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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 applicant.

by 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.

1802

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 allow- ance.)

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 (0)

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

(i),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1003,

1101.01 (o)

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

Amendment-Continued

Par. No.
Copying patent claim. (See Claim copied
from patent.)

Crossing allowance.

714.15

107.01

D-10 notice preceding

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

608.04, 714.19

Duplicate

717.01 (a)

Duplicate specification

605.04 (h)

Entered in part.

714.20

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

Entry denied

714.17, 714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case

1207, 1214. 07

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02 (r)

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 motions in interference.

in connection with

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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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

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp

505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Paper number

Patentability pointed out

714.02, 714.04, 714.10

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1603, 1603.01

Post office address, Applicant.

Preliminary

605.03

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

Ratification, Signature defective
711, 714.01

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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Objectionable remarks

714.18

710.05

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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

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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 status

to 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)

1402

Certificate of correction

Common
305, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting.

306

Double patenting, Same assignee
706.03 (k), 822
106

Entire interest, Control

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.

Reissue application

1401.02

Assignment.

301

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

706.03 (b)

Atomic Energy Act

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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101, 104

Revocation of power of attorney
402.08

Allowance of application

308

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Case. (See Application; Decision.)

Par. No.

Certificate of correction.

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected

1402.01

Petition

1002.02

Reissued patent.

1402

Report by Examiner

1402.02

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

Foreign patent data

901.05 (a)

Incorrect.

707.05 (g)

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Periodical

901.06

References

707.05

References, By applicant 707.05

(d), 1302.12

Statutes

Introduction

U. S. patent data.

901.04

Citizenship ₹

605.01

Citizenship, Public Law 690 201.16,

201.16 (c)

Claim 608.01 (i),

608.01 (k)

Added by amendment

608.01 (0)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess filing fee

of

714.10

After prosecution closed

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of

time

period

714.20

Aggregative.

706.03 (i)

All allowed.

710.02 (b)

All canceled.

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

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 (0)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied patent.)

from

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

(0)

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 (o),

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-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

Failure to identify claim as copied from a
Special.
708.01
Class, Scope.
903.02 (b)
Class, Transfer
patent.
1101.02 (d)
List.
1003
1706
Petition for access
103
Class definitions.

902.02

Classification:

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis.

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Authority and functions.

709,

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
806.04 (c), 806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)
801,

Commissioner, action requiring attention of:

Reissue application of patent in in-

terference.

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect.
104

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

"Complete" specification, British

201.15

Conception

715.07

304,

305,
Conflicting applications, Same assignee
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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Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

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

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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)

Junior party fails to make date

1101.01 (i)

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 1302.01, 1309.01

date

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

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)

801,

Apparatus and process or product.

803, 806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g)

Appeal from requirement
809.04, 818.07 (b)

803

Arbitrary rules void.

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

(h)

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)

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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

4

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.)
iner's.)

Equivalents in art.

904.01 (b)

Erasure in specification, Before allowance

1302.03

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)

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-

tion

708.02

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-

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)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04 (f)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled.

1109.02

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

Foreign language application.

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

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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

(e),

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 executor) 409,

or 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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1

Nov.

1950

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.

Action after dissolution
1110

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
1101.02, 1101.02 (c),
claims, Rule 205.

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

1101.01 (e),
Continuation of earlier application
1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of earlier applica-

tion
1101.01 (e)
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)

1101.01 (d) to
Correspondence under Rule 202.
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

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Interference-Continued

Par. No.

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

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 ponent's.

op-

1109.02

Election not affected.

818.07

(d)

Entry of amendment filed in connection motion

with

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

(d)

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_ Shifting burden of proof

1102.01(a) 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 aminer

Ex-

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

Par. No.

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

1111.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1105.05

New reference found

Non-elected invention

1101.01

Noting of possible interference.

1101.01 (c)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded with
interference record
1101.01 (h)
Oath under Rules 131, 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

Primary Examiner decides propriety of.

707.02,

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

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

1101.02 (f)

Rejection of patent claim

Rejection on estoppel

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

1104

Requesting jurisdiction of interference

710.02 (c),

Response to suggestion of claims

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

1101.01 (c), 1302.07
Search

"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 make date 1101.01

(1)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution 709.01,

1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

103

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affidavit 715.07 (b)

Time for hearing motion set by Examiner of

Interferences

1105

Title search of patent.

1101.02

Winning party, Unanswered action 710.02

(b)

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

(a)

Withdrawal of application from issue ___ 1101.01

(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

713.10

Before first action 713.01,

713.02

Demonstration

713.08

Disbarred attorney 105,

713.05

Exhibit 1

713.08

Exposure of other cases during 101,

713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions. 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney 713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding.

713.04

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.
707.04
Preliminary amendment in new case.

Primary signs

707.09

Primary's attention required, List
707.02
Public 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 statutory

period.

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)

Summary

707.07 (i)

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 690

Law 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 exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08 (e)

Classification by Primary

908.08 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter:

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim

706.03 (0)

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01 (0)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

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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 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

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

603

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

1302.08

Official Gazette, Claim

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

908.06

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

X series

901.04

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

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest patent.

in

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

1802.03

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, from time limit.

Distinguished

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

Par. No.

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

707.02

attention

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 (o)

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 quired

re- 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_ 1214.07 Prosecution closed, Application allowable except

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)

Quayle practice
Q

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 690)

Public Law

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

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
1401

Additions underlined
1401.06

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.

1401.04

(

( )

(

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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-

tion

1401.09

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

Estoppeì, 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)

Public sale

706.03

(s)

Public use

706.03

(s)

Public use proceeding.

706.03

(v)

Reissue application, Defective oath

706.03

(x)

"Rejected"

707.07

(d)

Repeated

707.07

(f)

Res judicata

706.03

(w),

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 (i)

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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(
i

(
1

(

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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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195 Reproduced

Par. No.
1212

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

Cited
1101.02

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

Cited

1102

211 Reproduced

1104

212 Reproduced

1103

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

233 Reproduced

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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

604.02

Venue. 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

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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

608.01 (p)

Starting material, Chemical compound
Statement, Examiner's (See Examiner's answer),
Statement of invention, Coextensive with

claims
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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Par. No.

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)

Subelass, 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

Substitute specification, Amendment incorpora-
ting.
714.20

Substitute specification, New matter
714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make
706.03 (u)

1003,

Suggestion of claims for interference

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

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02 (c)

1401.09 (a)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue.

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

710.06

Supplemental action.

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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Par. No.

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

Transit time.

608.01 (t)

Translation, Foreign application

602.05

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 (0)

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

0

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Abandonment

English language patent corresponding to foreign 707.05(e)

By Assignee 711.01; 711.06(e)

Abstract

Final rejection

Citation 711.06(f)

Withdrawal, abstract requested

Withdrawal of final

711.06(e)

rejection 711.06(e)

Firm changes name 402.04

Allowance

Firm name

First action-cite pertinent

Form of-in power of attorney 402.05

art 1302.12

Foreign patent

Appeal

English language equivalent 707.05(e)

Patentability Report case 705.01(a)

Generic claim

Citation

Species claims lacking 809.02(a)

Abstract 711.06(f)

Interference

English language patent corresponding to foreign 707.05(e)

Continuation-in-part of earlier application 1102.01(a)

References

Patentability report

Allowance in first action 1302.12

Appeal 705.01(a)

Conflicting Applications

Transfer for appeal 705.01(a)

Same assignee 901.03

R.S. 4915, Suit under

Same inventor 305, 901.03

Losing party of interference 1109.02 .

Claim

Rejection

Species (plural) added 809.02(a)

Dependent claim 608.01(n)

Election of species

Withdrawal of final rejection

Species claims lacking 809.02(a), 818.05(a)

Abstract requested 711.06(e)