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Index
A
Sec. No.
A.I. series of patents
001.04
Abandoned Application (see also Abandon-
ment).
Accessibility to public.
108
Counting
711.04(a)
Definition
203.05
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
1902.07
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
708.03 (s)
Petition 711.03 (c), 1002.02
Petition, Examiner's statement
711.03
(d)
Reconsideration 711.03 (a), 711.03 (b)
Reissue
1401.04
Revival
711.03 (c)
Shortened statutory period expired 710.02 (d)
Undelivered action
707.13
Abbreviation, Periodical citation
707.05 (e)
Abbreviature-Abstract :
Citation
711.06(a)
Ordering copies
901.06 (d)
Publication opens file to Inspection
103
Access (sce also Inspection ; Power of
attor-
ney).
Authorized by Commissioner
104
Disbarred attorney
105
Access --- Continued
See. No.
Pending application
101, 108
Petition
108, 1002.02
Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap-
plication)
1401, 1401.08
Act. (Sce 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 __ 1214.08
After correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (1)
Amendment after final rejection
714.13
Claim summary
T07.07(1)
Claims in excess of filing fee
714.10
Completeness
707.07
Correction, Period for response.
710.08
Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted
1101.01 (1)
Counted
1705
Date
707.11
File wrapper endorsement
707.10, 717.01
Final action.
705.01 (a), 706.07, 713.09
Fourth or subsequent.
1005
Incorrect citation
710.06
Informal application
702.01
Patentability report not counted
705.01 (c)
Piecemeal
707.07 (a)
Preceding final
707.14
Primary Examiner's personal attention
707.02
Priority determination
201.15
Reopening prosecution
1005
Response time computation
710.01 (a)
Restriction requirement
800
Returned
707.13
Review
Introduction
Shortened time limit
710.02
Supplemental
710.06
Suspension
709
Suspension, Primary's attention
707.02
1005
Suspension, Group Manager's attention
Third, Primary reviews
707.02 (a)
Additional improvement series
901.04
Address of applicant
605.03
Administration, Letters of
409.01 (b).
409.01(c), 409.01 (e)
Administration of oath
604
Administrator or executor
409.01
Allowance and Issue
409.01 (f)
Application by, After discharge.
409.01 (c)
Assigned application, Inventor dies
409.01 (e)
Authority
409.01 (b)
Consular certificate
409.01 (d)
Foreign country
408.01 (đ)
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Administrator or executor-Continued
Bec. No.
Helr 209.01, 409.01 (a),
409.01
(đ)
Signature
005.05
(a)
Specification form
605.05
Advantages over prior art.
707.07
(f)
Adverse recommendation under Rule 812
714.16(đ)
Affidavit. (See Oath.)
Affirmation. (See Oath.)
Agent. (See Attorney ; Power of attorney.)
Aggregation
706.03
(1)
Aggregation, Design application
1504
Aggregation and subcombination
806.05 (a),
809.03 (a)
Allen Property Custodian publication
901.06 (c)
Allowance and issue (see also Allowed appli-
cation)
1800
Abandonment after
711.05
Administrator's signature amended.
605.05 (a)
All claims allowed, Shortened period
710.02
(b)
Amendment, Examiner's
1302.04
Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue __
714.16, 1305
Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting" Amendment after. (See Amendment: After allowance.)
Amendment after allowance of all claims
714.14
Amendment after D-10 notice. 107.02,
1304.01
Amendment at time of
714.15
Amendment crossing
714.15
Assigned application
306,
308
Assignment Branch 308, 409.01 (b), 1401.11
Blue Slip 903.07, Cancel nonelected claim by Examiner's
903.07 (b)
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
(1)
Claim renumbering, Dependent claim
608.01 (n),
1802.01
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
1302.07
Correction of error after allowance
714.16
Cross reference
903.07 (a)
D-10 notice
107.01, 1304
D-10 notice, Amendment after
1304.01
Deceased inventor
1302.11
Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance
1303.03
Design application
1505
Disclosure restriction
1302.01
Drawing, Draftsman's stamp.
608.02
Drawing correction 608.02 (s),
1302.04
Allowance and Issue -- Continued
Drawing correction,
Examiner's
amend-
Sec. No.
meat
608.02 (w)
Drawing correction, "Special" slip.
608.02 (x),
1802.05
Drawing in patented file.
008.02 (1), 905.08
Drawing notations
1802.10
Erasure of markings
1802.08
Examiner's amendment.
(See Examiner's
amendment.)
Fee exempt application, statement required by
applicant
807.01
Fee exempt application, Status of in-
ventor
607.01 (a)
File wrapper notation
1802.09
Final review
1902
First action-cite pertinent art.
1802.12
Foreign application
1302.08
Forfeited application
712
Formal matters
714.16, 1302.01
Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and
changes
714.16, 1802.04
Formal matters, Specification rewritten
Formula checked
1802.02
1309.01
Full first name required
605.04 (b)
Interference
1101.01 (c)
Interference, Notation
1101.01 (c), 1802.03
Interference search
1802.08
Intervention by executor
409.01 (f)
Issue and Gazette Branch
1900
Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of case 1305
Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __ 1101.01 (1)
Jurisdiction of case
1305
Marginal note
1802.03
Motion to add to interference.
1105.03
Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's
amendment
821.02
Notice of allowance. (See Notice of allow-
ance.)
Patentability report, Print disposal
608.02 (n),
705.01 (đ)
Pencil notes
1302.03
Plant application
1611
"Printer Waiting"
1809.01
Print replaces drawing in division
608.02 (c)
Protest against issue
1300.02
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
__ 1802.04(f)
Related applications, Referred Assignment
Branch
202.02, 1302.11
Related applications, Retention label
1302.07
Reopening prosecution
1303.01, 1308.01
Review by Examiner
1302.01, 1302.13
Review by Primary
903.07
Secret case
107.02,
1304
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Allowence and issue -- Continued
SE No.
Senler party In correspondence ander
Rule
202
1101.01(1)
Signatures inconsistent
605.04
(b)
Signing file wrapper.
1802.18
Slip
005.07
Special 708.01,
710.02(b);
1001
Species added after.
806.01(g)
Specification, Clean copy required.
008.01
(g),
1802.02
Statement of invention
1802.01
Suggestion of claims.
1101.01
(0)
Supplemental oath after
803.01
Terminology correspondence of specification
and claims
1902.01
Three-year case
109
Title
1802.01
Title change by Examiner 006.01, 1802.04
(a)
Title search, Continuing application
202.02
Transfer
908.07
(b)
Undelivered notice of allowance
1303.02
Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal from issue.)
Withholding from issue, "Secrecy
order"
case
1304
Allowed application (see also Allowances
and
issue).
Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch,
203.04
Definition
208.04
File wrapper data
1302.09
Rejection 1101.01 (1),
1308.01
Suggesting claim for interference_ 1005,
1101.01
(0)
Allowed claim, Rejection
706.04
Alteration of application before execution
608.01
Alternative phrase in claim
706.03
(đ)
Amended application
203.03
Amended application, Inspection for
trans-
fer
908.08 (c)
Amendment (see also Response)
714
Accidental entry
714.21
After abandonment
711.02,
714.17
After all claims allowed.
714.14
After allowance :
Canceling claim
714.16
Claim copied from patent __ 714.16 (a),
1101.02(g)
Commissioner's approval
714.16,
1005
Entry in part
714.16(e)
Examiner's action 714.16. 714.16(d),714.16(e)
Excess claims
714.16(c)
Formal matters 714.16,
714.16(d)
Handling
714.16
(d)
Mailed before allowance.
714.15
Motion under Rule 234 714.16(b),
1105.03
Patentability pointed out.
714.16
Reason for adverse action
714.16
Renumbering claims
714.16(e)
"Secrecy order" case.
107.02
Supplemental oath
603.01,
714.16
After appeal, After Examiner's answer
1210
After appeal, Before Examiner's answer
1207
Amendment -- Continued
After Board decision 1214.01,
1214.07
After death of attorney
406
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.
008
Before first action 608.04 (b), 707.04,
714.00
Before first action, Adding excess claims
707.04,
714.10
Board rejection avoided.
1214.01
Canceled matter restored
808.01 (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
107.02
Date of receipt 710.01(a),
714.18
Date stamp, Division receipt.
714.18
Date stamp, Mail Branch 505, 710.01
(a),
714.18
Defective directions for entry
714.28
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 denled, 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 Bic No.
Improper signatare 714.01 (a) to 714.01(@)
Improper signature, Ratification :1.2 711, 71401(b)
Incomplete response 711.02(a), 114.62 to 714.04 Incomplete response, Time for complet- ing 710.02(c), 711, 714.03
Tacreasing claims over twenty under Rule
812
714.16(e)
Informal, Return
714.01(b)
Ink, Not permanent
714.07
Inspection
714.05
Interference
111.05
Joint to sole
201.03
Joint to sole, Interference.
111.07,
1112.09(m) to 1112.09(p)
Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner
714.19
Late. 710.02(d), 711, 714.17
Law Examiner has application
714.18
Literature citation in specification
008.01 (p)
Motion under Rule 232 or 233
11,08
Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue
714.16(b)
Name change on file wrapper
717.02(b)
New matter
008.04
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
612.01
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
Perlod for response ends Sunday or holiday
710.05
Petition in application
601.01
Plant application
1610
Post office address, Applicant.
005.03
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
400.01
Ratification, Signature defective. 711,
714.01 (b)
Ratification, Telegram
714.08
Receipt
501 to 505
Received after allowance
714.15
Recommendation by Board
1218.01
Reinstatement of canceled matter
714.24
Requirements of
714.02
Residence change 717.02, 717.02 (b)
Responsive
714.02, 714.04
Return, After entry on file wrapper
717.01
Return of unsigned
714.01 (b)
Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance.)
Several same day
714.18
Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)
Signature missing 711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)
Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of record 714.01 (d)
Amendment -- Continued
Signed by attorney not of record
714.01 (c)
Support by original claim
000.01 (1)
Telegram
714.08
Unatgaed
714.01 (a). 714.07(b)
Unsigned, Ratification of
711, 714.01 (b)
Wrong division
508.01
Analogous art
904.01 (e)
Apparatus, Process or product and.
801,
808.05(s) to 806.05(g), 800.08 (a)
Appeal
1200
Administrative handling
1204
Affidavit after appeal
1212
Amendment after Board decision
1218.01,
1214.01. 1214.07
Amendment after Examiner's answer.
1210
Amendment before Examiner's answer
1207
Amendment for purpose of
714.12, 714.13
Amendment makes case allowable
1206
Answer, Examiner's
1208
Better reference before brief
1207
Board remands case to Examiner
1208, 1210
Brief
1206
Cancellation of withdrawn claims
1214.05
Claims copied from patent, Time limit __ 710.02 (c)
Claims included
1205
Court
1214.01, 1216
Court, C.C.P.A.
1216.01
Decision by Board
1213
Dismissal
1215.04
Examiner reversed
1214.04
Examiner sustained
1214.06
Examiner's answer
1208
Failure to prosecute appeal
1215.04
From Board of Appeals
1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02
1209
Hearing
Jurisdiction
1210
Matter subject to
Introduction, 708.01
Multiplicity rejection
7063 (1)
New ground of rejection by Examiner
1208.01
New matter affecting claim
608.04 (c)
New reference before brief
1207
New rejection by Board
1214.01
Oral hearing
1209
Patentability report case
705.01 (a)
Prerequisite
1205
Procedure after decision
1214.02
Prosecution after, appeal
1214
Recommendation of Board
1213.01
Reconsideration
1214.01, 1214.03
Reference, newly discovered, before brief
1207
Remand by Board.
1208, 1210, 1211
Remand by C.C.P.A.
1216.01
Remanded case special
708.01
Reopening of prosecution
706.03(1), 1207, 1214.07
Reply brief to Examiner's answer
1208
"Secrecy order" case.
107.02
Withdrawal
1215
Withdrawal, Partial
1214.05. 1215.03
Appealable matter not petitionable
1002
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Sec. No.
Application -- Continued
Applicant (see also Inventor)
Oltisenship
Jotut
201.02, 201.03, 605
Leaves service of United States
607.01 (a)
Other than inventor
409.08
Post office address
606.08
Power to inspect,
104
Relsens application
605.02
Signature
605.04
Applicants, Card Index
504
Application
Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)
Act of 1883
201.17
Allowable except as to for __ m
710.02 (b)
Allowed :
Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch
203.04
Definition
208.04
File wrapper data
1802.09
Rejection
1101.01 (1), 1808.01
Suggesting claim for interference
1033,
1101.01 (0)
Amended
208.08
Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)
Access
108
Allowance
808
Conflicting subject matter
904,
805, 706.03 (k), 822, 1101.01 (b)
Inventor applies for
605
Inventor deceased
409.01 (e)
Rejection of other application
304
Assignment to division for examination
903.08,
909.08 (e)
Assignment to Examiner for examination_903.08(b)
Classification in examining division
903.08 (b)
Common ownership
305,
706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)
Complete
506, 600
Conflicting, same applicant.
304, 706.03 (k),
709.01, 804, 822 to 822.01, 1101.01 (b)
Content
600
Continuation. (See Continuation.)
Continuation-in-part. (See Continuation-in-
part.)
Continuing
201.11
Copendency
201.11
Copending, Design
1504
Copy furnished
800
Cross-noting :
Data of parent application on file wrapper_202.02,
1802.09
Data of related application brought up to
date
1802.04 (f)
Data of related application in specification 201.11.
202.01
Foreign application, Application oath
202.04
Foreign application, File wrapper
202.03
In original patent file of reissue application 202.05
Depositing
602
005.01
Helr
409.01(#), 400.01 (d)
Design. (See Design application:)
Distribution
208
Divisional. (See: Divisional application.)
English language want DIT M. Maler
00001
Fee exempt 201.17,
007.01
Fee exempt, Notation
1802.08
Fee exempt to fee filed.
007.01(b)
Fee filed
007
Fee filed to fee exempt
007.01 (c)
Filing receipt
603
Filing date
500, 505
Five year pendency
707.02(a)
Five year pendency, Shortened statutory period 710.02(b)
Foreign. (See Foreign application.)
Form
000
Government-owned :
"Act of 1883" 201.17.
607.01
Changed from fee filed. 607.01 (c),
1002.02
Changed to fee filed. 607.01 (c),
1002.02
Inventor leaves government.
607.01 (a)
Special
708.01
35 U.S.C. 266
007.01
"Three year case"
710.33
Incomplete
506
Abandoned files
508.01
Completed
506.01
Drawing
507
Invalid oath
604.06
Return
506.01
Return of filing fee
508.01
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, 708.03(k),
709.01, 804, 822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b)
Overlapping, Common ownership
305,
706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)
Ownership common, Reference to.
608.01 (r)
Papers, Arrangement
717.01 (a)
Parent
201.04
Parte *
600
Pending five years. 707.02 (a)
Plant. (Nce Plant application. )
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Application-Continued
dea Ná.
Public Inspection
100
Publication of abstract. 711.06,
711.08(a)
Receipt and handling
500
Recording in examining division
1704
Referred to in Patent, Information
as to
status
102
Refile
201.10
Register, Application Branch
504
Reissue. (See Reissue application. )
Rejected
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
108
Allowance
308
Conflicting subject matter.
304,
305, 706.03 (k), 822, 1101.01(b)
Inventor applies for
605
Inventor deceased
409.01 (e)
Rejection of other application
304
Assignee (see also Assigned application,
Assign-
ment.)
Certificate of correction
1402
Common
105, 706.03 (k),
709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)
Conflicting
306
Double patenting, Same assignee
706.08(k), 822
Entire interest, Control
106
Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 709.01, 1101.01 (b)
Intervention 106, 409.01 (e)
Oath under Rule 181
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
Gec. N
Assignment
801
Allowance of application
808
Conflicting
208
Conveys ownership
201.12
Continuing application
300
Date of recording
807
File wrapper endorsement
803
Parent application
806
Part Interest
108.01
Patent
801
Recording
302
Assignment branch :
Administrator and executor authority checked
409.01(b)
Allowance and issue
906, 1302.11
Flle wrapper endorsement
303
Title search
202.02
Assignment to Examiner for examination __. 003.08 (b)
Associate attorney
402.02, 408
Associate attorney, Correspondence with
409.01
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, 408
Associate of unregistered
402
Change in firm name
402.04 (a)
Changed, Drawing unchanged
808.02 (u)
Correspondence with associate
403.01
Death
40G
Disbarred, Inspection by
105
Disbarred, Interview
105, 713.05
Inspection
101, 104
Interfering cases 1101.01(k), 1102.01 (b)
Interview
713
Limited recognition
402.01
More than one for same applicant.
403.02
Name on drawing.
605.04 (h)
Not of record.
714.01 (c)
Notarizing oath
604.06
Post office address
601.02
Power. (See Power of attorney.)
Registration
402
Roster of attorneys.
408
Same in conflicting cases 1101.01(k), 1102.01 (b)
Selection
401
Substitute
402.03
Telephoned by Examiner
408
Washington representative
408
Withdrawal
402.06
Authority of Commissioner, Delegation
1001.01
to 1004
Authority of Commissioner, Statutory
1001
Authority to inspect pending application
101
Authorization
402
B
Bacteria
1601
Bar, Statutory 201.13, 706.03(8)
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Sie. No.
Blue stip.
902.08(b), 008.07
Blue slip. Signatures.
009.07(b)
Blueprint, Correction of drawing.
608.02(v)
Board of Appeals (see also Appen!).
Appes! 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
1218.01
Reconsideration and rehearing by __ 1214.01, 1214.03
Remand to Examiner
1208, 1210, 1211
Borrowing references
001.08
Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.
502
Boykin Act
201.16
Branch :
Application
503 to 506.01, 508, 508.01
Drafting
507
Statutes
Introduction
Mail
501
Breadth, Undue
708.03(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)
C
C. C. P. A., Appeal to 1214.01, 1216 to
1216.01
Canceled matter, Before papers executed
608.01
Canceled matter, Restoring
714.24
Canceled matter in patented file
901.01
Canceling claim after issue.
714.16
Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal
1214.05
Canceling drawing
608.02(t)
Carbon copy. Application papers.
608.01
Carbon copy of amendment
714.07
Card system summarized
1704
Certificate of correction
1402
Handling
1402.02
Mistake, Kind corrected 1402,
1402.01
Petition
1002.02
Report by Examiner
1402.02
Certified copy of application for interference.
111.12
Certified copy of foreign application
201.14
Certiorari
1202
Changing joint to sole
201.03
In interference 1111.07, 1112.00 (m)
Reissue
1401.02
Changing sole to joint.
201.03
Chemical compound
608.01 (p)
Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked
by
Examiner
1309.01
Circulars, Purpose Introduction
Citation :
Abstract
71106 (a)
A. P. C. publication
001.08 (c)
Allowance, Listing at
1802.12
Applicant's
707.05(d), 1302.12
Correction
707.05(g)
Correction, Period for response.
710.08
707.08
English language patent corresponding to
foreign
707.05 (e)
Examiner's answer
1208
Foreign patent data
001.05 (a)
Incorrect
707.05(g), 710.06
Literature, In specification
608.01 (p)
Periodical
001.06
References
707.05
Allowance in first action
1302.12
By applicant
707.05(đ), 1902.12
Restriction requirement, Art
813, 817
U.S. patent data
901.04
Citizenship
805.01
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 (o)
Added by preliminary amendment in excess
of filing fee.
714.10
After prosecution closed.
714.19
After prosecution closed, Near end of time
period
714.20
Aggregative
706.03(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 (d)
Analysis
904.01
Basis in description
608.01 (g)
Basis in disclosure
608
Breadth
706.03 (0)
Cancellation by Examiner after appeal
1214.05
Casting cloud on
707.07 (d)
Change, After Board recommendation
1218.01
Combination 706.03(1),
708.03(j)
Combination and subcombination
801,
Construed in light of specification
608.01(0)
806.04(c), 809.03 (a)
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(3)
Design application
1503.01
Differing only by functional statement __
706.03 (c)
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Olatma -- Continued
Ste. No.
Duplicate
708.03 (k)
Bach mentioned in letter
TOT.OT (I)
Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insu
__ cient
508
Excess over fee added by
preliminary amend-
ment
714.10
Excess over fee after notice of allowance_
714.16(c)
File wrapper notation
1802.09
Form
808.01 ( m)
Functional
706.08(c)
Generic. (See Generic claim.)
Ilustrated by drawing
608.02 (e),
706.03 (n)
Inaccurate
706.03 (n)
Incomplete
706.03(f),
707.07(1)
Indefinite
708.03 (d)
Independent
608.01(n)
Index
717.04
Indirect limitation
706.03 (d)
Interference, Construed
1101
Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03
(a),
809.04
Linking, Traverse of rejection
818.03 (d)
"Markush".
706.03 (y)
"Markush," Support
608.01 (p)
Multiplied
706.03(k),
706.03(1)
Negative limitation
706.03 (d)
New matter
608.04,
706.03(0)
Nonelected invention
809.04, 821.01,
821.02
Nonelected invention, Added.
821.03
Nonstatutory
706.03 (h)
Nonstatutory, Cancellation
1302.04(b)
Numbering
608.01 (j)
"O.G."
1302.09,
1302.10
Original
608.01 (1),
706.03 (n)
Patentably distinct
706.03 (k)
Plant application
1605,
1610
Product, Functional
706.03(c)
Product by process.
706.03 (e)
Prolix
708.03(g)
Reissue application :
Canceled from original application
1401.08
Numbering
1401.06
Oath requirement
1401.08
Original claim subject to reexamination
1401.09
Same invention as original patent.
1401.07
Renumbering at issue
608.01(j),
1302.01
Renumbering dependent
608.01 (n)
Rewritten
608.01 (q)
Single means
706.03 (c)
Species, How recognized
806.04 (f)
Species (plural) added
809.02 (d)
Subgenus ("Markush" type)
706.03
(y)
Statutory requirement
608.01
(k)
Suggested for interference.
1003, 1101.01(j) to
1101.01 (0),
1101.02 (b)
Suggested for interference, Failure
to
make
708.03
(u)
Suggested for interference. Time
limit
710.02(c)
Summary of invention, consistent
608.01 (d )
Terminology basis in description
608.01 (0)
Unsupported
706.03
(n)
Giaim -- Continued
Sec. No.
With motion granted in part.
714.20
Withdrawal of appealed claim
1214.05, 1215.03
Claira copied from patent.
710.04(a): 1101.02 to
After allowance
1101.02(g)
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)
1101.02 (f)
Rejection
Rejection, Failure to respond to
706.03 (u)
Rejection, Primary's attention
707.02
Special
708.01
Glass, Scope
903.02 (b)
Class, Transfer
908.05
Class definitions
902.02
Classification :
Application. (See Classification of application.)
Basis
903.02
Bulletin
902.04
Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)
Foreign patents
903.03
Manual
902.01
Non-patent literature
901.06 (b)
Orders
902.04
Patent, Change of
903.05
Patent index
902.03 (a)
Principles
903.02
Revision
903.02(a)
Rules governing applications
903.08(e)
Slip
903.07
Statutory authority
903.01
Classification examiner :
Decision on classification __ 903.08(đ) to 903.08(f)
Patentability report
705.01 (a)
Classification of application :
Allowed application
903.07 to 903.07 (b)
Amendment affecting
903.08(c)
Cross-referencing
903.07 (a)
Decision of classification Examiner
903.08(2)
Disputed
903.08 (a),
903.08(đ), 903.08(f), 903.08(g)
File wrapper data
717.03
Improperly classified
903.08 (a)
In another division at allowance.
903.07 (b)
New application, By Application Branch
903.08,
903.08 (e)
New application, By Primary
903.08(b)
Rules governing
903.08(e)
Transfer to another division
903.08(a),
903.08(d), 903.08(g)
1101.02 (g)
Appeal of rejection
1205, 1210
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Sole from foint.
20107
Closed prosecution except foto formidi mat-
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Thuế for Ming
Combination, Old, Restriction
/808.06(b), 820.01
When patented, Opens parent application
public Inspection
:109
Conibination and aggregation
706.03(1)/ /706.08(1)
Combination and subcombination
802.01,
Continuation-In-part
201.08
806.04(c), 806.05(a) to 806.06(6), 809.08 (a)
Commissioner, action requiring attention of :
Failure to identify claim as copied from a
patent
1101.02(đ)
List
1003
Pétition for access
103
Ownership
806
Reissne 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, 1008
Notices, Purpose
Introduction
Orders, Purpose
Introduction
Common disclosure, Parent and continuing
applications
201.11
Coramon ownership, Conflicting applications
805,
708.03(k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)
Communication with disbarred attorney
105
Coffipanion case, Retention label
1802.07
"Complete" specification, British
201.15
Conception
715.07
Conflicting applications, Same applicant
804,
708.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b)
Correction of drawing.
008.02(p)
Conflicting applications, Same assignee
305,
706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)
Conflicting applications, Same attorney __. 1101.01(k),
Cost
608.02(s)
1102.01 (b)
Deferrable
608.02(b), 606.027s)
Conservator, Authority recorded.
409.01(b), 400.02
Examiner's amendment
608.02 (w)
Conservator, Insane Inventor.
409.02
New matter
608.04
Constitutional basis for patents
Introduction
Constructive election
818.02(a), 818.02 (c)
Sketch
608.02(¥)
Constructive reduction to practice.
715.07
Consular certificate
604.04
Separate letter
608.02(r)
Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,
Signature, By Examiner's amendment
005.01(b)
Foreign
409.01(d)
"Special" tag
008.02(x)
Consular certificate, Omission
004.04 (a)
Correction of patent
1400
Certificate of correction
1002.02, 1402
Consular fee stamp.
604.05
Consular fee stamp, Embassy and legation
604.05
Consular fee stamp, Omission
604.05 (a)
Consular officer
604.04
Continuation
Assignment carried from parent
Assignment check
201.11
Effective date
201.11
Inspection of parent.
103
Final rejection on first action
708.07 (b)
Receipt and handling
500
New matter
201.07
With whom held.
403
Oath. Delayed filing
602.05 (a)
Ownership
201.12
Parent case data noted on file wrapper.
202.02
Pedtlie to make special ...... azitto: 908.68, 4002.02
Assignment check
808
Copendency
20111
Effective date
201.11
File wrapper notation
202.02
Inspection of parent
103
Petition to make special
708.02
1002/02
Reference to parent case.
201.11
Sole from joint.
20108
Time for fling
201.11
When patented, Opens parent application to
public inspection
103
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,
Converting sole to joint
201.03
Copendency
201.11
Copending application, Reference brought up to
date
1902.00(2)
Copied patent claim. (See Claim copied from
patent.)
Copy of foreign application, Certified.
201.14
Approval by Examiner.
608.02 (x), 608.02(g)
Blueprint®
608./02 (v)
Order for
608.02 (x)
Required
707.07 (€)
Reissue. (See Reissue application.)
Statutory disclaimer
1403
Correction of printer's proof.
1300.01
201.07
Correction of reference citation
707.05(g), 710.06
Correspondence :
Associate attorney
405.01
Double
403
Law Examiner. (See Correspondence under
rule 202.)
Correspondence under rule 202
1101.01(đ)
to 1101.01(1)
Action following
1101.01 (h), 1101.01(1)
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201.12
Copendency
308
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## MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE
Crerespondence under rule 200 ... Continued
Cames not requiring.
1101.01(g)
Difference in dates necessitating.
1101.01(g)
Junior party fails to make date.
1101.01(1)
Osth under Rule 202 sealed by Examiner ... 1101.03
I Statutory period not initiated by,
1101.01 (f)
Counting actions
1705
Countries, Reciprocity under Public Law 000 __ 201.13
Court decision, certificate of
1216.01
Court decision, Citation
707.06
Crces-noting :
Data of parent application on file wrapper.
202.02,
1802.09
20
Data of related application brought up to
date
1902.04(f)
Data of related application in specification_ 201.11,
202.01
Foreign application, Application oath
202.04
Foreign application, File wrapper
202.03
In original patent file of reissue application 202.05
Cross-reference :
At allowance
908.07
Citing
707.05(e)
Daring examination
803.07 (a)
Ordering
908.06
D
D-10 Notice
107.02, 1804, 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
708.02, 707.05(e), 707.05(f)
Reference
Date stamp, Examining division
714.18
Death of attorney
406
Death of inventor (see also Administrator or
executor)
400 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
Definition of class.
903.02
Delayed filing of original onth
602.05
Delayed filing of reissue application
708.03 (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
Dependent counts in Interference,
Sac. No. 1102.01(a)
Depositing paper
/ 502
Derogatory remark regarding prior art.
808.01 (r)
Description, Basis for claim,
608.01(0)
Description, Detailed
608.01(=)
Design application
1500
Aggregation
1504
Allowance
1505
Appearance of object
1502
Claim
1508.01
Convention date
201.18
Copending applications
150%
Definition
1502
Delay of issuance
1505
Description
1508.01
Disclaimer
1503.01
Disclosure
1504
Dominant feature
1503.01
Double patenting
1504
Drawing
1503.02
Election of application
1504
Election of species
1504
Examination
1504
Feature emphasised.
1508.01
Bee
1505
Invention
1501, 1504
Modification
1508.01
New matter
1508.02
Notice before allowance
1505
Novelty
1504
Object, Design for.
1502
Patentability
150%
Photograph
1503.02
Preamble
1503
Reissue
1505
Requirement for restriction
1504
Reproducible
1502
Sample
1503.02
Search
1504
Segregable parts
1504.01
Simulation
1504
Single signature form
1503
Specification
1503.01
Species election
1504
Statutory bar, Foreign application
201.13
Subject matter
1502
Suspension of action
1505
Term of
1505
Title
1503.01
Visual characteristics
1502
Withholding from allowance
1505
Design patent series
901.04
Determination of priority under Public
Law
690
201.16
Diligence in converting application
201.03
Diligence, Shown in Rule 151 oath __ 715.07,
715.07 (a)
Disbarred attorney 105,
714.01 (a)
Disclaimer :
Co-author of publication
715.01 (c)
Converting joint to mole,
201.08
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### Disclaimer-Continued
See No.
Interference
1108, 1108.03
Rejection
706.08(u).
710.02(d), 1101.01(m). 1101.02(2)
Statutory
1400
Rejection
700.08(k),
Disclosure
008
Amendment
008.04
Amendment, Preliminary
008.0%(b)
Chemical compound
608.01 (p)
Claimed
901.03
Common, Parent and continuing application_ 201.11
Completeness
008.01 (p)
Detailed description
608.01 (g)
Drawing
Foreign application
201.15
"AF.E.
Insufficient
608.01 (p)
Additional
Later filed application
608.01 (p)
Original claim
608.01 (1), 706.03 (n)
Preliminary amendment
008.04 (b)
Related applications
608.01 (p)
Reservation clause
608.01 (e)
Restricted to claimed subject matter
1802.01
Specification. (See Specification.)
Support for claims.
706.08 (n)
Trademark
608.01 (v)
Trade name
008.01 (v)
Utility
608.01 (p)
Discourtesy
714.19, 714.25, 1008
"Distinct" inventions
802,
802.01, 803, 806, 806.05
Distribution of papers
508
Division (see Restriction Election ; Election species)
of
800
Division date case held up in Patent Security
Division
107.01
Division date receipt and stamp.
714.18
Divisional Application
201.08
Assignment carried from parent.
201.12
Assignment check
308
Copendency
201.11
Delayed filing of oath
602.05 (a)
Drawing, Transfer to
608.02 (1)
Effective date
201.11
File wrapper notation
202.02
Inspection of parent application
108
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
201.08
Sole from joint
201.06
Time for filing.
201.11
Double correspondence
409
Double patenting : Basis
802
Design application
1504
Double patenting --- Continued
See, No.
Disclaimer, Statutory
OG401
804\. 804.01,
Distinct and independent inventions,
805\. 808.95
804, 804.01, 804.02
Same assignee
805, 706.08(k), 822
Samse laventor
706.08(k), 801, 808.04(h)
to 808.04 (1), 808.05, 822, 822.01
Species and genus
806.04 (h) to 808.04(1)
Draftoman
507
Draftsman's notation
507, 608.02 (a)
608.02 (a), 608.02 (0)
507, 608.02
808.02(a)
608.02 (h)
Allowance, Notation on
1802.09
Amendment
008.02 (p)
Amendment, Direction for
608.02 (g)
Amendment, Disposition
608.02 (x)
Amendment support by original claim
608.01 (1)
Attorney's name
605.04 (h)
Attorney's name, Change
808.02(a)
Brief description
608.01 (1)
"Can be corrected"
008.02 (a)
Canceled figure
008.02 (t)
Canceled sheet
008.02 (t)
Canceled sheet, Patent
808.02 (1)
Canceled sheet, Transfer
008.02(3)
Colored
1606
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 (f)
Cost of correction
608.02 (s)
Date entered on back
608.02 (0)
Denied admission
008.02 (h)
Design application
1503.01, 1508.02
Disclosure
008
Divisional application
608.02(1)
Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office
action
707.07(c)
Draftsman's notation
507, 008.02 (a)
Dratsman's stamp
608.02 (a), 608.02(0)
Duplicate
608.02 (h)
Estimate of cost of correction
608.02 (s)
Examiner's amendment
608.02 (w)
Illustrates claim
608.02 (e)
Name of attorney changed.
608.02 (u)
Inartistic arrangement
608.02 (t)
"Inf. A.F.E."
608.02 (a)
"Inf. A.F.E.," Reissue application
1401.05
Informal
507, 608.02 (b)
Informality, Determined by draftsman
608.02 (a)
"Inventor"
605.04 (h)
Kept in examining division
608.02 (c)
Modification illustrated
608.02 (1)
Name of applicant
605.04 (h)
Correspondence with claims
708.08 (a)
Draftaman's stamp
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Drawing-Continued
Necessary for fling date.
008, 008.02
"New drawings required"
608.02 (*)
New matter
008.04
New, When required.
608.02 (a), 008.02(*)
Not received
608.02 (h)
Not returned
006.08 (Y)
"O.G."
1502.69
Patented case
906.08
Print. (See Print of drawing.)
Prior art
608.02 (g)
Reference characters
008.02 (e)
Reference characters, Change
608.02 (₩)
Reissue application
608.02(k), 1401.05
Removal from division
608.02 (e)
Return
608.02(y)
Signature
605.04 (h)
Signature, Administrator or executor
005.05 (a)
Signature correction
608.02 (y)
Shift
819.01
Signature correction, Examiner's amend-
ment
605.04 (b)
Sketch for correction
608.02 (v)
Substitute
608.02 (h)
Substitute application
608.02 (1)
Sumciency, Determined by Examiner
008.02 (e)
608.02(1)
Transfer
Transfer to continuation
608.02 (1)
Transfer to reissue
008.02 (k), 1401.05
Transfer to substitute application
608.02(1)
Use in Reissue_)
608.02(k), 1401.05
608.01 (f)
View
Drawing correction
608.02 (p)
Approval by Examiner
608.02(x), 608.02(q)
808.02 (+)
Blueprint
Cost
608.02 (s)
Deferrable
608.02(b), 608.02 (s)
Examiner's amendment
808.02(w)
New matter
608.04
Order for
608.02( (x)
Required
707.07 (c)
Sketch
608.02(F)
Separate letter
608.02 (r)
605.04 (b)
Signature, By Examiner's amendment.
"Special" tag
608.02 (x)
Duplicate amendments
717.01 (a)
Duplicate claims
706.03 (k )
Duplicate foreign patents
903.03
Duplicate papers, Plant application
1602,
1603, 1600, 1610
E
"Easily Erasable" paper.
608.01
Effective date, Declassified matter
707.05 (f)
Effective date, Reference patent
708.02,
707.05(e), 715, 715.01
Effective filing date, Continuing application
201.11
Effective filing date, International Conven-
tion
201.18, 201.14, 201.15
Election (ode alao Restriction ; Election of spe-
die)
Action on menelected cialis, Diection not
waived
After multiplicity rejection
106.08 (1)
After restriction
818
After restriction, Treatment of nonelected
čiatras
821 to 821.08
Plant application
1006
Applicant must make.
818.08 (e)
Between applications, Conflicting claims
804\.
822 to 822.01
Constructive
818.02 (a), 818.02 (e)
Fixed by action on merits.
818.02(a)
Implied
818.02 (=), 818.02(c)
Interference
820.02
Old combination, Election waived.
820.01
Optional cancellation
818.02(c)
Original presentation
818.02 (a)
Traverse
818, 818.03,
818.03 (b), 818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02
Election of species :
Action after
800.02 (c)
Allowable generic claim lacking
809.02 (a)
Basis:
809.02
Canceling species claims
818.02 (c)
Design application
1504
Implied 818.02(a),
818.02 (c)
Reissue application
1401.10
Requirement 809.02 (a),
809.02 (b)
Species claims lacking. 809.02(d),
818.02 (b)
Withdrawal of nonelected species
809.02(c)
Employees of Patent Office, Property interest In
patent
309
English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)
English language required.
608.01
English language patent corresponding to
foreign
707.05 (è)
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
1109,
Under 35 U.S.C. 146
1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09
Equivalents in art
904.01 (b)
Erasable (specially coated) paper.
608.01
Erasure in specification, Before allowance.
1802.03
Erasure in specification, Before Execution
608.01
Estoppel, Interference
1105.08, 1109.02, 1110
Examination of application :
Order of
708 to 708.03
Purpose
701
Reissue
1401.09
Secrecy during
101
"Secrecy order" case
107
Statutory authority
701
810
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Examiner :
Bec. No.
Amigument of application for exanilnation
008.08(b)
Classification. (Sc) Classification examiner.)
Expressing Opinion on Validity
1701
Law:
Authority
1002, 1002.02
Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (d)
to 1101.01(1)
Requests payment of final fee by senter
party
1101.01 (1)
New, Action Indicated by Primary
707.01
Primary Actions requiring personal attention 707.02
Primary, Signature on file wrapper.
1902.13
Resigns
1702
Resigns, old cases special
708.03
Supervisory, Functions
1002.02, 1008, 1004, 1005
Telephoning attorney
408
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
1302.04(b)
Claim, Numbers identifying.
1902.04(g)
Claim lost in interference, Canceled
1109.02
Copending application data brought up to
date
201.11, 1302.01
Drawing
608.02 (w), 1802.04
Formal matters
1802.04
Name on drawing.
605.04 (b)
Patented copending application data
1502.04(f)
"Printer Waiting"
714.16, 1800.01
Reference citation corrected.
707.05(g)
Signature of administrator
605.05 (a)
Title of application
608.01, 1302.04 (a)
Examiner's answer :
Appeal brief
1208
New ground of rejection
1208.01
Petition
1002
Petition for abandonment
711.03 (đ)
Petition to make special, Continuing applica-
tion
708.02
Petition to revive
711.03 (d)
Print of drawing
1204
Reply brief
1208
Special status
708.01
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)
Itwas number of claims for fling feelings 1 1 716.10
Etecation_of_oath ___ tillidsinointi __ lanmaz.16.blo/004
Executor : Administratorem. aaltastwee.dai 609.01
Allowance and Issue.
400.01 (f)
Application by, After discharge
409.01 (c)
Assigned application, Inventor :dies
19.01 (e)
Authority
400.01 (b)
Consular certificate
400.001 (đ)
Has application, Amendment filed,
714.18
Foreign country
400.01 (đ)
Petition for access
103
Heir
409.01, 409.01 (a),
400.01(4)
Petitions handled, List
1002.02
Signature
605.05 (a)
Specification form
005.06 (a)
Exhausted Combination
708.08(1), 706/08(3)
Exhibit
008.03
Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 . 715.07, 715.07 (d)
Exhibit at interview
718.08
Experimentation, Disclosure requiring.
008.01 (g)
Exposure of papers during interviews
101, 713.07
Extension of shortened response period
710.03 (e),
1004
Extension of time for filing brief.
1215.04
F
Fee exempt application
607.01
Fes exempt application, Changed to fee filed
607.01(b), 1002.02
Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves gor-
821.02
ernment
007.01 (a)
Fee filed application
807
Fee filed application, Changed to fee exempt
007.01 (c), 1002.02
Fee, filing
007
Claims in excess of.
506, 714.10
Design application
1505
Fee exempt application
007.01
Inadequate
508
Petition for fee exemption
1002.02
Return
506.01, 807.02
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
004.05 (a )
Field of search
708.09, 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.
1802.09
Amendment endorsed
714.18
Arrangement of papers
717.01 (a)
Assignment endorsement
903
Classification data
717.03
"Contents", Entry in
717.01
Correction of error
717.02
Data entered on 710.05. 717.02,
1302.09
Equity suit
1216.02
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File wrapper-Continned
Sce. No.
Field of search
717.05
Field of search, Patentability report
708.01 (a)
Foreign application cross-moting
202.08, 202.06
Foreign filing date entered ca
717.02, 1002.03
Index of claims
717.04
Interference sotation
1101.01 (c)
Name of applicant changed.
717.02(b)
"P.R." division noted.
705.01 (c)
Parent case notation on
212.02, 1802.00
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
1802.13
Filing date
508, 505
Effective
201.11
Foreign application, Convention date.
201.18,
201.14, 201.15
Later filed application as disclosure,
608.01 (p)
Petition
1002.02
Subsequent publication as disclosure
608.01 (p)
Filing fee
807
Claims in excess of.
508, 714.10
Design application
1506
Fee exempt application
607.01
Inadequate
608
Petition for fee exemption
1002.02
Return
506.01, 007.02
Filing receipt
508
Final action. "(See Allowance and issue; rejection.)
Final
Final action, Special nature of.
708.01
Final fee :
Failure to pay
712
Interfering case, Not applied
1101.01 (0)
Petition to accept.
712, 1002.02
Reissue
1401.11
Final rejection
708.07
Amendment after
714.12, 714.18
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
708.07 (c)
Premature, Withdrawal
708.07 (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
818.03
Firm of attorneys changes name.
402.04,
402.04(a)
Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney. 402.05
Bev. 7. Jan. 1966
Fizionable material
Five your pendency
TOT.& (a)
Five year pendency, Shortened period for
sponse.
230,00(6)
Flow sheet.
Foreign application :
disodioz
Certified copy to avoid reference
201.14
Cross-noting on file wrapper
202.03
Date, Entitled to.
201.18, 201.14
201.15
Determination of priority.
201.14, 201.35.
001.10
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. 202.08. 717.02.
1800.08
Overcoming reference by
201.15,-715
Ribboned
002.01 (a)
Same invention
201.15
Seal
802.04(4)
Statutory bar.
204.18
Foreign filing, Proving for priority
201.14
Foreign filing date, Entitled to.
201.13
Foreign filing date on file wrapper.
202.03. 217.02,
1802.06
Foreign language application.
606.01
Foreign oath.
602.04
Foreign patent:
Citation
707.05 (e)
Citation dates and information
001.05 (a)
Duplicates
908.08
Listing at allowance.
1802.12
Manual of Foreign Patents.
001.05
Ordering
901.05 (c)
Print of, Where obtained.
001.05 (c)
Statutory bar
201.13, 708.00(s)
Transfer
008.08
Translation of
901.05 (d)
Unlicensed, Same applicant.
706.08(s)
Forfeited application
208.07, T12
Prior art
.901.02
Retention Jabel
1002.07
Forfeiture
712
Formal matter:
Allowance and issue.
1802.01, 1502.02, 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
008.01
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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Forms and form letters-Continued
See. No.
Cancellation of nonelected claim
821.02(a)
Decialon on Motion
1105.08
Examiner's answer
1208
Examiner's Statement on appeal.
1208
Final rejection
706.07
First action
207.08
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
1909.01
Fourth or subsequent action
1005
Frivolous invention
706.03(p)
Functional claim, Rejection
708.03(c)
G
"General Information Concerning Patents".
703
Generic claim :
Definition
808.04 (đ)
Flection of application in which presented
808.04(3)
Informal
809.02(e)
Patentability over species.
808.04(h)
Presented after issue of patent
806.04(1)
Rejection
806.04 (1), 809.02(a), 800.02(c)
Species claims lacking.
809.02 (d), 818.02 (b)
Subcombination
806.04(c)
Traverse of rejection in lieu of election.
809.02 (a)
Genus and species
801,
806.04(a) to 806.04(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
35 U.S.O. 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
1200
Heir as applicant (see also Administrator or
executor')
409.01 (a), 409.01 (đ )
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
708.03 (n )
Incomplete amendment. Time, for Ing
complet- Sec. No. 710.00(c), 714.03
Incomplete application
508
Abandoned files
506.01
Completed
508.01
Drawing
507
Invalid oath
004.06
Return
508.01
Return of fling fee
506.01
Using again
508.01
Incomplete claim, Rejection
708.03 (f)
Incomplete response, Time for completing_
710.02(c),
711, 714.08
Indefinite claim
706.03 (d)
Independent claim
608.01 (a)
"Independent inventions
802,
802.01, 809, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)
Index of claims
717.04
Index of patents, Numerical
802.03 (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 in patent
to 102
Information sent to applicant for his
guidance.
703
Ink, Permanent
008.01, 714.07
Inoperativeness
706.03 (p)
Inoperativeness, Affidavit
716
Inquiry as to status of application
203.08
Insane applicant
409, 409.02
Inspection :
Amendment
714.05
Application
101, 102, 104
Approval of power
104
Authorization
402
By assignee
104, 106.01
By disbarred attorney
105
By Inventor
106
By licensee
108.01
Control of, By assignee
108
New application, By Mail 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
1106.02
Additional Interferences 1106, 1108.01. 1108.02
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Interference-Continued
Bee. No.
Admission of patent claims @culed
1101.02,
1101.02 (f)
ÃŒdavit :
Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded
with Interference record.
1101.01 (h)
Oath under Rules 181, 202, and 204 opened
with preliminary statements
1101.08
Oath under Rules 181 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.06, 1101.08
After decision on motion
1108.01
All parties claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01 (h)
Amendment filed during.
1111.05
Amendment in connection with motion
1108
Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent
Application and patent in different divi-
stons
1101.02
Applications in different divisions
1101.01 (a)
Attorney, Parties have same
1101.01 (k),
1102.01 (b)
Attorney appointed
402.08
Brief card
1102.01 (c)
Divisional applications, Prosecution
1111.03
Briefs on motion
1105.01
Cancellation of losing party's claim
1109.62
Certified copies of part of application
1111.12
Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 148
1109, 1109.01,
1109.02, 1111.09
Claim copied from a patent (see also Cialmn
copied from patent)
1101.02 to 1101.02(g)
Claim Interpretation
1101
Claiming of same subject matter necessary_ 1101.01
Claims, Same in two applications of same
party
1102.01
Claims, Suggesting
1101 (1), 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
1101.02 (e)
counts
Claims of patent, Rejection
1101.02(f)
Common ownership
305,|1101.01 (b)
Concession of priority
1108, 1109.02
Conflicting parties, Same attorney
1101.01(k)
Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13
Continuation of earlier application
1101.01 (e),
1102.01 (a)
Continuation-in-part
of
earlier
applica-
tion
1101
(e), 1102.01 (a)
Conversion of joint
application to
sole. 1111.07
Conversion of sole application to joint
1111.07
Copied patent claim,
Not identified
1101.02 (d)
Copies of part of application 1111.12
Copying of patent claims 1101.02 to 1101.02(g)
Within one year
1101.02 (f)
Interference-Continued
Bec Ne.
Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01(a) to
1101.01(1)
Counts, Dependent
1102.01 (=)
Counts, Must be made by all parties.
1102.01
Counts, Patentably distinct
1101.01 (3), 1105.08
Dates, Difference
1101.01 (g)
"Decision Noted"
1107
Decision on motion, Letter
1106.08
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
Appeals
1109
Disclaimer
1108, 1109.02
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)
Docket Branch procedure.
1102.02
Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-
ponent's
1100.02
Elections not affected
820.02
Entry of amendment filed in connection with
motion
1108
Estoppel rejection
1105.03, 1100.02, 1110
Claim "modified"
1102.01 (a)
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 (đ)
File wrapper notation
1101.01 (c)
Filing date not overcome
1101.01 (1)
Foreign application relied on :
Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (g)
Not referred to in preparation of papers
1102.01 (a)
Shifting burden of proof.
1105.04
Form for decision letter on motion
1105.06
Forms other than decision on motion (See list
under 1112 in Table of Contents)_ 1112 to 1112.10
Hearing on motion
1105, 1105.01
Index sheet, Interference file
1107
Initiating
1112.05 (a)
Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and
204
1101.03
Interference brief card
1102.01 (e)
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
1100
Jurisdiction of interference.
1104
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Interference -Continued
Ese. No.
Jurisdiction of patent.
1104
Law Examiner may be consulted
1101.01 (c)
Letter to Examiner of Interferences
1102.01 (a)
Letters to parties.
1102.01 (b)
Sealing of oaths.
715.06, 1101.01 (8), 1201.08
Sealing of oaths, Attention of Primary re-
quired
707.02
Losing party, treatment of claims
1109.02
Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's
application
1109.02
Memorandum initiating.
1112.05(a)
"Modified" claim
1102.01 (a)
Motion :
Add or substitute application
11.05.08
Amend
1105.03
Burden of proof.
1105.04
Decision requires Primary's attention 707.02, 1105
Dissolve
1105.02
Dissolve, Examiner's
1105.05
Notice in application, Rule 234
1111.08
Reconsideration
1105.07
Substitute sole for joint
1111.07
1105.05
New reference found
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 181 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.06, 1101.03
Open to public inspection if patent involved
103
Overlapping application
709.01, 1111.03
Parties, All claiming invention to be in-
cluded
1101.01 (h)
Patent and application in different divisions 1101.02
Patentability reports
1111.11
Petition for reconsideration of decision on
motion
1105.07
Plural interferences
1102.01
Power of attorney filed.
402.08
Primary Examiner initiates.
702.02,
1101.01 (e)
Preliminary statement
1102.02
Preparation of papers.
1102 to 1102.02
Primary Examiner, Matters requiring deci-
sion by
1101.01 (c), 1105
Prosecution closed before interference, Re-
opened only as to interference subject
matter
1109.01, 1109.02
Public Law 690
201.16.
1102.01 (a), 1111.10
Reconsideration of decision on motion
1105.07
Record in each interference complete.
1111.02
Redeclaration
1106
Reference found after declaration
1105.05
Referred to Primary for question of patent-
ability
1105.05
Reforming
1106.01
Rehearing. New ground in decision
1105.05
Reissue application
1102.01 (a), 1111.08
Rejection of patent claim
1101.02 (f)
Rejection on estoppel
1105.03, 1109.02, 1110
Interference -- Continued
Requesting Jurisdiction of interference __ Izmir):1104
₹10.02(c),
Response to suggestion of claims
1101.01(1), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01(n)
Search
1101.01(c), 1802.08
"Secrecy Order" case
1111.04
Setting up, Primary's attention required 1101.01 (e)
Sole to joint.
1111.07
Special
708.01
Statutory basis
1.100
Stipulations for extension of time.
1111
Suggestion of claims
1101.01(1) to
1101.01 (0), 1101.02(b)
Suggestion of claims, Time limit.
710.02 (c),
1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)
Suggestion of claims from a patent
1101.02 (b)
Suit in Equity. (See Civil Action.)
Suspension of action, Junior party fails to
make date
1101.01 (1)
Suspension of ex parte prosecution.
709.01, 1103
Terminated, Right to inspect
108
Termination
1107
Termination, Cancel claim
1109.02
Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 ami-
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 713.01,
713.02
Demonstration
713.08
Disbarred attorney 105,
713.05
Exhibit
713.08
Exposure of other cases during. 101,
713.07
Field of search
713.02
Finally rejected application
718.03
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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Interviewa-Continued
Sec. No.
Refused 713.01, 718.02,
723.05,
718.10
Substance made of record
718.04
Telephone 408, 718.01,
718.05,
812.01
Time allowed
718.01
Where heid
718.01
Invention. (See Patent ; Rejection. )
Invention, Brief summary
608.01
(d)
Invention, Not originally claimed
803
Inventor (see also Applicant)
605
Deceased
400 to 409.01 (f)
Heirs 409.01(a),
400.01(d)
Insane
409,
409.02
Representative
401
Issue. : (See Allowance and issue.)
Issue and Gazette branch
1309
Jurisdiction of allowed case.
1805
"Printer waiting" case
1309.01
Issue of patent to assignee.
807
Issue slip
908.07
J
Jacket. (See File wrapper.)
Joinder, Linking claim allowed
809.04
Joint application, Definition
201.02
Joint application, Original cath
602
Joint application, Signatures
605.04
(f)
Joint inventor :
Oath
602
Power of attorney to.
402.01
Refuses to sign application
409.03
Joint inventors 201.02, 201.03, 605
Change in order of names
605.04
(f)
Joint owners
605
Joint to sole 201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08, 1402.01
File forwarded to Application Branch.
201.03
Interference pending
1111.07,
1112.09(b) to 1112.09(p)
Jurisdiction :
Allowed application
714.16,
1305
Appealed application
1210
Application before court
1216
Application in interference
1101.01(0)
Interference
1104
Jurisdiction of notary
604.03
K
Kinds of applications
201
L
Lack of utility
708.03
(p)
Language of papers
608.01
Law examiner :
Authority
1002,
1002.02
Correspondence under Rule 202 1101.01 (d)
to 1101.01 (1)
Has application, Amendment filed.
714.18
Petition for access
103
Petitions handled, List.
1002.02
Requests payments of final fee by senior party
1101.01 (1)
See. Ne.
Das, Patent (see also Statutes)
Introduction
Letter (see also Action ; Forms and form lettera;
Letter, Examiner's).
Abandonment after allowance
711.05
Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner
Drawing correction, Separate letter.
608.02(q)
008.0%(r)
Drawing transfer
608.02 (1)
Status
209.08
Letter, Examiner's (see also Action ; Forms and
form letters)
707
Abandonment
711.02
Amendment after final rejection
714.13
Arguments answered
707.07 (f)
Cancellation of nonelected claim
821.02
Carbon copies
707.08
Claim allowable except as to form
707.07(1)
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 Office
action
707.07 (c)
Election of species required, Concluding
paragraph
809.02(a), 809.02(b)
"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at end of
letter
707.09
File wrapper entry
707.10, 717.01
Final rejection, Clearly stated.
706.07
Final rejection, Concluding statement
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(j)
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
707.08
Numbering of paragraphs
707.07 (k)
Omnibus rejection
707.07 (d)
Orders cited
707.06
Personal matter excluded
707.07 (d)
Piecemeal prosecution
707.07 (g)
Power of attorney invalid or lacking.
402
Preceding final action
707.14
Preliminary amendment in new case.
707.04
Primary signs
707.00
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Letter, Examiner's-Continued
Bec. Ke.
107.02
Primary's attention required, List.
References, Citation
707.05 to 107.05(g).
001.04. 001.05 (a)
Refusing entry of amendment after Board
decision
1214.07
Rejection of claim copied from patent_ 1101.02(f)
Remailing
TO7.13, 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
708.09
Statement of rejection
707.07 (đ)
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), 400.01 (e)
Library, Scientific
901.06 (a)
License to file Foreign Application
107,706.03 (s)
Licensee, Access
106.01
Linking claim
708.01, 809. 809.03.
809.03 (a), 809.04
Traverse of rejection
818.03 (đ)
201.13
List of countries giving right of priority
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
707.00
Margin, Application papers
008.01
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
T07.06
Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals.
Introduction
Merita, Question of, Given precedence.
707.07 (a)
Method, Obvious
708.00 (q)
Method and apparatus or product.
802.01.
808.05(e), 806.03(f), 800.08(a), 820
Method of doing business
706.03 (a)
Misjoinder, Effect on patent
805
Misjoinder of Inventors
201.03, 1401, 1402.01
Missing patent copy, Replacement
901.09
Mode of operation
008.01 (h)
Model
608.03
Model, Return
008.03 (a)
Model at interview
713.08
Model Room
608.03 (a)
Motion (Interference) :
Add or substitute application
1105.03
Amend
1105.03
Burden of proof.
1105.04
Decision requires Primary's attention __
707.02, 1105
Dissolve
1105.02
Dissolve, Examiner'
1105.05
Notice in application, Rule 234
1111.06
Reconsideration
1105.07
Substitute sole for joint
1111.07
Multiplied claims, Rejection
706.03(1)
N
Name :
Change 605.04(c),
717.02(b)
Change, File sent to Application Branch
605.04(€)
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
908.08 (a)
Transfer before entry
903.08 (a)
Transfer refused
903.08 (a)
New Examiner, Letters of
707.01
New matter;
Amendment of disclosure
608.04
Appealable
608.04 (c)
Claim
706.03(0)
Claim. Appealable
608.04(€)
Claim terminology
608.01 (0)
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New matter -- Continued
Bec. No.
Continuation application
201.07
Design application
1508.02
Divisional application
201.06
Drawing
608.04
204)
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03
Inherent characteristics
608.04 (a)
Petitionable
Rejection
706.03(0)
Reissue application
1401.06, 1401.07
Specification, Petitionable
608.04 (e)
Substitute specification
714.20
Supplemental oath
603
Trademark definition
608.01 (v)
When entered
714.19, 714.20
Non-elected invention, Interference.
1101.01
Non-elected invention :
Claims to -- Added
821.03
Claims to-Canceled
821.02
Claims to Withdrawn
821.01, 821.02
Non-elected species :
Claims to-Canceled
821.01
Claims to-Withdrawn
809.02 (c)
Non-statutory claim
706.03 (h)
Non-statutory claim, Canceled
1902.04(b)
Non-statutory subject matter.
706.03 (a)
Notary jurisdiction
€04.03
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
107.02, 1304
"Secrecy order" application
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 (1)
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. (Sce Oath, Antedating
referer.ce, Rule 131.)
Inspection during interference ( Rules 131,
202, 204)
1101.03
Junior party, Part of interference file (Rule
202\)
1101.03
Junior party to possible interference (Rule
202\)
1101.01(d) to 1101.01(i)
Oath -- Continued
Sec. No.
Original. (See Oath, Original, Rule 65.)
Plant application (Rule 162)
100€
Disclosure
608.04
Reisque (Rule 175)
1401.08
Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202.
Traversing rejection (Rule 132)
716
608.04 (c)
Preliminary amendment
608.04 (b)
Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 181
715
Acts in this country
715.07(c)
After appeal
1212
Assignee
715.04
Chemical case
715.03
Conception
715.07
Constructive reduction
715.07
Dates to be overcome 715.
715.01
Diligence 715.07, 715.07 (a)
Exhibit 715,
715.07
Exhibit, Disposition
715.07 (d )
Facts and evidence.
715.07
Foreign filing date
715.01
Generic claim
715.02
Generic claim, Chemical case
715.03
Interference, Oath sealed
715.06
Interference testimony equivalent to.
715.07 (b)
Joint inventor makes.
715.04
New matter in reference.
715
Patent claims same invention. 715.05, 1101.02 (a)
Patent shows single species.
715.03
Primary decides sufficiency 707.02,
715.08
Reduction to practice.
715.07
Sealing prior to interference
715.06
Sealing requires Primary's attention
707.02
Seasonable presentation
715.09
When used
715
Who may make
715.04
Oath, Original, Rule 65.
602
Administering
604
Amendment
602.01
Attorney administers
604.08
Consular certificate
601.04
Date of execution.
602.05
Defective 602.01,
602.03
Delayed filing
602.05
Divisional application 602.05 (8)
Execution
604
Foreign execution
002.01
Foreign filed applications listed. 201.14,
202.04
Invalid, By attorney in case.
604.06
"Joint"
602
New 602.01,
602.02
Notary
004.03
Notary certificate
602.01
Old at time of filing
602.05
Seal
604.01
Seal, Foreign application 602.04 (a )
Seal, Not required 604.03
(a )
"Sole"
602
Substitute
002.02
Venue
604.02
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Bse. No.
Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67
003
After allowance
003.01, 714.16
New matter
808.04
Object of invention
608.01(4)
Objection contrasted with rejection
706.01
Objection to formal matters, When made_ 707.07(a),
707.07(1)
Obvious error, Correction
1302.04, 1805
Obvious method
708,03 (q)
Offer to surrender original patent
1401.01, 1401.04
Office date stamp.
505, 710.01(a), 714.18
Official cross reference, Order of
908.06
Official Gazette
1703
Official Gazette, Claim
1302.09
Official Gazette, Drawing figure.
1302.10
Old application
203.03
Old combination
706.03(1), 708.03(1)
Old combination, Division
808.05 (b), 820.01
Operative example
608.01(p)
Operativeness, Showing
608.03. 716
Oral hearing on appeal
1209
Order, Citation
703.08
Order, Classification
902.04
Order of examination
708 to 708.03
Order of examination, Patentability report_ 705.01(c)
717.01 (a)
Order of papers in file wrapper
Ordering:
Abandoned file
711.04(b), 905.03
Abstract after publication
901.06(₫)
Cross-references
903.06
Foreign patent
901.05 (c)
Patented file
905.03
Photostat
905.01
Publication
901.06 (b)
Soft copy
905.02
Sub-class list
902.03 (c)
Orders, Purpose
Introduction
Orders, Table
Appendix I
Original application
201.04
Original carries title to continuing application_ 201.12
Overlapping applications, Same applicant.
304,
709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1101.01(b),
1111.03.
Overlapping applications, Same assignee
305\.
709.01, 822, 1101.01(b), 1111.03
Owner's representative
400
Ownership and assignment
300
Ownership carried over by assignment.
201.12
P
P.R. (See Patentability report.)
Paper, "Easily Erasable"
714.07, 714.19
Paper number 714.18,
714.21, 717.01
Paper number of print
717.01, 717.01(b)
Papers :
Depositing
502
Distribution
508
File wrapper
717.01, 717.01 (a)
Receipt and handling
500
Papers -- Continued Wrong division
Sie. No. 508.01
Parent application
201.04
Barent application data, Cross-noting
201.11
Parent carries assignment to continuing
appli-
cation
201.12
Patent :
1936 (present) series
901.04
A.I. series
901.04
Arrangement in division
901.07
Assignment
301
Borrowing
901.08
Casting cloud on
707.07
(d)
Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent.)
Classification change
903.05
Cost of copy
905.02
Design series
901.04
Effective date 708.02,
715,
715.01
Files
905.03
Foreign. (See Foreign patent.)
Index
902.03
(a)
Interference 1101.02 to 1101.02(g)
Joint to sole
1402.01
Jurisdiction
1905
Laws (see also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)
Introduction
Marking Examiner's copy
905.04
Missing copy
901.09
Ordering soft copy
905.02
Plant
901.04,
1600
Reference. (See Reference.)
Reissue series
001.04
Soft copy
905.02
Sole to joint.
1402.01
Statutory types of subject matter.
706.03 (a)
System, Constitutional basis for.
Introduction
Transfer
903.05
"Utility" series
901.04
X series
901.04
Patent claim copied. (See Claim copied from
patent.)
Patent claim, Rejection
1101.02 (f)
Patent Office employees, Property Interest
in
patent
309
Patent Statutes (see also Statutes;
Statutes,
Revised) Introduction
Patentability. (See Rejection.)
Patentability report
705
Action counted 705,
705.01
(c)
Allowance
705.01
(d)
Appeal
705.01
(a)
Date status
705.01
(c)
Dispute between Examiners
705.01
(a)
Drawing
608.02
(n)
File wrapper notation
705.01
(c)
Final action
705.01
(a)
Forms for action
705.01
(a)
Improper
705.01
(e)
Initiated
705.01
Interference motion
1111.11
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Patentability report-Continued
Se Ne.
705.01(f)
Periodicals
002.08
Interviews
Primary decides propriety
707.02
705.01 (₫)
Print of drawing
Procedure
705.01(a)
705.01 (e)
Purpose
705.01 (c)
Recording
508
Required for complete application
807
Restriction, Effect on
Search
705.01 (#), 705.01 (b)
Sequence of examination.
705.01 (b)
Transfer for appeal
705.01 (a)
Patented file
905.03
Patented file, Reissue application notice.
1401.03
Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.
1902.03
Pending application preserved in secrecy
101
Perlod for response.
710
After Board decision
1214.01
After correspondence under Rule 202
710.02(b)
After interference.
710.02 (b), 1109, 1109.01
Amendment after
714.17
Claim copied from patent
710.02(c),
710.04(a), 1101.02(e)
Claims all allowed.
710.02(b)
710.01 (a)
Computed
Copying claim from patent does not extend
statutory period.
710.04(a), 1101.02(e)
Correction of citation
710.06
Date of receipt of amendment
710.01 (a)
Defective Office action
710.08
Extension
710.02(đ), 710.02(e), 1005
Five year pendency
710.02(b)
Government-owned application
710.03
Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration of
time
710.05
Incomplete response
710.02(c), 714.03
Informal application
702.01
Less than six months
710.02
Non-statutory shortened period.
710.02
Non-statutory shortened period, When used
710.02(c)
Normal period
701.01
Petition
1002
Remailing
707.13, 710.06
Shortened
710.02,
710.02(e)
Shortened, Approval
710.02(a), 1005
Shortened, Extension
710.02(d),
710.02(e)
Shortened statutory period,
Distinguished
from time limit.
710.02(d)
Shortened statutory period, When
used __
710.02 (b)
Suggesting claims
710.02 (c),
1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)
Saturday, Expiration of time
710.05
Sunday, Expiration of time
710.05
Supplemental action
710.06
Three year statutory period
710.03
Time computation
710.01 (a)
Time limit action
710.02
Time limit action, When used
710.02 (c)
Two periods running
710.04,
710.04 (a)
Bee. No.
Permanent Ink
008.01. 714.07
Perpetual motion
708.03 (p)
Petition :
Abandonment holding
711.08(e), T11.08(d)
Abandonment holding, Examiner's
state-
ment
711.08 (d)
Accept final fee
712,
2002.02
Access to parent application
108,
1002.02
After forfeiture
712
Amend after appeal decision
1002.02
Amend with appeal
1207
Application
001
Application, Amendment of
001.01
Application, Including power of attorney
402,
601.02
Certificate of Correction
1002.02
Commissioner's duties
Introduction, 1002
Delegation of Commissioner's authority
1001.01
Entry of Amendment
1002.02,
1207
Examiner's statement
1002
Examiner's statement, Revival
711.08 (d)
Fee-exempt, To or from fee-filed.
1002.02
Filing date
1002.02
Final rejection
1002.02
Inspection
108
Make special
708.02,
1002.02
Matter subject to
Introduction,
706.01,|1002
Matter subject to, Listed
1002.02
New matter
008.04 (c)
Period of response.
1002
Power of attorney included
402
Reconsideration of decision on motion
1105.07
Required for complete application
506
Revival
711.03(c),
1002.02
Revival, appealed case
1215.04
Revival, Examiner's statement
711.08 (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
1600
Action
1610
Advertising
1610
Affidavit
1610
Allowance
1611
Bacteria
1601
Bureau of Plant Industry
1608,
1609
Claim
1605
Color drawing
1606
Color Identified
1605
Definitions
1601
Department of Agriculture
1008
Description
1605
Drawing
1008
Duplicate papers
1608,
1610
Examination
1608
Examiner's amendment
1610
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Plant application --- Continued Bee.
No.
Executive Order
1608
Issle
1011
Laudatory expressions
1610
Letter of transmittal
1008
Method cyaim
1605
Oath
1604
Original and duplicate files 1608,
1610
Parts
1608
Plant varieties excluded.
1001
Report of Bureau of Plant Industry
1600
Signature
1008
Specification 1605,
1610
Specimens
1607
Statutory basis
1601
Plant patent series
901.04
Post office, Depositing papers in
502
Post office address, Applicant
005.03
Post office address, Attorney
601.02
Power of attorney
402
After fling application
410
Application in interference.
402.08
Application petition includes
601.02
Assignee gives
402.07
Associate attorney 402.02,
408
Death of applicant 409 to 400.01 (f)
Death of principal attorney
406
Firm
402.04
Firma 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
402.08
Power to Inspect 101, 104, 402,
718.05
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 personal attention 707.02
Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper 1802.13
Print of drawing 608.02
(m)
Additional 608.02
(m)
Alteration 606.02
(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
(ma )
New application
508
Frist of drawing -- Continued
8001%.
Patentability report
705.01(đ)
Reissue application
608.02(k)
Returned drawing
008.02(y)
Sketch
008.02 (v)
Printed matter
706.08(a)
"Printer waiting"
1809.01
Printer's Proof, Correction
1809.01
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. (Ses Method.)
Product by process
708.03 (e)
Product of nature.
706.08 (a)
Prolix claim
708.03(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 ex-
cept for form
710.02 (b)
Protest against Issuance of patent
1800.02
"Provisional" specification, British
201.15
Public Inspection, Application file.
103
Public Law 880
201.16, 605
Public Law 508
604.03 (a)
Public Law 585
706.03(b)
Public Law 619
201.16,|1005
Public Law 690
201.16
Public policy
708.08 (p)
Public sale
706.08 (s)
Public use, Statutory bar 201.13,
708.08 (s)
Public use proceeding, Rejection on
708.03 (v)
Publications of abstracts. 711.06,
711.08(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
R
R.S. (See Statutes.)
Ratification of papers filed :
Death of attorney
408
Death of inventor
409.01
Signature improper or lacking 711,
714.01 (b)
Telegram amendment
714.08
Receipt, Office date stamp_ 502, 505, 710.01
(a),
714.18
Receipt for papers filed 503,|717.01
(a)
Receipt of mail and papers
500
Beclassification of classes
908.02 (a)
Recommendation by Board of Appeals
1218.01
Reconsideration by Board of Appeals 1214.01, 1214.03
Record books, Examining division
1704
Recording assignment
802
Reduction to practice
715.07
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## MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE
Reference !
A.L. patent
A.P.C. publication
001.08(c)
Abandoned application
901.02
Additional
707.05(đ)
After allowance
1906.01
After appen!
1208.01
Antedating. (See Oath, Antedating reference,
Rule 181.)
"Applied".
707.45 (b)
Arrangement in examining division
901.07
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
710.06
Cited by applicant 707.05
(d),
1802.12
Combination of references.
706.02
Copending
708.02
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),
001.05(a)
Forfeited application
901:02
Incorrect citation 707.05(g),
1802.12
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 131.)
Patent
901.04
Patent, Foreign
901.05
Patent, Official number lacking
901.04
Patent claiming same invention_ 715.05,
1101.02
(a)
Pending application
901.03
Publications 707.05
(e),
901.06
Published abstracts of application
711.06(a)
Replacement of missing
901.09
Selection of pertinent.
004.02
"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
6\.
Habearing by C.C.P.A.
1218.01
Befasse application :
Abstract of title
1401.01
14001.08
Additions underlined
1401.08
Allowance, Drawing transfer.
1401.05
Applicant
1401.02
Assignee
1401.02
Broadened
1401.08
Claim, Canceled from original application
1401.08
Claim, Numbering
1401.08
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
708.03(x),
1401.08
Definition
1401
Design application
1505
Divisional application 1005, 1401.10(a)
Drawing 608.02 (k),
1401.05
Effective date
1401.09
Election of species
1401.10
Error in original patent 1401,
1401.08
Examination 1401.04,
1401.09
Filed during interference. 1003, 1111.08,
1401.12
Foreign priority claim
1401
Inoperative, Oath requiremen t
1401.08
Interference of original patent involved.
1083,
Inventor
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
1401.05
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 original patent
1401.04
Same invention as original patent
1401.07
"Special" for examination
1401.09
Specification
1401.06, 1401.10 (a)
Statutory basis
1401
Statutory disclaimer
1403
Affidavit
Affidavit, Patent not available
1401.04
Allowance
1401.11
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PROGSDORT DHLVILINDIE ATTAR TO JATHAM
Reissue application-Continued
Bal Be.
Sult on original patent
1401.09(2)
Title abstract
1401.01, 1401.02
Transfer of original drawing.
008.02(k), 1401.05
Twice reissued
1401.08
Interference terminated
1109,02, 1110
Reissue patent series
801.04
Language used
707.07(d)
Rejection
708
Linking claim
800|to 800.04
After allowance of application
1101.01 (1), 1808.01
Markush, Improper
706.08 (v)
After allowance of claim
708.04
Method of doing business
706.08 (R)
After allowance of einiin, Primary reviews.
707.02
Multiplicity
708.08 (1)
After appeal, New rejection
1208.01
Negative limitation
708.08 (d)
After correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (1)
New, After appeal
After termination of Interference
1100.02, 1110
Against public policy
706.03(p)
New matter
Aggregation
706.05 (1)
Non-statutory claim
All valid grounds.
707.07(g)
Alternative phrases
706.03 (đ)
Anticipation, Full
707.07 (d)
Anticipation, Substantial
707.07 (đ)
Art
708.02
Assigned application, Same applicant
304
Atomic Energy Act
706.03 (b)
706.03 (s)
Bar, Statutory
Board of Appeals Introduces
1214.01
Breadth
706.03 (n)
Business method
706.03 (a)
Claim copied from patent
1101.02(f)
Claim copied from patent, Failure to re-
spond
706.03(u)
Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-
tion
707.02
Combination of references
706.02, 707.07 (d)
Common knowledge
708.02 (a)
Conflicting applications
304,
305, 706.03(k), 709.01, 802,02, 804, 804.01,
804.02, 822, 822.01.
Conflicting applications, One assigned
Cumulative
707.07 (đ)
304
Dedication
715
Defective reissue oath
708.03 (x), 1401.08
Dependent claim
608.01 (n)
Directly met
707.07 (d)
Disclaimer
706.03 (u),|710.02(d)
Double patenting. (See Double patenting.)
Duplicate claims
706.03 (k)
Estoppel, Interference
1105.03, 1109.02, 1110
Final. (See Final rejection.)
Foreign application, Statutory bar
706.03 (s)
Fraud upon public
706.03 (p)
Frivolous invention
706.03 (p)
Full anticipation, Expression recommended
707.07(đ)
Functional
708.03 (c)
Generic claim
809.02, 809.02 (a)
Genus and species.
808.04 (h) to 808.04(1)
Ground clearly stated
707.07(đ)
706.03 (n)
Inaccurate
Incomplete
706.03 (f)
Indefinite
708.03 (đ)
Inoperativeness
708.03 (p)
Rejection-Continued
See. No.
Tasuaicient disclosure
carta 706.03(0)
Insufficient disclosure, Trademark
608.01 (7)
Interference, Estoppel
1106.08, 1100.02, 1110
708.07 (e)
706.08 (0)
706.03 (h)
Non-statutory subject matter
706.05 (a)
Not based on prior art
700.08
Not readable on disclosure,
700.08 (n)
Oath, Defective reissue
706.08 (x)
708.01
Objection distinguished
Obvious method
706.03 (a)
Old combination
706.09 (1), 708.03 (1)
Omnibus rejection
707.07 (d)
Overlapping applications
304,
305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 802.02, 804, 804.01,
804.02, 822, 822.01.
Perpetual motion
706.03(p)
Personal remarks avoided
707.07 (d)
Previously allowed claim
706.04, 707.02
Printed matter
108.03 (a)
Prior art
706.02
Product by process
706.08 (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 (v)
Reissue application, Defective oath
708.03 (x)
"Rejected".
707.07 (d)
Repeated
707.07 (f)
Res judicata
708.08 (w)
Res judicata, Continuation application
706.07 (b)
Scientific principle
706.08 (a)
Simple means claim
706.08 (c)
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
708.03 (u)
Technical
708.03
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,
809.08
Related inventions, Species
806.04 (b)
Remalling Office action 707.13, 710.06
Remand by Board, Affidavit
1212
Remand by Board, Amendment.
1211
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New, After final rejection
1208.01
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# MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE
--.
Ronumbering claims
1802.01
Reopening prosecution, Submit to Supervisory
Examiner
1005
Reopening prosecution after Board decision,
1214.07
Reply brief
120g
Report of Bureau of Plant Industry
1000
Representative of inventor or owner.
400
Representatives of out-of-town attorneys
408
Res Judicata
708.08 (w)
Res judicata, Rejection in continuation appli-
cation
201.11, 700.07 (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
₹14.02
Incomplete.
711.02(a), 714.02 to 714.04
Incomplete, Election of species lacking __ 809.02 (a),
818.03 (b)
Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-
tion
1002
710.02(c),
Incomplete, Time for completing.
711, 714.03
Late
711, 711.02
Late, Excused
710.02 (d)
Patentability pointed out.
714.02, 714.04
Restriction requirement
818 to 820.02
Restoration of canceled matter
608.01 (s), 714.24
Restriction (see also Election; Election of
species)
800
Action, Examiner's
813 to 817
Traverse of requirement
818,
Action after, Special
708.01
Aggregation
808.05(=), 809.03(a)
818.08 (c), 821.01, 821.02
Apparatus and process or product
806.05 (e)
to 808.05(g)
Basis
802
Case referred to second Examiner
815
Claimed subject matter
808.01
Claims to divisible Inventions added before
action
818.02 (a)
Combination and subcombination
806.05 (a)
to 806.05(c), 809.03 (a)
Definition
801
"Distinct" invention
802.01. 804, 808, 806.05
Final requirement
819
Improper
803, 808, 808.02
Independent embodiments
806.04, 806.05
803, 806, 808.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a), 818.03
Linking claim, Traverse of rejection ___~~~ 818.06(6)
Nonelected claims, Treatment of.siun bonchen, 821
to 821.08
Nonelected Invention
800.01
Old combination and subcombination
820.01
Patestability over prior art.
806.02, 800. 809,03
Patestability report, Ffect
807
Petition from requirement.
800.04, 818.03(c)
806.05(e)
Process or product and apparatus
to 806.05(g), 800.03(a). 820
Relsens application
1401.10, 1401.10(a)
Rejection of nonelected cielms.
821 to 821.06
Reintoi Inventions .... 802.01, 803, 806, 808.02, 800.03
Requirement
812 to 817
Additional
811.02
Br-division where ezaminable
812
Citation of art.
813, 817
After Board decision
1214.01, 1214.06
Completeness
815
After final rejection
714.12, 714.18
817
Concluding paragraph
Election after
818
Election after, Shift of
819.01
Taction after, With traverse __ 818.03(b), 821.01
821.02
lection after, Without traverse
818.08
811
Form letter
817
Patentability
810 to 810.03
Petition from
809.04, 816.03 (c)
Rejection on double patenting following 804.02
Repeated after withdrawal
811.03
Response to
818 to 818.03 (e)
When made
811, 811.01
Withdrawal
819
Single embodiment
806.03
808.01 (a)
Species of unclaimed genus.
806.05 (a)
Subcombination, Combination and
to 808.05 (c)
Subcombinations usable together.
806.05 (d)
Subsequently presented to invention not pre-
viousiy claimed
818.02, 821.03
Retention' label
1802.07
Return of complete application
600
Return of drawing
608.02 (y)
Return of filing fee
506.01, 607.02
Return of incomplete application
508.1
Return of papers, Discourteous matter
714.25
Return of papers entered on file wrapper
201.14(c),
717.01
Returned Office action
707.13
Review at allowance
1802.01
Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)
Revival of abandoned application __ 711.03(c), 1002.02
Revical of abandoned application, Examiner's
statement
711.03 (d)
Revocation of power of attorney.
402.05,
Independent inventions
802.01,
402.05(a), 402.07
Final
First action
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Rewritten
specification
Ribboned
application
002.04
(a)
Right
of
priority
201.18,
20.16
Right
of
priority,
Determination
by Examiner_>
201.15
Roster
of
attorneya
408
Rules
of
practice :
2
Reproduced
718.04
Reproduced
714.25
Cited
714.19
6
Reproduced
502
7
Reproduced
710.05
11
Reproduced
103
14
Cited
101, 103,
108, 203.08,
706.03(b)
711.04. 713.05,
901.02, 201.03,
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,
402.08,
402.07
41
Reproduced
005
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
601
65
Reproduced
602
Cited
201.14,
409.03, 602,
002.05,
603
66
Cited
602,
602.04,
602.04 (a),
604, 604.04,
004.06
67
Reproduced
003
Cited
602,
603
68
Reproduced
602
71
Reproduced
608.01
Cited
608.01
(g), 702.01,
1302.01
72
Reproduced
606
73
Reproduced
608.01
(d )
Cited
608.01
(d)
74
Reproduced
608.01
(f)
75
Reproduced
608.01
(1)
Cited
__
608.01(g), 608.01 (n),
700.03(1),
806.04
76
Reproduced
005.04
Cited
605.04
(b)
77
Reproduced
608.01
(a)
Rdles of practice-Continued
78 Cited
B
822, 602.01. 1101.01(b)
70 Reproduced
008.01 (e)
Cited
000.01(+)
81 Reproduced
008.02
82 Reproduced
005.01 (b)
83 Reproduced
008.02 (d)
84 Cited
005.04 (h), 608.02
85 Reproduced
008.02 (b)
86 Reproduced
608.02
87 Reproduced
808.02 (y)
88 Reproduced
008.02 (1)
01 Reproduced
608.03
Cited
600
92 Reproduced
008.03
Cited
600
93 Reproduced
608.03
Cited
600
94 Reproduced
608.09(a)
85 Reproduced
008.03 (a)
101 Reproduced
708
102 Reproduced
708.01
103 Reproduced
709
Cited
707.02, 1005, 1505
104 Clted
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, 708.07 (e), 714.13
117 Reproduced
708:03 (n )
118 Reproduced
608.04
Cited
608
119 Cited
714.02
121 Reproduced
714.22
Cited.
714.02, 714.12, 1302.04
123 Reproduced
608.02 (p)
124 Reproduced
714.24
Cited
608.01 (s)
125 Reproduced
608.01 (q)
Cited
714.19, 714.20
126 Reproduced
608.03 (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(a),
1101.03, 1105.03, 1111.06.
132 Reproduced
716
Cited
707.02, 1105.02, 1105.03
133 Cited
713.01, 713.04
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Rules of practice -- Continued
Bee. Nes
195 Reproduced
711
Cited
710.01, 710.02(c) to 710.02(e),
711.02, 712. 714.01 (b), 714.03
TOP, 710.02.
710.02(e), 712, 1005, 1101.02(f)
137 Reproduced
711.08 (c)
Cited
712, 1002
138 Reproduced
711
Cited
711.01, 1215.01
141 Reproduced
806.04
Cited_ 710.02(c), 802, 806, 806.04(a), 806.04(g).
806.04 (h), 808.01 (a), 809.02, 809.02 (a),
809.02(b), 809.02(c), 820.
142 Cited
707,07(1), 802,
802.02, 809.02(c), 811, 811.01, 811.02,
818, 818.03 (e), 821.01, 821.02.
148 Reproduced
818.03
Cited.
802, 818.03(s); 818.03(b)
818.03 (c)
Cited
Cited
1003, 1004, 1214.04,1216
201 Reproduced
1100
Cited.
708.01, 1101.01 (b), 1102.01 (a)
202 Reproduced
1101.01 (d)
Cited
708.05,
1101.01 (c), 1101.01 (e) to 1101.01 (1), 1101.02
(c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1705
209 Reproduced
1101.01(1)
Cited
706.08 (u),
710.02(c), 1101.01(j), 1101.01(n), 1101.02
(a), 1112.02, 1112.04.
204 Reproduced
1101.02
Cited
715.05, 1101.01 (h), 1101.02(a),
to 1101.02(c), 1101.03, 1102
1503
205 Reproduced
1101.02
Cited
1003, 1101.02(d)
208 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
215 Cited
1102, 1105.06
216 Cited
201.14(a)
224 Cited
201.14(a)
228 Cited
1101.02(a), 1102
231 Reproduced
1105
Cited
707.02, 1101.02(f), 1102, 1102.01(a),
1105.01 to 1105.07, 1106, 1108,
1110.02, 1111.08, 1112.04.
234 Cited
1112.04
237 Reproduced
1105.05
Cited
707.02, 1101.02(1), 1105,
1105.05 to 1105.07, 1110.02, 1112.08
238 Cited
1106.02
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### Rules of practice -- Continued
170 Reproduced
1401/08
(8)4º Cited
181 Reproduced
Cited
Introduction, 008.04(e), 711.08(e))
711.03(d), 714.18, 1002.01, 1208
183 Reproduced
191 Reproduced
1206
70.ALS Cited
Introduction, 008.04(c), 708.07
192 Reproduced
1206
Cited.
1204. 1208, 1215.01, 1215.04
193 Reproduced
1208
Cited
710.02(b), 714.18, 1204, 1208.01
194 Reproduced
1200
196 Reproduced
1212
Cited.
714.13. 715.00, 1208, 1212
196 Cited
1213.
1213.01, 1214.01, 1214.06, 1214.07
197 Cited ... 1214.01, 1214.02, 1214.03, 1214.06. 1215.04
198 Reproduced
1214.07
144 Reproduced
710.02(c), 802, 809.04,
818.03(d), 821.01, 821.02. 1002.02
145 Reproduced
821.03
802
146 Reproduced
707.07(1), 802
Cited
201.08
Cited
602.05 (a), 605, 605.04, 802
151 Reproduced
1501
152 Reproduced
1508.02
Cited
608.02
158 Reproduced
1503.01
Cited
602
154 Reproduced
Cited
1503.01
155 Reproduced
1505
161 Reproduced
1602
Cited
1610, 1611
1604
162 Reproduced
Cited
602
163 Reproduced
1605
164 Reproduced
1605
165 Reproduced
1606
Cited
608.02
166 Reproduced
1607
167 Reproduced
1608
Cited
1005
Cited
1610
171 Reproduced
1401.01
172 Reproduced
1401.02
Cited
1401.11
178 Reproduced
1401.08
Cited
1401.11
174 Cited
608.02(k), 1401.05
175 Reproduced
1401.08
1401.09
176 Reproduced
Cited
708.01, 1401.10
177 Reproduced
1401.10(a)
Cited
1004
178 Reproduced
1401.04
Cited
1401.01
Cited
809.02
147-Reproduced
134 Otted
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Boles of practice-Continued Healing and the who.
24% Cited
1205.05, 1106.07
237 Glted
1109.02, 1110.02
218 Cited
1105.04
202 Cited
1108, 1109.02, 1110.01
206 Olted
1100.02
206 Cited
1108, 1112.05(a)
201 Reproduced
1809.02
292 Cited
706.03(v)
304 Clted
1214.06
312 Reproduced
714.16
Cited
603.01, 713.10, 714.15,
714.16(a) to 714.16(e), 714.20, 1005,
1303.01, 1305, 1808.01, 1309.01, 1705.
313
Reproduced
1308
Cited
711.05
814
Cited
1505
316
Reproduced
712.
Cited
208.07
817
Reproduced
712
Cited
1002
321
Reproduced
1403
Cited
804.01
322
Reproduced
1402
323
Reproduced
1402.01
324
Reproduced
1402.01
334
Cited
605
341
Cited
1702
342
Reproduced
402.01
346
Reproduced
402.04
Rules
of practice Introduction
S
Same attorney, Interfering applications.
1101.01 (k),
1102.01 (b)
Same invention, Comparing foreign application_ 201.15
Saturday, Effect on time for response.
710.05
Scientific Library
901.06 (a)
Scientific principle not patentable.
708.03 (a)
Seal
804.01
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 (h), 1101.03
Search :
After reversal by Board of Appeals
1214.04
Card
902.02 (b)
Field of
904.01 (d)
File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 904.01(d)
In division, by member of public.
713.02
Informal application
704
Interference
1101.01 (c)
Notes
717.05, 902.02 (a)
Patentability report
705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)
Prior examiner's
704
Benvéb -- Continued
Procedure
109, 904
Restriction requirement
10002 01 0228: 008.02
Title
202.02, 806
Secrecy, 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, 706.03 (b), 706.03 (s)
Security markings
109
Serial Number
503
Series of dependent claims
608.01 (n)
Shift of election
819
Shortened statutory period.
710.02 to 710.02 (e)
Approval
710.02(a),
1005
Signature :
Administrator or executor
605.05 (a)
Alteration in specification signed
608.01
Amendment :
Signature Improper 714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d) Signature missing 714.01 (a), 714.01(b)
Signed by applicant, Not by
attorney
of
record
714.01 (d)
Signed by attorney not of record.
714.01 (c)
Applicant
605.04
Applicant changes name. 605.04(c), 717.02 (b)
Applicant unable to write
605.04 (d)
Application completeness
506
Application papers
605.04
Attorney deceased
406
Attorney not of record
714.01 (c)
Correction of name
005.04 (c)
Divisional application, Omitted
201.06
Drawing
605.04
Drawing, Correction on 608.02(u), 608.02(w)
Express abandonment
711,
711.01
Firm, Proper form of
402.04
Full first name
605.04,
605.04 (b)
Joint applicants
605.04 (f)
Omitted from divisional application
201.08
Single signature form
605.04 (a)
Title with
605.04(e)
Uniformity with name
605.04(b),
1503
Single means claim
708.03 (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
-. ...
Canyerted from joint
201.08
Converted to joint
201.03
Division of joint
201.08
Reissue application, Joint to sole
1402.01
"Sole" In original oath
002
Sole patent to joint patent
1402.01
Title of lavention
608
Solicitor, Duties
1002, 1002.02
Title of Invention, Changed
606.01
Special case
708 to 708.03
Allowable application, Except for form ___ 710.02(b),
1801
Examiner resigns.
708.03
Five year pendency
707.02(a)
List
708.01
Petition to make.
708.02, 1002.02
Reissue application
706.08(x), 1401.09
Rejected patent claim
1101.02(f)
Remanded
708.01
"Special", Correction of drawing
608.02 (=)
Species
802.01, 806.04 (a) to 806.04(1)
Adding ( Amended Rule 141)
806.04(g)
Cancellation of Species claims
821.02
Election. (See Election of species.)
How recognized
808.04(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
808.04(b)
Belated
With allowable generic claim
800.02 (b)
Withdrawal of Species claims
809.02 (c)
Specification
608.01
Administrator or executor.
605.04
Amendment, Instructions for entry
714.22, 714.23
Arrangement
608.01 (a)
British "provisional" and "complete".
201.15
Changes prior to filing.
608.01
Confused by amendments.
608.01 (q)
Correction by Examiner's amendment
1802.04
to 1802.04(g)
Correction by initialing.
1302.04
Cross-noting of related applications
202.01
Definition
608.01 (a)
Derogatory remarks prohibited.
008.01 (r)
Description
608.01 (g)
Design application
1503.01
Format
English language
608.01
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
1401.06
Return
608.01
Rewritten
608.01 (q)
Signature
605.04
Specification-Continuedto Set No.
Sistement of invention
608.01 (d)
Substitute
608.01(€). 714.19
Substitute, Amendment Including
714.19
Substitute, New matter
714.20
Terminology basis for claims
008.01(0)
Transfer
803.01(t)
Specimen, Composition of matter.
006.05
Specimen, Plant application
Stamp:
1007
Consoler fee
604.05
Consular fee, Omission
604.05 (a)
Division date
714.18
Draftsman's
608.02 (a), 608.02 (0)
Office date
502, 505, 710.01 (a), 714.18
Starting material, Chemical compound
008.01 (p)
Statement, Examiner's :
Appeal brief
1208
New ground of rejection
1208.01
Petition
1002
Petition from abandonment
711.03 (d)
Petition to make special, Continuing applica-
tion
708.02
Petition to revive
711.03 (d)
Print of drawing.
1204
808.04 (h)
Reply brief
1208
Rejection
Special status
708.01
Statement of invention, Coextensive with
claims
608.01 (d)
Statement of invention, Review on allowance __ 1802.01
Status letter
203.08, 1705
Status of applications
203
Statute, Citation
Introduction
Statutes:
Atomle 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.) 186, Cited __ 604.03 (a)
Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act), 590
O.G. 195, Cited
108.03 (b)
Public Law 690, Approved August 8, 1846,
Cited __ 201.16, 708.03 (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, 706.02, 706.03(s). 707.05(f)
35 U.S.C. 103 Cited
701
35 U.S.C. 104 Cited.
715.07(c)
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Státutés-Continued
Sec. No.
8% U.8.0. 112 Reproduced
700.08(€)
Ofted
201.11.
201.15, 608:01, 008.01 (k), 702.01, 708.08(m),
707.02.
35 U.S.C. 115 Cited.
604.08, 605.01
35 U.S.C. 116 Cited
201.03, 201.11
85 U.S.0. 119 Cited
201.13.
201.14, 201.14(a), 201.14(c), 1111.10, 1401,
1506.
35 U.S.O. 120 Reproduced.
201.11
Cited
711.02(c), 1508.01
85 U.S.C. 121 Reproduced
802
Cited.
706.03(k), 802.01, 803.01, 804, 804.01, 805
701
35 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced
708.03 (0)
35 U.S.C. 182 Cited
35 U.S.C. 133 Cited
710.01, 710.02
35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced
1100
Transfer of Figures.
608.02(t)
Cited
715.05, 1101.02(f), 1109, 1805
35 U.S.C. 144 Cited
1216.01
35 U.S.C. 145 Cited
1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02
35 U.S.C. 146 Cited
1109, 1109.01, 1100.02, 1111.00
35 U.S.C. 161. Reproduced
1001
Cited
201
85 U.S.C. 163 Reproduced
1001
35 U.S.C. 164 Reproduced
1008
35 U.S.C. 171 Reproduced
1500
Cited
201
85 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced
1506
Cited
201.13
35 U.S.C. 181 Cited 107,
107.01
35 U.S.C. 184 Reproduced. 107,
708.03(s)
35 U.S.O. 185 Reproduced
706.03(s)
35 U.S.C. 251 Reproduced
1401
Cited 708.03 (x), 1305.
35 U.S.C. 252 Cited
1805
35 U.S.C. 253 Cited
1305
35 U.S.C. 254 Cited 1305,
1402
35 U.S.C. 255 Cited
1805
35 U.S.C. 256 Cited
1305
35 U.S.C. 261 Cited
301, 302
35 U.S.C. 266 Reproduced
607.01
Cited
201.17,
607.01(a), 607.01 (b), 607.01 (e)
35 U.S.C. 282 Cited
1701
Statutory bar
201.13, 708.03 (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),
808.05 (a)
Not generic
808.04 (c)
Species
806.04 (b)
Subgeneric "Markush" claims
708.03 (y)
Subject matter, Non-statutory
706.03 (a)
Submission to Classification Group://intionfee: No.
Classification of application
908.08(6), 908.08(e)
Double patenting rejections
001.02
Patentability report
700.01 (a)
Submission to Commissioner:
Types of action listed
1008
Submission to Patent Security Division:
Atomle Energy, security review.
108
"Confidential" application or papers
100
Defense invention, security review
107
"Restricted" application or papera
100
"Secrecy Order" CRBe,
107
Security determination
107
Submission to Drafting Branch :
Estimating cost of correction
608.02 (s)
Rearrangement of Figures
006.02 (t)
Return of drawing
008.02(y)
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
$02.02
Reference to parent application
201.11
Refile
201.10
Substitute attorney
402.03
Substitute for missing hard copy
901.00
Substitute oath
002.02
Substitute specification
608.01 (q), 714.19
Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-
Ing
714.20
Substitute specification, New matter
714.20
Suggested claims, Failure to make.
706.03 (u)
Suggestion for claims for interference
1005,
1101.01 (j) to 1101.01(0), 1101.02(b)
Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit
710.02 (c)
Sult, 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
700
Design application
1505
Junior application
1101.01 (1)
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Suspension -- Continued
Overlapping applicationy
700.01.1111.03
Division or species requirement
818.08 to 818.03 (d), 821.01, 831.02
Traverss, Rejection of linking cinim
818.05 (d)
Rules
1002
Primary decides
707.02. 100
Three year case.
¥10.08
BOO!
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, 711.08(c), 712
Terminology in application 608.01
(0),
1802.01
Testamentary, Lettera
400.01 (b)
Time for response. (Sec Period for response.)
Time Withits, Public Law 600
201.16
Title abstract, Interference
1101.02
Title abstract, Reissue application
1401,
1401.11
Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.
201.12
Title of design application
1508.01
Title of invention
606
Title of Invention, Reviewed at issue 006.01,
1802.01
Title report, Interference
1101.02
Title report, Reissue application 1401,
1401.11
Title search
202.02
Title with signature
605.04(e)
Trademark and trade name
608.01 (v)
Transfer of application :
After amendment
908.08 (č)
After Classification decision
903.08(g)
Allowable application
903.07 (b)
Decision of Classification Examiner.
903.08(£)
Divisible inventions
812
Interference 1101.01 (a), 1101.02
New
903.08 (a)
Procedure 903.08(a), 903.08(đ),
903.08(g)
Submitted to Classification Examiner
903.08 (d)
Transfer of class or subclass
903.05
Transfer of drawing
608.02 (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)
Types of applications
201
U
U.S.C. Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation
Introduction 008.01 (e)
Undelivered mail
707.13
Unsigned amendment 711, 714.01 (a),
714.01 (b)
Unsigned amendment, Disposal
714.01 (b)
Unsigned drawing
605.04 (h )
Utility lacking, Rejection
708.03 (p)
Utility patent
201, 901.04
Utility required
608.01 (p)
V
Venue
604.02
W
Waiver of rejection
707.07(e)
Washington representatives of attorneys
408
Withdrawal from issue
1908
Amendment crossing allowance
714.15
Claim copied from patent
1101.02(@)
Commissioner's approval
1008, 1808
Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01(1)
Motion under Rule 234.
1105.03
Petition for
1908
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 (đ)
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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