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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 tion)

Abandoned

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

amendment.

821.02

Casting cloud on patent when allowing
claim

707.07 (d)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Claim for Official Gazette.

1302.09

Claim renumbering

608.01 (j)

Claim renumbering, Dependent claim

608.01 (n),

1302.01

Classification

903.07, 903.07 (b)

Classification change after allowance

903.07

Classification in other division

903.07 (b)

Companion application referred to.

1302.07

Copending Application:
File wrapper notations
202.02, 1302.09

Parent case data
1302.04 (f)

Refer to Assignment Branch

202.02, 1302.11

Retention label

1302.07

Correction of error after allowance

714.16

Cross reference.

903.07 (a)

D-10 notice.

107.01, 1304

D-10 notice, Amendment after

1304.01

Deceased inventor

1302.11

Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance.

1303.03

Design application

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing, Draftsman's stamp

608.02

Drawing correction

608.02 (s), 1302.04

Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Drawing correction, ment

Examiner's

amend- 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. amendment.)

(See

Examiner's

Fee exempt application, statement applicant.

required

by 607.01

Fee exempt application,

Status

of

in-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review.

1302

First action-cite

pertinent art.

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters.

714.16,

1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment

and

changes.

714.16,

1302.04

Formal matters,

Specification rewritten

...

1302.02

Formula checked

1309.01

Full first name required.

605.04 (b)

Interference.

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation

1101.01

(c), 1302.03

Interference search

1302.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch,

Jurisdiction

of

case_ 1305

Junior party, Correspondence

Rule 202

__

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Marginal note.

13.02.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, amendment.

Canceled by

Examiner's 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

1802.12

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.

"Secrecy order" case.
107.02
Review by Primary
903.07

Secret case

107.02, 1304

Senior party in correspondence under Rule
202
1101.01 (i)

Signatures inconsistent

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

Special

708.01, 710.02 (b), 1301

Species added after

806.04 (g)

Amendment of

714.24

Specification, Clean copy required

608.01 (q),

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims
1101.01 (0)

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"

1304

case.

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 (1), 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

Amended application, Inspection

for

trans-

fer.

903.08 (e)

Amendment (see also Response)

714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment.

711.02, 714.17

After all claims allowed

714.14

After allowance:

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent_ 714.16

(a), 1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1005

Entry in part.

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action __ 714.16,

714.16

(d), 714.16 (e)

Excess claims.

714.16 (c)

Formal matters.

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Handling.

714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance

714.15

Motion under Rule 234.

714.16

(b), 1105.03

Patentability pointed out.

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714:16

Renumbering claims.

714.16 (e)

Amendment-Continued
Par. No.

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

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record.

405, 714.01 (c)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Basis in disclosure

608.04 (b), 707.04, 714.09

Before first action

608

707.04,

Before first action, Adding excess claims.

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

203.03

Drawing

608.02 (p), 608.02 (q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02 (x)

Drawing, New matter.

608.04, 714.19

Duplicate

717.01 (a)

Entered in part.

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_ 714.16 (e)

Entry.

714.18, 717.01 (a)

714,20

Entry denied

714.17, 714.19

1207, 1214.07

Entry denied, Appeal case.

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

608.02 (x)

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.04

Entry denied, Drawing new matter

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

903.07

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Amendment-Continued
Par. No.

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

Excess claims added

707.04, 714.10

File wrapper endorsement

714.18, 717.01

Formal matters

714.02

Identification, Alphabetical.

717.01 (a)

Immediate inspection
714.05
Improper signature.
714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)
Improper signature, Ratification ____ 711, 714.01 (b)

Incomplete response ___ 711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

Incomplete response, Time for complet-

ing
710.02 (c), 711, 714.03
Increasing claims over twenty under Rule
312
714.16 (c)
Informal, Return
714.01 (b)

Ink, Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference

1111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner

714.19

Late.

710.02 (d), 711, 711.02, 714.17

Law Examiner has application

714.18

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Motion under Rule 232 or 233
1108

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue

714.16 (b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

Nonresponsive.

714.02 to 714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response_ 710.02 (c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

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

409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Heir

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.)

201.17

Act of 1883

Allowable except as to form
710.02 (b)

Allowed:

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch
203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (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 Continuation-in-

part.)

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, Conflicting

1101.01

(b) 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

Drafting

507

Mail.

501

Brief, Filed on appeal

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion

1105.01

British patent with exponent, Citing 901.05 (b)

British specification, "Provisional," "Com- plete" 201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Bureau of Plant Industry 1603, 1607, 1609, 1610

Business, Method of doing 706.03 (a)

C

C. C. P. A., Appeal to
1214.01, 1216 to 1216.01

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring.

714.24

Canceled matter in patented file

901.01

Canceling claim after issue.

714.16

Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal.

1214.05

Canceling drawing.

608.02 (t)

Par. No

Carbon copy, Application papers

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment.

714.07

Card system summarized

1704

Certificate of correction

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected 1402,

1402.01

Petition

1002.02

Report by Examiner

1402.02

Certified copy of application for interference.

1111.12

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari.

1202

Changing joint to sole

201.03

In interference 1111.07, 1112.09 (m)

Reissue

1401.02

Changing sole to joint.

201.03

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked by

Examiner

1809.01

Circulars, Purpose.

Introduction

Citation:

Abstract

711.06

(a)

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (c)

Allowance, Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's 707.05

(d),

1302.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Decisions, Orders, Notices

707.06

English language patent corresponding

to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Examiner's answer

1208

Foreign patent data.

901.05

(a)

Incorrect.

707.05

(g)

Literature, In specification

608.01

(p)

Periodical

901.06

References

707.05

Allowance in first action

1302.12

By applicant. 707.05 (d),

1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

813, 817

Statutes:

Introduction

U. S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship

605.01

Civil action under 35 U. S. C. 145

1214.01,

1215.05,

1216.02

Civil action under 25 U. S. C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02,

1111.09

Claim 608.01 (i), 608.01 (k)

Added by amendment

608.01 (o)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess filing fee

of

714.10

After prosecution closed

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03 (i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form.

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

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Claim-Continued

Par. No.

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after appeal

1214.05

Casting cloud on.

707.07 (d)

Change, After Board recommendation

1213.01

Combination 706.03 (i),

706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination

801,

806.04 (c)

809.03 (a)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (o)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim from patent.)

copied

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Dependent.

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Design application.

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement.

706.03 (c)

Duplicate.

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter

707.07 (i)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insufficient.

506

Excess over fee added by preliminary ment.

amend- 714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance __

714.16 (c)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Form

608.01 (m)

Functional.

706.03 (c)

Generic. (See Generic claim.)

Illustrated by drawing. 608.02 (e),

706.03 (n)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Independent.

608.01 (n)

Index.

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03 (d)

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a), 809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support

608.01 (p)

Multiplied 706.03 (k),

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New matter 608.04,

706.03 (o)

Nonelected invention 809.04,

821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering.

608.01 (j)

"O. G."

1302.10,1309

Original. 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct

706.03 (k)

Plant application

1605,1610

Product, Functional.

706.03 (c)

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Prolix.

706.03 (g)

Claim-Continued

Par. No.

Reissue application:

Canceled from original application.

1401.08

Numbering

1401.06

Oath requirement.

1401.08

Original claim subject to reexamination

1401.09

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

Renumbering at issue 608.01

(j),

1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01 (n)

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Single means.

706.03 (c)

Species, How recognized

806.04 (f)

Species (plural) added

809.02 (d)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03 (y)

Statutory requirement.

608.01 (k)

Suggested for interference. 1003,

1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (o),

1101.02 (b)

Suggested for interference, Failure to make_

706.03 (u)

Suggested for interference, Time limit.

710.02 (c)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01 (d)

Terminology basis in description

608.01 (o)

Unsupported

706.03 (n)

With motion granted in part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Claim copied from patent. 710.04 (a),

1101.02 to

1101.02 (g)

After allowance

1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection

1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time

limit_ 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for response_ 710.02 (c)

710.04 (a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03 (u)

Interference pending.

1111.05

Late amendment.

714.19

Not a response to Office action

711.02 (b),

1101.02 (e)

Origin must be stated 1101.02,

1101.02 (d)

Patent in different division

1101.02

Period for response 710.02 (c),

710.04 (a)

Prosecution closed 714.19,

1101.02 (g)

Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Rejection, Failure to respond to

706.03 (u)

Rejection, Primary's attention.

707.02

Special.

708.01

Class, Scope

903.02 (b)

Class, Transfer.

903.05

Class definitions.

902.02

Classification:

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents.

903.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature.

901.06 (b)

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of

903.05

Patent index

902.03 (a)

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Classification-Continued

Par. No.

Principles.

903.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing applications

903.08 (e)

Slip

903.07

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner:

Decision on classification __ 903.08 (d) to

903.08 (f)

Double patenting.

804.02

Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

Classification of application:

Allowed application 903.07 to

903.07 (b)

Amendment affecting.

903.08 (c)

Cross-referencing.

903.07 (a)

Decision of classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

Disputed.

903.08 (a),

903.08 (d), 903.08 (f),

903.08 (g)

File wrapper data.

717.03

Improperly classified

903.08 (a)

In another division at allowance.

903.07 (b)

New application, By Application Branch

903.08,

903.08 (e)

New application, By Primary

903.08 (b)

Rules governing.

903.08 (e)

Transfer to another division

903.08 (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

802.01,

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

Cost.

608.02 (s)

Deferrable.

608.02 (b), 608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02 (w)

Order for

608.02 (x)

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 inder

rule 202.)

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

1302.04 (f)
date

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

707.05 (e)

Citing

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

608.02 (v)

Filing

201.11, 503, 505, 1002.02

Foreign application

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Office action

502, 505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Office stamp

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of inventor (see also Administrator or

executor)

409 to 409.01 (f)

Decision:

By Board of Appeals

1213

By Classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation.

707.06

Governs Examiner's action

Introduction

Listed

Appendix II

Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Dedication

715, 1403

Defense, Applications affecting

107, 108

Definition of class.

902.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delegation of Commissioner's authority.

1001.01,

1002, 1002.02, 1003

Demonstration at interview.

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Dependent claim, objected to when improper __ 706.01

Dependent counts in interference

1102.01 (a)

Depositing paper

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art.

608.01 (r)

Description, Basis for claim

608.01 (o)

Description, Detailed

608.01 (g)

Design application

1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object.

1502

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications.

1504

1502

Definition

Delay of issuance

1505

\#

Data of related application in specification

201.11,

Description

1503.01

202.01

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

707.11

New matter

608.04

Reference.

706.02, 707.05 (e), 707.05 (f)

Required

707.07 (c)

Death of attorney

406

Sketch

608.02 (v)

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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

Par.

No.

"Distinct" inventions.

802,

802.01, 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

Copendeney

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

(a)

Signature correction

608.02

(y)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-

ment.

605.04

(b)

Sketch for correction

608.02

(v)

Substitute

608.02

(h)

Drawing-Continued

Par. No.

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Sufficiency, Determined by Examiner

608.02 (e)

Transfer

608.02 (i)

Transfer to continuation

608.02 (1)

Transfer to reissue 608.02

(k), 1401.05

Transfer to substitute application

608.02 (1)

Use in Reissue. 608.02

(k), 1401.05

View

608.01 (f)

Drawing correction

608.02 (p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02 (x),

608.02 (q)

Blueprint.

608.02 (v)

Cost.

608.02 (s)

Deferrable 608.02 (b),

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment.

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02 (x)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents.

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application

1602,

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,

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

Election of species:

Action after

809.02 (c)

Allowable generic claim lacking.

809.02 (a)

Basis

809.02

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Election of species-Continued

Par. No.

Canceling species claims

818.02 (c)

Design application

1504

Implied

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

1401.10

Reissue application

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)

specification, Before allowance

1302.03

Erasure in specific du fy Examineto)

608.01

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

Estoppel, Interference.

1105.08, 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

1101.01 (d)

Correspondence under Rule 202.

to 1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (i)

New, Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention_ 707.02

Primary, Signature on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns.

1702

Resigns, old cases special.

708.03

Supervisory, Functions __ 1002.02, 1003, 1004, 1005

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

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

aminer's.)

correction

1302.04

Examiner's amendment

By initialing

1302.04

Examiner's Amendments-Continued

Par. No.

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled.

1302.04

(b)

Claim, Numbers identifying.

1302.04

(g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data brought up

to

date 201.11,

1302.01

Drawing 608.02

(w),

1302.04

Formal matters

1802.04

Name on drawing

605.04

(b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04

(f)

"Printer Waiting" 714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05

(g)

Signature of administrator

605.05

(a)

Title of application 606.01, 1302.04

(a)

Examiner's answer:

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment.

711.03

(d)

Petition to make special, Continuing

applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive.

711.03

(d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief.

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

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

iner's.)

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

Example, Operative.

608.01

(p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of

allowance

714.16

(c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee

714.10

Execution of oath

604

Executor or Administrator

409.01

Allowance and Issue.

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01

(c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01

(e)

Authority

409.01

(b)

Consular certificate

409.01

(d)

Foreign country

409.01

(d)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01

(d)

Signature

605.05

(a)

Specification form

605.05

(a)

Exhausted Combination 706.03 (i),

706.03 (j)

Exhibit

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 715.07,

715.07

(d)

Exhibit at interview

713.08

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring.

608.01

(g)

Exposure of papers during interviews.

101,

713.07

Extension of shortened response period_710.02

(e),

1004

Extension of time for filing brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filed

607.01

(b),

1002.02

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

Fee filed application
607

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

Fee, filing.
607

Claims in excess of.
506, 714.10

Design application
1505

Fee exempt application
607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption
1002.02

Return.
506.01, 607.02

Fee, Final:

Failure to pay
712
Interfering case, Not applied
1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Fee stamp:

Consular
604.05

Consular, Omission
604.05 (a)

604.05 (a)
Embassy and Legation

Field of search

904.01 (d)

Field of search, Notation by Examiner
705.01 (a),

717.05, 904.01 (d)

File wrapper
717

Action entered
707.10

Allowed case data entered.
1302.09
Amendment endorsed
714.18

Arrangement of papers

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement.

303

Classification data.

717.03

"Contents", Entry in
717.01

Correction of error
717.02

Data entered on

710.05, 717.02, 1302.09

Equity suit.

1216.02

Field of search
717.05

Field of search, Patentability report
705.01 (a)
Foreign application cross-noting
202.03, 202.04

Foreign filing date entered on
717.02, 1302.06
Index of claims.
717.04

Interference notation
1101.01 (c)

Name of applicant changed
717.02 (b)
"P. R." division noted.
705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on
202.02, 1302.09

Print.
717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on
202.02

717.02 (b)
Residence changed.

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

503, 505

Filing date.
Effective.
201.11

Foreign application, Convention date
201.13,

201.14, 201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

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; Final rejection.)

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final restriction requirement.

818.03

Final fee:

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied 1101.01

(0)

Petition to accept 712,

1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Final rejection

706.07

Amendment after 714.12,

714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action 706.07

(b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

706.07

Patentability report 705.01

(a)

Petition to vacate 1002,

1002.02

Premature. 706.07

(c)

Premature, Withdrawal 706.07

(d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application.

107.02

Special

708.01

When proper 706.07, 706.07

(a)

Withdrawal 706.07

(e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

Withdrawal of premature 706.07

(d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208.02

Firm of attorneys changes name.

402.04,

402.04

(a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

Fissionable material 706.03

(b)

Five year pendency 707.02

(a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period for re-

sponse 710.02

(b)

Flow sheet.

608.02

Foreign application:

Certified copy to avoid reference

201.14

Cross-noting on file wrapper.

202.03

Date, Entitled to 201.13, 201.14,

201.15

Determination of priority 201.14, 201.15,

201.16

Disclosure.

201.15

English language translation for benefit of date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

Great Britain

201.15

License to file.

107

Listed in oath 201.14,

602

More than one.

201.14

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Foreign application-Continued
Par. No.
G

Par. No.

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

Overcoming reference by
201.15, 715

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal.

602.04 (a)

Statutory bar.

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to.

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper

202.03, 717.02,

1302.06

Foreign patent:

Citation

707.05 (e)

Citation dates and information

901.05 (a)

Duplicates

903.03

English language equivalent.

707.05 (e)

Listing at allowance.

1302.12

Manual of Foreign Patents.

901.05

Ordering.

901.05 (c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13, 706.03 (s)

Transfer.

903.03,

Translation of.

901.05 (d)

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Prior art.

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Forfeiture

712

Formal matter:

Allowance and issue
1302.01, 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)

Patentability over species

806.04 (h)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Presented after issue of patent

806.04 (i)

Rejection

806.04 (j), 809.02 (a), 809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d), 818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

Foreign language application

608.01

Traverse of rejection in lieu of election __ 809.02 (a)

Genus and species

801,

Foreign oath

602.04

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.

802,

802.01, 803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)

Index of claims.

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical.

902.03 (a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing

507

Informality, Action calling attention to ___ 707.07 (a),

707.07 (j)

Information on status of application referred to

in patent.

102

Information sent to applicant for his guidance_

703

Inherent characteristics, Initial disclosure of_

608.04 (a)

Ink, Permanent. 608.01,

714.07

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit.

716

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant. 409,

409.02

Inspection:

Amendment.

714.05

Application 101, 102, 104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee 104,

106.01

By disbarred attorney.

105

By inventor.

106

By licensee

106.01

Control of, By assignee.

106

New application, By Mail Branch

501

Patent file

103

Petition 103,

1002.02

Right of

104, 106

Interference

1100

Abandonment of contest. 1108,

1110

Abstract of title in patented file

1101.02

Action after award of priority 1109 to

1109.02

Action after award of priority, Losing party_

1109.02

Action after award of priority, Winning party

1109.01

Action after dissolution

1110

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences. 1106, 1106.01,

1106.02

Admission of patent claims denied.

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit:

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded with interference record 1101.01

(h)

Oath under Rules 131, 202, and 204 opened with preliminary statements

1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and

sealed 715.06,

1101.03

After decision on motion

1106.01

All parties claiming invention to be in-

cluded. 1101.01

(h)

Amendment filed during.

1111.05.

Par.

No.

Interference-Continued

Amendment in connection with motion

1108

Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent

Appeals

1109

Application and patent in different divi-

sions

1101.02

Applications in different divisions.

1101.01

(a)

Attorney, Parties have same. 1101.01

(k)

1102.01

(b)

Attorney appointed

402.03

Brief card.

1102.01

(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.

Dependent counts.

1102.01 (a)

Different divisions have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different divisions have patent and applica-
tion
1101.02

Disclaimer

1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u),

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner
1105.05
Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires
attention of primary
707.02
Divisional application referred to in papers
1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Divisional applications, Prosecution

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's.

1109.02

Election not affected.

820.02

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.01

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied.

1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (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 (1)

Jurisdiction of application.

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-
aminer
1109

Jurisdiction of interference.

1104

Jurisdiction of patent
1104

Law Examiner may be consulted

1102.01 (a)

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences

Letters to parties.

1102.01 (b)

Losing party, treatment of claims

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

1109.02

application

"Modified" claim.

1102.01 (a)

Interference-Continued Par. No.

Motion:

Add or substitute application 1105.03

Amend 1105.03

Burden of proof. 1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention_ 707.02, 1105

Dissolve. 1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's 1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234. 1111.06

Reconsideration 1105.07

Substitute sole for joint. 1111.07

New reference found 1105.05

Non-elected invention 1101.01

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

Oath under Rules 131, 202, and 204 opened with preliminary statements. 1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and sealed. 715.06, 1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved 103 Overlapping application 709.01, 1111.03 Parties, All claiming invention to be included 1101.01 (h)

Patent and application in different divisions_ 1101.02

Patentability reports. 1111.11

Petition for reconsideration of decision on motion 1105.07

Plural interferences 1102.01

Power of attorney filed. 402:08

Primary Examiner decides propriety of 707.02,

1101.01 (c)

Preliminary statement. 1102.02

Preparation of papers 1102 to 1102.02

Primary Examiner, Matters requiring decision by 1101.01 (c), 1105

Prosecution closed before interference, Re- opened only as to interference subject matter. 1109.01, 1109.02

Public Law 690 201.16,

1102.01 (a), 1111.10

Reconsideration of decision on motion 1105.07

Record in each interference complete 1111.02

Redeclaration 1106

Reference found after declaration. 1105.05 Referred to Primary for question of patent- ability 1105.05

Reforming. 1106.01

Rehearing, New ground in decision 1105.05

Reissue application 1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of patent claim 1101.02 (f) Rejection on estoppel 1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Requesting jurisdiction of interference 1104

Response to suggestion of claims 710.02 (c), 1101.01 (j), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Sealing of oaths. 715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

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

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.
Search
1101.01 (c), 1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

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

Sole to joint.

1111.07

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (j) to

1101.01 (o), 1101.02 (b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit.

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Suggestion of claims from a patent.
1101.02 (b)
Suit in Equity. (See Civil Action.)

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to
make date.

1101.01 (i)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution

709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

103

Termination.

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affidavit_715.07 (b)

Time for hearing motion set by Examiner of
Interferences
1105
Title search of patent.
1101.02

Winning party, Unanswered action
710.02 (b)

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

Withdrawal of application from issue ___ 1101.01 (i),

1101.01 (o), 1101.02 (g), 1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner.
1104,

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution.

608.01

International Convention
201.13

International Convention date
201.14

Intervention by assignee
106

Interviews

713

Allowed application

713.10

Appointment in advance.

713.01

Authority

Before filing

713.05

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

718.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions

713.06, 1111.01

Local attorney

713.03, 713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding.
713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Record of

713.04

Refused

713.01, 713.02, 713.05, 713.10

Substance made of record.

713.04

Time allowed

713.01

Where held.

713.01

Par. No.

Invention. (See Patent; Rejection.)

Invention, Brief summary

608.01 (d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (see also Applicant)

605

Deceased 409

to 409.01 (f)

Heirs 409.01 (a),

409.01 (d)

Insane

409,

409.02

Representative.

401

Issue. (See Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case

1309.01

Issue of patent to assignee.

307

Issue slip

903.07

J

Jacket. (See File wrapper.)

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor:

Oath

602

Power of attorney to

402.01

Refuses to sign application

409.03

Joint inventors 201.02,

201.03, 605

Change in order of names

605.04 (f)

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole 201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08,

1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07,

1112.09 (m) to

1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction:

Allowed application.

714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01

(o)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

K

Kinds of applications.

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers.

608.01

Law examiner:

Authority

1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (i)

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Par. No.

Laws, Patent (see also Statutes)
Introduction
Letter (see also Action; Forms and form letters;
Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance.

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter
608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer.

608.02 (i)

Status

203.08

Letter, Examiner's (see also Action; Forms and
form letters)
707

Abandonment.

711.02

Action before final.

707.14

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Arguments answered

707.07 (f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

Carbon copies

707.08

Claim allowable except as to form
707.07 (j)

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Complete and clear.

707.07

710.06

Correction of citation

707.11

Date stamped

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

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement.

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

707.06

Notices cited

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.06

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

Par. No.

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 statutory

period

702.01

Revocation of power of associate

402.05 (a)

Sample

707.03

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature

707.09

Statement of rejection

707.07 (d)

Statement that next action will

be final

707.14

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions

used ..

707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (i)
Supplemental
710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

Letters of administration.

409.01 (b), 409.01 (c),

500

409.01 (e)

Letters testamentary_ 409.01 (b), 409.01 (c), 409.01 (e)

Library, Scientific

Licensee, Access

107

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

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

Machine, Process or product and.

801, 803,

Memorandum cited.

707.12

New Examiner, Primary dictates.

707.01

707.07 (k)

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application

Final rejection, Patentability report.

Correction, Period for response.

707.05 (g)

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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 Pro- hibited.

608.02 (u)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature (See Signature) Uniformity with signature.

605.04 (b)

National security, Application affecting

107,108

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for exami- nation 903.08 (b)

New Applications-Continued

Par.

No.

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08

(e)

Classification by Primary

903.08

(b)

Inspection

903.08

(a)

Transfer before entry

903.08

(a)

Transfer refused.

903.08

(a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter:

Amendment of disclosure

608.04

Appealable

608.04

(c)

Claim

706.03

(0)

/ Claim, Appealable.

608.04

(c)

Claim terminology

608.01

(o)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure.

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

Inherent characteristics

608.04

(a)

Petitionable

608.04

(c)

Preliminary amendment.

608.04

(b)

Rejection

706.03

(0)

Reissue application 1401.06,

1401.07

Specification, Petitionable.

608.04

(c)

Substitute specification

714.20

Supplemental oath

603

Trade-mark definition

608.01

(v)

When entered.

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference

1101.01

Non-elected invention:

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to-Canceled

821.02

Claims to-Withdrawn

821.01, 821.02

Non-elected species:

Claims to-Canceled.

821.01

Claims to-Withdrawn

809.02

(c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03

(h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04

(b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03

(a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

Notation of possible interference.

1101.01

(c)

Notes, Marginal, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance and

issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Government application

109,

1304

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02,

1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table Appendix I

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Par. No.

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

1101.03

202\)

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 Rule (31 maly

715

Who may make. A

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

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

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Par. No.

Par. No.

Overlapping applications, Same applicant.

304,

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b),

1111.03.

Overlapping applications, Same assignee.

305,

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b), 1111.03

Owner's representative.

400

Ownership and assignment.

300

Ownership carried over by assignment.

201.12

P

P. R. (See Patentability report.)

Paper number

714.18, 714.21, 717.01

Paper number of print.

717.01, 717.01 (b)

Papers:

Depositing
502

Distribution
508

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

Search

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

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

Allowance

705, 705.01 (c)

Appeal.

705.01 (d)

Date status

705.01 (a)

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners.

705.01 (a)

Drawing

608.02 (n)

File wrapper notation

Final action

705.01 (c)

705.01 (a)

File wrapper

717.01, 717.01 (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

Procedure.

Purpose.

Recording.

705.01 (c)

Restriction, Effect on

807

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

Files

905.03

After Board decision.

1214.01

After correspondence under Rule 202

710.02 (b)

After interference

710.02 (b), 1109, 1109.01

Amendment after

Claim copied from patent

714.17

710.02 (c),

Claims all allowed

710.02 (b)

710.04 (a), 1101.02 (e)

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

705.01 (d)

Print of drawing

705.01 (a)

705.01 (e)

705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)

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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

707.02

attention

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper_

1302.13

Print of drawing

608.02

(m)

Additional

608.02

(m)

Alteration

608.02

(m)

Appeal

1204

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)

Rev. 1, April 1955

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)

Quayle practice.
Q
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 (è), 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

also Foreign patent

608.01 (p)

Re-file application

201.10

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition

1002.02

Register of appeals.

1204

Register of applications, Application Branch

504

Register of applications, Examining division

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent.

402, 402.01

Rehearing by Board

1214.01, 1214.02

Rehearing by C. C. P. A

1216.01

Reissue application:

Abstract of title
1401.01

Additions underlined

1401.06

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.

1401.04

Allowance.

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer.

1401.05

Applicant.

1401.02

Assignee.

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim, Canceled from original application

1401.08

Claim, Numbering

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

tion.

1401.09

Claim, Same invention as original patent.
1401.07
Court decision involving original patent_ 1401.09 (a)

Deceased inventor

1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection.

706.03 (x),

1401.08

Definition
1401

Design application

1505

Divisional application

1005, 1401.10 (a)

Drawing

608.02 (k), 1401.05

Effective date

1401.09

Reissue Application-Continued

Par. No.

Election of species

1401.10

Error in original patent. 1401,

1401.08

Examination 1401.04,

1401.09

Filed during interference 1003, 1111.08,

1401.12

Inoperative, Oath requirement

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved

1003,

1111.08,

1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

List of references

1401.11

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter

1401.07

Notice in original file

1401.03

Notice of allowance

1401.11

Numbering of claims

1401:06

Oath

1401.08

Offer to surrender patent 1401.01

1401.04

Omission of feature.

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing

608.02 (k)

Requisites.

1401.01

Restriction

1401.10

Return of original patent.

1401.04

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification 1401.06,

1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Suit on original patent.

1401.09 (a)

Title abstract 1401.01,

1401.02

Transfer of original drawing. 608.02 (k),

1401.05

Twice reissued

1401.06

Reissue patent series

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application __ 1101.01 (i),

1308.01

After allowance of claim

706.04

After allowance of claim, Primary reviews.

707.02

After appeal, New rejection

1208.01

After correspondence under Rule 202 __ 1101.01 (i)

After termination of interference 1109.02,

1110

Against public policy

706.03 (p)

Aggregation

706. 03 (i)

All valid grounds

707.07 (g)

Alternative phrases

706.03 (d)

Anticipation, Full

707.07 (d)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07 (d)

Art.

706.02

Assigned application, Same applicant.

304

Atomic Energy Act.

706.03 (b)

Bar, Statutory

706.03 (s)

Board of Appeals introduces

1214.01

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Business method

706.03 (a)

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02 (f)

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Rejection-Continued
Par. No.

Claim copied from patent, Failure to re-

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, 802.02, 804, 804.01,
804.02, 822, 822.01.

Conflicting applications, One

assigned.

304

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath

706.03

(x),

1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01

(n)

Directly met.

707.07

(d)

Disclaimer

706.03 (u),

710.02

(d)

Double patenting (See Double

patenting)

Duplicate claims

706.03

(k)

Estoppel, Interference.

1105.03,

1109.02,

1110

Final (See Final rejection)

Foreign application, Statutory

bar

706.03

(s)

Fraud upon public.

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 (a)

Old combination

706.03

(i), 706.03 (j)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

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Rejection-Continued
Par. No.
Overlapping applications
304,
305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 802.02, 804, 804.01,

804.02, 822, 822.01.

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07 (d)

Previously allowed claim

706.04, 707.02

Printed matter

706.03 (a)

Prior art

706.02

Product by process

706.03 (e)

Product of nature.

706.03 (a)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding

706.03 (v)

Reissue application, Defective oath

706.03 (x)

"Rejected"

707.07 (d)

Repeated

707.07 (f)

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Res judicata, Continuation application

706.07 (b)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a)

Single means claim

706.03 (c)

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

Statement of

707.07 (d)

Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Substantially met.

707.07 (d)

Suggested claims not made.

706.03 (u)

Technical.

706.03

Trade-mark or trade name.

608.01 (v)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague

706.03 (d)

"Well known in the art"

706.02 (a)

Related inventions ___ 802.01, 806.04 (b), 808.02, 809.03

Related inventions, Species.

806.04 (b)

Remailing Office action

707.13, 710.06

Remand by Board, Affidavit

1212

Remand by Board, Amendment.

1211

Renumbering claims.

1302.01

Reopening prosecution, Submit to Supervisory

Examiner

1005

Reopening prosecution after Board decision

.. 1214.07

Reply brief

1208

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1609

Representative of inventor or owner

400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys

408

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Res judicata, Rejection in continuation appli-

cation

706.07 (b)

Reservation clause in application

608.01 (e)

Residence, Applicant's

605.02

Residence, Applicant's, Change

717.02 (b)

Resignation of Examiner

1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special.

708.03

Response (see also Amendment; Period for 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

o 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 802.01, 804, 806,

806.05

Final requirement.

819

Improper. 803, 806,

808.02

Independent embodiments. 806.04,

806.05

Independent inventions

802.01,

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

818.03

Linking claim. 809, 809.03, 809.03 (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.

802.01,

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

(c)

Rejection on double patenting following

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to 818 to

818.03 (e)

When made

811,

811.01

Withdrawal.

819 *

Single embodiment

806.03

Species of unclaimed genus

808.01 (a)

Subcombination, Combination and

806.05

(a)

to

806.05 (c)

Subcombinations usable together

806.05

(d)

Subsequently presented to invention not

pre-

viously claimed.

818.02,

821.03

Traverse of requirement

818,

818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02

Retention label

1302.07

Return of complete application

600

Return of drawing.

608.02 (y)

Return of filing fee

506.01,

607.02

Return of incomplete application.

506.01

Return of papers, Discourteous matter

714.25

Return of papers entered on file wrapper __ 201.14 (c),

717.01

Returned Office action

707.13

Review at allowance

1302.01

Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival of abandoned application ___ 711.03

(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

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 (8)

106

Reproduced

706

Cited

904.02, 1208

107

Reproduced

707.05

Cited 707.05 (e), 1610

108

Reproduced

901.02

111

Reproduced

714.02

Cited

714.03,

714.04, 714.16, 818.03 (a), 818.07 (a)

112

Reproduced

706

113

Reproduced

706.07

Cited

706.07 (b)

115

Reproduced

714

116

Reproduced

714.12

Cited 706.07, 706.07

(e), 714.13

117

Reproduced

706.03 (n)

118

Reproduced.

608.04

Cited.

608

119

Cited

714.02

121

Reproduced

714.22

Cited

1302.04

123

Reproduced

608.02 (p)

124

Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125

Reproduced.

608.01 (q)

Cited

714.19, 714.20

126

Reproduced

608.01 (j)

Cited 608.01 (n), 1302.01

127

Cited

1002.02

131

Reproduced.

715

Cited

707.02,

707.05 (f), 715.01 to 715.09, 904.02,

1101.01 (h), 1101.02 (a),

1101.03,

1102.01, 1105.03, 1111.06, 1111.12, 1212

132

Reproduced

716

Cited 1105.02,

1105.03

133

Cited 713.01, 713.04

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Rules

of practice-Continued

Par. No.

135

Reproduced.

711

Cited

710.01,

710.02(c) to 710.02 (e), 711.02,

712,

714.01 (b), 714.03.

136

Cited

710.02,

710.02 (e), 712, 1005,

1101.02 (f)

137

Reproduced

711.03 (c)

Cited.

712,

1002

138

Reproduced

711

Cited. 711.01,

1215.01

141

Reproduced

806.04

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

(g),

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

(a),

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

142

Cited

707.07

(i),

802, 809.02 (c), 811, 811.01,

811.02,

818, 818.03 (e), 821.01, 821.02.

143

Reproduced

818.03

Cited 802, 810.03, 818.03 (a),

818.03 (b)

144

Reproduced

818.03 (c)

Cited.

802,

809.04,

818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02,

1002.02

145

Reproduced

821.03

Cited

802

146

Reproduced.

809.02

Cited 707

(i), 802

147

Reproduced

201.06

Cited 602.05 (a), 605, 605.04,

802

151

Reproduced.

1501

152

Reproduced

1503.02

Cited.

608.02

153

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited.

602

154

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited.

1503

155

Reproduced.

1505

161

Reproduced

1602

Cited 1610,

1611

162

Reproduced.

1604

Cited.

602

163

Reproduced

1605

164

Reproduced

1605

165

Reproduced.

1606

166

Reproduced.

1607

167

Reproduced

1600

Cited.

1610

171

Reproduced.

1401.01

172

Reproduced

1401.02

Cited.

1401.11

173

Reproduced.

1401.06

Cited.

1401.11

174

Cited 608.02

(k),

1401.05

175

Reproduced.

1401.08

176

Reproduced

1401.09

Cited. 708.01,

1401.10

177

Reproduced.

1401.10

(a)

Cited.

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 (1), 1102.01 (a),

1105, 1105.01, 1105.02 to 1105.03, 1105.05,
1105.06, 1109.02, 1110, 1111.06, 1111.07,
1112.04.

235 Reproduced

1105.04

Cited

707.02,
715.06, 1105, 1105.01, 1105.06, 1111.10
236 Reproduced.
1105.01

1105.05

707.02, 1101.02 (f), 1104, 1105,

1106.02, 1112.06 (b),

238 Cited

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

241 Reproduced.

1111.12

244 Cited

1105.01,

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

291 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). 804.01

322

Reproduced

1402

323

Reproduced

1402.01

324

Reproduced.

1402.01

341

Cited

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)

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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

Examineno Str

707.09

237 Reproduced
Cited.
1105.03, 1105.06, 1112.07, 1112.08

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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 osth

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 802.01, 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

802.01,

808.01

(a)

Patentability over genus

806.04

(h)

Plural 806.04 (g), 808.01

(a),

809.02

Rejection

806.04

(h)

Related

806.04

(b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02

(b)

Withdrawal of Species claims

809.02

(c)

Specification

608.01

Administrator or executor

605.05

Amendment, Instructions for entry __

714.22,

714.23

Arrangement.

608.01

(a)

British "provisional" and "complete"

201.15

Changes prior to filing

608.01

Confused by amendments

608.01

(q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment.

1302.04

to

1302.04 (g)

Specification-Continued

Par. No.

Correction by initialing

1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications

202.01

Definition

608.01 (a)

Derogatory remarks prohibited

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

608.04

Parts

608.01 (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 (o)

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

Introduction

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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

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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 802.01, 806.04

(c),

806.05

(a)

Not generic

806.04

(c)

Species

806.04

(b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03

(y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03

(a)

Submission to Classification Group:

Classification of application __ 903.08

(d),

903.08

(e)

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

707.07 (i)

Summary of action

608.01 (d)

Summary of invention

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

1003, 1004, 1005

Supplemental oath
603
After allowance
603.01, 714.16
New matter

608.04

Suspension:

Action, By Office
709

Design application
1505

Junior application

1101.01 (i)

Overlapping applications

709.01, 1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules
1002

Three year case.
T

710.03

Table of Countries, Public Law 690
201.16

Technical rejections
706.03

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Termination of proceedings.

201.11, 711.02 (c), 712

Terminology in application

608.01 (o), 1302.01

Testamentary, Letters.
409.01 (b)

Three year application, Period for response.
710.03

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690
201.16

Title abstract, Interference

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application ___ 1401.01, 1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12

Title of design application.

1503.01

Title of invention.

606

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 606.01, 1302.01

Title report, Interference.

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application

1401.01, 1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature.

605.04 (e)

Trade-mark and trade name.

608.01 (v)

Transfer of application:

After amendment

903.08 (c)

After Classification decision

903.08 (g)

Allowable application

903.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

Divisible inventions

812

Interference.

1101.01 (a), 1101.02

New

903.08 (a)

Procedure.

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

Submitted to Classification Examiner

903.08 (d)

Par. No.

Transfer of class or subclass.

903.05

Transfer of drawing.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet.

608.02 (j)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Transfer of U. S. patent.

903.05

Transfer of specification

608.01 (t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.15

Translator

901.05 (d)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818,

818.03 to 818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02

Supplemental action.

710.06

Traverse, Rejection of linking claim

818.03 (d)

Types of applications

201

U

U. S. C.

Introduction

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (e)

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Unsigned amendment. 711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing.

605.04 (h)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706,03 (p)

Utility patent.

201.901.04

Utility required

608.01 (p)

V

Venue

604.02

W

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

Form of request.

1308.02

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Motion under Rule 234

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (o)

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.05, 402.06

Withdrawal of claims:

To species

809.02 (c)

To non-elected invention 821.01,

821.02, 821.03

Withdrawal of final rejection

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final.

706.07 (d)

Primary decides.

707.02

Withholding from allowance, Design application_

1505

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to.

508.01

x

X-series of patents

901.04

,