ___ 1401.01,

1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12

Title of design application

1503.01

Title of invention.

606

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 606.01, 1302.01

Title report, Interference

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application 1401.01,

1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04 (e)

Trade-mark and trade name.

608.01 (v)

Transfer of abstract copy

901.06 (d)

Transfer of application:

After amendment

903.08 (c)

After Classification decision

903.08 (g)

Allowable application

903.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

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Divisible inventions
812
Interference
1101.01 (a), 1101.02
New
903.08 (a)

Procedure.
903.08 (a), 903.08 (d), 903.08 (g)
Submitted to Classification Examiner
903.08 (d)

Transfer of class or subclass.

1706

Transfer of drawing

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet

608.02 (j)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Transfer of U. S. patent.

903.05

Transfer of specification

608.01 (t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.14

Translation, Requirement under Public Law

690

201.16 (k)

Translator

901.05 (d)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818,

818.07 to 818.07 (c), 820.01, 821.01, 821.02,

821.03, 821.03 (a).

Traverse, Rejection of linking claim
818.07 (c)
Types of applications.
201

U

U. S. C.

Introduction

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (d)

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Unsigned amendment. 711, 714.01

(a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (i)

Unsigned specification

605.04 (h)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706.03 (p)

Utility patent series.

901.04

Utility required.

608.01 (p)

V

Par. No.

Venue.

604.02

W

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Weekly work report.

1705

Weekly work report, P. R.

705.01 (c)

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

Form of request.

1308.02

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Motion under Rule 234.

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (o)

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06, 402.07

Withdrawal of final rejection

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing

1208.02

Premature final.

706.07 (d)

Primary decides.

707.02

Withdrawal of request under Public Law 690 __ 201.16(u)

Withholding from allowance, Design application_

1505

Work report, Weekly

1705

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to

508.01

X

X-series of patents

901.04

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