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# Index

A

Sec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application

(see also

Abandon-

ment).

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04

(a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103,

711.04

Incomplete

506.01

Issue fee, failure to pay

203.07,

712

Listed

711.04

(a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering

711.04

(b),

905.03

Petition, Period for

response after

1002

Reference use

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Revival

711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival, Examiner's statement

711.03

(d)

Stored

711.04

(a)

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned application ;

Abandonment. )

Abandonment (see also

Abandoned

applica-

tion )

711

After allowance

711.05

Amendment late

711,

711.02,

714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal

1215.01

to

1215.03

Assignee must consent

711.01

Court case

1215.05

Express

711,

711.01

Counted as action

1705

Issue fee not paid

711.05,

712

Incomplete response,

Review by

Primary

707.02

No response

711,

711.02

Notification of

711.02

Of Invention

706.03 (s)

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)

Abbreviature-Abstract :

Citation

711.06(a)

Ordering copies

901.06 (d)

Publication opens file to

inspection

103

Access (see also Inspection; Power

of

attor-

ney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Access-Continued

Sec. No.

Pending application
101, 106

Petition
103, 1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap-
plication )
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(1)

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

Final action 705.01(a),

706.07, 713.09

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, Group Manager's attention

1005

Third, Primary reviews

707.02 (a)

Additional improvement series

901.04

Address of applicant

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (b),

409.01 (c), 409.01 (e)

Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (d)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

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Administrator or executor-Continued

Sec. No.

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01 (đ)

Signature

605.05

(a)

Specification form

605.05

Advantages over prior art

707.07 (f)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312

714.16 (d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney ; Power of attorney.)

Aggregation

706.03 (1)

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

appli-

cation)

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

1308.03

Design application

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing, Draftsman's stamp

608.02

Drawing correction 608.02

(s), 1302.04

Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

Drawing correction, Examiner's

amend-

ment

608.02 (w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip

608.02 (x),

%

1302.05

Drawing in patented file

608.02 (1),

905.03

Drawing notations

1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.03

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's

amendment. )

Fee exempt application, statement

required

by

applicant

607.01

Fee exempt application, Status

of

in-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1302

First action-cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters

714.16,

1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and changes 714.16, 1302.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Formula checked

1309.01

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01 (c),

1302.03

Interference search

1302.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction

of

case

1305

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __ 1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Marginal note

1802.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by

Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See Notice

of allow-

ance.)

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02 (n),

705.01 (d)

Pencil notes

1302.03

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Print replaces drawing in division

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.02

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance

1101.01(1),

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

Review by Primary

903.07

Secret case

107.02,

1304

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Sec. No.

Senior party in correspondence

under

Rule

202

1101.01 (1)

Signatures inconsistent

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01,

710.02 (b), 1301

Species added after

806.04 (g)

Specification, Clean copy required

608.01 (g),

1302.02

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01(0)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Terminology correspondence of and claims

specification

1302.01

Three-year case

109

Title

1302.01

Title change by Examiner 606.01,

1302.04 (a)

Title search, Continuing application

202.02

Transfer

903.07 (b)

Undelivered notice of allowance

1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See

Withdrawal

from issue.)

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy

order"

case

1304

Allowed application (see also Allowances

and

issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1802.09

Rejection

1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference_ 1005, 1101.01(0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

706.04

Alteration of application before execution

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

706.03 (d)

Amended application

203.03

Amended application, Inspection for

trans-

fer

903.08 (c)

Amendment (see also Response)

714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment

711.02, 714.17

After all claims allowed

714.14

After allowance :

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent __ 714.16(a),

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1005

Entry in part

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action 714.16,

714.16(d),714.16 (e)

Excess claims

714.16 (c)

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Handling

714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance

714.15

Motion under Rule 234

714.16(b), 1105.03

Patentability pointed out

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16 (e)

"Secrecy order" case

107.02

Supplemental oath

603.01, 714.16

After appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's answer

1207

Amendment-Continued

Sec. No.

After Board decision 1214.01,

1214.07

After death of attorney

406

After final rejection

714.12,

714.13

After final rejection, Entered in part

714.20

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record 405,

714.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure

608

Before first action 608.04 (b), 707.04,

714.09

Before first action, Adding excess claims

707.04,

714.10

Board rejection avoided

1214.01

Canceled matter restored

608.01 (s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims 1215.01

to

1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis

608.01 (0)

Claim numbering

608.01 (j)

Complete response required

714.02,

714.04

Copying patent claim. (See Claim from patent.)

copied

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.02

Date of receipt 710.01

(a),

714.18

Date stamp, Division receipt

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Defective directions for entry

714.23

Denied entry, Petition

1002.02

Depositing

502

Direction for entry

714.22,

714.23

Discourteous

714.19,

714.25

Drawing 608.02 (p),

608.02 (q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02 (x)

Drawing, New matter

608.04,

714.19

Duplicate

717.01

(a)

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_714.16

(e)

Entry 714.18,

717.01 (a)

Entry denied

714.17,

714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case 1207,

1214.07

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02 (x)

Entry denied, Drawing new matter

608.04

Entry denied, List

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification

un-

necessary

714.19,

714.20

Entry directions

714.22,

714.23

Entry inadvertent

714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection

with

motions in interference

1108

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

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Amendment-Continued

Sec. No.

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

111.05

Joint to sole.

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference

111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner

714.19

Late 710.02(d), 711,

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

1218.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change 717.02,

717.02(b)

Responsive 714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Return of unsigned 714.01

(b)

Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance. )

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)

Amendment-Continued

Sec. No.

Signed by attorney not of record

714.01

(c)

Support by original claim

608.01

(1)

Telegram

714.08

Unsigned 714.01 (a),

714.07 (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

Multiplicity rejection

7063 (1)

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

Remand by Board 1208,

1210,

1211

Remand by C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution 706.03 (1), 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

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Applicant (see also Inventor)

Sec. No. 605

Citizenship

605.01

Heir 409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Joint 201.02,

201.03, 605

Leaves service of United States

607.01 (a)

Other than inventor

409.03

Post office address

605.03

Power to inspect

104

Reissue application

605.02

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to for __ m 710.02 (b)

Allowed :

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection 1101.01 (1),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference.

1033,

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

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

Application-Continued

Sec.

No.

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.)

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 (c),

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,

702.1

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

Issue fee not paid.

203.07, 712

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference, 111.07,

1112.09 (m)

"Mechanical"

201

New

203.01

New, Inspection by Mail Branch

501

Old

203.03

Original

201.04

Overlapping, Same applicant 104,

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. )

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Application-Continued

Sec. No.

Public inspection

103

Publication of abstract. 711.06,

711.06 (a)

Receipt and handling

500

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information status

as to

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

203.02

Returning

600

Right to Inspect

101, 103

"Secrecy order"

107,

107.02

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special

708 to

708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute :

Carries ownership from parent

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Three year

710.03

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

"Utility"

201

Wrong division

508.01

Application Branch 503

to

506, 508

Argument in amendment

714.04

Arrangement, Papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Assigned application :

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304,

305, 706.03(k), 822,

1101.01(b)

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignee (see also Assigned application,

Assign-

ment. )

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 105,

706.03

(k),

709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee

706.03

(k), 822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 709.01,

1101.01

(b)

Intervention 106,

409.01 (e)

Oath under Rule 131

715.04

Part interest

106.01

Patent issues to

307

Power to inspect

101, 104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.07

Assignment

Sec. No.

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

File wrapper endorsement

303

Parent application

806

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

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 application

101

Authorization

402

B

Bacteria
1601

Bar, Statutory
201.13, 706.03(s)

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Sec. No.
902.03 (b), 903.07
Blue slip, Signatures

Blue slip.

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

Breadth, Undue 706.03 (z)

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)

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.

111.12

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari

1202

Changing joint to sole

201.03

In interference 1111.07, 1112.09

(m)

Reissue

1401.02

Changing sole to joint

201.03

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked by

Examiner

1309.01

Circulars, Purpose Introduction

Sec. No.

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),

710.06

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(1),

608.01(k)

Added by amendment

608.01 (0)

Added by preliminary amendment in

excess

of filing fee.

714.10

After prosecution closed

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of

time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03 (i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

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 (1),

706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination

801,

806.04(c),

809.03 (a)

Construed in light of specification

608.01(0)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim

copied

from patent.)

Correspondence with disclosure,

706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Dependent on cancelled or rejected claim_

707.07(j)

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement __ 706.03 (e)

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Claim-Continued

Sec. No.

Duplicate

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter

707.07.(1)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insu

__ cient

506

Excess over fee added by preliminary amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of

allowance_

714.16 (c)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Form

608.01 (m)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic. (See Generic claim.)

Illustrated by drawing

608.02 (e),

706.03 (n)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete

706.03 (f),

707.07 (j)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Independent

608.01 (n)

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03 (d)

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a),

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support

608.01 (p)

Multiplied

706.03(k),

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New matter

608.04,

706.03 (0)

Nonelected invention

809.04, 821.01,

821.02

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (j)

"O.G."

1302.09,

1302.10

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)

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(0)

Unsupported

706.03 (n)

Claim-Continued

With motion granted in part

Sec. No.
714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim

1214.05, 1215.03

Claim copied from patent
710.04 (a), 1101.02 to

After allowance

1101.02 (g) 1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection

1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time

limit 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for re- sponse 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)

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)

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Classification of application :

Allowed application 908.07

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)

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Sec. No.

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(1), 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

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
201.12

Assignment carried from parent
306

Assignment check

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

Continuation-Continued

Sec. No.

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

publie 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

201.08

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought

up

to

date

1302.04

(f)

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

Copy of foreign application, Certified

201.14

Correction of drawing

608.02

(p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02

(x),

608.02(g)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

Cost

608.02 (s)

Deferrable 608.02

(b),

608.027s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02

(w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02

(x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608:02

(v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag

608.02

(x)

Correction of patent

1400

Certificate of correction

1002.02,

1402

Reissue. (See Reissue application.) Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof

1309.01

Correction of reference citation

707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence :

Associate attorney

403.01

Double

403

Law Examiner. (See Correspondence

under

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)

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201.07

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Correspondence under rule 202-Continued

Sec. No.

Cases not requiring

1101.01

(g)

Difference in dates necessitating

1101.01

(g)

Junior party fails to make date

1101.01 (j)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed by Examiner

__

1101.03

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01 (f)

Counting actions

1705

Countries, Reciprocity under Public Law 690 __

201.13

Court decision, certificate of

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper

__

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to

date

1302.04

(f)

Data of related application in specification_

201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference :

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05 (e)

During examination

903.07 (a)

Ordering

903.06

D

D-10 Notice 107.02,

1304,

1304.01

Date:

Amendment 710.01

(a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent

901.05 (a)

Convention

201.13,

201.14

Division stamp

714.18

Filing 20.11, 503,

505,

1002.02

Foreign application 201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Office action

707.11

Office stamp 502, 505, 701.01(a),

714.18

Reference 706.02, 707.05(e),

707.05(f)

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (see also Administrator or executor) 409 to 409.01 (f)

Decision :

By Board of Appeals

1213

By Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action

Introduction

Listed

Appendix

II

Publication of

707.06

Declassified matter

707.05(f)

Dedication

715,

1403

Defense, Applications affecting

107, 108

Definition of class

903.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delayed filing of reissue application

706.03 (x)

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

Sec. No.

Dependent counts in interference

1102.01 (a)

Depositing paper

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art

608.01 (r)

Description, Basis for claim

608.01(0)

Description, Detailed

608.01 (g)

Design application

1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object

1502

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1503.01

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Reissue

1505

Requirement for restriction

1504

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 in converting application

201.03

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07,

715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney

105, 714.01 (a)

Disclaimer :

Co-author of publication

715.01 (c)

Converting joint to sole

201.06

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Disclaimer-Continued

Sec. No.

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)

Trademark

608.01

(v)

Trade name

608.01

(v)

Utility

608.01

(p)

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25,

1003

"Distinct" inventions

802,

802.01,

803,

806,

806.05

Distribution of papers

508

Division (see Restriction Election ; Election

of

species)

800

Division date case held up in Patent

Security

Division

107.01

Division date receipt and stamp

714.18

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05

(a)

Drawing, Transfer to

608.02 (j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter

201.06

Oath

201.06,

602.05

()a

Ownership carried from parent

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special

708.02,

1002.02

Reissue

1401.10

(a)

Reissue, Refer to Supervisory Examiner

1005

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Double correspondence

403

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Design application

1504

Double patenting-Continued

Sec. No.

Disclaimer, Statutory

804.01

Distinct and independent inventions

804,

804.01,

805,

806.05

Rejection

706.08 (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)

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 Correction of Drawing.)

Corresponds with description

608.02 (f)

Cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Date entered on back

608.02 (0)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application 1503.01,

1503.02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application

608.02 (1)

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office

action

707.07 (c)

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Dratsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

608.02(0)

Duplicate

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

Illustrates claim

608.02 (e)

Name of attorney changed

608.02 (u)

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)

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Drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

Necessary for filing date

506, 608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required 608.02 (a),

608.02 (x)

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)

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

₣

"Easily Erasable" paper.

608.01

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-

țion 201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Sec. No.
Election (see also Restriction ; Election of spe-
cies.)

Action on nonelected claims, Election not
waived
819

After multiplicity rejection

706.03 (1)

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

Canceling species claims

818.02 (c)

Design application

1504

Implied

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Reissue application

1401.10

Requirement

809.02 (a), 809.02 (b)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d), 818.02 (b)

Withdrawal of nonelected

species 809.02 (c)

Employees of Patent Office, Property interest in

patent

309

English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)

English language required

608.01

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Entry of amendment. (See Amendment.)

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper

717.01

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)

Erasable (specially coated) paper

608.01

Erasure in specification, Before allowance ___ 1302.03

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

Estoppel, Interference

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Examination of application :

Order of

708 to 708.03

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.09

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

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Examiner :

Sec. No.

Assignment of application for examination

903.08 (b)

Classification. (See Classification examiner.)

Expressing Opinion on Validity

1701

Law:

Authority

1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01 (1)

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

(1)

New, Action indicated by Primary

707:01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention

707.02

Primary, Signature on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Supervisory, Functions 1002.02, 1003, 1004, 1005

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

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

Examiner's amendment

1302.04

By initialing

1302.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled,

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1302.04

(b)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04

(g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data brought

up

to

date

201.11,

1302.01

Drawing 608.02

(w),

1302.04

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04

(b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04

(f)

"Printer Waiting" 714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05

(g)

Signature of administrator

605.05

(a)

Title of application 606.01, 1302.04 (a)

Examiner's answer :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition for 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

an-

swer.)

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

Sec. No.

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

49.01 (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

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves

gov-

ernment

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)

Embassy and Legation

604.05 (a)

Field of search 708.03,

904.01 (đ)

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

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File wrapper-Continued

See. No.

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting

202.03,

202.04

Foreign filing date entered on

717.02,

1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

Name of applicant changed

717.02 (b)

"P.R." division noted

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02,

1302.09

Print

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02 (b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Filing date

503, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date,

201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Later filed application as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of

506,

714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01,

607.02

Filing receipt

503

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

Final

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final 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 (đ)

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

Final restriction requirement

818.03

Firm of attorneys changes name.

402.04,

402.04 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

Fissionable material

Sec. No.

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

Noting earliest date on file wrapper_

202.03,

717.02.

1802.06

Overcoming reference by

201.15,

715

Ribboned

602.04

(a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal

602.04

(a)

Statutory bar

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority.

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper

202.03,

717.02,

1302.06

Foreign language application

608.01

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent :

Citation

707.05(e)

Citation dates and information

901.05

(a)

Duplicates

903.03

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)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03

(s)

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(e),

707.07(j),

714.02

Forms and form letters:
Amendment after Board decision, Refused_ 1214.07

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Forms and form letters-Continued
Sec. No.

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

Fourth or subsequent action

1309.01

1005

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents"
703

Generic claim :
Definition
806.04 (đ)
Election of application in which presented

806.04 (j)

Informal
Patentability over species

809.02 (e)

806.04 (h )

Presented after issue of patent

806.04 (i)

Rejection

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

Species claims lacking

809.02(d), 818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

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

Genus and species

801,

806.04(a) to 806.04(j), 808.01 (a), 809.02

Government-owned application :

"Act of 1883"
201.17, 607.01

Changed from fee filed

607.01 (c), 1002.02

Changed to fee filed

607.01 (b), 1002.02

Inventor leaves government
607.01 (a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266
607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification
201.15,

901.05 (a)

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Group Manager

1002.02, 1003, 1004, 1005

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)

Time

Sec. No.

Incomplete amendment,

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)

"Independent inventions

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

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

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Interference-Continued
Sec. No.
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

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(j), to 1101.01 (o)
Claims, Suggesting from patent
1101.02 (b)
Claims not patentable over issue noted in let-
ter to applicant
1102.01 (b)
Claims of application not identical with pat-

ent 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 (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)

Within one year

1101.02 (f)

Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01

(d) to

1101.01

(i)

Counts, Dependent

1102.01

(a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties

1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct 1101.01

(j), 1105.03

Dates, Difference

1101.01

(g)

"Decision Noted"

1107

Decision on motion, Letter

1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of interference

1102.02

Deferment of application of final fee

1101.01

(0)

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

Elections 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 partes proceedings

inter

1111.07

1105,

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

(1)

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

Initiating

1112.05

(a)

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202,

and

204

1101.03

Interference brief card

1102.01

(c)

Interference number

1102:02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue

1101.01

(i)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01

(0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to

Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference

1104

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Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

Jurisdiction of patent

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences

1102.01 (a)

Letters to parties

1102.01 (b)

Losing party, treatment of claims

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of

opponent's

application

1109.02

Memorandum initiating

1112.05 (a)

"Modified" claim

1102.01 (a)

Motion :

Add or substitute application

11.05.03

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 in-

cluded

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 initiates

702.02,

1101.01 (e)

Preliminary statement

1102.02

Preparation of papers 1102

to

1102.02

Primary Examiner, Matters requiring

deci-

sion 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

Interference-Continued

Sec. No.

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

Search 1101.01

(c),

1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case

1111.04

Setting up, Primary's attention required 1101.01 (e)

Sole to joint

1111.07

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

Stipulations for extension of time

1111

Suggestion of claims

1101.01

(j) to

1101.01 (0),

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 (1)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution 709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect

108

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affi- davit

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(0), 1101.02(g),

1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner

1104,

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution_

608.01

International Convention

201.13

International Convention date

201.14

Intervention by assignee

106

Interviews

713

Allowed application

713.10

Appointment in advance

713.01

Authority

713.05

Before filing

713.02

Before filing amendment under Rule 312

713.10

Before first action

713.01,

713.02

Demonstration

713.08

Disbarred attorney

105,

713.05

Exhibit

713.08

Exposure of other cases during

101,

713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

718.01

Inter partes questions 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney

713.03,

713.05

Model

718.08

Oral agreement not binding.

713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Record of

713.04

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Interviews-Continued

Sec. No.

Refused 713.01, 713.02, 713.05,

713.10

Substance made of record

713.04

Telephone. 408, 713.01, 713.05,

812.01

Time allowed

713.01

Where held

713.01

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 (b) to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application 714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court

1216

Application in interference

1101.01(0)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

K

Kinds of applications

201

L

Lack of utility 706.03

(p)

Language of papers

608.01

Law examiner :

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202 1101.01

(d)

to 1101.01

(i)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payments of final fee by senior party

1101.01

(j)

Laws, Patent (see also Statutes)

Sec. No.
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

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Arguments answered

707.07 (f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

Carbon copies

707.08

Claim allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Complete and clear

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05(g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first

Office 707.07 (c)

action

Election of species required, Concluding

paragraph 809.02 (a), 809.02 (b)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at

end of

letter

707.09

File wrapper entry

707.10, 717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement

706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report ____

705.01 (a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's com-

ments 608.02 (a),

707.07(c)

"First action," Sample

707.03

Formal drawing required

608.02 (b)

Formal matters 707.07 (a),

707.07 (j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07 (d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112 to 1112.10

Language in rejecting

707.07 (d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates

707.01

Notices cited

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded

707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preceding final action

707.14

Preliminary amendment in new case

707.04

Primary signs

707.09

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued
Sec. No.
707.02
Primary's attention required, List

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)

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions used 707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (i)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

500

Letters of administration

409.01 (b), 409.01 (c),

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

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application.

Licensee, Access

107,706.03 (s)

Linking claim

708.01, 809, 809.03,

106.01

809.03 (a), 809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

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

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Local representatives of attorneys

408

M

Machine, Process or product and.
801, 803,
806.05(e), 806.05(f), 806.05(g), 809.03 (a)

Mail :

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling

500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

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

Sec. No.

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

802.01,

806.05(e), 806.05(f), 809.03(a), 820

Method of doing business,

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent

805

Misjoinder of Inventors 201.03, 1401, 1402.01

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'

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 (d)

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 (đ)

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08 (e)

Classification by Primary

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(0)

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New matter-Continued

Sec. No.

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

Trademark 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

1802.03

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

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims

601.01 (j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

0

Oath :
After appeal
1212

Antedating patent for interference (Rule
204)
1101.02, 1101.02(a), 1101.03
Antedating reference. (See Oath, Antedating
reference, Rule 131.)

Inspection during interference (Rules 131,
202, 204)
1101.03
Junior party, Part of interference file (Rule
202)
1101.03
Junior party to possible interference (Rule
202)
1101.01(d) to 1101.01(i)

Oath-Continued

Sec. No.

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)

Patent shows single species.

715.03

Primary decides sufficiency

707.02,

715.08

Reduction to practice

715.07

Sealing prior to interference

715.06

Sealing requires Primary's attention

707.02

Seasonable presentation

715.09

When used

715

Who may make

715.04

Oath, Original, Rule 65.

602

Administering

604

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Defective

602.01,

602.03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application

602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed

201.14,

202.04

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

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Sec. No.
603
After allowance
603.01, 714.16

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67

New matter

608.04

Object of invention

608.01 (đ)

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

1302.10

Official Gazette, Drawing figure

Old application

203.03

Old combination
706.03 (1), 706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division
806.05(b), 820.01

608.01 (p)

Operative example

Operativeness, Showing

608.03, 716

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination

708 to 708.03

Order of examination, Patentability report_ 705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Ordering :

Abandoned file
711.04 (b), 905.03

Abstract after publication

901.06 (d)

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photostat

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

Soft copy

905.02

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Table

Appendix I

Original application

201.04

Original carries title to continuing application_ 201.12

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, "Easily Erasable"

714.07, 714.19

Paper number

714.18, 714.21, 717.01

Paper number of print

717.01, 717.01 (b)

Papers :

Depositing

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper

717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling

500

Papers-Continued

Sec. No.

Wrong division

508.01

Parent application

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting

201.11

Parent carries assignment to continuing

appli-

cation

201.12

Patent:

1936 (present) series

901.04

A.I. series

901.04

Arrangement in division

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing

901.08

Casting cloud on

707.07 (d)

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent. )

Classification change

903.05

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series

901.04

Effective date 706.02,

715,

715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. (See Foreign patent.)

Index

902.03 (a)

Interference 1101.02

to

1101.02 (g)

Joint to sole

1402.01

Jurisdiction

1305

Laws (see also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy

901.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant

901.04,

1600

Reference. (See Reference. )

Reissue series

901.04

Soft copy

905.02

Sole to joint

1402.01

Statutory types of subject matter

706.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for

Introduction

Transfer

903.05

"Utility" series

901.04

X series

901.04

Patent claim copied. (See Claim copied from

patent. )

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest patent

in

309

Patent Statutes (see also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised) Introduction

Patentability. (See Rejection.)

Patentability report

705

Action counted

705,

705.01 (c)

Allowance

705.01 (d).

Appeal

705.01 (a)

Date status

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners

705.01 (a)

Drawing

608.02 (n)

File wrapper notation

705,01 (c)

Final action

705.01 (a)

Forms for action

705.01 (a)

Improper

705.01 (e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion

1111.11

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Patentability report-Continued

Sec. No.

Interviews

705.01 (f)

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (đ)

Procedure

705.01 (a)

Purpose

705.01 (e)

Recording

705.01 (c)

Required for complete application

506

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01 (a),

705.01 (b)

Sequence of examination

705.01 (b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01 (a)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance

1302.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy

101

Period for response

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After correspondence under Rule 202

710.02 (b)

After interference 710.02(b), 1109,

1109.01

Amendment after

714.17

Claim copied from patent

710.02(c),

710.04 (a),

1101.02 (e)

Claims all allowed

710.02 (b)

Computed

710.01 (a)

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

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment

710.01 (a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Extension 710.02 (d), 710.02(e),

1005

Five year pendency

710.02 (b)

Government-owned application

710.03

Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration

of

time

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02(c),

714.03

Informal application

702.01

Less than six months

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02 (c)

Normal period

701.01

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

Sec. No. 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 (đ)

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,

Matter subject to, Listed

706.01,|1002

1002.02

New matter

608.04 (c)

Period of response

1002

Power of attorney included

402

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Required for complete application

506

Revival 711.03

(c), 1002.02

Revival, appealed case

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement

711.03 (đ)

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Photoprint, 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

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Plant application-Continued

Sec. No.

Executive Order

1608

Issle

1611

Laudatory expressions

1610

Letter of transmittal

1608

Method cyaim

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

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect 101, 104,

402,

713.05

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preamble, Omission

608.01 (c)

Preamble, Specification

608.01 (b)

Preliminary amendment

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims

714.10

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04

(b)

Premature final rejection

706.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring personal attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper 1302.13

Print of drawing

608.02

(m)

Additional

608.02 (m)

Alteration

608.02 (m)

Appeal

1204

Examiner's notation on

608.02 (m)

File wrapper

717.01 (b)

Kept in examining division

608.02

(c)

Marking

608.02 (m)

New application

508

Print of drawing-Continued

Sec. No.

Patentability report

705.01 (đ)

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 cept for form

allowable

ex- 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)

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar

201.13,

706.03 (s)

Public tise 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)

Own, as reference

715.01 (c)

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

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Reference :

Sec. No.

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 707.05(g), 901.04,

901.05 (a)

Citation correction

707.05 (g)

Citation correction, Period for response

710.06

Cited by applicant 707.05 (d), 1302.12

Combination of references

706.02

Copending

706.02

Cross, How cited

707.05(e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05 (f)

Effective date, Patent __ 706.02, 707.05 (e),

715, 715.01

Equivalents

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent 707.05 (e),

901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901.02

Incorrect citation 707.05(g), 1802.12

Listing at allowance

1302.12, 1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance

1808.01

Ordering official cross

903.06

Overcome under Rule 131. (See Oath, Ante- dating reference, Rule 131.)

Patent

901.04

Patent, Foreign

901.05

Patent, Official number lacking

901.04

Patent claiming same invention_ 715.05,

1101.02 (a)

Pending application

901.03

Publications 707.05

(e), 901.06

Published abstracts of application

711.06 (a)

Replacement of missing

901.09

Selection of pertinent

904.02

"State of the art"

707.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13

Swearing back. (See Oath, Antedating refer- ence, Rule 131.)

Voided by proof of foreign filing

201.14

"Well known in the art," Supported by

__ 706.02 (a)

Reference characters

608.01 (g)

Reference to foreign application

202.03, 202.04

Reference to prior patent

608.01 (r)

Reference to related application. (See Cross- noting. )

Reference to related application for

disclo-

sure

608.01 (p)

Re-file application

201.10

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition

1002.02

Register of appeals

1204

Register of applications, Application Branch 504

Register of applications, Examining division

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent

402, 401.01

Rehearing by Board

1214.01, 1214.02

Rehearing by C.C.P.A

Sec. No. 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

Claiming foreign priority 201.14, 1401

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

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

Foreign priority claim

1401

Inoperative, Oath requiremen t

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved

1033,

1111.08, 1401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

List of references

1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors

1401

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

1410.01

Return of original patent.

1401.04

Same invention as original patent

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification 1401.06, 1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

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Reissue application-Continued

Sec. No.

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

(1), 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 (1)

After termination of interference

1109.02, 1110

Against public policy

706.03 (p)

Aggregation

706.03 (1)

All valid grounds,

707.07 (g)

Alternative phrases

706.03 (d)

Anticipation, Full

707.07 (d)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07 (đ)

Art

706.02

Assigned application, Same applicant.

304

Atomic Energy Act

706.03 (b)

Bar, Statutory

706.03 (s)

Board of Appeals introduces

1214.01

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Business method

706.03 (a)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure

to

re-

spond

706.03 (u)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Combination of references

706.02,

707.07 (đ)

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

Cumulative

707.07 (đ)

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 recommended

707.07 (đ)

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 (đ)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

Insufficient disclosure

706.03 (n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark

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 (v)

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Multiplicity

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (đ)

New, After appeal

1208.01

New, After final rejection

706.07 (e)

New matter

706.03 (0)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Not based on prior art

706.03

Not readable on disclosure

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03 (x)

Objection distinguished

706.01

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Old combination 706.03

(i),

706.03 (j)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Overlapping applications

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 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

106.03 (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 (đ)

Repeated

707.07 (f)

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Res judicata, Continuation application

706.07 (b)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a)

Simple 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

Trademark or trade name

608.01 (v)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague

706.03 (đ)

"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

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Sec. No.

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 201.11,

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

After final rejection 714.12,

714.13

Complete 714.02

to

714.04

Copying claim from patent not a response

711.02 (b),

1101.02 (e)

Election requirement

809.02

(a),

809.02(b),

818.03 (b)

Formal matters

714.02

Incomplete 711.02 (a), 714.02

to

714.04

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

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by

peti-

tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing

710.02 (c),

711,

714.03

Late

711,

711.02

Late, Excused

710.02 (d)

Patentability pointed out 714.02,

714.04

Restriction requirement 818

to

820.02

Restoration of canceled matter 608.01

(s),

714.24

Restriction (see also Election; Election

of

species)

800

Action, Examiner's

813

to 817

Action after, Special

708.01

Aggregation 806.05(a),

809.03 (a)

Apparatus and process or product

806.05 (e)

to

806.05 (g)

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner

815

Claimed subject matter

806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before

action

818.02 (a)

Combination and subcombination

806.05 (a)

to 806.05(c),

809.03(a)

Definition

801

"Distinct" invention 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

Restriction-Continued
Sec. No.

Linking claim
809, 809.03, 809.03(a), 809.04
Linking claim, Traverse of rejection
818.03 (đ)

Nonelected claims, Treatment of

821

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination
806.05 (b),

Patentability over prior art
806.02, 809, 809.03
Patentability report, Effect
807

809.04, 818.03 (e)
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 821.08
Related inventions __ 802.01, 803, 806, 808.02, 809.03

Requirement
812 to 817
Additional
811.02

By division where examinable
812

813, 817

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph

818

Election after

Election after, Shift of
819.01

Election after, With traverse __ 818.03 (b), 821.01

821.02

Final

818.03

First action

811

817

Patentability

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

808.01 (a)

Species of unclaimed genus

806.05 (a)

Subcombination, Combination and

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

506.1

Return of papers, Discourteous matter

714.25

Return of papers entered on file wrapper __ 201.14(c),
717.01

Returned Office action
Review at allowance.
1302.01

707.13

Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival of abandoned application __ 711.03 (c), 1002.02
Revical of abandoned application, Examiner's
statement
711.03 (d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.05,

402.05 (a), 402.07

to 821.03

820.01

Petition from requirement

Citation of art.

817

Election after, Without traverse

Form letter

810 to 810.03

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Sec. No.

Rewritten

specification

608.01 (q)

Ribboned

application

602.04 (a)

Right

of

priority

201.13,

20.16

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

14

Cited

101, 103, 108, 203.08,

706.03 (b)

711.04, 713.05, 901.02, 901.03,

1302.07

21

Cited

607

22

Cited

607

31

Reproduced

401

32

Reproduced

402.07

Cited

106

34

Reproduced

402

35

Cited

403,

714.01 (đ)

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,

1105

46

Reproduced

605

47

Reproduced

409.03

Cited

602,

605, 1401.02

51

Reproduced

600

Cited

506,

608.02 (a)

52

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600,

714.07

58

Cited

506.01

55

Cited

201.13, 201.14, 201.14(a),

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,

602.05, 603

66

Cited

602,

602.04,

602.04 (a), 604,

604.04,

604.06

67

Reproduced

603

Cited

602, 603

68

Reproduced

602

71

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

608.01 (g), 702.01,

1302.01

72

Reproduced

606

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

76

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04 (b)

77

Reproduced

608.01 (a)

Rules

of practice-Continued

Sec. No.

78

Cited

201.11,

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

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

106

Reproduced

706

Cited

904.02

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)

112

Reproduced

706

113

Reproduced

706:07

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

714.02, 714.12,

1302.04

123

Reproduced

608.02 (p)

124

Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125

Reproduced

608.01 (a)

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,

1105.03, 1111.06.

132

Reproduced

716

Cited

707.02, 1105.02,

1105.03

133

Cited

713.01,

713.04

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Rules of practice-Continued

Sec. No.

135 Reproduced

711

Cited
710.01, 710.02 (c) to 710.02 (e),

711.02, 712, 714.01(b), 714.03

709, 710.02,

136 Cited
710.02(e), 712, 1005, 1101.02 (f)

137 Reproduced

711.03 (e)

Cited

712, 1002

138 Reproduced

711

Cited

711.01, 1215.01

141 Reproduced

806.04

Cited_ 710.02(c), 802, 806, 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,

802.02, 809.02(c), 811, 811.01, 811.02,
818, 818.03 (e), 821.01, 821.02.

143 Reproduced

818.03

Cited
802, 818.03(a), 818.03(b)

818.03 (c)

144 Reproduced

710.02(c), 802, 809.04,

Cited
818.03(đ), 821.01, 821.02, 1002.02

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited

802

146 Reproduced

809.02

Cited

707.07(i), 802

147 Reproduced
201.06
Cited
602.05 (a), 605, 605.04, 802

151 Reproduced
1501

152 Reproduced
1503.02

Cited

153 Reproduced

608.02
1503.01
Cited
602

154 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155 Reproduced

1505

161 Reproduced
1602
Cited
1610, 1611

162 Reproduced
1604

Cited

163 Reproduced
602

1605

164 Reproduced
1605

165 Reproduced
1606

Cited
608.02
166 Reproduced
1607

167 Reproduced
1608

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
1004

178 Reproduced
1401.04

Cited
1401.01

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Rules

of

practice-Continued

Sec.

No.

179

Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited

Introduction, 608.04(c),

711.03(c),

711.03 (d), 714.13, 1002.01,

1208

183

Reproduced

1002

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited

Introduction,

608.04(c),

706.07

192

Reproduced

1206

Cited

1204, 1208, 1215.01,

1215.04

193

Reproduced

1208

Cited

710.02(b), 714.13,

1204,

1208.01

194

Reproduced

1209

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited.

714.13, 715.09, 1208,

1212

196

Cited

1213,

1213.01, 1214.01, 1214.06,

1214.07

197

Cited __.

1214.01, 1214.02, 1214.03, 1214.06,

1215.04

198

Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1003, 1004,

1214.04,1216

201

Reproduced

1100

Cited

708.01, 1101.01(b),

1102.01

(a)

202

Reproduced

1101.01

(d)

Cited

706.05,

1101.01(c),

1101.01(e) to 1101.01(1),

1101.02

(c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1705

203

Reproduced

1101.01(j)

Cited

706.03

(u),

710.02(c),

1101.01(j), 1101.01 (n),

1101.02

(a), 1112.02, 1112.04.

204

Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

715.05, 1101.01(h),

1101.02(a),

to 1101.02(c), 1101.03,

1102

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),

1104

208

Reproduced

1101.01

(k)

Cited

404, 1102.01

(a)

211

Reproduced

1104

212

Reproduced

1103

Cited

1005

215

Cited

1102,

1105.06

216

Cited

201.14

(a)

224

Cited

201.14(a)

228

Cited

1101.02(a),

1102

231

Reproduced

1105

Cited.

707.02, 1101.02 (f), 1102,

1102.01(a),

1105.01 to 1105.07, 1106,

1108,

1110.02, 1111.06, 1112.04.

234

Cited

1112.04

237

Reproduced

1105.05

Cited

707.02, 1101.02(f),

1105,

1105.05 to 1105.07, 1110.02,

1112.08

238

Cited

1106.02

E

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Rules

of practice-Continued

Sec. No.

244

Cited

1105.05,

1105.07

257

Cited 1109.02,

1110.02

258

Cited

1105.04

262

Cited 1108, 1109.02,

1110.01

265

Cited

1109.02

266

Cited

1108,

1112.05 (a)

291

Reproduced

1309.02

292

Cited

706.03 (v)

304

Cited

1214.06

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

1808

Citeđ

711.05

314

Cited

1505

316

Reproduced

712.

Cited

208.07

317

Reproduced

712

Cited

1002

321

Reproduced

1403

Cited

804.01

322

Reproduced

1402

323

Reproduced

1402.01

324

Reproduced

1402.01

334

Citeđ

605

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)

Scientific

principle not patentable

706.03 (a)

Seal

604.01

Foreign application

602.04 (a)

Not

required 604.01,

604.03 (a)

Venue

604.02

Sealing

oaths for interference, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Under Rules 131,

1101.03

715.06, 1101.01 (b), 202,204

Search

:

After

reversal by Board of

Appeals

1214.04

Card

902.02 (b)

Field

of

904.01 (đ)

File

wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05,

904.01 (d)

In

division, by member of public

713.02

Informal application

704

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Notes

717.05,

902.02 (a)

Patentability report

705.01 (a),

705.01 (b)

Prior

examiner's

704

Search-Continued

Sec. No.

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 Division, Cases submitted

107.01,

109,

706.03 (b),

706.03 (s)

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 (đ)

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

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

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint.

201.08

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Sole application-Continued

Sec. No.

Converted from joint

201.03

Converted to joint

201.03

Division of joint

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath

602

Sole patent to joint patent

1402.01

Solicitor, Duties

1002, 1002.02

Special case

708 to 708.03

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

1301

Examiner resigns.

708.03

Five year pendency

707.02(a)

List

708.01

Petition to make.

708.02, 1002.02

Reissue application 706.03

(x), 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 706.03(k), 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

605.04

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)

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

Specification-Continued

Sec. No.

Statement of invention

608.01 (đ)

Substitute 608.01

(q),

714.19

Substitute, Amendment including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims.

608.01 (0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

1607

Stamp :

Consular fee

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05 (a)

Division date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02

(a),

608.02(0)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Starting material, Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Statement, Examiner's :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

711.03 (đ)

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

Statement of invention, Coextensive

with

claims

608.01 (đ)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance

__

1302.01

Status letter

203.08,

1705

Status of applications

203

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes :

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03 (b)

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

106.03 (b)

Public Law 690, Approved August 8, 1946,

Cited __ 201.16, 706.03 (s), 1105.04,

1111.10,

1802.06

Public Law 86-362, 73 Stat. 643

710.05

R.S. 4888 (See 35 U.S.C. 112)

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

35 U.S.C. 4 Reproduced

309

35 U.S.C. 6 Reproduced

1001

Cited Introduction 710.02,

710.02(c)

35 U.S.C. 7 Reproduced

1203

35 U.S.C. 9 Reproduced

903.01

35 U.S.C. 21 Cited

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,

305.01, 701, 706.02, 706.03

(s),

707.05(f)

35 U.S.C. 103 Cited

701

35 U.S.C. 104 Cited.

715.07 (c)

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Statutes-Continued

Sec. No.

35 U.S.C. 112 Reproduced.

706.03

(c)

Cited

201.11,

201.15, 608.01, 608.01 (k),

702.01, 706.03

(h),

707.02.

35

U.S.C. 115 Cited.

604.06,

605.01

35

U.S.C. 116 Cited.

201.03,

201.11

35

U.S.C. 119 Cited

201.13,

201.14, 201.14 (a), 201.14(c),

1111.10,

1401,

1506.

35 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced

201.11

Cited

711.02 (c),

1503.01

35

U.S.C. 121 Reproduced

802

ited ___ 706.03 (k), 802.01, 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

35 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced

1506

Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 181 Cited

107,

107.01

35

U.S.C. 184 Reproduced

107,

706.03(s)

35

U.S.C. 185 Reproduced.

706.03

(s)

35 U.S.C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited

706.03 (x),

1305

35

U.S.C. 252 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 253 Cited

1305

35

U.S.C. 254 Cited

1305,

1402

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)

35 U.S.C. 282 Cited

1701

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)

Stipulations for Extension of Time

1111

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

(e)

Species

806.04

(b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03

(y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03

(a)

Submission to Classification Group :

Sec. No.

Classification of application 903.08(đ),

903.08 (e)

Double patenting rejections

804.02

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Submission to Commissioner :

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to Patent Security Division :

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

Substitute specification, New matter

714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03 (u)

Suggestion for claims for interference

1005,

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

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue

1401.09 (a)

Suit in Equity, see Civil Action

Summary of action

707.07 (1)

Summary of Interview

713.04

Summary of invention
608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response __ 710.05

Supervisory Examiner (Group Manager), Func-

tions

1002.02, 1003, 1004,

1005

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath

603

After allowance

603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office

709

Design application

1505

Junior application

1101.01(i)

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Suspension-Continued

Sec. No.

Overlapping applications

709.01, 1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Three year case

710.03

T

Table of Countries, Public Law 690

201.16

Technical rejections

706.03

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Termination of proceedings 201.11, 711.08(c), 712

Terminology in application

608.01(0),

1302.01

Testamentary, Letters

409.01 (b)

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690

201.16

Title abstract, Interference

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application

1401, 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, 1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04 (e)

Trademark 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 908.08(a), 903.08(đ),

903.08 (g)

Submitted to Classification Examiner

903.08 (d)

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)

Sec. No.

Traverse, Division or species requirement

818, 821.02

818.03 to 818.03 (d), 821.01,

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

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (1)

Motion under Rule 234

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection

1101.01 (1), 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (0)

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_ 1 1505

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to

508.01

x

X-series of patents

901.04

Rev. 8, Apr. 1966

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