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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

Reference use
901.02

Retention label

1302.07

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 applica-
tion)
711

After allowance.

711.05

Amendment late

711, 711.02, 714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal

1215.01 to 1215.03

Assignee must consent.

711.01

Court case.

1215.05

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:
Citation
711.06 (a)

Ordering copies.
901.06 (d)
Publication opens file to inspection
103
Access (see also Inspection; Power of attorney).
Authorized by Commissioner
104
Disbarred attorney
105

Pending application

101, 106

Petition

103, 1002.02

Par. No.
Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue appli-
cation)
1401, 1401.08
Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision 1214.01 to

1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner

1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner

1214.06

After correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

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

Counted

1101.01 (f)

1705

Date

707.11

File wrapper endorsement

707.10, 717.01

Fourth or subsequent

1005

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report not counted.

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal.

707.07 (a)

Preceding final

707.14

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Reopening prosecution

1005

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Restriction requirement

800

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

1005

Third, Primary reviews.

707.02 (a)

Additional improvement series

901.04

Address of applicant.

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (b),

409.01 (c),

409.01 (e)

Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue.

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge

409.01 (c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (d)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

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Administrator or executor-Continued

Par. No.

Heir. 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01 (d)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312 __ 714.16 (d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney; Power of attorney.)

Aggregation

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.)

After

Amendment after allowance of all claims

714.14

Amendment after D-10 notice. 107.02,

1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306, 409.01 (b), 1401.11

Blue Slip 903.07,

903.07 (b)

Cancel nonelected claim by Examiner's

amendment.

821.02

Casting cloud on patent when allowing

claim

707.07 (d)

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02 (g)

Claim for Official Gazette

1302.09

Claim renumbering

608.01 (j)

Claim renumbering, Dependent claim

608.01 (n),

1302.01

Classification 903.07,

903.07 (b)

Classification change after allowance.

903.07

Classification in other division.

903.07 (b)

Companion application referred to.

1302.07

Copending Application:

File wrapper notations

202.02, 1302.09

Parent case data

1302.04 (f)

Refer to Assignment Branch

202.02, 1302.11

Retention label

1302.07

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

(s), 1302.04

Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

608.02

(w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip.

608.02

(x),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file 608.02

(i),

905.03

Drawing notations

1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.03

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

Fee exempt application, statement required

by

applicant.

607.01

Fee exempt application, Status of

in-

ventor.

607.01

(a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1302

First action-cite pertinent art.

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters. 714.16,

1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment

and

changes. 714.16,

1302.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten __

1302.02

Formula checked

1309.01

Full first name required

605.04

(b)

Interference

1101.01

(c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01

(c),

1302.03

Interference search

1302.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of

case_

1305

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case.

1805

Marginal note.

1302.03

Motion to add to interference

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See Notice of allow- ance.)

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02

(n),

705.01 (d)

Pencil notes.

1302.03

Plant application®

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Print replaces drawing in division

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.02

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_

202.02,

1302.09

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (f)

Related applications, Referred. Assignment

Branch 202.02,

1302.11

Related applications, Retention label

1302.07

Reopening prosecution 1303.01,

1308.01

Review by Examiner 1302.01,

1302.13

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Review by Primary

903.07

Secret case

107.02,

1304

Senior party in correspondence under 202

Rule

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

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims.

1101.01

(0)

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.)

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy order"
ease.
1304

Allowed application (see also Allowances and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch
203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data
1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (i), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1005, 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

trans-

fer

903.08 (c)

Amendment (see also Response)

714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment.

711.02, 714.17

After all claims allowed.

714.14

After allowance:

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent_ 714.16 (a), 1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1005

Entry in part

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action __ 714.16,

714.16

(d), 714.16 (e)

Excess claims

714.16.(c)

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Handling

714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance

714.15

Motion under Rule 234

714.16

(b), 1105.03

Patentability pointed out.

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16 (e)

Amendment-Continued

Par.

No.

"Secrecy order" case

107.02

Supplemental oath

603.01,

714,16

After appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's answer.

1207

After Board decision 1214.01,

1214.07

After death of attorney

406

After final rejection

714.12,

714.13

After final rejection, Entered in part.

714.20

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record. 405,

714.01

(c)

Basis in disclosure

608

Before first action 608.04 (b),

707.04,

714.09

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

(0)

Claim numbering

608.01 (j)

Complete response required

714.02,

714.04

Copying patent claim. (See Claim from patent.)

copied

Crossing allowance.

714.15

D-10 notice preceding.

107.02

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 (p),

608.02

(q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02

(x)

Drawing, New matter

608.04,

714.19

Duplicate

717.01

(a)

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 ease. 1207,

1214,07

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02

(x)

Entry denied, Drawing new matter

608.04

Entry denied, List

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification

un-

necessary

714.19,

714.20

Entry directions. 714.22,

714.23

Entry inadvertent

714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection

with

motions in interference

1108

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Par. No.

Amendment-Continued
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

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue.
717.02 (b)

714.16 (b)

Name change on file wrapper

New matter
608.04
Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)
Nonresponsive.
714.02 to 714.04

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

710.05

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post office address, Applicant

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04 (b)

Purpose of appeal.
714.12
Ratification, Death of attorney
406
Ratification, Death of inventor
409.01

Ratification, Signature defective

711, 714.01(b)

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

Amendment-Continued

Par. No.

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Return of unsigned. 714.01

(b)

Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance.)

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)

Signature missing. 711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of

(b)

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)

Wrong division

508.01

Analogous art. 904.01

(c)

Apparatus, Process or product and.

801,

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

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

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

Patentability report case 705.01

(a)

Prerequisite

1205

Procedure after decision:

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Recommendation of Board.

1213.01

Reconsideration 1214.01,

1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before brief

1207

1

Objectionable remarks

714.18

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Appeal-Continued
Par. No.

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

"Secrecy order" case

107.02

Withdrawal.

Withdrawal, Partial

1214.05, 1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable.

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Joint

Heir.

201.02, 201.03, 605

Leaves service of United States

Other than inventor

Post office address

605.03

Power to inspect

104

1401.02

Reissue application.

605.02

Residence.

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

201.17

Act of 1883

Allowable except as to form
710.02 (b)

Allowed:

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (1), 1308.01

1003,

Suggesting claim for interference.

1101.01 (o)

203.03

Amended

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access.

106

308

Allowance.

Conflicting subject matter.

304,

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

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignment to 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.

506, 600

Conflicting, same applicant.

304, 706.03 (k)

709.01, 804, 822 to 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

Content.

600

Continuation. (See Continuation.)

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

Continuing.
201.11

Copendeney
201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Application-Continued

Par. No.

Copy furnished.

600

Cross-noting:

Data of parent application on file wrapper_

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to

date 1302.04

(f)

Data of related application in specification_ 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application_

202.05

Depositing

502

Design. (See Design application.)

Distribution

508

Divisional. (See Divisional application.)

English language

608.01

Fee exempt. 201.17,

607.01

Fee exempt, Notation

1802.08

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 .:

"Act of 1883" 201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed. 607.01 (c),

1002.02

Changed to fee filed 607.01 (b),

1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01 (a)

Special.

: 708.01

35 U. S. C. 266

607.01

"Three year case"

710.03

Incomplete

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)

Informal 506,

702.01

Informal, Primary's attention required

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special.

708.01

Inspection

101, 103

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference ___ 1111.07, 1112.09

(m)

"Mechanical"

201

1215

409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

607.01 (a)

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Application-Continued

Par. No.

New

203.01

New, Inspection by Mail Branch

501

Old

203.03

Original.

201.04

Overlapping, Same applicant. 304, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 804, 822, 822.01,

1101.01 (b)

Overlapping, Common ownership

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01 (b)

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,

711.06 (a)

Receipt and handling.

500

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information status

as

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,

107.02

Serial number

503

Sole.

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special

708 to

708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute:

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application.

201,11

Refile

201.10

Three year

710.03

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types.

201

"Utility"

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 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignee (see also Assigned application, Assign- Par. No.
ment).

Certificate of correction

1402

Common. 305, 706.08 (k),

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03 (k), 822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_709.01, 1101.01 (b)

Intervention 106, 409.01

(e)

Oath under Rule 131

715.04

Part interest.

106.01

Patent issues to

307

Power to inspect. 101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.07

Assignment.

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Parent application

306

Part interest.

106.01

Patent

301

Recording.

302

Assignment branch:

Administrator and executor authority checked 409.01

(b)

Allowance and issue. 306, 1302.11

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Title search

202.02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __ 903.08 (b)

Associate attorney. 402.02,

406

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act. 706.03 (b)

Atomic energy application.

108

Attorney:

Appointment by assignee of entire interest

106

Associate 402.02,

406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name 402.04

(a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged. 608.02

(u)

Correspondence with associate.

403.01

Death

4.06

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

(h)

Not of record. 714.01

(c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Post office address

601.02

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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

402.06

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001. 01

to 1004

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory

1001

Authority to inspect pending applications

101

Authorization

402

B

Bacteria

1601

Bar, Statutory
201.13

Blue slip
902.03 (b), 903.07

Blue slip, Signatures
903.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing

608.02 (v)
Board of Appeals (see also Appeal).

Appeal from
1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02
Constitution and duties
1203

Decision

1213

Hearing
1209

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

1214.01

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1213.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by_ 1214.01, 1214.03

Remand to Examiner.

1208, 1210, 1211

Borrowing references.

901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Boykin Act.
201.16

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 (b)

British specification, "Provisional," "Com-

plete"

201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603, 1607, 1609, 1610

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 (t)

Par:

No

Carbon copy, Application papers.

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment

714.07

Card system summarized

1704

Certificate of correction

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected 1402,

1402.01

Petition

1002.02

Report by Examiner.

1402.02

Certified copy of application for interference.

1111.12

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari.

1202

Changing joint to sole

201.03

In interference 1111.07,

1112.09 (m)

Reissue

1401.02

Changing sole to joint.

201.03

Chemical compound

608.01

(p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked by

Examiner

1309.01

Circulars, Purpose.

Introduction

Citation:

. Abstract.

711.06

(a)

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

English language patent corresponding

to

foreign

707.05

(e)

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

Allowance in first action.

1302.12

By applicant. 707.05 (d),

1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

813,

817

Statutes

Introduction

U. S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship

605.01

Civil action under 35 U. S. C. 145

1214.01,

1215.05,

1216.02

Civil action under 25 U. S. C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02,

1111.09

Claim 608.01 (i),

608.01

(k)

Added by amendment.

608.01

(o)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess

of

filing fee

714.10

After prosecution closed

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near -end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03

(i)

All allowed

710.02

(b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07

(j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

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Claim-Continued

Par. No.

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after appeal.

1214.05

Casting cloud on

707.07 (d)

Change, After Board recommendation

1213.01

Combination 706.03 (i),

706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination

801,

806.04 (c)

809.03 (a)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (o)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim from patent.)

copied

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 ment

amend- 714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance .._

714.16 (c)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Form

608.01 (m)

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

Indirect limitation

706.03 (d)

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a), 809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support

608.01 (p)

Multiplied 706.03 (k),

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New matter 608.04,

706.03 (o)

Nonelected invention 809.04,

821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (j)

"O. G."

1302.10,1309

Original 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct

706.03 (k)

Plant application

1605,1610

Product, Functional

706.03 (c)

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Claim-Continued

Par. No.

Reissue application:

Canceled from original application

1401.08

Numbering

1401.06

Oath requirement

1401.08

Original claim subject to reexamination

1401.09

Same invention as original patent

1401.07

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)

Species (plural) added

809.02

(d)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

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)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01

(d)

Terminology basis in description

608.01

(o)

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 if outside time

limit_

1003

Denied admission, Time limit for response_

710.02

(c)

710.04

(a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03

(u)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment.

714.19

Not a response to Office action

711.02

(b),

1101.02 (e)

Origin must be stated. 1101.02,

1101.02 (d)

Patent in different division

1101.02

Period for response 710.02 (c),

710.04 (a)

Prosecution closed 714.19,

1101.02

(g)

Rejection

1101.02

(f)

Rejection, Failure to respond to

706.03 (u)

Rejection, Primary's attention

707.02

Special.

708.01

Class, Scope.

903.02 (b)

Class, Transfer

903.05

Class definitions

902.02

Classification:

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents.

903.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature.

901.06 (b)

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of.

903.05

Patent index

902.03

(a)

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Classification-Continued

Par. No.

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing applications.

903.08 (e)

Slip

903.07

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner:

Decision on classification __ 903.08 (d)

to 903.08 (f)

Double patenting.

804.02

Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

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)

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 (8),

903.08 (d),

903.08 (g)

Clean copy
608.01 (q) 1302.02
Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Operating
Instructions, Clerical operations.)

Closed prosecution except for formal mat-
ters
710.02 (b)
Combination, Old, Restriction
806.05 (b), 820.01
Combination and aggregation ___ 706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)
Combination and subcombination
801,
806.04 (c), 806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)

Commissioner, action requiring attention of:

Failure to identify claim as copied from a

patent

1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Petition for access

103

Reissue application of patent in interfer-

ence

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect.

104

Authority and functions.

709,

714.16, 717.01, 1001, 1002, 1003

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Common disclosure, Parent and continuing

applications

201.11

Common ownership, Conflicting applications

305,

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

Communication with disbarred attorney

105

Companion case, Retention label.

1302.07

"Complete" specification, British

201.15

Conception

715.07

Par. No.

Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822, 822.01 1101.01

(b)

Conflicting applications, Same assignee.

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b)

Conflicting applications, Same attorney __ 1101.01

(k),

1102.01

(b)

Conservator, Authority recorded. 409.01

(b),

409.02

Conservator, Insane inventor.

409.02

Constitutional basis for patents.

Introduction

Constructive election 818.02 (a),

818.02 (c)

Constructive reduction to practice

715.07

Consular certificate.

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01

(d)

Consular certificate, Omission

604.04

(a)

Consular fee stamp.

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Embassy and legation

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Omission

604.05

(a)

Consular officer

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

201.11

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.

201.11

Sole from joint

201.08

Time for filing.

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application

to

public inspection

103

Continuing application

201.11

Controller General's Opinion B .- 111,648.

607.01

Convention, International

201.13

Converting joint to sole_ 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

Converting sole to joint.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

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Copending application, Reference brought up to Par. No.

date.

1302.04

(f)

Copied patent claim. (See Claim copied patent.)

from

Copy of foreign application, Certified

201.14

Correction of drawing

608.02

(p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02

(x),

608.02

(g)

Blueprint.

608.02

(v)

Cost.

608.02

(s)

Deferrable. 608.02

(b),

608.02

(s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02

(w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02

(x)

Required

707.07

(c)

Sketch

608.02

(v)

Separate letter.

608.02

(r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04

(b)

"Special" tag.

608.02

(x)

Correction of patent.

1400

Certificate of correction

1002.02,

1402

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.01

Correction of reference citation 707.05

(g),

710.06

Correspondence:

Associate attorney

403.01

Double.

403

Law Examiner. (See Correspondence rule 202.)

inder

Receipt and handling.

500

With whom held.

403

Correspondence under rule 202. 1101.01

(d) to

1101.01

(i)

Action following. 1101.01

(h),

1101.01

(i)

Cases not requiring.

1101.01

(g)

Difference in dates necessitating

1101.01

(g)

Junior party fails to make date.

1101.01

(i)

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

__

201.13

Court decision, certificate of.

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-noting:

Data of parent application on file wrapper.

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought

up

to

date.

1302.04

(f)

Data of related application in specification

__ 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference:

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05

(e)

During examination

903.07

(a)

Ordering

903.06

D

Par. No.

D-10 Notice.
107.02, 1304, 1304.01

Date:

Amendment
710.01 (a), 714.18

Citation of foreign patent.
901.05 (a)
Convention

201.13, 201.14

Division stamp

714.18

Filing

201.11, 503, 505, 1002.02

Foreign application

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

707.11

Office action

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
executor)
409 to 409.01 (f)

Decision:

By Board of Appeals

1213

By Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action Introduction

Listed

Appendix II

Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Dedication

715, 1403

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, 1002.02, 1003

Demonstration at interview.

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

236

8

8

E

€

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Design application-Continued

Par. No.

Modification

1503.01

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance.

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

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 690.

201.16

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07,

715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney

105

Disclaimer:

Converting joint to sole.

201.06

Interference 1108,

1109.02

Rejection 706.03 (u),

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

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

608

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04 (b)

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

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 (e)

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.

Par. No.

801, 802,

803, 806, 806.05

Distribution of papers.

508

Division (see Restriction Election;

Election

of

800

species)

Division 70, Cases submitted.

107.01,

109, 706.03 (b)

Division date case held up in Div. 70.

107.01

Division date receipt and stamp

714.18

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05 (a)

Drawing, Transfer to

608.02 (j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application.

103

New matter

201.06

Oath

201.06, 602.05 (a)

Ownership carried from parent.

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special

708.02,

1002.02

Reissue

1401.10 (a)

Reissue, Refer to Supervisory Examiner.

1005

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

804.01

Distinct and independent inventions

__ 804,

804.01,

805, 806.05

Rejection

706.03

(k),

804, 804.01, 804.02

Same assignee.

305, 706.03 (k), 822

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

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

(o)

Drawing

507,

608.02

"A. F. E."

608.02

(a)

Additional

608.02

(h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment.

608.02

(p)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02

(q)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02

(x)

Amendment support by original claim

608.01

(1)

Attorney's name

605.04

(h)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02

(u)

Brief description

608.01

(f)

"Can be corrected"

608.02

(a)

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Par. No.

Canceled figure

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet.

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet, Patent.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet, Transfer.

608.02 (j)

Colored

1606

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)

Cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Date entered on back.

608.02 (o)

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 (8)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

608.02 (o)

Duplicate.

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02 (w)

Illustrates claim

608.02 (e)

Inartistic arrangement

608.02 (t)

"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 (h)

Kept in examining division

608.02 (c)

Modification illustrated

608.02 (f)

Name of applicant.

605.04 (h)

Name of attorney changed.

608.02 (u)

"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 (y)

"O. G."

1302.09

Patented case.

905.03

Plant application

1606

Print. (See Print of drawing.)

Prior art.

608.02 (g)

Reference characters

608.02 (e)

Reference characters, Change

608.02 (w)

Reissue application 608.02 (k),

1401.05

Removal from division

608.02 (c)

Return

608.02 (y)

Signature.

605.04 (h)

Signature, Administrator or executor

605.05 (a)

Signature correction

608.02 (y)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend- ment. 605.04 (b)

Sketch for correction

608.02 (v)

Substitute

608.02 (h)

Drawing-Continued

Par. No.

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 (p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02 (x),

608.02 (g)

Blueprint.

608.02 (v)

Cost.

608.02 (s)

Deferrable. 608.02 (b),

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment.

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02 (x)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents.

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application

1602, 1609, 1610

1603, 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 Restriction; Election of spe-

cies.)

Action on nonelected claims, Election not
waived.

819

After restriction

818

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims

821 to 821.03

Applicant must make

818.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting claims

804,

822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02 (a), 818.02, (c)

Fixed by action on merits

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Interference.

820.02

Old combination, Election waived
820.01

Optional cancellation

818.02 (e)

Original presentation

818.02 (a)

Shift

819.01

Traverse

818, 818.03,

818.03 (b), 818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02

Election of species:

Action after

809.02 (c)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02 (a)

Basis

809.02

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Election of species-Continued

Par. No.

Canceling species claims

818.02 (c)

Design application

1504

Implied.

818.02

(a), 818.02 (c)

Reissue application.

1401.10

Requirement.

809.02 (a),

809.02 (b)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d),

818.02 (b)

Withdrawal of nonelected species

809.02 (c)

Employees of Patent Office, Property interest in

patent.

309

English language faulty, New specification. 608.01 (q)

English language required

608.01

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Entry of amendment. (See Amendment.)

717.01

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper

Entry on Face of file wrapper.

717.02, 717.02 (b)

Equity (civil action) :

Under 35 U. S. C. 145
1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02
Under 35 U. S. C. 146
1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Equivalents in art.

904.01 (b)

Erasure in specification, Before allowance

1302.03

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

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" casse.

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner:

Assignment of application for examination
903.08 (b)
Classification. (See Classification examiner.)

Law:

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)

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 __ 1002.02, 1003,

1004, 1005

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert.

1701

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

Examiner's amendment

1802.04

By initialing.

1302.04

Examiner's Amendments-Continued

Par. No.

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Claim, Numbers identifying.

1302.04 (g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data brought up to

date

201.11,

1302.01

Drawing 608.02

(w),

1302.04

Formal matters.

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04 (b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04 (f)

"Printer Waiting" 714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05 (g)

Signature of administrator

605.05 (a)

Title of application 606.01,

1302.04 (a)

Examiner's answer:

Appeal brief.

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive.

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief.

1208

Special status.

708.01

Status letter

203.08

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

iner's.)

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

Example, Operative

608.01 (p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice

of

allowance.

714.16 (c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee.

714.10

Execution of oath

604

Executor or Administrator

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies.

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate.

409.01 (d)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01 (d)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

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

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Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves govern-
ment
607.01 (a)

Fee filed application
607

Fee filed application, Changed to fee exempt_ 607.01 (c),
1002.02

Fee, filing

607

Claims in excess of
506, 714.10

Design application
1505

Fee exempt application
607.01

Inadequate.

506

Petition for fee exemption
1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Fee, Final:

Failure to pay
712
Interfering case, Not applied.
1101.01 (o)

Petition to accept.
712, 1002.02

Fee stamp:

Consular.
604.05

Consular, Omission
604.05 (a)

604.05 (a)
Embassy and Legation

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.
1302.09

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, 1302.09

Equity suit.

1216.02

Field of search
717.05

Field of search, Patentability report.
705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting

202.03, 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, 1302.09

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

503, 505

Filing date.

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

Par. No. 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

Filing receipt.

503

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

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final restriction requirement.

818.03

Final fee:

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied. 1101.01

(0)

Petition to accept. 712,

1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

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

Patentability report. 705.01

(a)

Petition to vacate. 1002,

1002.02

Premature. 706.07

(c)

Premature, Withdrawal. 706.07

(d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application.

107.02

Special

708.01

When proper 706.07, 706.07

(a)

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 of attorneys changes name.

402.04,

402.04

(a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

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

Cross-noting on file wrapper.

202.03

Date, Entitled to 201.13, 201.14

201.15

Determination of priority 201.14, 201.15,

201.16

Disclosure.

201.15

English language translation for benefit of date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

Great Britain

201.15

License to file

107

Listed in oath 201.14,

602

More than one

201.14

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Foreign application-Continued

Par. No.

Noting earliest date on file wrapper __

202.03, 717.02,

1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.15, 715

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal

602.04 (a)

Statutory bar

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to

201.18

Foreign filing date on file wrapper

202.03, 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

English language equivalent.

707.05 (e)

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

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Forfeiture

712

Formal matter:

Allowance and issue 1302.01, 1802.02,

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

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02 (a)

Decision on Motion

1105.06

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

Rejection of claim copied from patent

___

1101.02 (f)

Restriction requirement

817

Formula in printer's proof checked by Examiner

1309.01

Fourth or subsequent action

1005

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

G

Par.

No.

"General Information Concerning

Patents"

703

Generic claim:

Definition

806.04

(d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04

(j)

Informal

809.02

(e)

Patentability over species

806.04

(h)

Presented after issue of patent

806.04

(i)

Rejection 806.04 (j),

809.02

(a),

809.

02

(c)

Species claims lacking

809.02

(d),

818.02

(b)

Subcombination

806.04

(c)

Traverse of rejection in lieu of

election __

809.02 (a)

Genus and species

801,

806.04 (a) to 806.04

(j), 808.01

(a),

809.02

Government-owned application:

"Act of 1883"

201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed

607.01

(c),

1002.02

Changed to fee filed

607.01

(b),

1002.02

Inventor leaves government.

607.01

(a)

Special

708.01

35 U. S. C. 266

607.01

"Three year case"

710.03

Great Britain, "Complete"

specification

201.15,

901.05 (a)

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Guardian, Authority recorded.

409.01

(b),

409.02

Guardian of insane inventor

409.02

H

Hearing on appeal.

1209

Heir as applicant (see also

Administrator or 409.01 (a),

executor)

409.01

(d)

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.

818.02

(a),

818.02

(c)

Improper joinder, Effect on patent.

805

Inaccurate claim

706.03

(n)

Incomplete amendment, Time

for complet-

ing

710.02

(c),

714.03

Incomplete application

506

Abandoned files

506.01

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

506.01

Incomplete claim, Rejection

706.03 (f)

Incomplete response, Time for

completing

___.

710.02

(c),

711,

714.03

Indefinite claim

706.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01

(n)

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"Independent" inventions
801,

802, 803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)

Index of claims.

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical

902.03 (a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing ৳

507

Informality, Action calling attention to ___

707.07 (a), 707.07 (j)

Information on status of application referred to
in patent.
102

Information sent to applicant for his guidance _.

703

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,

409.02

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

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

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:

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

After decision on motion

1106.01

All parties claiming invention to be in- cluded.

1101.01 (h)

Amendment filed during

1111.05

Par.

No.

Interference-Continued

Amendment in connection with motion

1108

Appeal to Court of Customs and

Patent

Appeals

1109

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)

Attorney appointed

402.03

Brief card.

1102.01

(e)

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim

1109.02

Certified copies of part of application

1111.12

Civil action under 35 U. S. C. 146 ___

1109,

1109.01,

1109.02,

1111.09

Claim copied from a patent (see also Claim

copied from patent) 1101.02 to

1101.02

(g)

Claim interpretation

1101

Claim "modified"

1102.01

(a)

Claiming of same subject matter necessary_

1101.01

Claims, Same in two applications of

same

party

1102.01

Claims, Suggesting 1101.01 (j) to

1101.01

(o)

Claims, Suggesting from patent.

1101.02

(b)

Claims not patentable over issue noted in

letter

to applicant.

1102.01

(b)

Claims of application not identical with

patent

claims, Rule 205 1101.02,

1101.02

(c),

1102.01

(a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to

be

counts.

1101.02

(c)

Claims of patent, Rejection.

1101.02

(f)

Common ownership 305,

1101.01

(b)

Concession of priority

1108,

1109.02

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01

(k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __

1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01

(e),

1102.01

(a)

Continuation-in-part of earlier

applica-

tion 1101.01 (e),

1102.01

(a)

Conversion of joint application to sole

1111.07

Conversion of sole application to joint

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified

1101.02

(d)

Copies of part of application

1111.12

Copying of patent claims. 1101.02 to

1101.02

(g)

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01

(i)

Counts, Dependent.

1102.01

(a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties.

1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct 1101.01

(j),

1105.03

Dates, Difference.

1101.01

(g)

"Decision Noted"

1107

Decision on motion, Letter

1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of interference

1102.02

Deferment of application of final fee.

1101.01

(0)

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.

Dependent counts.

1102.01 (a)

Different divisions have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different divisions have patent and applica-

tion

1101.02

Disclaimer

1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u),

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner.

1105.05

Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires

attention of primary.

707.02

Divisional application referred to in papers

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Divisional applications, Prosecution

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's.

1109.02

Election not affected.

820.02

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.01

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied.

1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (e)

Filing date not overcome.

1101.01 (i)

Foreign application relied on:
Correspondence under Rule 202.
1101.01 (g)
Not referred to in preparation of papers
1102.01 (a)

Shifting burden of proof

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms other than decision on motion (See list

under 1112 in Table of Contents)_ 1112 to 1112.10

Hearing on motion

1105, 1105.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and

204

1101.03

Interference brief card.

1102.01 (c)

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue.

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference.

1104

Jurisdiction of patent.

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted.

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences

1102.01 (a)

Letters to parties.

1102.01 (b)

Losing party, treatment of claims.

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

"Modified" claim

1102.01 (a)

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

Substitute sole for joint. 1111.07

New reference found. 1105.05

Non-elected invention 1101.01

Noting of possible interference 1101.01 (c) Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded with interference record. 1101.01 (h)

Oath under Rules 131, 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 motion 1105.07

Plural interferences. 1102.01

Power of attorney filed. 402.08

Primary Examiner decides propriety of 707.02,

1101.01 (c)

Preliminary statement 1102.02

Preparation of papers. 1102 to 1102.02

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,

1102.01 (a), 1111.10

Reconsideration of decision on motion 1105.07

Record in each interference complete 1111.02

Redeclaration 1106

Reference found after declaration 1105.05

Referred to Primary for question of patent- ability 1105.05

Reforming. 1106.01

Rehearing, New ground in decision 1105.05

Reissue application 1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of patent claim 1101.02 (f)

Rejection on estoppel 1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Requesting jurisdiction of interference. 1104

Response to suggestion of claims 710.02 (c),

1101.01 (j), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Sealing of oaths 715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Sealing of oaths, Attention of Primary re- quired. 707.02

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Interference -- Continued
Par. No.

Search
1101.01 (c), 1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

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

Sole to joint.

1111.07

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 in Equity. (See Civil Action.)

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to
make date

1101.01 (i)

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

713.08

Exposure of other cases during. 101,

713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney 713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding

713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Record of

713.04

Refused 713.01, 713.02, 713.05,

713.10

Substance made of record

713.04

Time allowed

713.01

Where held

713.01

Par. No.

Invention. (See Patent; Rejection.)

Invention, Brief summary

608.01 (d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (see also Applicant)

605

Deceased 409

to 409.01 (f)

Heirs 409.01

(a),

409.01 (d)

Insane

409,

409.02

Representative

401

Issue. (See Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case.

1309.01

Issue of patent to assignee

307

Issue slip

903.07

J

Jacket. (See File wrapper.)

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor:

Oath

602

Power of attorney to.

402.01

Refuses to sign application

409.03

Joint inventors 201.02,

201.03, 605

Change in order of names

605.04 (f)

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole. 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08,

1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07,

1112.09 (m)

to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction:

Allowed application

714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court.

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01 (0)

Interference.

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

к

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)

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Par. No.

Laws, Patent (see also Statutes)

Introduction

Letter (see also Action; Forms and form letters;

Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance.

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer

608:02 (i)

Status.

203.08

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

form letters)

707

Abandonment.

711.02

Action before final

707.14

Amendment after final rejection.

714.13

Arguments answered

707.07 (f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

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

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first action.

Office 707.07 (c)

Election of species required, Concluding paragraph 809.02 (a), 809.02 (b)

"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 (j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07 (d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112

to 1112.10

Language in rejecting.

707.07 (d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates

707.01

Notices cited

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded.

707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Letter, Examiner's-Continued

Preceding final action

707.14

Preliminary amendment in new case

707.04

Primary signs

707.09

Primary's attention required, List

707.02

References, Citation
707.05 to 707.05 (g),
901.04, 901.05 (a)

Refusing entry of amendment

after

Board

decision

1214.07

Rejection of claim copied from

patent

__

1101.02 (f)

Remailing

707.13,

710.06

Restriction requirement

817

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner.

707.08

Revision of application, Shortened period

statutory

702.01

Revocation of power of associate

402.05 (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

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

Letters of administration

409.01 (b), 409.01 (c),

500

409.01 (e)
Letters testamentary_ 409.01 (b), 409.01 (c), 409.01 (e)
Library, Scientific
901.06 (a)
License to file Foreign Application

107

Licensee, Access

106.01

Linking claim

809, 809.03,

809.03 (a), 809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

List of decisions.
Appendix II
List of forms. (See Forms and form letters.)

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Local representatives of attorneys

408

M

Machine, Process or product and.

801, 803,

806.05 (e), 806.05 (f), 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

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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

706.03 (y)

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" patent.

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals. Introduction

Merits, Question of, Given precedence

707.07 (a)

Method, Obvious

706.03 (q)

Method and apparatus or product.

801,

806.05 (e), 806.05 (f), 809.03

(a), 820

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent.

805

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 (Interference) :

Add or substitute application

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention __ 707.02, 1105

Dissolve.

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234.

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

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 (h)

Drawing, Applicant changes name

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's.

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name

Pro-

hibited

608.02 (u)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature (See Signature)

Uniformity with signature

605.04 (b)

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)

New Applications-Continued

Par.

No.

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08

(e)

Classification by Primary

903.08

(b)

Inspection

903.08

(a)

Transfer before entry

903.08

(a)

Transfer refused

903.08

(a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter:

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable.

608.04

(c)

Claim

706.03

(0)

Claim, Appealable.

608.04

(c)

Claim terminology

608.01

(o)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure.

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

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:

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to -- Canceled.

821.02

Claims to-Withdrawn

821.01, 821:02

Non-elected species:

Claims to -- Canceled

821.01

Claims to -- Withdrawn

809.02

(c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03

(h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04

(b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement

604.02

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

107.02,

1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table

Appendix I

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Par. No.

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)
1101.02, 1101.02 (a) 1101.03,

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)
1604
Reissue (Rule 175)
1401.08

Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202, 204)_ 715.06,

1101.01 (h), 1101.03

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

Par. No.

Oath, Original-Continued

Divisional application

602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed

201.14,

202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New

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.

604.03 (a)

"Sole"

602

Substitute

602.02

Venue.

604.02

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67

603

After allowance

603.01,

714.16

New matter.

608.04

Object of invention

608.01 (d)

Objection contrasted with rejection

706.01

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

707.07 (j)

Obvious error, Correction

1302.04,

1305

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Offer to surrender original patent. 1401.01,

1401.04

Office date stamp 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Official cross reference, Order of

903.06

Official Gazette.

1703

Official Gazette, Claim

1302.09

Official Gazette, Drawing figure

1302.10

Old application

203.03

Old combination 706.03 (1),

706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division 806.05

(b),

820.01

Operative example

608.01 (p)

Operativeness, Showing.

608.03,

716

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination 708

to

708.03

Order of examination, Patentability report_

705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Ordering:

Abandoned file 711.04

(b),

905.03

Abstract after publication

901.06 (d)

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photostat.

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

Soft copy

905.02

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

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Par. No.

Overlapping applications, Same applicant.

304,

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b),

1111.03.

Overlapping applications, Same assignee

305,

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 714.18, 714.21,

717.01

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

Parent application

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting.

201.11

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)

Joint to sole.

1402.01

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

Sole to joint.

1402.01

Statutory types of subject matter 706.03

(a)

System, Constitutional basis for

Introduction

Transfer

903.05

"Utility" series

901.04

X series

901.04

=

Par. No.

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

Patent claim, Rejection
1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest in
patent

309

Patent Statutes (see also Statutes; Statutes,
Revised)
Introduction

Patentability (See Rejection.)

Patentability report.

705

Action counted 705,

705.01

(c)

Allowance.

705.01

(d)

Appeal

705.01

(a)

Date status

705.01

(c)

Dispute between Examiners.

705.01

(a)

Drawing

608.02

(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)

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01

(d)

Procedure

705.01

(a)

Purpose

705.01

(e)

Recording

705.01

(c)

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01 (a),

705.01

(b)

Sequence of examination

705.01

(b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01

(a)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy

101

Period for response.

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After correspondence under Rule 202

710.02

(b)

After interference 710.02 (b), 1109,

1109.01

Amendment after

714.17

Claim copied from patent.

710.02

(c),

710.04 (a), 1101.02 (e)

Claims all allowed

710.02

(b)

Computed

710.01

(a)

Copying claim from patent does not extend statutory period. 710.04 (a), 1101.02

(e)

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment.

710.01

(a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Extension 710.02 (d), 710.02 (e),

1005

Five year pendency

710.02

(b)

Government-owned application

710.03

Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration time.

of

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02 (c),

714.03

Informal application

702.01

Less than six months.

710.02

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Period for response-Continued
Par. No.

Non-statutory shortened period
710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02 (c)
710.01

Normal period.

Petition

1002

Remailing

707.13, 710.06

Shortened

710.02, 710.02 (e)

Shortened, Approval.

710.02 (a), 1005

Shortened, Extension

710.02 (d), 710.02 (e)

Shortened statutory period, Distinguished
from time limit.
710.02 (d)
Shortened statutory period, When used __ 710.02 (b)
Suggesting claims.

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Saturday, Expiration of time.
710.05

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.

Two periods running.

710.04, 710.04 (a)

Permanent ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Petition:

Abandonment holding

711.03 (c), 711.03 (d)

Abandonment holding, Examiner's state-

ment.

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

712, 1002.02

Access to parent application
103, 1002.02

After forfeiture

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application

601

Application, Amendment of
601.01

Application, Including power of attorney_ 402, 601.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties.

Introduction, 1002

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entry of Amendment.

1002.02, 1207

Examiner's statement.

1002

Examiner's statement, Revival.
711.03 (d)

Fee-exempt, To or from fee-filed
1002.02

Filing date

1002.02

Final rejection

1002.02

Inspection

103

Make special

708.02, 1002.02

Matter subject to

Introduction,

706.01, 1002

Matter subject to, Listed

1002.02

New matter
608.04 (c)

Period for response

1002

Power of attorney included

402

Reconsideration of decision on motion
1105.07

Revival

711.03 (c) 1002.02

Revival, appealed case.

1215.04.

278993-54-17

Petition-Continued

Par. No.

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

1610

Advertising

1610

Affidavit

1610

Allowance

1611

Bacteria

1601

Bureau of Plant Industry

1608,

1609

Claim

1605

Color drawing.

1606

Color identified

1605

Definitions.

1601

Department of Agriculture

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers

1603,

1610

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment.

1610

Executive Order

1608

Issue.

1611

Laudatory expressions

1610

Letter of transmittal

1608

Method claim

1605

Oath

1604

Original and duplicate files.

1603,

1610

Parts.

1603

Plant varieties excluded

1601

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1609

Signature

1603

Specification

1605,

1610

Specimens

1607

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

410

Application in interference

402.08

Application petition includes

601.02

Assignee gives

402.07

Associate attorney

402.02,

406

Death of applicant 409

to

409.01 (f)

Death of principal attorney

406

Firm

402.04

Firm changes name

402.04

(a)

Invalid

402

Joint applicant

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record 406,

714.01

(c)

Notice of revocation

402.05

Revocation 402.05, 402.05

(a),

402.07

Sunday, Expiration of time

710.02 (c)

Periodicals

901.06

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Power of Attorney-Continued

Par.

No.

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect.

101,

104,

402

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preamble, Omission

608.01

(c)

Preamble, Specification

608.01

(b)

Preliminary amendment.

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims.

714.10

Preliminary amendment, New matter.

608.04

(b)

Premature final rejection

706.07

(c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring personal

attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper_

1302.13

Print of drawing

608.02

(m)

Additional

608.02

(m)

Alteration

608.02

(m)

Appeal

1204

Continuation application

608.02

(1)

Examiner's notation on

608.02

(m)

File wrapper

717.01

(b)

Kept in examining division

608.02

(c)

Marking

608.02

(m)

New application

508

Patentability report.

705.01

(d)

Reissue application

608.02

(k)

Returned drawing

608.02

(y)

Sketch

608.02

(v)

Substitute for drawing

608.02

(1)

Printed matter

706.03

(a)

"Printer waiting"

1309.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1309.01

Prior art. (See Reference.)

Priority, Overcoming Reference

201.15

Priority, Formal Requirements

201.14

Priority, Public Law 690

201.16

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"

1809.01

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

1309.02

"Provisional" specification, British

201.15

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 380

201.16,

605

Public Law 506

604.03

(a)

Public Law 585

706.03

(b)

Public Law 690

201.16

Par. No.

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public sale.

706.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (v)

Publications of abstracts 711.06,

711.06 (a)

Publications:

Citing 707.05

(e), 901.06

Declassified

707.05 (f)

Ordering

901.06 (b)

Q

Quayle practice 710.02

(b), 714.14

R

R. S. (See Statutes.)

Ratification of papers filed:

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor

409.01

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

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.

1308.01

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

Borrowing

901.08

Citation 707.05 to 705.05 (g), 901.04,

901.05 (a)

Citation correction

707.05 (g)

Citation correction, Period for response

710.06

Cited by applicant. 707.05

(d), 1302.12

Combination of references

706.02

Copending.

706.02

Cross, How cited.

707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05 (f)

Effective date, Patent_ 706.02, 707.05 (e),

715, 715.01

Equivalents.

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent 707.05 (e),

901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901.02

Incorrect citation 707.05

(g), 1302.12

Listing at allowance 1302.12,

1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance

1308.01

Ordering official cross

903.06

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Reference-Continued

Par. No

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 (a)

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

"Well known in the art," Supported by __

706.02 (a)

Reference characters

608.01 (g)

Reference to foreign application 202.03,

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)

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:

Abstract of title

1401.01

Additions underlined.

1401.06

Affidavit

1401.08

· Affidavit, Patent not available.

1401.04

Allowance.

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer

1401.05

Applicant.

1401.02

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim, Canceled from original application

1401.08

Claim, Numbering

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

1

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

Design application

1505

Divisional application 1005, 1401.10

(a)

Drawing 608.02 (k),

1401.05

Effective date

1401.09

Reissue Application-Continued

Par. No.

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

Inoperative, Oath requirement

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved.

1003,

1111.08,

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

List of references

1401.11

Narrowed.

1401.08

New matter.

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

Restriction

1401.10

Return of original patent.

1401.04

Same invention as original patent

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification 1401.06,

1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer.

1403

Suit on original patent.

1401.09 (a)

Title abstract 1401.01,

1401.02

Transfer of original drawing 608.02 (k),

1401.05

Twice reissued.

1401.06

Reissue patent series

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application __ 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)

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Rejection-Continued
Par. No.
Claim copied from patent, Failure to re-

Par. No.
304,
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, 801, 804, 804.01,
804.02, 822, 822.01.

Conflicting applications, One assigned
304
Dedication
715
Defective reissue oath
706.03 (x), 1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met

707.07 (d)

Disclaimer.
706.03 (u), 710.02 (d)
Double patenting (See Double patenting)
Duplicate claims.
706.03 (k)
Estoppel, Interference.
1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Final (See Final rejection)

Foreign application, Statutory bar
Fraud upon public
706.03 (p)

706.03 (s)

Frivolous invention
706.03 (p)

Full anticipation,

Expression

recom-

mended

707.07 (d)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic claim

809.02,

809.02 (a)

Genus and species

806.04 (h)

to 806.04 (j)

Ground clearly stated.

707.07 (d)

Inaccurate.

706.03 (n)

Incomplete.

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

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

Interference terminated

1109.02, 1110

Language used

707.07 (đ)

Linking claim

809 to 809.04

Markush, Improper

706.03 (y)

Method of doing business.

706.03 (a)

Multiplicity.

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New, After appeal.

1208.01

New, After final rejection

706.07 (e)

New matter

706.03 (o)

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)

Rejection-Continued
Overlapping applications.

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 801, 804, 804.01,

804.02,

822, 822.01

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)

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, 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

Reopening prosecution, Submit to Supervisory Examiner.

1005

Reopening prosecution after Board decision.

1214.07

Reply brief.

1208

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1609

Representative of inventor or owner.

400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys.

408

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Res judicata, Rejection in continuation cation

appli- 706.07 (b)

Reservation clause in application.

608.01 (e)

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 sponse).

re-

After abandonment.

714.17

After Board decision 1214.01,

1214.06

(
(

C

C

É

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Response-Continued

Par. No.

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)

Election requirement. 809.02

(a),

809.02 (b), 818.03

(b)

Formal matters.

714:02

Incomplete. 711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

Incomplete, Election of species lacking __ 809.02 (a), 818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-

tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing. 710.02 (c),

711,

714.03

Late 711,

711.02

Late, Excused 710.02

(d)

Patentability pointed out. 714.02,

714.04

Restriction requirement. 818 to

820.02

Restoration of canceled matter 608.01 (s),

714.24

Restriction (see also Election; Election of species)_

800

Action, Examiner's. 813 to

817

Action after, Special.

708.01

Aggregation 806.05 (a), 809.03

(a)

Apparatus and process or product. 806.05

(e)

to 806.05 (g)

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner.

815

Claimed subject matter.

806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before action. 818.02

(a)

Combination and subcombination. 806.05

(a)

to 806.05 (c), 809.03

(a)

Definition.

801

"Distinct" invention 801, 804, 806,

806.05

Final requirement.

819

Improper. 803, 806,

808.02

Independent embodiments. 806.04,

806.05

Independent inventions.

801,

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

818.03

Linking claim 809, 809.03, 809.03 (a),

809.04

Linking claim, Traverse of rejection 818.03

(d)

Nonelected claims, Treatment of

821

to

821.03

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination 806.05

(b),

820.01

Patentability over prior art.

806.02,

809,

809.03

Patentability report, Effect.

807

Petition from requirement. 809.04, 818.03

(c)

Process or product and apparatus 806.05

(e)

to 806.05 (g), 809.03 (a),

820

Reissue application

1401.10,

1401.10

(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims. 821 to

821.03

Related inventions.

801,

803, 806, 808.02, 809.03

Par.

No.

Restriction-Continued

Requirement

812

to

817

Additional

811.02

By division where examinable.

812

Citation of art

813,

817

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph

817

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of.

819.01

Election after, With traverse __. 818.03

(b),

821.01

Election after, Without traverse.

821.02

Final

818.03

First action

811

Form letter

817

Patentability 810

to

810.03

Petition from 809.04,

818.03

(c)

Rejection on double patenting following

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to 818 to

818.03

(e)

When made

811,

811.01

Withdrawal

819

Single embodiment.

806.03

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01

(a)

Subcombination, Combination and.

806.05

(a)

to

806.05

(c)

Subcombinations usable together.

806.05

(d)

Subsequently presented to invention not

pre-

viously claimed.

818.02,

821.03

Traverse of requirement

818,

818.03 (c),

821.01,

821.02

Retention label

1302.07

Return of complete application

600

Return of drawing

608.02

(y)

Return of filing fee

506.01,

607.02

Return of incomplete application

506.01

Return of papers, Discourteous matter

714.25

Return of papers entered on file wrapper.

717.01

Returned Office action

707.13

Review at allowance

1302.01

Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival of abandoned application __ 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival of abandoned application, Examiner's

statement.

711.03

(d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.05,

402.05

(a),

402.07

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

Roster of attorneys

408

Rules of practice:

2 Reproduced

713.04

3 Reproduced

714.25

Cited

714.19

6 Reproduced

502

7 Reproduced

710.05

11 Reproduced.

103

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Rules

of practice-Continued Par.

No.

14

Cited 101, 103, 108, 203.08, 706.03 (b),

711.04, 713.05, 901.02, 901.03, 1308.07

21

Cited

607

22

Cited

607

31

Reproduced

401

32

Reproduced

402.07

Cited

106

34

Reproduced.

402

35

Cited 403, 714.01

(d)

36

Cited 402.05, 402.06,

402.07

41

Reproduced.

60.5

42

Reproduced 409.01

(a)

Cited 602, 605, 1401.02

43

Reproduced

409.02

Cited 602, 605,

1401.02

44

Reproduced

409

45

Cited 201.03,

605

46

Reproduced

605

47

Reproduced

409.03

Cited 602, 605, 1401.02

51

Reproduced.

600

Cited 608.02

(a)

52

Reproduced.

608.01

Cited 600,

714.07

53

Cited

506.01

55

Cited 201.13, 201.14,

505

57

Reproduced

605.04

Cited 605.04 (b), 1503.01

59

Reproduced

600

61

Reproduced

601

65

Reproduced

602

Cited. 201.14, 409.03, 602.05,

603

66

Cited 602, 602.04,

602.04 (a), 604, 604.04,

604.06

67

Reproduced

603

Cited

603

71

Reproduced.

608.01

Cited 608.01 (g), 702.01, 1302.01

72

Reproduced

606

Cited

707.03

73

Reproduced 608.01

(d)

Cited 608.01

(d)

74

Reproduced 608.01

(f)

75

Reproduced 608.01

(i)

Cited 608.01

(g),

608.01 (n), 706.03 (1), 806.04, 1302.01

76

Reproduced 605.04

Cited. 605.04

(b)

77

Reproduced 608.01

(a)

78

Cited 201.11,

305. 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b)

79

Reproduced 608.01

(e)

Cited 608.01

(t)

81

Reproduced 608.02

82

Reproduced 605.04

(h)

83

Reproduced 608.02

(d)

84

Cited 605.04 (h), 608.02

Rules

of practice-Continued

Par.

No.

85

Reproduced

608.02

(b)

86

Reproduced

608.02

87

Reproduced.

608.02

(y)

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

708.01

103

Reproduced

709

Cited

707.02,

1005,

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),

1610

108

Reproduced

901.02

111

Reproduced

714.02

Cited

714.03,

714.04, 714.16, 818.03 (a),

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

(p)

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

127

Cited

1002.02

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

(,
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Rules

of practice-Continued Par. No.

178

Reproduced 1401.04

Cited 1401.01

179

Reproduced 1401.03

Cited 202.05

181

Reproduced. 1002

Cited Introduction, 608.04 (c), 708.01

711.03 (c), 711.03 (d), 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, 1208.01

194

Reproduced. 1209

195

Reproduced. 1212

Cited. 715.09, 1208, 1212

196

Cited. 1213,

1213.01, 1214.01, 1214.06, 1215.04, 1214.07

197

Cited 1214.01, 1214.02, 1214.03, 1214.06

198

Reproduced 1214.07 Cited 1003, 1004, 1214.04, 1216

201

Reproduced 1100

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

202

Reproduced 1101.01 (d)

Cited 706.05,

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

203

Reproduced 1101.01 (j)

Cited 706.03 (u),

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

204

Reproduced 1101.02

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

1101.02 (a) to 1101.02 (c), 1101.03

205

Reproduced 1101.02

Cited 1003, 1101.02 (d)

206

Reproduced 1101.02

Cited. 706.03 (u), 710.02 (c),

710.04 (a), 1101.02 (f), 1105.03, 1205

207

Reproduced 1102

Cited. 1101.01 (j), 1102 01,

1112.05 (c), 1112.09 (d)

208

Reproduced 1101.01 (k)

Cited 404, 1102.01 (b)

209

Reproduced 1102.02

Cited 1102

211

Reproduced. 1104

212

Reproduced 1103

215

Cited 1102.02, 1112.09 (g), 1112.09 (h)

216

Cited 201.14

224

Cited 201.14

232

Reproduced 1105.02

Cited 707.02,

1105, 1105.01, 1105.03, 1105.05, 1105.06

Rules

of practice-Continued

Par.

No.

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, 1005, 1101.02 (f)

137

Reproduced

711.03

(c)

Cited.

712,

1002

138

Reproduced

711

Cited. 711.01, 1215.01

141

Reproduced.

806.04

Cited __ 802, 806, 806.04, 806.04 (a), 806.04

(g),

806.04 (h), 808.01 (a), 809.02,

809.02 (a),

809.02 (b), 809.02 (c), 820.

142

Cited.

707.07 (i),

801, 802, 809.02 (c), 811,

811.01,

811.02, 818, 818.03 (e), 821.01,

821.02

143

Reproduced.

818.03

Cited 802, 810.03, 818.03 (a),

818.03 (b)

144

Reproduced

818.03

(c)

Cited 802,

809.04,

818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02, 1002.02

145

Reproduced.

821.03

Cited.

802

146

Reproduced

809.02

Cited. 707

(i),

802

147

Reproduced.

201.06

Cited 602.05 (a), 605, 605.04,

802

151

Reproduced

1501

152

Reproduced

1503.02

Cited.

608.02

153

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

602

154

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited.

1503

155

Reproduced

1505

161

Reproduced

1602

Cited 1610,

1611

162

Reproduced

1604

Cited.

602

163

Reproduced

1605

164

Reproduced

1605

165

Reproduced

1606

166

Reproduced

1607

167

Reproduced

1600

Cited.

1610

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.

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Rules of practice-Continued

Par. No.

233 Reproduced.

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

237 Reproduced

1105.01

1105.05

Cited,

707.02, 1101.02 (f), 1104, 1105,
1105.03, 1105.06, 1112.07, 1112.08

1106.02, 1112.06 (b),

238 Cited

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

241 Reproduced

1111.12

244 Cited.

1105.01,

245 Cited
1105.02, 1105. 05, 1105.06, 1105.07

1105.07

257 Cited

1109.02, 1110

262 Cited

1108, 1109.02, 1110

265 Cited

1109.02

266.Cited

1108

Reproduced.

1309.02
292 Cited.

706.03 (v)
304 Cited

1214.06

307 Cited

1102.01 (b)

312 Reproduced.
Cited.

603.01, 713.10, 714.15,

714.16 (a) to 714.16 (e), 714.20,
1005,
1303.01, 1305, 1308'01, 1309.01,
1705.

313 Reproduced.

1308

314 Cited

1505

316 Reproduced.

712

Cited.

203.07

317 Cited

712,

1002

321 Reproduced

1403

Cited

706.03

(k)

322 Reproduced

1402

323 Reproduced

1402.01

324 Reproduced

1402.01

341 Cited.

402.05,

1702

342 Reproduced

402.01

346 Reproduced

402.04

Rules of practice.

Introduction

S

Same attorney, Interfering applications.
1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application_ 201.15,
Saturday, Effect on time for response.
710.05
Scientific Library.
901.06 (a)

Par.

No.

Scientific principle not patentable.

706.03

(a)

Seal

604.01

Foreign application

602.04

(a)

Not required. 604.01,

604.03

(a)

Venue.

604.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Primary's

atten-

707.02

tion

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

Card.

902.02

(b)

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

Restriction requirement.

808.02

Title

202.02,

306

Secrecy, Pending applications

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02,

1304

Final rejection

107.02

Interference 107.02,

1111.04

Prosecution

107.02

Review for Secrecy Order.

107.01

Security, Application affecting

107,

108

Security markings

109

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01

(n)

Shift of election

819

Shortened statutory period 710.02 to

710.02

(e)

Approval 710.02

(a),

1005

Signature:

Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed.

608.01

Amendment:

Signature improper 714.01 (a) to

714.01

(d)

Signature missing. 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)

Applicant.

605.04

Applicant changes name 605.04 (c),

717.02

(b)

Applicant unable to write.

605.04

(d)

Application completeness

506

Application papers.

605.04

Attorney deceased

406

Attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Correction of name

605.04

(c)

Divisional application, Omitted.

201.06

Drawing

605.04

Drawing, Correction on 608.02 (u),

608.02

(w)

Express abandonment.

711,

711.01

714.16

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Signature-Continued

Par. No.

Firm, Proper form of.

402.04

Full first name 605.04, 605.04 (b)

Joint applicants.

605.04 (f)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

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 of proposed drawing change

608.02 (v)

Sketch of subject matter of claims

904.01 (a)

Soft copy, Appeal application 1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

905.02

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

Converted to joint.

201.03

Division of joint.

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole.

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath

602

Sole patent to joint patent

1402.01

Solicitor. Duties 1002,

1002.02

Special case 708

to 708.03

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

1301

Examiner resigns

708.03

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 (x)

Species. 801, 806.04 (a) to

806.04 (j)

Adding (Amended Rule 141)

806.04 (g)

Cancellation of Species claims.

821.02

Election (See Election of species.)

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

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Withdrawal of Species claims.

809.02 (c)

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 (g)

Specification-Continued

Par. No.

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

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

608.04

Parts.

608.01 (8)

Preamble

608.01 (b)

Reference to copending application brought up to date

1302.04 (f)

Reference to prior patent or application

202.01

Reissue application

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

Statement of invention

608.01 (d)

Substitute 608.01 (q),

714.19

Substitute, Amendment including.

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims.

608.01 (0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed.

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

1607

Stamp:

Consular fee.

604.05

Consular fee, Omission.

604.05 (a)

Division date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02 (a),

608.02 (0)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Starting material, Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Statement, Examiner's:

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment.

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica- tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter.

203.08

Statement of invention, Coextensive with claims

608,01 (d)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance __

1302.01

Status letter. 203.08,

1705

Status of applications

203

Statute, Citation

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Statutes:
Par. No.
Act of April 5,1906,Sec.10;22U.S.C.1196,Cited_604. 05
Public Law 380, Sec. 3; 602 O. G. 675-6,
Cited.

605, 201.16
Public Law 506 (81st Cong.) 136, cited __ 604.03 (a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act), 590
O. G. 195, Cited
706.03 (b)
Public Law 690, Approved August 8, 1946,
Cited.
201.16, 706.03 (s), 715.07 (c), 1302.06
R. S. 4888 (See 35 U. S. C. 112)

R. S. 4915 (See 35 U. S. C. 145 and 146)

35

U. S. C. 4 Reproduced.

309

35

U. S. C. 6 Reproduced

1001

Cited. Introduction

35

U. S. C. 7 Reproduced

1203

35

U. S. C. 9 Reproduced

903.01

35

U. S. C. 21

201.13

35

U. S. C. 100 Cited

706.03 (a)

35

U. S. C. 101 Cited 201, 701,

706.03 (a)

35

U. S. C. 102 Cited

201.13,

305, 701, 706.03 (s), 707.05 (f), 715

35

U. S. C. 103 Cited.

701

35

U. C. S. 112 Reproduced. 706.03 (c)

Cited.

201.11,

201.15, 608.01, 608.01 (k), 702.01, 706.03 (c), 706.03 (h), 707.02, 710.02 (b), 1005.

35

U. S. C. 115 Cited

604.06, 605.01

35

U. S. C. 116 Cited

201.03

35

U. S. C. 119 Cited

201.13

201.14, 1506, 1111.10, 1506

35

U. S. C. 120 Reproduced

201.11

Cited.

711.02 (c)

35

U. S. C. 121 Reproduced

802

Cited. 800, 803.01, 804, 804.01, 805

35

U. S. C. 131 Reproduced.

701

35

U. S. C. 132 Cited

706.03 (o)

35

U. S. C. 133 Cited

710.01, 710.02

35

U. S. C. 135 Reproduced

1100

Cited. 715.05, 1101.02 (f),

1109, 1305

35

U. S. C. 144 Cited

1216.01

35

U. S. C. 145 Cited 1214.01, 1215.05,

1216.02

35

U. S. C. 146 Cited __ 1109, 1109.01,

1109.02, 1111.09

35

U. S. C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited.

201

35

U. S. C. 163 Reproduced

1601

35

U. S. C. 164 Reproduced

1608

35

U. S. C. 171 Reproduced

1500

Cited.

201, 1504

35

U. S. C. 172 Reproduced.

1506

Cited.

201.13

35

U. S. C. 173 Cited

1505

35

U. S. C. 181 Cited

107, 107.01

35

U. S. C. 184 Reproduced.

107

35

U. S. C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited 706.03

(w), 1305

35

U. S. C. 252 Cited

1305

35

U. S. C. 253 Cited

1305

35

U. S. C. 254 Cited

1402

Statutes-Continued

Par.

No.

35 U. S. C. 255 Cited

1305

35 U. S. C. 256 Cited

1305

35 U. S. C. 261 Cited

301, 302

35 U. S. C. 266 Reproduced

607.01

Cited

201.17,

607.01 (a), 607.01 (b), 607.01 (c),

717.02

35 U. S. C. 267 Reproduced

710.03

Statutory bar. 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Statutory bar, Foreign patent __ 201.13,

706.03

(s), 715

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03 (a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (See Period for response)

Subclass, List of patent numbers.

902.03

(c)

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:

Classification of application __ 903.08

(d),

903.08

(e)

Double patenting rejections

804.02

Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

Submission to Commissioner:

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to Division 70:

Atomic Energy, security review.

108

"Confidential" application or papers

109

Defense invention, security review

107

"Restricted" application or papers.

109

"Secrecy Order" case.

107

Security determination

107

Submission to Drafting Branch:

Estimating cost of correction

608.02

(s)

Rearrangement of Figures

608.02

(t)

Return of drawing

608.02

(y)

Transfer of Figures

608.02 (t)

Submission to Supervisory Classification Exam-

iner.

804.02

Submission to Supervisory Examiners:

Types of action listed. 1003, 1004,

1005

Subpoena by court, Application file

1216.02

Substitute application:

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendeney lacking.

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation.

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Substitute attorney

402.03

Substitute for missing hard copy.

901.09

Substitute oath

602.02

Substitute specification 608.01

(q),

714.19

Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-

ing

714.20

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Par. No.

Substitute specification, New matter.

714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make.

706.03 (u)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1005,

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

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue

1401.09 (a)

Suit in Equity, see Civil Action

Summary of action

707.07 (i)

Summary of invention

608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response __ 710.05

Supervisory Examiner, Functions.

1002.02,

1003, 1004, 1005

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath

603

After allowance

603.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension:

Action, By Office.

709

Design application

1505

Junior application

1101.01 (1)

Overlapping applications

709.01, 1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Three year case.

710.03

T

Table of Countries, Public Law 690

201.16

Technical rejections.

706.03

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Termination of proceedings. 201.11, 711.02 (c), 712

Terminology in application

608.01 (o), 1302.01

Testamentary, Letters.

409.01 (b)

Three year application, Period for response. 710.03

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690

201.16

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 application:

After amendment

903.08 (c)

After Classification decision

903.08 (g)

Allowable application

903.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

Divisible inventions.

812

Interference.

1101.01 (a), 1101.02

New.

903.08 (a)

Procedure 903.08 (a), 903.08 (d), 903.08 (g)

Submitted to Classification Examiner. 903.08 (d)

Par. No.

Transfer of class or subclass.

903.05

Transfer of drawing.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet

608.02 (j)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application.

608.02 (1)

Transfer of U. S. patent

903.05

Transfer of specification

608.01 (t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.15

Translator

901.05 (d)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818,

818.03 to 818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02

Traverse, Rejection of linking claim
818.03 (d)

Types of applications.
201

U

U. S. C.

Introduction

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (e)

Undelivered mail

707.13

Unsigned amendment. 711, 714.01

(a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (h)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706,03 (p)

Utility patent.

201.901.04

Utility required.

608.01 (p)

V

Venue

604.02

W

Waiver of rejection
707.07 (e)
Washington representatives of attorneys.
408

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance.

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

Form of request.

1308.02

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Motion under Rule 234.

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (o)

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.05, 402.06

Withdrawal of claims:

To species

809.02 (c)

To non-elected invention 821.01,

821.02, 821.03

Withdrawal of final rejection

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final

706.07 (d)

Primary decides.

707.02

Withholding from allowance, Design application_ Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

1505

508.01

Wrong division, Papers sent to.

x

X-series of patents.

901.04
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