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# Appendix I Table of Orders and Notices

If the O.G. volume and page appear in the list, a reproduction copy of the
original Order or Notice may be ordered in the usual manner.

Sec. No.

Sec. No.

1880, Mar. 6. Notice. Examiners May Not

Testify as Patent Experts
1701
1888, Jan. 24. Order No. 453. Each Interfer-
ence Record To Be Complete in Itself. 66 O.G.
1599
1111.02

May 28. Order No. 480. Changing
Name of Attorney on the Drawing For-
bidden. 81 O.G. 1425.
608.02 (u)
1889, Feb. 9. Order No. 525. Specification To
Be Rewritten if Confused by Erasures and
Amendments. 74 O.G. 503.
1302.02
, July 2. Order No. 560. Erasure of

Notations Required. 48 O.G. 119
1802.03
1892, June 25. Order No. 767. Entries on File
Jacket Limited to Permanent Parts of Record.
60 O.G. 1.
717.01

1894, Sept. 4. Notice. Death of a Member of
a Firm Having Power of Attorney; New
Power Not Required
402.04 (a)

1899, Mar. 27. Order No. 1271. Parties Who
May Have Access to an Application File
104
1900, Aug. 25. Order No. 1365. Suggesting
Claims for Interference Involving a Case in
Issue. 93 O.G. 557.
1101.01(0)

Sept. 11. Order No. 1370. Substance
of Cited Ms. Decision To Be Given
707.06
1903, Jan. 26. Order No. 1514. Interference

Declaration Papers.

1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b)

July 10. Order No. 1537. "Counts
Compared" in Interference Papers.
1102.01 (a)
1906, July 13. Notice. Estimating Cost of
Correcting Drawings
608.02 (s)
1907, July 19. Order No. 1733. Arrangement
of Papers in Application Files
717.01 (a)
1908, Apr. 17. Order No. 1759. Entry of
Amendment Filed During Interference Pro-
ceedings To Await Termination of Interfer-
ence
1111.05

Apr. 29. Order No. 1764. New Drawing
Required Only by Direction of Drafts-
man. 156 O.G. 261
608.02 (a)
Oct. 24. Order No. 1783. Return of
Drawing. 156 O.G. 541
608.02 (y)
Dec. 3, Order No. 1832. Reprinted Nota-
tion on File Jacket of a Divisional Appli-
cation
202.02

1909, June 15. Order No. 1805. Protest Against
Issuance of Patent Not To Be Entered in

1909, Aug. 2. Notice. Interference Search in
Analogous Classes
1101.01 (c)
1910, Jan. 13. Order No. 1838. Proof of Au-
thority of Executor, etc., To Be of Record.
Abstract of Title in Reissues. 151 O.G.
453
409.01 (b)

May 10. Order No. 1854. Disposal of
Amendment Filed After Case Is Abandoned_ 714.17
June 2. Order No. 1862. Admission of
Additional or Substitute Drawings. 156 O.G.
801
608.02(a), 608.02(t)
Nov. 15. Order No. 1883. Entry,
"Noted" in Interference File on Termination
of Interferences
1107
1912, Feb. 3. Order No. 1958. Conditions Pre-

cedent to Amendment of Drawing

608.02 (q)

Mar. 1. Order No. 1961. Unsigned
Amendment, Disposal of
714.01 (b)

July 11. Order No. 1994. Amendment
of Petition
601.01, 605.03

Dec. 20. Order No. 2024. Examiner to
Notify Associate Attorney of the Revocation
of His Power
402.06 (a)
1913, Oct. 14. Order No. 2076. Intervention of
Executor Not Compulsory. 195 O.G. 548 __ 409.01 (f)
1914, Mar. 31. Notice. Classification of Allowed
Applications
903.07

July 13. Order No. 2146. Search Noted
in File Wrapper
717.05

Aug. 4. Notice. Fee Stamp From

Embassy or Legation Not Required

604.05

1916, Jan. 12. Order No. 22151/2. Amendments

Not Completely Responsive

714.05

1917, May 11. Notice. Notation of Claims Not
Patentable Over Interference Issue To Be
Appended to the Declaration of Interfer-
ence
1102.01 (b)

Nov. 24. Order No. 2357. Proper Classi-
fication of Issue Cases in Revised Classes To
Be Personally Revised by Primary Exami-
ner
903.07

1918, Feb. 20. Notice. Unauthorized Changes

in Classification of Patents

903.05

Mar. 18. Order No. 2880. Notations To
Be Made by Examiner on Face of Newly
Issued Patents
905.04

June 12. Notice. Care at Interviews

Against Exposing Other Applications to View_

101

File

1309.02

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Sec. No.

Sec. No.

1918, Sept. 16. Order No. 2422. One Claim
on Each Invention To Be Published in
O. G.
1302.09

Sept. 30. Notice. Amendment Filed by
an Attorney Not of Record
714.01 (c)
1919, Mar. 24. Notice. Inquiry of Application
Room for Drawings Not Transmitted
608.02 (h)
Apr. 15. General Rules Governing the
Assignment of Application for Examina-
tion
903.08 (e)
Apr. 18. Notice. Steps Preliminary to
an Interference
714.18,

1101.01(e), 1101.01(g)

1920, Dec. 6. Notice. Prompt Attention to
"Printer Waiting" Cases
1309.01

1921, Feb. 15. Notice. Where Junior Party
Fails Under Rule 202, His Claims To Be
Promptly Rejected on Senior Party's Patent
When Issued
1101.01 (1)

June 22. Notice. Examiners To Answer
"Status Letters"
203.08

Aug. 11. Order No. 2687. Primary
Examiner To Personally Pass on Question of
Existence of Interference
1101.01 (c)
Oct. 12. Order No. 2698. Rule 312-
Procedure
714.16(d)
Nov. 26. Notice. Models Must Be Filed

in Model Room

608.03 (a)

Dec. 16. Order No. 2712. Reissue Oaths
and Affidavits Under Rule 131 To Be Passed
on Personally by the Primary Examiner ___ 715.08,
1401.08

1922, Apr. 22. Notice. The Attention of Ex-
aminers Is Called to the Decision in Jackson

v. Patton, 150 O.G. 265, 1910 C.D. 2.

1102.01 (a)

May 29. Order No. 2750. Cases Requir-
ing No Correspondence Under Rule 202 __ 1101.01 (g)
Aug. 11. Notice-Rule 312. Entry of
Amendment in Part
714.16 (e)

Oct. 7. Circular. Request for Literature

Apr. 19. Notice. Orders for Photostats
To Be Signed by Primary Examiner
905.01
to Clear Through Scientific Library
901.06 (b)
July 30. Order No. 3157. Rejection of
Previously Allowed Claim Requires Specific
Approval of Primary Examiner
706.04, 1308.01
1923, Jan. 9. Order No. 2798. Supplemental
Oath Filed After Allowance.
603.01, 714.16
Jan. 23. Order No. 2799. Entries on
"Contents" of a File Should Be in Ink
717.01

Feb. 20. Order No. 2801. Claims Con-
sidered on Amendments Must be Supported
by Argument. 308 O.G. 1
714.04

Nov. 12. Notice. No Notification by
Examiner of Status of a Case Decided by
Board
1214.06
1924, Jan. 15. Notice. "General Information
Concerning Patents" Sent Instead of "Rules
of Practice"
703
Feb. 12. Notice. In Citing a Commis-
sioner's Order Give Date or O.G
707.06

1925, June 18. Order No. 2913. Action on Junior
Application Failing to Make Date of the Other
Application. 388 O.G. 479.
1101.01 (i)

Dec. 1. Order No. 2938. References To
Be Listed at Beginning of Letter. Signature
Is Over the Word "Examiner" or "Acting
Examiner"
707.05(a) to 707.05(d), 707.09
1926, Mar. 20. Order No. 2952. Procedure Lead-
ing to Affixing to the Issuing Patent the
Classification Given the Application
903.07
1927, Feb. 25. Notice. Restriction as to Who
May Pull Soft Copies and Patented and
Abandoned Files
905.02
1928, Jan. 26. Notice. Where Rule 312 Amend-
ment Increases Claims Above 20, Notation of
Final Fee on Notice of Allowance To Be
Made
714.16 (e)

%

)

Aug. 18. Notice. Amendment Prior to
the First Action Adding Claims Raising Total
in Excess of Fee Not To Be Entered
714.10

Oct. 29. Order No. 3084. Cases Ready
for Final Action Are "Special." Exr. about to
Resign Should Work on Old Cases. 376 O.G.
269
708.01, 708.03
1929, Apr. 17. Order No. 3104. The Original
Drawing or the Print Must Always Be in
Examining Division Until Case Is Patented
or Abandoned
608.02 (e)

Aug. 26. Notice. Original and Prospec-
tive Patent Numerals to Identify a Claim in an
Issue Case
1302.04 (g)
1930, Jan. 29. Notice. Losing Party in Inter-
ference
1111.09

Feb. 4. Order No. 3140. Full First
Name Required. 391 O.G. 757.
605.04 (b)

Feb. 4. Order No. 3141. Amendments
That May Be Made by Examiner. 391 O.G.
757
1802.04

Oct. 11. Notice. Cases up for Third
Action and 5-year Cases To Be Personally
Considered by Primary Examiner
707.02 (a)
1931, Jan. 23. Order No. 3179.
1705

May 19. Order No. 3193. Reissue Appli-
cation Filed During Interference Involving
the Patent To Be Called to Commissioner's
Attention. 407 O.G. 1
1111.08, 1401.12

1932, Feb. 1. Notice. Disposition To Be Made
by Examiner of Orders for Amendment of
Drawing
608.02s, 608.02 (x)
1933, June 9. Order No. 3240. Prints of Draw-
ings Entered as Paper No. 2
717.01 (b)

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Sec. No.

Sec. No.

1933, July 10. Order No. 3244. Filing in
Affected Application Notice of Motion Under
Rule 234
1111.06

Sept. 7. Order No. 3251. Data Given in
Citing Foreign Patents.
707.05 (e)

Sept. 27. Notice. Amendment Present-
ing Suggested Patent Claims After Time
Limit, Is Not Entered Without Commis-
sioner's Approval
1101.02 (f)

1934, May 15. Notice. Applicant To Be Notified
by Examiner of Withdrawal of Attorney ____ 402.06
July 26. Circular, Modified. Present
Practice as to Holding of Abandonment for
Incomplete Response
714.03

, Aug. 17. Notice. An Unnecessary Sub-
stitute Specification Not Entered Though
Remainder of Amendment May Be Entered __ 714.20
1935, Jan. 11. Notice. Instructions to Exami-
ners In Re Decisions on Motions Under Rules
232, 235, and 237
1105.06

Mar. 2. Notice. Questions Touching
an Interference To Be Discussed Only Inter-
partes
1111.01

May 22. Order No. 3311. Of Amend-
ments Filed Under Rule 312 Only Those
Affecting Disclosure, or Varying Scope of
Claims, To Be Submitted for Approval,
714.16
1936, Feb. 17. Circular, Revised. Index of
Claims
717.04
Dec. 9. Notice. Dependent Claims.
594 O.G. 1.
601.01 (n)
Dec. 18. Order No. 5106. Applicant
Changes Name After Application Is Filed.
594 O.G. 1
605.04 (c)

Feb. 20. Circular. Practice Affecting
Entry of Amendments Filed Under Rule 233.
1108
May 26. Order No. 3357. Data in Cita-
tion of Court Decisions in Appealed Cases __ 707.06
1937, Jan. 14. Order No. 3380. Rule 202 State-
ment To Be Sealed and Forwarded With
Interference Papers
1101.01 (h)

Mar. 24. Notice, Issue Case Classified
in Another Division Without Transfer __ 903.07 (b)
May 29. Notice. New Ground for
Holding a Count or Proposed Count Unpat-
entable
1105.03, 1105.05

Oct. 11. Notice. Returnability of
607.02

Fees
Nov. 19. Order No. 3411. Entry on

Jacket of Continuation-in-Part.
202.02
1938, Apr, 20. Notice. Caution Against Piece-
meal Prosecution. Particular Reference to
Res Adjudicata Rejections
706.03 (w)

June 14. Notice. Reference Cited Un-
der Rule 237 To Be Applied to the Counts __ 1105.05
June 29. Notice. Time Limit Ac-

tions
1101.02 (f)

July 25. Notice. Practice Regarding
Petitions To Make Application Special
708.02

Aug. 10. Notice. Pending Cases
Brought Under Act of 1883 To Be Forwarded
to Application Division
607.01 (c)

1939, June 30. Notice. Practice To Be Fol-
lowed Where Directions for Entry of Amend-
ments Are Defective.
714.23

1939, Nov. 17. Order No. 3494. Fixing
Shortened Time for Response to Office Actions.
509 O.G. 1
710.02(a)

1940, Sept. 24. Notice. Credit for Time
Spent in Classifying Foreign Patents
903.03
, Oct. 15. Notice. Sealing of Rule 204
Affidavits
1101.03
1941, Apr. 14. Notice. Procedure Where Win-
ning Party's Application Contains an Unan-
swered Action
710.02 (b)

Nov. 22. Notice. "Shortened Time for
Reply" To Be Stamped on First Page of
Letter
710.02
1943, May 14. Notice. Printed Copies of Alien
Property Custodian Applications
901.06 (c)

, Nov. 1. Notice. In an Interference
Involving a Patent the Numerals of the
Patent Claims To Be Used in Identifying
Counts
1102.01 (a)

Dec. 9. Notice. Practice Where Copied
Patent Claims Are Filed in a Case in
Issue
1101.02 (g)

1945, Dec. 21. Order 4009. Corrections of

608.02 (r),
Drawing. 582 O.G. 211
608.02(v), 608.02(w), 608.02y, 1302.04
1946, July 1. Extract of Notice. Title of In-
vention. 588 O.G. 517.
606.01

Dec. 20. Notice. Citation in Examiner's
Letters of References Introduced by Appli-
cants
707.05(d), 1302.12
1947, Jan. 2. Notice. Preparation of Inter-
ference Notices
1102.01 (b)

Feb. 3. Memorandum. Abbreviations
of Titles of Periodicals.
707.05(e)

Feb. 24. Notice. Effective Dates of

Declassified Printed Matter. 596 O.G. 144_ 707.05(f)
Mar. 19. Notice. Keeping Patented
Files From Record Room
905.03

, Apr. 2. Notice. Listing of Foreign
Patents for Printing as Part of an Issued
Patent
1302.12

Aug. 5. Memorandum. Cited Refer-

1802.12
ences-List in Numerical Order
Oct. 14. Order No. 5267. Deferment
of Action on Formal Matters.
707.07 (a),
708.01, 710.02 (b)

Nov. 18. Notice. Trademarks in Pat-
ent Applications. 605 O.G. 179
608.01 (v)

Nov. 25. Notice. Submission of Appli-
cations for Classification
903.08 (d)
1948, Apr. 6. Notice. Concerning Election of
Species. 610 O.G. 16
809.02 (e)

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1948, Apr. 6. Notice. Practice Concerning
Borrowing References and Ordering Official
Cross References
901.08, 903.06

May 3. Notice. Amendment Filed
After Death of Attorney. 610 O.G. 503.
406
May 6. Notice. Procedure as to Status
Letter
203.08

May 13. Notice. Incorrect Citation
of References
707.05(g), 1302.12

June 28. Memorandum. Amendments
Filed After the Death of an Attorney of
Record
406

Sept. 3. Notice. Withdrawal or Dis-
1215.01,
missal of Appeal. 614 O.G. 812.
1215.02, 1215.03, 1215.05

Nov. 10. Notice. Patentability Re-
608.02(n), 705
ports. 616 O.G. 1120

Nov. 12. Notice. Instructions on

Patentability Reports
705.01 to 705.01 (f)
1949, Feb. 18. Notice. Application of New
Rules to Cases Pending on March 1, 1949. 620
O.G. 691
706.07
Mar. 7. Notice. Signature of Attorney
and Agents. 620 O.G. 970
402.04

Mar. 29. Notice. Practice in the Case
of an Application Filed with a Power of
Attorney to an Unregistered Person. 621 O.G.
641
402

Apr. 13. Circular of Information and
Office Instructions Regarding Publication of
Abstracts of Applications
711.06 (a)

Apr. 14. Notice. Attorney Represent-
ing Different Parties in Interferences. 622
O.G. 12.
1102.01 (b)
June 6. Notice. Fee Exempt Appli-
cations
607.01
Aug. 5. Memorandum. Interferences
on Nonelected Inventions
1101.01

Aug. 10. Notice. Published Abstracts

of U.S. Applications.
901.06(d)
Aug. 22. Notice. Making Unofficial

Subclasses and Digests
903.02
tions to be Made in Red Ink
1302.04
May 14. Notice. Drawings to Accom-
pany Allowed Files
908.07

Sept. 23. Notice. Markush-Type Claim
Permissible Under True Generic Claim. 627
O.G. 304
706.03(y)

Oct. 12. Notice. Preparing Reisuue

1401.11
Applications for Use.
Oct. 31. Notice. Incorporating Non-
patent Literature in the Classification ___. 901.06(b)

Nov. 4. Notice. Change in Rules to Per-
mit Claiming Five Species 626 O.G. 14 __ 806.04(g),
809.02 (a)

Dec. 12. Notice. Sending Copy of Office
Action to Applicant in Case of Death of
Attorney
406

Dec. 30. Notice. Counting Actions and

Reporting Cases
1705
1950, Jan. 3. Notice. Failure to File Brief on
Appeal Before the Board of Appeals. 630 O.G.
617
1215.04

Sec. No.

1950\. Jan. 4. Notice. Action Following Ex
Parte Appeal to the Court of Customs and
Patent Appeals. 630 O.G. 617.
1216.01

Mar. 8. Notice. Preparation of Type-
written Specification
608.01

Mar. 15. Notice. Practice Under Rule
237 (a) in Interferences Involving a Patent.
636 O.G. 705
1102.02 (f)
Mar. 15. Notice. Practice Where Ref-
ence for Claim in Issue is Discovered. 636
O.G. 705.
1308.01

Mar. 31. Memorandum. Powers of At-
torney
402.08

May 3. Notice. Change of Title with
Notice of Allowance
606.01

Nov. 1. Notice. Rejection of Division
Case on the Ground of Double Patenting. 640
O.G. 710
804.02
1951, Apr. 12. Notice. Examiner's Answer to
Appeal Where All Appealed Claims are Sub-
ject to Patentability Report
705.01 (a)

May 7. Notice. Entry of Amendments
Where Precise Point of Entry It Not Speci-
fied
714.23

June 25. Memorandum. Transfer of
Secret Applications
903.08 (a)

July 16. Memorandum. Dependent
Claim
Sept. 14. Memorandum. Cases Pend-
608.01 (n)
ing more than Five Years
710.02 (b)
1952, Feb. 5. Notice. Review of Application
for Security
107.01

Feb. 18. Memorandum. Initialling of

Blue Slip by Primary Examiner

903.07

Mar. 13. Notice. New Ground of Re-
jection in Examiner's Answer. Time for
filing Reply. 657 O.G. 7.
1208.01

Mar. 18. Notice. Manner of Citing
New Ground of Rejection in Examiner's
Answer
1208.01

Apr. 18. Notice. Examiner's Correc-

May 19. Notice. Insertion of Patent
Numbers in Allowed Applications. 659 O.G.
311
1302.04, 1302.04 (f)

July 2. Memorandum. Designation of

Attesting Officers. 661 O.G. 13.

1309

July 6. Memorandum. Allowed Appli-
cations Class and Subclass Should Be Clearly
Written on File Wrapper
1802.09

Aug. 1. Notice. Allowed Applications
-Status of Companion Cases Referred to
Therein and Use of Retention Labels.
1802.07

Aug. 28. Commissioner's Administra-
tive Order No. 10. Authorization to Inspect
or Make Photostatic Copies of Files and
Other Documentary Material
104

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Sec. No.

1952, Sept. 8. Notice. Disposition of Prints

in Applications Classified in Another Group
at the Time of Allowance
903.07 (b)

Sept. 23. Memorandum. Prints of
Drawings in Patented Applications-Immedi-
ate Delivery to Issue and Gazette Branch_ 608.02 (c)
Oct. 23. Notice. Decisions on Motions
1105.06, 1105.07
in Interference. 664 O.G. 687

Dec. 1. Notice. Unentered Amend-
ments in Appealed Cases
1208

Dec. 10. Extract From Notice. Practice
Relative to Requirements for Restriction
804.01
1953, Jan. 5. Notice. Notification of Deposi-
tion of Amendments in Appealed Cases.
1207

Jan. 5. Extract from Memorandum.
Class and Subclass Notation on Drawings of
Allowed Cases
903.07
Jan. 6. Notice. Rule 312 Amendments
Presenting Copied Patent Claims.
1101.02 (g)
Mar. 9. Extract From Notice. Transfer
of Patents
903.05

Mar. 10. Notice. Appealed Cases-Rule
196(b) Rejections and 196(c) Recommenda-
tions-Time for Taking Action Before Ex-
aminer. 668 O.G. 869.
1213.01, 1214.01
Apr. 14. Notice. Requirements for Re-
striction-Review by Primary Examiner
803.01
May 26. Commissioner's Order. Discon-
tinuance of Publication of Abstracts of Aban-
doned Applications. 671 O.G. 316
711.06

1954, Mar. 9. Stipulations for Extension of
Time. 680 O.G. 820.
1111
Multiplicity. 760 O.G. 1
706.03 (1)
Oct. 21. Notice. Affidavits under

, Apr. 5. Notice. Changes in Interfer-

ence Practice. 681 O.G. 864

1101.02

Sept. 20. Notice. Public Law 619.

201.16

, Dec. 3. Notice. Applications Made

Special. 689 O.G. 451
708.01, 1204
1955, Nov. 7. Notice. Petitions to Make Pat-
ent Applications Special. 700 O.G. 567.
708.02
1956, Jan. 24. Notice. Election of Species-
Short Form
809.02 (a)
Jan. 25. Notice. Consular Fee Stamps.

703 O.G. 1
604.05

Apr. 24. Notice. Group Number Should
Appear on Communications Relating to Pend-
ing Applications. 706 O.G. 437
503

Apr. 25. Notice. Submission of Appli-
July 25. Notice. Recording Petitions
To Make Special
708.02
cations Under the Atomic Energy Act
108
Aug. 30. Notice. Joint Applicants
Nov. 29. Notice. Interferences When
Declared
1101.01
Dec. 14. Notice. Examiner's Report on
Petition To Revive.
711.03 (d)

Order of Names. 710 O.G. 487
605.04 (f)
Sept. 24. Notice. Preparing List of
References in Allowed Applications __ 707.05, 1302.12
Sept. 24. Notice. Status Letters in Re-
sponse to Congressional Inquiries
203.08

Oct. 8. Notice. Suspension of Patenta-

bility Report Practice

705.01 (e)

Dec. 17. Notice. Applications Filed
More Than One Year After Filing Abroad-
Reference to Library Unnecessary
706.03 (s)

Sec. No.

1956, Dec. 18. Notice. Disposition of Prints
of Drawings
608.02 (c)
1957, Feb. 14. Notice. New Ground of Rejec-
tion in Examiner's Answer.
Apr. 8. Notice. Statement of Exami-
1208.01
ner's Position in Examiner's Answer
1208

Apr. 22. Notice. Practice Relative to
Applications Filed Without Drawings. 718
O.G. 1
608.02

Apr. 23. Notice. Appointment of Sub-
stitute Attorney. 718 O.G. 219
402.03
1958, Sept. 29. Notice. New Drawings Pre-
pared by Office Draftsman
608.02 (x)
1959, Feb. 16. Memorandum. Appeal Confer-
ence
1208

Apr. 29. Notice. Incorrect Citation of
References-Period for Response. 742 O.G.
611
710.06

May 4. Notice. Employees to Refrain
from Expressing Opinions on Question of
Validity. (C.F. 760 O.G. 760)
1701

Oct. 13. Notice. Photographs as

Drawings. 747 O.G. 789.

608.02

Oct. 27. Notice. Answering Asserted

Advantages

707.07 (f)

Dec. 15. Notice. Personal Review by

Primary Examiner of Rule 132 Affidavits_ 707.02, 716
1960, Aug. 3. Notice. Classification of Foreign
Patents
903.03

Oct. 14. Notice. Rejection on Undue

Rule 132
716
Oct. 21. Special Notice. 760 O.G. 499 __
1701
1961, Apr. 6. Notice. Amendments under Rule
312. 765 O.G. 935
714.16

May 18. Notice. Field of Search-In-

quiries relative Thereto. 767 O.G. 285.
1701

May 25. Notice. Classification of
Foreign Patents
903.03

July 14. Notice. Bar to Patenting by
Reason of Unlicensed Foreign Filing
706.03 (s)

July 21. Notice. "Easily Erasable"
Paper. 769 O.G. 231
608.01

Dec. 22. Notice. Applications-Filing
Dates. 774 O.G. 415.
506
1962, Mar. 1. Notice. Applicants to be Noti-
fied Directly Where Election by Common As-
signee is Required. 776 O.G. 609.
1101.01 (b)

Mar. 28. Notice. Print of Drawing in

Application Awaiting Revision.

608.02 (c)

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Sec. No.
1962, Mar. 28. Notice .. Terminology Not

Generally Accepted in Art.
707.07

Apr. 23. Notice. New Drawings __ 608.02 (a)
Aug. 22. Notice. Certified Copies for

Divisional Applications. 782 O.G. 1
201.06
Oct. 3. Notice. Interference Involving
Patents
1101.02, 1112.08
1963, Mar. 29. Notice. (Sequence of Exami-
nation)
708.01

Sept. 25. Notice. Authority to Act on

Petitions
1002.02
1964, Jan. 23. Notice. Trademarks in Patent
April 7. Notice. Final Rejection ---

Feb. 12. Notice. Amendments After

Second Action

714.12

Apr. 6. Notice. Time Periods in Inter-

ferences
1106

Apr. 30. Notice. Practice Re: Tech-
nical Rejections. 814 O.G. 715
706.03(y)

May 27. Notice. Effective Date of U.S.
Patent Claiming Foreign Priority ____ 706.02, 715.01
June 26. Notice. Interferences-Dec-

laration-804 O.G. 297

1101.01, 1101.01 (g)

July 23. Notice. Setting Time Periods

for Response.
710.02(b),
714.01 (b), 809.02 (c), 821.01

Aug. 18. Notice. Reference to Parent
Application
1302.04

Oct. 13. Notice. Publication of Por-

tions of Application. 804 O.G. 813
711.06

Oct. 14. Notice. Citation of Ref-

erence. 807 O.G. 782

707.05 (a)

Dec. 2. Notice. Netherlands Printed

Specifications. 809 O.G. 1290
901.05(b)
Dec. 4. Notice. Grouping of References in
Office Letters
707.05(a)
Dec. 11. Notice. Information re Ap-

plication Status. 809 O.G. 1298.
102

Dec. 18. Notice. Orders for Photo
copies. 810 O.G. 808.
905.01
1965, Jan. 4. Notice. Citation of Publications
and Foreign Patents. 810 O.G. 311
707.05(e)
Jan. 14. Notice. Drawing Correc-

tions
608.02 (x)

Jan. 14. Notice. Borrowed Application

Files
Jan. 14. Notice. Borderline Classifica-
901.03
tion-Resubmission When Sending To Issue __ 903.07,
903.08 (a)

1965, Feb. 19. Notice. Claims Added Before
First Office Action
707.04, 714.10
Notices Under Rule 312.
714.16(d)

Feb. 19. Notice. Treatment of Claim
Dependent on Canceled or Rejected Base
Claim
608.01 (n)
Feb. 19. Notice. Appeal Filed-Dis-
position of Reference Copies in File
1208

1965, March 4. Notice. Declaration in Lieu of
Oath-Ribboning of Papers Unnecessary
813 O.G. 1
602, 602.04 (a)

March 4. Notice. Informal Applica-
tions of Foreign Applicants.
702.01, 714.09

March 15. Notice. Telephone Long-Dis-

tance Interviews

713.01, 714.01

March 17. Notice. Routing of Addi-
tional and Substitute Drawings
608.02 (h)
April 5. Notice. Telephone Numbers

on Office Actions.

707.08

Specifications. 799 O.G. 204.
608.01 (v)
When Proper on First Action.
706.07 (b)
Jan. 23. Notice. Prior Applications --
Notations on File Wrapper __ 202.02, 1302.06, 1302.09
May 31. Notice. Amendment after Fi-
nal-Application Allowable
Feb. 7. Notice. Due Date of Re-
June 15. Notice. New Interference Pro-
714.13
sponses
710.05

cedure

107.02, 1101.02 (f),

1101.03, 1102, 1102.01, 1102.01 (a), 1105.05, 1111.04
June 18. Notice. Full Signatory Exam-

iners Notations on File Wrappers

903.07

July 22. Notice. Defective Oaths
602.03

July 22. Notice. Pencil Notations on
Drawings
608.02, 717.03

August 11. Notice. New Ground of Re-
jection After Final.
706.07(e), 1208.01

August 13. Notice. Amendments-Ba-
sis in Original Disclosure
706.03 (n), 714.02

September 9. Notice. Transfer of

Drawings

608.02 (i)

Sept. 27. Notice. German Utility

Model (Gebrauchsmuster). 819 O.G. 1335_ 901.05 (b)
Nov. 1. Notice. Examiner's Answer ...
1208

Dec. 30. Notice. Waiving of Correc-

tions to Drawing

608.02

1966, Jan. 6. Notice. New Drawings Prepared

by Patent Office

608.02 (x)

Jan. 27. Notice. Telephone Practice in
Restriction and Election of Species Situations.
824 O.G. 408.
812.01

Feb. 11. Memorandum. Streamlined

Continuation Applications. 824 O.G. 1
201.07

Feb. 24. Notice. Citation of References
on Allowance
1802.04

Mar. 1. Memorandum. Prosecution of
Patent Applications After Final Action. 824
O.G. 4
714.13, 1207

May 11. Notice. Examiner's Amend-
ment Practice. 827 O.G. 2
1802.04

May 13. Notice. Streamlined Continua-
tion Applications-Original Application Al-
lowed. 827 O.G. 2.
201.07

May 31. Memorandum. Revision of

May 31. Notice. Format-Requesting

Streamlined Continuation Application. 828

O.G. 1085

201.07

Aug. 3. Extensions of Time. 829 O.G.

1307

710.02 (e)

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