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# Index

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 tion)

applica-

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

1101.01 (f)

Counted

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 (e)

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: After
allowance.)

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

821.02

amendment.

Casting cloud on claim

patent when

allowing 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

1804.01

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

1802.08

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.

1305

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 Rule

202\.

1101.01 (i)

Signatures inconsistent.

1302.13

Slip

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

903.07

Special

708.01, 710.02 (b), 1301

806.04 (g)

Species added after

Specification, Clean copy required

608.01 (q),

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (o)

603.01

Supplemental oath after

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"

case

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)

714.16 (c)

Excess claims.

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Formal matters.

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 (o)

Claim numbering

608.01 (j)

Complete response required. 714.02,

714.04

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

Crossing allowance.

714.15

D-10 notice preceding.

107.02

Date of receipt. 710.01 (a),

714.18

Date stamp, 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 (a)

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 case 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

714.16 (b)

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue.

Name change on file wrapper

717.02 (b)

New matter
608.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

714.02 to 714.04

Nonresponsive

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response_ 710.02 (c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19, 714.25

Office date stamp

505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Paper number

714:18

Patentability pointed out.

714.02, 714.04

714.10

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

(b)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney

of

record

714.01

(d)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Support by original claim

608.01

(1)

Telegram

714.08

Unsigned 714.01 (a),

714.01

(b)

Unsigned, Ratification of 711,

714.01

(b)

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

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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

1215

Withdrawal, Partial

1214.05, 1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Heir 409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Joint.

201.02, 201.03, 605

Leaves service of United States

607.01 (a)

Other than inventor

409.03

Post office address

605.03

Power to inspect

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Residence

605.02

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned

application.)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to form

710.02 (b)

Allowed:

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.

1003,

1101.01 (0)

Amended

203.03

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access.

106

Allowance.

308

Conflicting subject matter

304,

305, 706.03 (k),

822, 1101.01 (b)

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignment to 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 part.)

Continuation-in-

Continuing

201.11

Copendency

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

1302.08

Fee exempt to fee filed

607.01 (b)

Fee filed

607

Fee filed to fee exempt.

607.01 (c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02

(a)

Five year pendency, Shortened statutory

period.

710.02 (b)

Foreign. (See Foreign application.)

Forfeited

203.07,

712

Form

600

Government-owned .:

"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

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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

as to

status

102

Refile.

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

203.02

Returning

600

Right to Inspect

101, 103

"Secrecy order"

107,

107.02

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, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03

(k),

822

Entire interest, Control.

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_709.01, 1101.01

(b)

Intervention 106,

409.01 (e)

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 of 1954

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

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview

105,

713.05

Inspection

101, 104

Interfering cases 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Interview

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant.

403.02

Name on drawing

605.04 (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

507
Drafting.

Mail.

501

Brief, Filed on appeal
1206

Extension of time.

1215.04

Brief on motion
1105.01

901.05 (b)
British patent with exponent, Citing.

British specification, "Provisional," "Com-

plete"

201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603, 1607, 1609, 1610

706.03 (a)
Business, Method of doing
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

(e)

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 (0)

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 amend-

ment

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 (0)

Nonelected invention 809.04,

821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (j)

"O. G."

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

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.)

903.03

Foreign patents.
Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature.

901.06 (b)

Orders.

902.04

Patent, Change of

903.05

Patent index.

902.03 (a)

1101.02 (f)

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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 (a),

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 from

patent.)

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

(*)

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.)

under

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

Office action

707.11

Office stamp

502, 505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Reference.

706.02, 707.05 (e), 707.05 (f)

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (see also Administrator or

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 (0)

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

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

species)

800

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

Same inventor 706.03 (k), 801,

806.04

(h)

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

(0)

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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Drawing-Continued

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

(a)

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

(8)

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

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.
"Special" tag.

605.04 (b)

608.02 (x)
Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)
Duplicate claims
706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents.

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application

1602,

1603, 1609, 1610

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 (c)

Original presentation

818.02 (a)

Shift

819.01

Traverse.

818, 818.03,

Election of species: 818.03 (b), 818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02

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

aminer's.)

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

Examiner's amendment.

1302.04

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,

1802.01

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 allowance

of 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)

Embassy and Legation

604.05 (a)

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

Filing date

503, 505

Effective.

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date

201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure 608.01 (p)

Par. No.

Filing fee

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; rejection.)

Final

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final restriction requirement.

818.03

Final fee:

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01

(o)

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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Par. No.
G

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.

201,13

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.

Translation of.

903.03

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, 1302.02, 1302.04

Amendment of case in issue.

714.16

Claim allowable except for.

707.07 (j)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving

Introduction

Specification format.

608.01

When taken up.

707.07 (a), 707.07 (j), 714.02

Forms and form letters:

Action preceding final

707.14

Amendment after Board decision, Refused.

1214.07

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)

"General Information Concerning Patents"

703

Generic claim:

Definition

806.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04 (j)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Presented after issue of patent.

806.04 (i)

Patentability over species

806.04 (h)

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

executor)

409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Holiday, Papers not received.

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia

710.05

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.

Par. No. 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

1109.01

party

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 sealed 715.06,

and 1101.03

After decision on motion

1106.01

All parties claiming invention to be cluded

in- 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

(c)

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

(o)

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.
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

Noting of possible interference.

1101.01 (c)

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 (c)

Filing date not overcome.

1101.01 (i)

Foreign application relied on:

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

Shifting burden of proof

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion.

1105.06

Forms other than decision on motion (See list
under 1112 in Table of Contents) _ 1112 to 1112.10
Hearing on motion
1105, 1105.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and

204\.

1101.03

Interference brief card.

1102.01 (c)

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited.

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue.

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (o)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference

1104

Jurisdiction of patent.

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted.

1101.01 (c)

1102.01 (a)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences

Letters to parties.

1102.01 (b)

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

"Modified" claim

1102.01 (a)

Motion:

Add or substitute application

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention_ 707.02, 1105

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234

1111.06

1105.07

Reconsideration

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

New reference found.

1105.05

Non-elected invention

1101.01

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

11.05.05

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),

Losing party, treatment of claims

1109.02

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

807

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

K

Kinds of applications

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers

608.01

Law examiner:

Authority

1002,

1002,02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (i)

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Par. No.

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 Office action. 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

500

Letters of administration 409.01 (b),

409.01 (c),

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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Par. No.

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 hibited

Pro-

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

1508.02

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

(e)

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 (i),

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.

Par. No.

304,

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1101.01 1111.03.

(b),

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

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 of time 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)

Normal period

710.01

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

Sunday, Expiration of time

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Three year statutory period

710.03

Time computation 710.01

(a)

Time limit action

710.02

Time limit action, When used.

710.02 (c)

Two periods running. 710.04,

710.04 (a)

Periodicals

901.06

Permanent ink 608.01,

714.07

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Petition:

Abandonment holding 711.03 (c),

711.03 (d)

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

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

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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

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)

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"

1309.01

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 619

201.16,

1005

Public Law 690

201.16

Public policy

706.03

(p)

Par. No.

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

1704

Register of applications, Examining division

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-
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 (à)

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.
Dedication

304

Defective reissue oath
706.03 (x), 1401.08

715

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 (s)

706.03 (p)

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 (d)

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.

706.08

(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

1005

Examiner.

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

appli-

(b)

cation

706.07

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

re-

sponse).

After abandonment.

714.17

After Board decision. 1214.01, 1214.06

&

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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

Restriction-Continued

Par. No.

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 (e)

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 201.14 (a),

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

605

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

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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.

708

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.

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 (b), 809.02 (c), 820.

809.02 (a),

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

(1), 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.

1005

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

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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 (I), 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,
715.06, 1105, 1105.01, 1105.06, 1111.10
236 Reproduced
1105.01

237 Reproduced

1105.05

Cited.

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

238 Cited
1106.02, 1112.06 (b),
1112.09 (e), 1112.09 (g) to 1112.09 (i)
241 Reproduced
1111.12

244 Cited

1105.01,

1105.02, 1105. 05, 1105.06, 1105.07

245

Cited

1105.07

257

Cited

1109.02, 1110

262

Cited

1108, 1109.02, 1110

265

Cited

1109.02

266

Cited

1108

Reproduced.

1309.02

292

Cited.

706.03 (v)

304

Cited

1214.06

307

Cited.

1102.01 (b)

312

Reproduced.

714.16

Cited.

603.01, 713.10, 714.15,

714.16 (a) to 714.16 (e), 714.20,
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 tion

atten-

707.02

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

Search:

After reversal by Board of Appeals

1214.04

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

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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 (p)

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 (a)

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 (o)

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

(0)

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

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application.

201.11

Refile

201.10

Substitute attorney

402.03

Substitute for missing hard copy

901.09

Substitute oath

602.02

Substitute specification 608.01

(q),

714.19

Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-

ing

714.20

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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
608.01 (d)

707.07 (i)

Summary of invention

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response __ 710.05
Supervisory Examiner, Functions.
1002.02,

1003, 1004, 1005

Supplemental action
710.06
Traverse, Rejection of linking claim
818.03 (d)
Supplemental oath
603
Types of applications.
201

After allowance
603.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension:

Action, By Office.
709

Design application
1505

Junior application

1101.01 (i)

Overlapping applications.

709.01, 1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Three year case
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 (đ)

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

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.

1505

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to

508.01

X

X-series of patents.

901.04