Index

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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

208.05

Disposal

103,

711.04

Incomplete

508.01

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

707.18

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 (1)

Amendment after final rejection
714.13

Claim summary
707.07(1)

Claims in excess of filling fee.
714.10

Completeness
707.07

Correction, Period for response.

710.08

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

710.08

Suspension

700

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 Issne.

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

400.01 (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

Bec. No.

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

400.01 (d)

Signature

805.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05

Advantages over prior art.

707.07 (f)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312

714.16(a)

Amdavit. (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),

800.03 (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,

1805

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,

1804.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306, 409.01 (b), 1401.11

Blue Siip 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,

1802.09

Parent case data

1302.04

(f)

Refer to Assignment Branch. 202.02,

1302.11

Retention label

1802.07

Correction of error after allowance,

714.16

Cross reference

003.07

(a)

D-10 notice

107.01, 1304

D-10 notice, Amendment after.

1804.01

Deceased inventor

1802.11

Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance.

1303.03

Design application

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing, Draftsman's stamp

608.02

Drawing correction 608.02 (s), 1302.04

Allowance and Issue-Continued

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

1802.10

Erasure of markings

1302.03

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's

amendment.)

Fee exempt application, statement applicant

required

by

607.01

Fee exempt application, Status

of.

In-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1802

First action-cite pertinent art.

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.08

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters

714.16,

1802.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment changes 714.16,

and 1802.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1802.02

Formula checked

1309.01

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01

(c), 1302.08

Interference search

1802.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1809

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction

of

case

1305

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of case

1805

Marginal note

1302.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See Notice of ance.)

allow-

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,

1802.09

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (f)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch

202.02,

1802.11

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

Bet. No.

Senior party in correspondence under

Rule

202

1101.01

(1)

Signatures inconsistent

005.04

(b)

Signing file wrapper

:

1802.18

Slip

008.07

Special 708.01, 710.02(b),

1801

Species added after

808.04(g)

Specification, Clean copy required

608.01

(g),

1802.02

Statement of invention.

1802.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01

(0)

Supplemental oath after

608.01

Terminology correspondence of

specification

and claims

1802.01

Three-year case

109

Title

1802.01

Title change by Examiner 608.01, 1802.04(a)

Title search, Continuing application

202.02

Transfer

908.07

(b)

Undelivered notice of allowance

1808.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal from issue.)

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy

order"

case

1804

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 (1),

1808.01

Suggesting claim for interference_ 1005,

1101.01

(0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

708.04

Alteration of application before execution.

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

708.03

(d)

Amended application

208.03

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)

Malled 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

008.01,

714.16

\ After appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

After appeal. Before Examiner's answer

1207

Amendment-Continued

After Board decision

1214.01.

1214.07

After death of attorney

408

After final rejection

714.12.

714.18

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 (1)

Complete response required

714.02,

714.04

Copying patent claim. (See Claim copied

from patent.)

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.62

Date of receipt

710.01 (a),

714.18

Date stamp, Division receipt

714.18

Date stamp, Mall 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
Get. No.
Tmaproper signature
714.01 (a) to 714.01(4)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01 (c)

Tinproper 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), T11, 714.03 Increasing claims over twenty under Rule

812

714.16(c)

Informal, Return

714.01 (b)

Ink, Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

111.05

Joint to sole.

201.08

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

71418

Amendment for purpose of

714.12. 714.13

Amendment makes case allowable

1208

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Answer, Examiner's

1208

Motion under Rule 232 or 233

1108

Motion under Rule 234, Case In issue.

714.16(b)

Name change on file wrapper.

717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

Nonresponsive

714.02 to 714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response 710.02(c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19, 714.25

Office date stamp

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out

714.02, 714.04,

714.10

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday

710.05

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post office address, Applicant

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04 (b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification, Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor

409.01

Ratification, Signature defective

711, 714.01 (b)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501 to 505

Received after allowance.

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change

717.02, 717.02 (b)

Responsive

714.02, 714.04

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(₫)

Signature missing

711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of

Amendment -- Continued

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

004.01 (c)

Apparatus, Process of product and

801,

Appeal

806.05 (e) to 808.05 (g), 809.09 (a)

1.200

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

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

1214.08

Examiner's answer

1208

Failure to prosecute appeal

1215.04

From Board of Appeals

1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02

Hearing

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to.

Introduction, 706.01

Multiplicity rejection

7083 (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

705.01 (a)

Patentability report case.

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

record

714.01 (đ)

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Better reference before brief

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Bee, No

Applicant (see also Inventor)

Sec. No.
805
Citizenship
005.01
Heir
409.01 (a). 400.01 (d)

Joint

201.02. 201.06, 605

Leaves service of United States

607.01 (a)

Other than inventor.

400.09

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.)

201.17
Act of 1883

Allowable except as to for __ m

710.02(b)

Allowed :

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

208.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01 (1), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference

1033,

1101.01 (0)

Amended

208.08

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter.

804,

805, 706.08 (k), 822, 1101.01 (b)

Inventor applies for.

605

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application

804

Assignment to division for examination

908.08,

903.08 (e)

Assignment to Examiner for examination_903.08 (b)

Classification in examining division

903.08 (b)

Common ownership

805,

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,

1802.09

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

Depositing

502

Design. (800 Design application.)

Distribution

508

Divisional. (See Divisional application.)

English language

608.01

Fee exempt

201.17, 607.01

Fee exempt, Notation

1802.08

Fee exempt to fee filed

Fee filed

607.01 (b)

807

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 filled

607.01(c), 1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01(a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

"Three year case".

710.33

Incomplete

506

Abandoned files

508.01

Completed

508.01

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,

Data of related application brought up to

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. (Nce Plant application.)

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Application Continued

Bec Tro.

Public Inspection

103

Publication of abstract 711.06, 711.06 (a)

Receipt and handling

600

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as to

status

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

208.02

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 708.03 (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

Bec. No.

Assignment

001

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

006

Conveys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

File wrapper endorsement

303

Parent application

306

Part interest

108.01

Patent

301

Recording

302

Assignment branch :

Administrator and executor authority checked

400.01 (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

408

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

1001

Bar. Statutory 201.13, 706.03 (*)

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Bsc. Na.

Blue dip.

Sec. No.
902.03 (b), 903.07
Blue alip, Signatures
909.07 (b)
Blueprint, Correction of drawing.
608.02 (+)
Board of Appeals (sce also Appeal).

Appeal from

1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02

Constitution and duties

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Decisions, Orders, Notices

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

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.

801.05 (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)

After prosecution closed

714.19

C

C. C. P. A., Appeal to 1214.01, 1216 to Canceled matter, Before papers executed

1214.01 608.01

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

1300.01

Circulars, Purpose Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.06(a)

A. P. C. publication

901.06(c)

Allowance, Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's

707.05(d), 1802.12

Correction

707.05(g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

707.08

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Examiner's answer

1208

Foreign patent data

801.05 (a)

Incorrect

707.05(g), 710.06

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Periodical

901.06

References

707.05

Allowance in first action

1902.12

By applicant

707.05(d), 1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

813, 817

Drafting

507

Statutes

Introduction

Mail

501

U.S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship

605.01

Civil action under 85 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 filling fee.

714.10

After prosecution closed, Near end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03(1)

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 (đ)

Analysis

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 (đ)

Change, After Board recommendation

1213.01

904.01

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. (Sce 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 (c)

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Claim- Continued

Sec. No.

Duplicate

706.08 (k)

Fach mentioned In letter

707.07 (1)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insu ___ clent

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, 800.03, 809.03(a),

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03(d)

"Markush"

708.03 (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." 1302.00, 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 (e)

Species, How recognized

808.04 (f)

Specles (plural) added

809.02(đ)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03(y)

Statutory requirement

608.01 (k)

Suggested for Interference 1003. 1101.01(5) to

1101.01 (0), 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 (1)

Claim- Continued
Bee. No.
With motion granted in part.
714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim
1214.05, 1215.03

Claim copled from patent
710.04(a), 1101.02 to

1101.02 (g)

After allowance

1101.02(g)

Appeal of rejection
1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time limit 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for 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

803.02 (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)

Silp

903.07

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner :

Decision on classification __ 903.08(d) to

903.08(f) 705.01 (a)

Patentability report

Classification of application :

Allowed application 903.07 to

903.07

(b)

Amendment affecting

903.08(c)

Cross-referencing

808.07(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.

908.07

(b)

New application, By Application Branch

903.08,

003.08 (e)

New application, By Primary

903.08(b)

Rules governing

903.08

(e)

Transfer to another division

003.08

(a ),

303.08(d),

903.08(g)

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The. No.

Gean copy
608.01 (2); 2802.02
Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Operatny
Thetractions, Clerical operations.)

Closed (prosecution except for formal mat-

ters

T10.02(5)

Combination, Old, Restriction

806.05(b), 820.01

When patented, Opens parent application to

public Inspection

108

Combination and aggregation

706.03(1); 706.03(1)

Combination and subcombination

802.01.

Continuation-in-part

201.08

806.04 (e), 808.05(a) to 806.05 (d), 808.03 (a)

Commissioner, action requiring attention of:

Failure to identify claim as copied from a
patent
1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Inspection of parent

Petition for access

103

Ownership

308

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

1802.07

"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,

708.03 (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

400.01 (đ)

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

804.04

Continuation

201.07

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Effective date

103

Inspection of parent.

Final rejection on first action.
708.07 (b)

New matter

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing

602.05(a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper

202.02

Continuation="Ofetitroca" sim sobas sets d.
Petition to make special
708.02, 2002.02

Riferice to parent cats

202.11

Kés jadicata rejection

708.07(b)

Sote from joint.
201.07

Shine for Gling

201.11

Assignment check

806

201.11

Copendency

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

103

Petition to make special

708.02, 1002.02

Reference to parent case

201.11

Sole from joint.
201.08

Time for filling.
201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to
public inspection
108

Continuing application

201.11

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

007.01

Convention, International

201.13

Converting joint to sole_ 201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08

Converting sole to joint.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up to

date

1802.04(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(¥)

Cost

608.02

(s)

Deferrable 608.02(b),

608.027s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02

(w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02

(z)

Required

707.07

(c)

Sketch

608.02(¥)

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.

1809.01

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 (1)

Action following 1101.01 (h), 1101.01 (1)

201.11

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Correspondence under rule 200 Continued

Cases, not requiring
1101.01 (g)

Difference In dates necessitating.

1101.01(g)

Junior party falls to make date
1101.01(1)

Onth ander Rule 202 seaked by Examiner ... 1101.03

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01(f)

Counting actions
1705
Countries, Reciprocity under Public Law 600 __ 201.13

Court decision, certificate of.
1216.01

Court decision, Citation
707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper ... 202.02,
1802.00

Data of related application brought up to

1802.04 (f)
date

Data of related application in specification_ 201.11,

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

202.01
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)

908.08

Ordering

D

D-10 Notice
107.02, 1304, 1804.01

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

707.11

Office action
502, 505, 701.01 (a), 714.18

Office stamp

Reference

708.02, 707.05(e), 707.05(f)

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of attorney

408

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

Appendix II
Listed

Publication of
707.08

Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Dedication

715, 1403

Defense, Applications affecting

107, 108

Dednition of class

903.02

Delayed filling 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.

718.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Dependent claim, objected to when improper __ 706.01

Bee, No.

Dependent counts in interference,

1102.01 (a)

Depositing peper

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art,

608.01 (r)

Description, Basis for claim

008.01 (0)

Description, Detailed

608.01 (g)

Design application

1500

Aggregation

1501

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object

1502

Claim

1508.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1508.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1508.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species.

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized.

1508.01

Fee

1505

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1508.01

New matter

1506.02

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

001.04

Determination of priority under Public Law

600

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.

201.08

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* *

1108. Interference I

1200.02

Rejection

708.06(a).

710.02(d), 1101.01 (m),

1101.02(f)

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

608

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

008.04(b)

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Claimed

$01.03

Common, Parent and continuing application_

201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims.

TOR 08 (n)

Detailed description

008.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient

608.01 (p)

Later filled application

608.01 (p)

Original claim 608.01 (1),

706.08 (n)

Preliminary amendment

008.04 (b)

Related applications

608.01 (p)

Reservation clause

606.01 (e)

Restricted to claimed subject matter.

1902.01

Specification. (See Specification.)

Support for claims

708.08

(n)

Trademark

608.01 (v)

Trade name

606.01(v)

Utility

608.01 (p)

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25, 1008

"Distinct" inventions

802,

802.01, 806,

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(1)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

212.02

Inspection of parent application.

103

New matter

201.08

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.

201.08

Time for filing.

201.11

Double correspondence

403

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Design application

1504

Double patenting-Continued

Disclaimer, Statutory
801.01

Distinct and independent inventions:// 604, 804.01,

905\. 908.05

Rejection
Amiumax. x 706.08(k),
804, 804.01. 804.02

Same assignee 305,206.08(k); 822

Same inventor 706.03 (k), 801.

806.06(h)

to 806.04 (1), 806.05,

822, 822.01

Species and genus 806.04(h) to 808.04 (1)

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

808.02 (0)

Drawing

507, 608.02

"A.F.E.

608.02 (a)

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1802.09

Amendment

608.02(p)

Amendment, Direction for.

608.02 (a)

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

008.02 (t)

Canceled sheet

006.02(t)

Canceled sheet, Patent

608.02 (1)

Canceled sheet, Transfer.

008.02(1)

Colored

1608

Complete illustration 608.02 (d), 706.08 (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 (1)

Cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Date entered on back

608.02 (0)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application 1503.01, 1508.02

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

606.02 (f)

Name of applicant

606.04 (b)

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Drawing-"Continued baunitnotbepalingtry Bok Ma.
(0)hemery for fling date.
008: 009.02

608.03 (a), 603.02(x)
NoweWhen required.
006.04

SMot rested

008.02 (h)

After multiplicity rejection

708.08 (1)

008.02 (y)

Aster restriction

818

1502.00

After restriction, Treatment of : nonelected

detmas

821 to 821.03

I" Patented caro LENNILAY

806.08

Plant applica Hod de

1008

Print. (des Print of drawing.)

Prior art GA

608.02 (g)

Reference characters

608.02 (e)

Reference characters, Change.

008.02 ( w)

Loplied

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived.

820.01

605.04 (h)

Optional cancellation

818.02 (c)

Original presentation

818.02 (a)

Signature correction

608.02 (y)

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)

Butlleency, Determined by Examiner

608.02 (e)

Basis

809.02

Tratider

Tranider to continuation

008.02 (1)

Transfer to relasue

008.02 (k). 1401.05

Transfer to substitute application

008.02 (1)

Die in' Reissue:)
608.02 (*), 1401.05

Viewde

2za:008.01 (f)

Approval by Examiner
608.02(=),:008.02 (q)

Blueprint
608.02 (v)
Cost
008.02 (s)

Deterrable

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

005.04 (b)

"Special" tag

608.02(x)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

708.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application

1602,

00\) 10.205
1603, 1609, 1610

E

"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-

08 200
201.18, 201.14, 201.15

battefico a/rBe Na.
action (sos also Restriction ; Election of spe- 1a1
as chen)

Action ; on rononelected cistas, Election not

waived

That6: 319

Applicant must make.
818.08 (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)

Rotsque application

008.02 (k), 1401.05

Removal from division

808.02 (c)

Betarn

008.02 (y)

Signature

Signature, Administrator or executor.

605.05.(a)

Stensture correction, " Examiner's
amend-

incent

606.04 (b)

Skatel' for correction
608.02(v)
Substitute
608.02 (h)

potetitute application

608.02 (1)

008.02 (1)

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)

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

Drawing correction
08.02 (p)
Withdrawal of nonelected species
809.02(c)

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Examiner :
Bee. No.
Assignment of application for extraination

908.08 (b)

Classification."(866 Cita ication examiner.)

Expressing Opinion en Validity

1701

Allowance and Issue.

409.01 (*)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (č)

Assigned application, Inventor dies.

40.01 (e)

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

Heir

400.01, 409.01 (a), 409.01(d)

Signature

605.05 (2)

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior

1101.01 (1)

party

New, Action indicated by Primary.

707.01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention 707.02

Primary, Signature on file wrapper.

1802.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Supervisory, Functions

1002.02, 1008, 1004, 1005

408

Telephoning attorney

Testimony as patent expert

1701

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

aminer's.)

Examiner's amendment

1802.04

By initialing

1802.04

Claims, Nonelected Invention, Canceled

821.01,

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled.

1802.04 (b)

Fee filled application

607

Claim, Numbers identifying.

1302.04 (g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled.

1100.02

Copending application data brought up to

date

201.11, 1802.01

Drawing

808.02 (w); 1902.04

Formal matters

1802.04

Name on drawing.

605.04(b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04(f)

"Printer Waiting"

714.16, 1809.01

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)

Gá8

Excess number of claims for dling fee.

714.10

Executor or Administrator

400.01

Authority

400.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (a)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Exhausted Combination

706.03 (1), 708.08 (3)

Exhibit

608.08

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 181 __ 715.07, 715.07(d)

Exhibit at interview.

2 718.08

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring.

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews.

101, 713.07

710.02(e),

Extension of shortened response period.

1004

Extension of time for filing brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filed

007.01 (b), 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves gov-

821.02

ernment

607.01 (a)

Fee filled 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

500

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 (d)

Field of search, Notation by Examiner.

705.01 (a),

717.05,

904.01 (d)

File wrapper

717

Action entered

707.10

Allowed case data entered

1302.00

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers.

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement

808

Classification data

717.03

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error

717.02

Data entered on

710.05, 717.02,

1302.00

Equity suit

1216.02

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Tile wrapper-Coatineed
See. ..

Field of search

117.05

Field of search, Patentability report __ s. 705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross noting

202.03. 202.04

poose.

710.02(b)

Forelsa fling date entered on

717.02. 1902.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

Name of applicant changed

717.02(b)

"P.R." division noted

705.01 (e)

Parent case notation on

202.02. 1802.09

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.

1902.18

Filing date

508, 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

Claims in excess of

508, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

500

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

508.01, 607.02

Filing receipt

508

Final action. (See Allowance and issue; Final

rejection.)

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

708.07

Amendment after

714.12, 714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action

708.07 (b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

708.07

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Petition to vacate.

1002,1002.02

Premature

706.07 (c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07 (d)

Primary's attention required.

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special
708.01

When proper
706.07, 708.07 (a)

Withdrawal

708.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

Withdrawal of premature.

708.07 (d )

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.08

Firm of attorneys changes name.
402.04,
402.04 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

Bec. No.

Fisionable material

706.08 (b)

Five paar pendency

707.02(a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period, for re-

Flow sheet.

008.02

Foreign application :

Certified copy to avoid reference.

201.14

Cross-noting on fille wrapper.

202.08

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, 002

More than one.

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper_ 202.05, 717.02.
1802.08

Overcoming reference by

201.15, 715

607

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal.

602.04(a)

Statutory bar.

Foreign filing, Proving for priority

201.13

Foreign filing date, Entitled to.

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper.

202.03, 717.02,

1802.06

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, 708.09 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03(s)

Forfeited application

208.07, 712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1802.07

Forfeiture

712

Formal matter:

Allowance and issue.

1802.01, 1802.02, 1802.04

Amendment of case in issue.

714.16

Claim allowable except for.

707.07 (1)

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(1),

714.02

Forms and form letters:

Amendment after Board decision, Refused_ 1214.07

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201.14

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Forms and form letters --- Continned
Bee. Na

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02(a)

Decision on Motion

1105.06

Examiner's answer

1208

508.01

Examiner's Statement on appeal

1208

Final rejection

708.07

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

508.01

Return of filing fee.

508.01

Using again

508.01

Incomplete claim, Rejection

708.03 (f)

Incomplete response, Time for completing_ 710.02(c),

711, 714.03

"Independent inventions

802,

802.01, 803, 808, 808.04, 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(1)

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

708.03 (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

By assignee

104, 108.01

By disbarred attorney

105

By Inventor

108

By licensee

108.01

Control of, By assignee

106

New application, By Mall Branch

501

Patent file

103

Petition

103, 1002.02

Right of

104, 108

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.

1108.02

Additional interferences

1108, 1108.01. 1108.02

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Incomplete amendment, Time for complet-
\--

ing
710.02(c), 714.08

1506

Incomplete application

Abandoned Ales

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

1809.01

Fourth or subsequent action

1005

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Indefinite claim

706.08 (d)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

Independent claim

008.01 (n)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents".
703

Generic claim :

Definition:

808.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species

806.04 (h)

Presented after issue of patent.

806.04 (1)

Rejection

806.04 (1), 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,

808.04 (a) to 806.04(1), 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

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

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)

400.01 (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)

806.04 (1)

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Interference --- Continued
Sec. No.

Admission of patent cialms dented.
1101.02.

1101.02(f)

Affidavit:
Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

Oath under Rules 181, 202, and 204 opened

with interference record
1101.01 (h)
Counts, Patentably distinct.
1101.01(j), 1105.08
Dates, Difference
1101.01 (g)
1101.03
"Decision Noted"
1107

with preliminary statements.

Oath under Rules 181 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.08, 1101.03

After decision on motion
1108.01

All parties claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01 (h)
Amendment filled during
1111.05

1108

Amendment in connection with motion.

Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals
1109
Disclaimer
1108, 1109.02

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, 1100.01,

1109.02, 1111.09

Claim copied from a patent (see also Claim
copied from patent)
1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Claim interpretation

1101

Estoppel rejection

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.07

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 181, 202, and

204

1101.03

Interference brief card

1102.01 (c)

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference.

1104

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Interference-Continued
Bec. No.

Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (1)

Counts, Dependent

1162.01 (a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties.
1102.01

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, Rejection

708.03(u),

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner

1106.05

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.

1111.08

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

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 (3), to 1101.01.(0)

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

1101.01 (e),

Continuation of earlier application

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)

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Interference Continued
See. Ko.

Jurisdiction of patent,

1101

Law Examiner may be consulted

1101.01 (c)

1102.01 (a)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences,

1101.01 (1), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Letters to parties

1102.01 (b)

Losing party, treatment of claims

1100.02

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

1111.06

Notice in application, Rule 234

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

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 600

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, 1100.02, 1110

Interference -- Continued
Bie No.

Requesting jurisdiction of Interference.

1104

Response to suggestion of claims _____: 710.02(e).

Sealing of oaths.

715.06, 1101.01(h), 1101.09

Scaling of osths, Attention of Primary re-

quired

707.02

Search

1101.01 (c), 1502.08

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

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

Sole to joint.

1111.07

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

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),

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

103

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 181 aff-

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(1),

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 718.01,

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

718.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney 713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding

713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Record of

713.04

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Interviews-Continued

Refused

718.01, 718.02, 713.00,

718.10

Substance made of record,

718.04

Telephone

406, 718.01, 718.06, 812.01

Time allowed

712.01

Where beld
719.01
Invention. (See Patent; Rejection.)

008.01(@)
Invention, Brief summary

Invention, Not originally claimed

608

Inventor (see also Applicant)

603

Deceased

409 to 409.01 (f)

Heirs

409.01 (a), 400.01(d)

Insane

409, 400.02

Representative

401

Immue. (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

800.04

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.

Jurisdiction :

1112.09 (b) to 1112.09 (p)

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 (đ)

to 1101.01 (1)

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 (1)

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

Abandonment after allowance,

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

808.02(@)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.

608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer

608.02 (1)

Status

208.08

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

707.07(1)

Claim allowable except as to form

Claim summary

707.07 (1)

Complete and clear

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.08

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 Ofice

707.07 (c)

Election of species required, Concluding

action

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

708.07

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(3)

Full anticipation, Expressions used.

707.07 (đ)

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

Orders cited

707.07 (d)

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

707.00

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See Me-

707.06

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Letter, Eraminer's-Continued

Primary's attention required, List.
707.02
References, Citation
707.05 to 707.05(g),

801.04, 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 (1)

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), 403.01(e)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

Licensee, Access

License to file Foreign Application

107, 706.03 (s)

106.01

Linking claim

708.01, 809, 809.03.

809.03 (a), 809.04

818.03 (d)

Traverse of rejection.

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.

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.08

Merita, Appeal to Board of Appeala.

Introduction

Mertta, Question of, Given precedence

707.07 (a)

Methed, Obvious

706.03(4)

Method and apparatus or product.
802.01.

806.05 (e), 806.05 (f), 809.03(a), 890

Methed of doing business

706.03 (2)

Misjainder, Effect on patent.

805

Misjoinder of Inventors

201.03, 1401, 1402.01

Miming patent copy, Replacement, Mode of operation

901.00 608.01 (h)

Model

808.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview

718.08

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 294.

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

Multiplied claims, Rejection

708.03 (1)

N

Name:

Change

605.04(c),

717.02(b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch

605.04 (€)

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 (d)

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,

808.04

Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim

708.03 (0)

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01 (0)

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New mätter -- Continued
Ber. He.

Continuation application
191en
ZOLOT

Design application

1000.02

Disclosure
608.04

Divicional application
201.06

Drawing

008.04

Inherent characteristic
608.04 (a)

Petitionable

608.04(c)

008.04 (b)

Rejection
706.00 (0)

Reissue application

1401.06, 1401.07

Specification, Petitionable
008.04 (c)
Substitute specification

714.20
Supplemental oath
600

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

800.02 (c)

Non-statutory claim
706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled
1902.04(b)

Non-statutory subject matter.
708.09 (a)

Notary Jurisdiction

004.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer.
604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.
604.02

Notation of possible interference
1101.01 (c)
Notes, Marginal, Erased at allowance.
1302.03

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance and
issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Government application

109, 1304

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application
1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table

Appendix I

Number, Drawing reference character.

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims.

601.01 (5)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper
717.01

Oath :

0

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(đ) to 1101.01 (1)

Oath= Continued

Original. (See Oath, Original, Rale 65.) Tromi14

Plant application (Rule -162) __ 524) ____ zum"1004
Rtelsque (Rule 175)
1401.08
Sealing for interference (Rules 181, 202,

716
Preliminary amendment

204\)
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Traversing rejection (Rale 132)

Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 181 Acts in this country

715.07(c) 715

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case

715.09

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.

715.08

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"

802

Substitute

802.02

Venue

604.02

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Bee. No.

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67.

608

After allowance

603.01, 714.16

New matter

806.04

Object of invention

608.01 (d)

Objection contrasted with rejection

708.01

Objection to formal matters, When made. 707.07(a),

707.07(1)

Obvious error, Correction

1802.04, 1805

Obvious method

706.03 (a)

Offer to surrender original patent.

1401.01, 1401.04

Office date stamp.

505\. 710.01 (a), 714.18

Official cross reference, Order of

903.06

Official Gazette

1703

Official Gazette, Claim

1302.09

Official Gazette, Drawing figure.

1902.10

Old application

208,03

Old combination

706.03(1), 706.03(j)

Old combination, Division

806.05(b), 820.01

Operative example

608.01 (p)

Order, Citation

707.08

Order, Classification

802.04

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)

Crous-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05(c)

Patented file

905.03

Photostat

905.01

Publication

901.06(b)

Soft copy

905.02

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Table

Appendix I

X series

901.04

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

PRO-Continued

1 Wrong division

508,01

Paret application

201,04

Pareet application data, Cross-noting.

201.11

Parent carries assignment to continuing appli- cation

201.12

Patente

1836 (present) series

901.04

A.I. series

901.04

Arrangement in division

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing

901.08

Casting cloud on 707.07

(d)

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent.)

Classification change

903.05

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series

901.04

Effective date 706.02, 715,

715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. (See Foreign patent.)

Operativeness, Showing

608.03, 716

Index

902.03 (a)

Oral hearing on appeal

1209

Interference

1101.02 to 1101.02(g)

Joint to sole

1402.01

Jurisdiction

1805

Laws ( see also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy

801.09

Ordering soft copy

Plant

901.04, 1600

905.02

Reference. (See Reference.)

Reissue series

901.04

905.02

Soft copy

Sole to joint.

1402.01

Statutory types of subject matter.

708.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for.

Introduction

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Transfer

903.05

"Utility" series

901.04

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

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02(f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest in

patent

309

Patent Statutes (see also Statutes; Statutes,
Revised )
Introduction
Patentability. (See Rejection.)

Patentability report

705

Action counted

705, 705.01 (c)

Allowance

705.01(d).

Appeal

705.01 (a)

Date status

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners

705.01 (a)

Drawing

608.02(n)

File wrapper notation

705.01 (c)

Final action

705.01 (a)

Forms for action

705.01 (a)

Improper

705.01 (e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion

1111.11

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Patentability report-Continued

Interviews

705.01(+)

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (@)

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

706.01 (a)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.
1802.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy.
101

Furtod 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

₹14.17

Claim copied from patent.

₹10.02(c),

710.04(a), 1101.02(e)

T10.02(b)

Computed

Copying claim from patent does not extend

statutory period.

710.04(a), 1101.02(e)

Correction of citation

710.08

Date of receipt of amendment

710:01 (a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Extension

710.02(d), 710.02(€), 1005

Five year pendency

710.02 (b)

Government-owned application

710.08

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

Remafling

707.18, 710.06

Shortened

710.02, 710.02(e)

Shortened, Approval

710.02(a), 1005

710.02 (d), 710.02 (e)

Shortened, Extension

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)

A

Periodicals

doe. No.
001.08

Parmanent Ink

008.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

706.08(p)

Fettden :

Abandonment holding

711.08(c), 711.08(4)

Abandonment holding, Examiner's ment

state 711.08 (d)

Acospit final fee

712, 1002.02

Access to parent application

103, 1002.02

After forfelture

712

Amend after appeal decision

1004.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application

001

Application, Amendment of.

001.01

Application, Including power of attorney

402,

001.02

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

711.08 (d)

Fec exempt, To or from fee-filed.

1002.02

Filing date

1602.02

Final rejection

1602.02

Inspection

108

Make special 708.02, 1002.02

Matter subject to

Introduction,

708.01, 1002

Matter subject to, Listed

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

508

Revival

711.03(c), 1002.02

Revival, appealed case.

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement.

711.03 (d)

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue.

1808

Photoprint, Ordering

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Pink slip (Form PO-152)

707.07 (a)

Plant application

1800

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.

1008

Description

1605

Drawing

1608

Duplicate papers

1608, 1610

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendesent

1610

Claims all allowed.

710.01 (a)

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Plaat application-Continued

Coe. No.

Executive Order

2008

Istle

1611

Laudatory expressions

1010

Letter of transmittal

1008

Method cyaim

1005

Gath

100%

Original and duplicate Alles

1008. 1510

Parts

1608

Plant varieties excluded

1001

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1000

Signature

1608

Specification®

1605, 1610

Specimens

1007

Statutory basis

1001

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

801.02

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

708.07(c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring attention

personal 707.02

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper

1802.13

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 Patentability report

de:IN. 705.01(4)

Reissue application

008.02 (k)

Returned drawing

008.02 (y)

Sketch

008.02 (v)

Printed matter

708.08 (a)

"Printer waiting"

1800.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1808.01

Prior art. (See Reference.)

Priority, Overcoming Reference.

201.15

Priority, Formal Requirements

201.14

Priority, Public Law 690.

201.16

Priority right

201.18

Process. (See Method.)

Product by process

706.08 (e)

Product of nature.

708.08 (a)

Prolix claim

708.08(g)

Proof, "Printer waiting".

1809.01

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority.

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07(g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision_ 1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable cept for form

ex- 710.02(b)

Protest against issuance of patent.

1809.02

"Provisional" specification, British

201.15

Public inspection, Application file_

109

Public Law 880

201.16, 605

Public Law 506

604.03 (a)

Public Law 585

706.08 (b)

Public Law 619

201.16,|1005

Public Law 690

201.16

Public policy

708.03 (p)

Public sale

708.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar. 201.13,

706.08 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (v)

Publications of abstracts 711.06,

711.06 (a)

Publications :

Citing 707.05 (e), 901.06

Declassified

707.05(f)

Own, as reference

715.01 (c)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02 (b), 714.14

B

R.S. (See Statutes.)

Ratification of papers filled :

Death of attorney

408

Death of inventor

400.01

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,

1214.08

Record books, Examining division

1704

Recording assignment

802

Reduction to practice.

715.97

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## MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE

Reference :

A.T. patent trocar !lidmia

901.04

A.P.O. publication

001.08(c)

Abandoned application

961.02

Additional

707.05

(d)

After allowance

1806.01

After appeal

1208.01

Antedating, (See Oath, Antedating reference,

Rule 181.)

"Applied"

707.05

(b)

Arrangement in examining divicion

001.07

Assigned application as

904

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.

T10.08

Cited by applicant. 707.05

(d);

1802.12

Combination of references

706.02

Copending

706.02

Cross, How cited

707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05(f)

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

715,

715.01

Equivalents

904.01

(b)

Foreign patent 707.05(e); 901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901:02

Incorrect citation 707.05(g),

1302.12

Listing at allowance 1802.12,

1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance.

1808.01

Ordering official cross

908.06

Overcome under Rule 131. (See Oath, Ante-

dating reference, Rule 181.)

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

Webearing by C.O.P.A.

1216.01

Relisne application :

Abstract of title
1601.01

Additions underlined

1401.08

1401.08

Amidavit

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

706.08 (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

1083,

Interference of original patent Inventor

involved. 1111.08,/1401.12 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

1401.08

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 originai 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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Bedste application-Continued golf/0) -- det.

"Cant on original patent.

Tille abstract of/02/1.10.szezaT- 1001.01, 1401.02
Transfer of original drawing ____... 018.03 (k), 1491.00

Twice 'reissued

1401.06

Interference terminated

1100.02, 1110

Melasse patent series.

801.04

Rejection

106

Linking cialm

800|to 800.04

After allowance of application_ 1101.01 (1), 1806.01
After allowance of claim
708.04
After allowance of claim, Primary reviews __: 707.02
After appeal, New rejection.
1205.01

After correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (1)

After termination of interference.

1109.02, 1110

Against public policy

706.05 (p)

New matter

Aggregation

708.06 (1)

All valid grounds.

107.07(g)

Alternative phrases

708.08 (d)

Not based on prior art

Anticipation, Full

707.07 (d)

Oath, Defective reissue.

708.06 (x)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07 (d)

Art

706.02

Assigned application, Same applicant.
904
Obvious method
706.08 (@)

Atomic Energy Act.

706.08 (b)

Bar, Statutory

706.03 (s)

Board of Appeals introduces
1214.01

Breadth

706.08 (n)

Business method

706.00 (a)

Claim copied from patent
1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure to re-
spond

708.06 (u)

Clafm copied from patent, Primary's atten-
tion

707.02

Combination of references.

706.02, 707.07 (d)

Common knowledge

706.02 (a)

Conflicting applications

304,

305, 706.03(k), 709.01, 802,02, 804, 804.01,

804.02, 822, 822.01.

304

Conflicting applications, One assigned
Cumulative
707.07 (d)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath

706.03 (x), 1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met

707.07 (d)

Disclaimer
708.03 (q),|710.02(d)
Double patenting. (See Double patenting.)

Duplicate claims
706.03 (k)
Estoppel, Interference
1105.03, 1100.02, 1110

Final. (See Final rejection.)

Foreign application, Statutory bar
708.03 (s)

Fraud upon public

708.03 (p)

Frivolous invention

708.03 (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(1)
Ground clearly stated.
707.07 (đ)

706.03 (a)
Inaccurate

Incomplete
706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Inoperativeness

708.03 (p)

Rejection -Continued

"Tarifcient disclosure

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark

BOR Ot (v)

Interference, Entoppel

1106.06. 1108.02.1110

Language used

707.07(a)

Markuah, Improper

706.08 (a)

708.08 (v)

Method of doing business

Multiplicity

708.08(1)

Negative limitation

706.06 (d)

New, After appeal

1208.01

New, After final rejection

708.07 (e)

708.03 (0)

Non-statutory claim

708.08 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter

708.03 (@)

706.08

Not readable on disclosure.
706.03 (n)

Objection distinguished

706.01

Old combination

706.03 (1), 706.08(3)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (a)

Overlapping applications

304\.

305, 708.08(k), 709,01, 802.02, 804, 804.01,
801.02, 822, 822.01.

Perpetual motion

706.05 (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

708.03 (g)

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding.

706.03(¥)

Reissue application, Defective oath

708.03 (x)

"Rejected"

707.07 (d)

Repeated

707.07(f)

Res judicata

708.03 (w)

Res judicata, Continuation application

706.07 (b)

Scientific principle

706.08 (a)

Simple means claim

706.08 (e)

Species and genus. 806.04 (h)

to 806.04(1)

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 (d)

"Well known in the art"

708.02(a)

Related inventions __ 802.01, 806.04 (b),

808.02, 808.03

Related inventions, Species

808.04(b)

Remailing Office action

707.13, 710.06

Remand by Board, Affidavit

1212

Remand by Board, Amendment.

1211

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Bin Na

Becpuedes prosecution, Submit, to Baparyleory,

Respaning prosecution after Board decision
1214.07

Reply Istet

1200

Noselected Invention

800.04

Report ef Bureau of Plant Industry

1009

Representative of Inventor or owner.

400

Representatives of out-of-town attorneys

408

Res Judicata

706.08 (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

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

First action

811

Form letter

817

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

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-
tion
1002
Repeated after withdrawal
811.03

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
Subsequently presented to invention not pre-
viously claimed
818.02, 821.03
Traverse of requirement.
818,

Action, Examiner's

813 to 817

Action after, Special

708.01

Aggregation

808.05 (a), 809.03 (a)

808.05 (e)
Apparatus and process or product.
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

808.05 (a)

to 806.05 (c), 809.03 (a)

Restriction --- Continued
\- W

Linking cialm
800, 800.08, 809.08(a), 800.04
Linking claim, Traverse of rejection _____ 818.08(@)

1005
Nouajected claims, Treatment of
821

to 821.03

Old combination and subcombination,
808.05 (b),

820.01

Patentability over prior art.

806.02, 800, 809.03

Patentability report, Effect

Petition from requirement.

800.04, 818.03 (c)

Process or product and apparatus.

808.06 (e)

to 806.05(g), 809.03(a), 820

Reissne application

1401.10, 1401.10 (a)

Rejection of nonelected claims.
821 to 821.08
Related inventions __ 802.01, 808, 806, 808.02, 809.03

Requirement

812 to 817

Additional

811.02

By division where examinable.

812

Concluding paragraph

817

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of

819.01

Election after, With traverse __ 818.03(b), 821.01
Election after, Without traverse
821.02

Final
818.03

Patentability

810 to 810.03

Petition from
809.04, 818.03(c)
Rejection on double patenting following __ 804.02

Response to

818 to 818.03 (e)

When made

811, 811.01

Withdrawal

819

Single embodiment

806.03

Species of unclaimed genus

808.01 (a)

Subcombination, Combination and.

806.05 (a)

to 806.05 (c)

Subcombinations usable together.

806.05 (d)

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

707.13

Definition
801
Review at allowance.
1302.01

"Distinct" invention
802.01, 804, 806. 806.05

Revised Statutes. (Sce Statutes.)

Final requirement

819
Revival of abandoned application __ 711.03 (c), 1002.02
Improper
803, 806, 808.02
Rerical of abandoned application, Examiner's
statement
711.03 (d)
Independent embodiments
808.04, 808.05

Revocation of power of attorney
402.05,
Independent inventions
802.01,
803, 806, 808.04, 808.01, 806.01 (a), 818.03
402.05(a), 402.07

807

Citation of art.

813, 817

After Board decision

1214.01, 1214.06

Completeness

815

After final rejection

714.12, 714.13

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Bewritten

specification

Saiman:008.01(g)

Ribboned

application

002.04

(a)

Right

of

priority,

201.18,

20.16

Right

of

priority,

Determination

by Examiner_

201.15

Roster

of

attorneyz

408

Rules

of

practice :

2

Reproduced

718.04

3.

Reprodpond

714.25

Cited

714.19

6

Reproduced

302

7

Reproduced

710,05

11

Reproduced

103

14

Cited

101, 103,

108, 209.08,

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

(d)

36

Cited

402.05,

402.06,

402.07

41

Reproduced

605

42

Reproduced

409,01

(a)

Cited

602,

605,

1401.02

43

Reproduced

409.02

Cited

602,

605,

1401.02

44

Reproduced

409

45

Cited

201.03,

605,

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

53

Cited

506.01

55

Cited.

201.13,

201.14, 201.14(a),

505

57

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04

(b),

1503.01

50

Reproduced

600

61

Reproduced

801

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

600

73

Reproduced

608.01

(d)

Cited

608.01

(d)

74

Reproduced

608.01

(f)

75

Reproduced

608.01

(1)

Cited

__ 608.01

(g), 608.01

(n), 706.03(1),

806.04

76

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04

(b )

77

Reproduced

608.01

(m)

Rules « practice -- Continued
So& #6.

78 Cited

201.11,

822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

79 Reproduced

008.01 (@)

Cited

cosoi(t)

81 Reproduced

008.02

82' Reproduced

605.04 (1)
608.02 (d)

83 Reproduced

84 Cited
605.04 (%), 606.02

85 Reproduced
006.02(b)

86 Reproduced
608.02

87 Reproduced
608.02(y)

88 Reproduced
008.02 (1)

91 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

800

92 Reproduced
608.03

Cited
800

88 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

₹14.02

121 Reproduced

714.22

Cited.
714.02, 714.12, 1302.04

123 Reproduced

608.02 (p)

124 Reproduced

714.24

Cited

606.01 (s)

125 Reproduced

608.01 (q)

Cited

714.19. 714.20

126 Reproduced
608.01 (1)
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(2),
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

711
135 Reproduced

Cited

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

711.02, 712, 714.01(b), 714.03

150 Cited

109, 710.02,

710.02(e), 712, 1006, 1101.02(f)

137 Reproduced

711.08(c)

Cited
T12, 1002

188 Reproduced
711
Cited
711.01. 1215.01

141 Reproduced
808.04

Cited_ 710.02(c), 802, 806, 806.04(a), 806.04(g).
806.04(h), 808.01 (a), 809,02, 800.02(a),
809.02(b), 809.02(c), 820.

142 Cited

707.07(1), 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)

144 Reproduced
818.03 (c)

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 (1)

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

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 (1), 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)

228 Cited
1101.02(a), 1102

1401.11
231 Reproduced
1105
Cited

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

Rules of practice -- Continued
Bec. No.
179 Reproduced
1401.08

Cited

202.05

181 Reproduced

1000

Introduction, 008.04(e), 711.08(c))

711.03(4), 714.18, 1002.01, 1208

185 Reproduced
1002

191 Reproduced
1205

Cited

Introduction, 008.04(c), 708.07

192 Reproduced

1206

Cited.

1204, 1208, 1215.01, 1215.04

183 Reproduced

1208

Cited
710.02(b), 714.18, 1204, 1208.01

184 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, 1214.08, 1215.04
198 Reproduced
1214.07

145 Reproduced

821.03

802

Cited

809.02

Cited

147 Reproduced

201.06

Cited
602.05 (a), 605, 605.04, 802

151 Reproduced

1501

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited
602

154 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155 Reproduced

1505
Cited
1610, 1611

1604

602
163 Reproduced

1605
164 Reproduced
1605

165 Reproduced
1606

Cited

608.02
166 Reproduced

1607
167 Reproduced
1608
Cited
1610

171 Reproduced

1401.01

172 Reproduced

1401.11

173 Reproduced

1401.06

1401.02

224 Cited
201.14 (a)
Cited

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

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1101.02

161 Reproduced

1002

162 Reproduced

Cited

Cited
706.03 (u),
152 Reproduced

146 Reproduced

707.07(1), 802

710.02(c), 802, 809.04,

Cited.
818.03 (đ), 821.01, 821.02. 1002.02

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Rules of practice-Continued

BSC. NO.

24 Olted

1106.06, 1106.07

257 Oited

1109.02, 1110.02

Q1 208 Cited

1105.04

262 Gited

1108, 1109.02, 1110.01

206 Ofted

1108.02

266 Cited

1108, 1112.05(a)

201 Reproduced

1509.02

292 Ofted

706.03 (v)

1214.06
304 Cited

312 Reproduced

714.16

Cited

603.01, 713.10, 714.15,
714.16(a) to 714.16(e), 714.20, 1005,
1303.01, 1805, 1808.01, 1309.01, 1705.

818

Reproduced

1308

Cited

711.05

814

Cited

1505

816

Reproduced

712.

Cited

203.07

317

Reproduced

712

Cited

1002

321

Reproduced

1403

Cited

804.01

322

Reproduced

1402

323

Reproduced

1402.01

824

Reproduced

1402.01

334

Cited

605

341

Cited

1702

342

Reproduced

402.01

346

Reproduced

402.04

Rules of practice. Introduction

8

Saine 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.
202,204
715.06, 1101.01 (b), 1101.03
Search :

After reversal by Board of Appeals.
1214.04

Card

902.02(b)

Field of

804.01 (d)

File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 904.01(d)

In division, by member of public.

718.02

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

Procedure

Restriction requirement

000.02

Title

202.02,

808

Secrety, Pending applications

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02,

1904

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, 708.03

(b),

706.05 (s)

Security markings

109

Serial Number

503

Serles of dependent claims.

608.01 (n)

Shift of election

819

Shortened statutory period

710.02 to 710.02 (e) 710.02 (a), 1005

Approval

Signature :

Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed

608.01

Amendment :

Signature improper 714.01

(a) to

714.01

(d)

Signature missing 714.01

(a),

714.01 (b)

Signed by applicant, Not by

attorney

of

record

714.01(d)

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Applicant

805.04

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), 808.02 (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
Le Xo
Specification-Continued

Converted from joint
201.06

Converted to joint.
201.03

Division of joint.
201.00

Reissue application, Joint to sole.

1402.01

"Sole" In original oath
002

Sole patent to joint patent.
1402.01

Solicitor, Duties
1002, 1002.02

Special cane

708 to 708.03

Allowable application, Except for form _. 710.02(b),
1501

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(1)

Adding (Amended Rule 141)

806.04(g)

Cancellation of Species claims

821.02

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions

802.01, 808.01 (a)

Patentability over genus.

808.04 (h)

Plural

706.03(k), 806.04(g), 808.01(a), 809.02

Rejection

808.04 (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 filling.

608.01

Confused by amendments

608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment
1302.04

to 1802.04 (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
1802.04 (f)

Reference to prior patent or application
202.01

Reissue application

1401.08

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

Ice. No.

Statement of Invention
606.01 (d)

Substitute

608.01(@), 714.10

Substitute, Amendment including
714.19

Substitute New matter.

714.20

Terminology basis for claims

608.01 (o)

Title of invention

608

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

Stamp:

1607

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

608.01 (p)

Starting material, Chemical compound.
Statement, Examiner's :

Appeal brief
1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition from abandonment.

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive.

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing
1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive with
claims
008.01 (d)
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. 1302.06
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. 708.03

(a)

35

U.S.C. 101 Cited. 201, 701, 706.03

(a)

35

U.S.C. 102 Cited.

201.13,

305.01. 701, 708.02, 708.03(s), 707.05 (f)

35 U.S.C. 103 Cited

701

35 U.S.C. 104 Cited. 715.07(c)

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Petition

1002

Election. (See Election of species.)

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Statutes -- Contlaned

Nee. No.

35 U.8.0. 112 Reproduced.

708.03(c)

Cited

201.11,

201.15, 608.01, 608.01 (k), 702.01, 708.08(N),
707.02.

35 U.B.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\.

85 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced.
201.11

Cited
711.02(c), 1503.01

85 U.S.C. 121 Reproduced
802
Cited __. 706.08(k), 802.01, 803.01, 804, 804.01, 805

85 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced.

701

85 U.S.C. 182 Cited
706.03 (0)

35 U.S.C. 133 Cited
710.01, 710.02

35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced.
1100

Ofted
715.05, 1101.02 (f), 1109, 1905
85 U.S.C. 144 Cited.
1216.01

35 U.S.C. 145 Cited
1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

85 U.S.C. 146 Cited ___ 1109, 1109.01, 1100.02, 1111.00

85 U.S.C. 161 Reproduced.

1001

Cited

201

85 U.S.C. 163 Reproduced.

1601

35 U.S.C. 164 Reproduced.

1608

85 U.S.C. 171 Reproduced

1500

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced.

1506

Cited

201.13

85 U.S.C. 181 Cited 107,

107.01

85 U.S.C. 184 Reproduced. 107,

706.03(s)

35 U.S.C. 185 Reproduced.

706.03(B)

85 U.S.C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited 706.03(x),

1805

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

85 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 (c)

Species

806.04(b)

Subgeneric "Markusb" claims

706.03 (y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03 (a)

Submission to Classification Group: //vyro Cser No.

Classification of application _::: 908.08 (d), 908.08(e)

Dosble patenting rejectiona.

804.02

Patentability report

705.02 (8)

Sabaifesion to Commissioner:

Types of action listed.

1008

Submission to Patent Security Division :

Atomic Energy, security review

108

"Confidential" application or papers

100

Defense Invention, security review

107

"Restricted" application or papers

100

"Secrecy Order" case.

107

Security determination

107

Submission to Drafting Branch :

Estimating cost of correction

608.02(R)

Rearrangement of Figures.

608.02 (t)

Return of drawing.

608.02(y)

Transfer of Figures.

008.02 (t)

Submission to Supervisory Classification Exam-
iner
804.02

Submission to Supervisory Examiners:

Types of action listed.
1008, 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

Refle

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-

fng

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter.

714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03 (1)

Suggestion for claims for Interference.

1005,

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

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue.

1401.00 (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 (1)

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Suspension-Continued contasnisan

Overlapping applications
700.01. 1111.08

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818\.

Primary decides

707.02, 709

818.03 to 818.09 (d), 821.01. 821.02
Traverse, Rejection of linking claim
818.08 (d)
Rules Of
1002

Three year case
710.08

Types of applications

201

T

Table of Countries, Public Law 000.

201.16

Technical rejections

708.03

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner.

408

Termination of proceedings

201.11, 711.06(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 invention
606
Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 606.01, 1802/01

Title report, Interference

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application
1401, 1401.11

202.02

Title search

Title with signature.
605.04 (e)
Trademark and trade name.
608.01 (v)

Transfer of application :

After amendment
908.08 (c)
After Classification decision
903.08(g)
Allowable application
903.07 (b)
Decision of Classification Examiner
903.08(f)

Divisible inventions

812

Interference
1101.01 (a), 1101.02

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

Submitted to Classification Examiner.
903.08(đ)
Transfer of class or subclass
903.05

Transfer of drawing.
608.02 (1)
Canceled sheet
608.02(1)
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)

U

U.S.C. Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

Introduction 608.01 (e)

Undelivered mail

707.18

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

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (b)

Utility lacking Rejection

708.03 (p)

Utility patent

201, 801.04

Utility required

608.01 (p)

V

W

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorney's.

408

Withdrawal from tasne

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1808

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_ 1505

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.) Wrong division, Papers sent to.

508.01

x

X-series of patents.

901.04

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Venue
604.02
Title of design application.
1508.01