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# Appendix I Table of Orders and Notices

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

Sec. No.

1880\. Mar. 6. Notice. Examiners May Not
Testify as Patent Experts
1701
1888, Jan. 24. Order No. 453. Each Interfer-
ence Record To Be Complete in Itself. 66 O.G.
1599
1111.02

May 28. Order No. 480. Changing

Name of Attorney on the Drawing For-

bidden. 81 O.G. 1425.
608.02 ( u)

1889, Feb. 9. Order No. 525. Specification To
Be Rewritten if Confused by Erasures and
Amendments. 74 O.G. 503.
1302.02
July 2. Order No. 560. Erasure of

Notations Required. 48 O.G. 119
1302.03
1892, June 25. Order No. 767. Entries on File
Jacket Limited to Permanent Parts of Record.
60 O.G. 1.
717.01
1894, Sept. 4. Notice. Death of a Member of
a Firm Having Power of Attorney; New
Power Not Required
402.04 (a)

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

Sept. 11. Order No. 1370. Substance

of Cited Ms. Decision To Be Given

707.06

1903, Jan. 26. Order No. 1514. Interference

Declaration Papers.

1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b)

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

Apr. 29. Order No. 1764. New Drawing
Required Only by Direction of Drafts-
man. 156 O.G. 261
608.02 ( a)
, Oct. 24. Order No. 1783. Return of
Drawing. 156 O.G. 541
608.02 (y)
Dec. 3, Order No. 1832. Reprinted Nota-
tion on File Jacket of a Divisional Appli-
cation
202.02
1900, June 15, Order No. 1805. Protest Against
Issuance of Patent Not To Be Entered in
File
1309.02

Sec. No.

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

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

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

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

Dec. 20. Order No. 2024. Examiner to
Notify Associate Attorney of the Revocation
of His Power
402.06 (a)
1913. Oct. 14. Order No. 2076. Intervention of
Executor Not Compulsory. 195 O.G. 543 __ 409.01 (f)
1914, Mar. 31. Notice. Classification of Allowed

Applications

903.07

July 13. Order No. 2146. Search Noted
in File Wrapper
₹17.05

Aug. 4. Notice. Fee Stamp From

Embassy or Legation Not Required

604.05

1916, Jan. 12. Order No. 221512. Amendments

Not Completely Responsive

714.05

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

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

1918\. Feb. 20. Notice. Unauthorized Changes

in Classification of Patents

903.05

Mar. 18. Order No. 2380. Notations To
Be Made by Examiner on Fare of Newly
Issued Patents
305.04

June 12. Notice. Care at Interviews

Against Exposing Other Applications to View

101

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Sec. No.

Sec. No.

1918, Sept. 16. Order No. 2422. One Claim

on Each Invention To Be Published in

1302.09
O. G.
Sept. 30. Notice. Amendment Filed by
an Attorney Not of Record
714.01 (c)
1919, Mar. 24. Notice. Inquiry of Application
Room for Drawings Not Transmitted.
608.02(h)
Apr. 15. General Rules Governing the
Assignment of Application for Examina-
tion
303.08 (e)
Apr. 18. Notice. Steps Preliminary to

₹14.18,
an Interference
1101.01 (e), 1101.01 (g)

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

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

June 22. Notice. Examiners To Answer

"Status Letters"
213.08

Aug. 11. Order No. 2687. Primary
Examiner To Personally Pass on Question of
Existence of Interference
1101.01 (c)
Oct. 12. Order No. 2698. Rule 312 --

Procedure
714.16 (d)
Nov. 26. Notice. Models Must Be Filed

608.03 (a)
in Model Room
Dec. 16. Order No. 2712. Reissue Oaths
and Affidavits Under Rule 131 To Be Passed
on Personally by the Primary Examiner ___ 715.08.
1401.08

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

1102.01 (a)
v. Patton, 150 C.G. 265, 1910 C.D. 2.
May 29. Order No. 2750. Cases Requir-

ing No Correspondence Under Rule 202 __ 1101.01 (g)
. Aug. 11. Notice-Rule 312. Entry of

Feb. 4. Order No. 3141. Amendments
That May Be Made by Examiner. 391 O.G.
757
1302.04
714.16(e)
Apr. 19. Notice. Orders for Photostats
Oct. 7. Circular. Request for Literature
To Be Signed by Primary Examiner
905.01
to Clear Through Scientific Library
901.03(b)
1923, Jan. 9. Order No. 2798. Supplemental
Oath Filed After Allowance.
603.01, 714.16

Amendment in Part

Jan. 23. Order No. 2799. Entries on
"Contents" of a File Should Be in Ink
717.01

Feb. 20. Order No. 2801. Claims Con-
sidered on Amendments Must be Supported
by Argument. 808 O.G. 1
714.04

Nov. 12. Notice. No Notification by
Examiner of Status of a Case Decided by
Board
1214.08

1924\. Jan. 15. Notice. "General Information
Concerning Patents" Sent Instead of "Rules
of Practice"
703

1925, June 18. Order No. 2913. Action on Junior
Application Failing to Make Date of the Other
Application. 388 G.G. 479.
1101.01(1)

Dec. 1. Order No. 2038. References To
Be Listed at Beginning of Letter. Signature
Is Over the Word "Examiner" or "Acting
Examiner"
707.05(a) to 707.05(d), 707.09
1926, Mar. 20. Order No. 2952. Procedure Lead-
ing to Affixing to the Issuing Patent the
Classification Given the Application
903.07

1927, Feb. 25. Notice. Restriction as to Who
May Pull Soft Copies and Patented and
Abandoned Files
905.02
1928, Jan. 26. Notice. Where Rule 312 Amend-
ment Increases Claims Above 20, Notation of
Final Fee on Notice of Allowance To Be
Made
714.16(c)

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

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

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

Feb. 4. Order No. 3140. Full First

605.04 (b )

Name Required. 391 O.G. 757.

July 30. Order No. 3157. Rejection of
Previously Allowed Claim Requires Specific
Approval of Primary Examiner
706.04, 1308.01

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

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

1932, Feb. 1. Notice. Disposition To Be Made
by Examiner of Orders for Amendment of
Drawing
608.02s, 608.02 ( x )
Feb. 12. Notice, In Citing a Commis-
1933, June 9. Order No. 3240. Prints of Draw.
ings Entered as Paper No. 2.
717.01 (b)
sioner's Order Give Date or O.G.
700.03

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Bec. No.

Sec. No.

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

Sept. T. Order No. 3251. Data Given in

707.05 (e)

Citing Foreign Patents

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

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

Aug. 17. Notice. An Unnecessary Sub-

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

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

May 22. Order No. 3311. Of Amend-
ments Filed Under Rule 312 Only . Those
Affecting Disclosure, or Varying Scope of
Claims, To Be Submitted for Approval

714.16
1936, Feb. 17. Circular, Revised. Index of
Claims
717.04

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

Mar. 24. Notice. Issue Case Classified

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

Oct. 11. Notice. Returnability of
607.02

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

Files From Record Room
905.03
Jacket of Continuation-in-Part.
202.02
1938, Apr. 20. Notice. Caution Against Piece-
meal Prosecution. Particular Reference to
Res Adjudicata Rejections
706.03 ( w)

June 14. Notice. Reference Cited Un-
der Rule 237 To Be Applied to the Counts __ 1105.05
June 29. Notice. Time Limit Ac-
1101.02 (f)
tions
July 25. Notice. Practice Regarding

Petitions To Make Application Special _____ 708.02

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

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

1939, Nov. 17. Order No. 3101. Fixing
Shortened Time for Response to Office Actions.

500 O.G. 1
710.02 (a)

1940, Sept. 24. Notice. Credit for Time
Spent in Classifying Foreign Patents
903.03

Oct. 15. Notice. Sealing of Rule 204
Affidavits
1101.03

1941\. Apr. 14. Notice. Procedure Where Win-
ning Party's Application Contains an Unan-
swered Action
710.02 (b)

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

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

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

1945, Dec. 21. Order 4009. Corrections of
608.02 (r),
Drawing. 582 O.G. 211
608.02(v), 608.02 (w), 608.02y, 1302.04
1946, July 1. Extract of Notice. Title of In-
vention. 588 O.G. 517.
606.01

Dec. 9. Notice. Dependent Claims.

594 O.G. 1

601.01 (n)

Dec. 18, Order No. 5106. Applicant
Changes Name After Application Is Filed.
594 O.G. 1
605.04 (c)

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

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

Feb. 24. Notice. Effective Dates of

Declassified Printed Matter. 596 O.G. 144_ 707.05 (f)

Mar. 19. Notice. Keeping Patented

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

Aug. 5. Memorandum. Cited Refer-

1302.12
ences -- List in Numerical Order.
Oct. 14. Order No. 5267. Deferment

707.07 (a ),
of Action on Formal Matters.
708.01, 710.02 (b)

Nov. 18. Notice. Trademarks in Pat-

608.01 ( v)
ent Applications. 605 O.G. 179.
Nov. 25. Notice. Submission of Appli-

903.08(d)

cations for Classification

1948, Apr. 6. Notice. Concerning Election of
Species. 610 O.G. 16.
809.02 ( e)

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Bec No.

1948, Apr. 8. Notice. Practice Concerning
Borrowing References and Ordering Official
Cross References
901.08, 903.06

May 3. Notice. Amendment Filed

After Death of Attorney. 610 O.G. 503.
406
May 6. Notice. Procedure as to Status

Letter
203.08

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

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

Sept. 3. Notice. Withdrawal or Dis-

1215.01.
missal of Appeal. 614 O.G. 812.
1215.02, 1215.03, 1215.05

Nov. 10. Notice. Patentability Re-

608.02(n).705
ports. 616 O.G. 1120.
Nov. 12. Notice. Instructions on

Patentability Reports
705.01 to 705.01 (f)
1949, Feb. 18. Notice. Application of New
Rules to Cases Pending on March 1, 1949. 620
O.G. 691
706.07

Mar. 7. Notice. Signature of Attorney
and Agents. 620 O.G. 970.
402.04
Mar. 29. Notice. Practice in the Case
of an Application Filed with a Power of
Attorney to an Unregistered Person. 621 O.G.
641
402

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

Apr. 14. Notice. Attorney Represent-
ing Different Parties in Interferences. 622
O.G. 12.
1102.01 (b)

June 6. Notice. Fee Exempt Appli-

cations
607.01

Aug. 5. Memorandum. Interferences

on Nonelected Inventions.

1101.01

Aug. 10. Notice. Published Abstracts

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

903.02

Subclasses and Digests

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

Oct. 12. Notice. Preparing Reisuue
Applications for Use
Oct. 31. Notice. Incorporating Non-

1401.11

patent Literature in the Classification ___ 901.06 (b)

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

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

Dec. 30. Notice. Counting Actions and

Reporting Cases
1705

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

Sec. No.

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

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

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

Mar. 31. Memorandum. Powers of At-
torney
402.08
May 3. Notice. Change of Title with
Notice of Allowance
606.01

Nov. 1. Notice. Rejection of Division

Case on the Ground of Double Patenting. 640
O.G. 710
804.02
1951, Apr. 12. Notice. Examiner's Answer to
Appeal Where All Appealed Claims are Sub-
ject to Patentability Report
705.01 (a)
May 7. Notice. Entry of Amendments
Where Precise Point of Entry It Not Speci-
fied
714.23

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

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

Feb. 18. Memorandum. Initialling of
Blue Slip by Primary Examiner.
903.07
Mar. 13. Notice. New Ground of Re-
jection in Examiner's Answer. Time for
filing Reply. 657 O.G. 7.
1208.01

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

Apr. 18. Notice. Examiner's Correc-
tions to be Made in Red Ink
1302.04
May 14. Notice. Drawings to Accom-
pany Allowed Files.
903.07

May 19. Notice. Insertion of Patent
Numbers in Allowed Applications. 659 O.G.

1302.04, 1302.04 (f)
311
July 2. Memorandum. Designation of

Attesting Officers. 661 O.G. 13.

1309

July 6. Memorandum. Allowed Appli-
cations Class and Subclass Should Be Clearly
Written on File Wrapper
1302.09

Aug. 1. Notice. Allowed Applications
-Status of Companion Cases Referred to
Therein and Use of Retention Labels.
1302.07

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

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Sec. No.

1952, Sept. 8. Notice. Disposition of Prints
in Applications Classified in Another Group
at the Time of Allowance.
003.07 (b )

Sent. 23. Memorandum. Prints of
Drawings in Patented Applications-Immedi-
ate Delivery to Issue and Gazette Branch_ 608.02(c)
Oct. 23. Notice. Decisions on Motions

in Interference. 661 O.G. 687
1105.06. 1105.07
Dec. 1. | Notice. Unentered Amend-
ments in Appealed Cases
1208

Dec. 10. Extract From Notice. Practice
Relative to Requirements for Restriction
804.01

1953, Jan. 5. Notice. Notification of Deposi-
tion of Amendments in Appealed Cases.
1207
Jan. 5. Extract from Memorandum.
Class and Subclass Notation on Drawings of
Allowed Cases
903.07

Jan. 6. Notice. Rule 312 Amendments

Presenting Copied Patent Claims
1101.02 (g)
Mar. 9. Extract From Notice. Transfer

of Patents

903.05

Mar. 10. Notice. Appealed Cases-Rule
196(b) Rejections and 196(c) Recommenda-
tions-Time for Taking Action Before Ex-
aminer. 668 O.G. 869
1213.01. 1214.01

Apr. 14. Notice. Requirements for Re-
striction-Review by Primary Examiner
803.01
May 26. Commissioner's Order. Discon-
tinuance of Publication of Abstracts of Aban-
doned Applications. 671 O.G. 316
711.06

1954\. Mar. 9. Stipulations for Extension of

Time. 680 O.G. 820.
1111

Apr. 5. Notice. Changes in Interfer-

ence Practice. 681 O.G. >64.

1101.02

Sept. 20. Notice. Public Law 619

201.16

Dec. 3. Notice. Applications Made

Special. 689 O.G. 451
708.01. 1204
1955. Nov. 7. Notice. Petitions to Make Pat-
ent Applications Special. 700 O.G. 567
708,02
May 18. Notice. Field of Search -- In-
1956. Jan. 24. Notice. Election of Species-
quiries relative Thereto. 767 O.G. 285.
1701
May 25. Notice. Classification of
Foreign Patents
003.03

Short Form
809.02 (a)
Jan. 25. Notice. Consular Fee Stamps.

703 O.G. 1
604.05

Apr. 24. Notice. Group Number Should
Appear on Communications Relating to Pend-
ing Applications. 706 O.G. 437.
503
Apr. 25. Notice. Submission of Appli-
cations Under the Atomic Energy Act
108
Aug. 30. Notice. Joint Applicants-

Order of Names. 710 O.G. 487
605.04 (f)
Sept. 24. Notice. Preparing List of

References in Allowed Applications __ 707.05. 1302.12
Sept. 24. Notice. Status Letters in Re-
sponse to Congressional Inquiries.
203.08
Oct. 8. Notice. Suspension of Patenta-

bility Report Practice

705.01 (e)

.Dec. 17. Notice. Applications Filed
More Than One Year After Filing Abroad
Reference to Library Unnecessary
706.03 (8)

Sec. No.

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

.Apr. 8. Notice. Statement of Exami-

ner's Position in Examiner's Answer

1208

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

Apr. 23. Notice. Appointment of Sub-
stitute Attorney. 718 O.G. 219.
402.03
1958, Sept. 29. Notice. New Drawings Pre-
pared by Office Draftsman
₲08.02 (x)
1959, Feb. 16. Memorandum. Appeal Confer-
ence
1208

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

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

Oct. 13. Notice. Photographs as

Drawings. 747 O.G. 789.

608.02

Oct. 27. Notice. Answering Asserted
Advantages
707.07 (f)

Dec. 15. Notice. Personal Review by
Primary Examiner of Rule 132 Affidavits_ 707.02, 716
1960, Aug. 3. Notice. Classification of Foreign
Patents
903.03

Oct. 14. Notice. Rejection on Undue

Multiplicity. 760 O.G. 1.

706.03 (1)

Oct. 21. Notice. Affidavits under

Rule 132

716

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

July 14. Notice. Bar to Patenting by
Reason of Unlicensed Foreign Filing ____ 706.03 (s)
July 21. Notice. "Easily Erasable"
Paper. 769 O.G. 231
608.01
July 25. Notice. Recording Petitions

To Make Special

708.02

.Nov. 29. Notice. Interferences When

Declared

1101.01

Dec. 14. Notice. Examiner's Report on

Petition. To Revive.
711.03 (d)
Dec. 22. Notice. Applications -- Filing
Dates. 774 O.G. 415
506

1962\. Mar. 1. Notice. Applicants to be Noti-
fied Directly Where Election by Common As-
signee is Required. 776 O.G. 609.
1101.01 (b)
Mar. 28. Notice. Print of Drawing in
Application Awaiting Revision.
608.02 (c)

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1962, Mar. 28. Notice. Terminology Not
Generally Accepted in Art
707.07

Apr. 23. Notice. New Drawings ___ 008.02 (a)
Aug. 22. Notice. Certified Copies for

Divisional Applications. 782 O.G. 1
201. 06

Oct. 3. Notice. Interference Involving

Patents

1101.02. 1112.08

1063\. Mar. 29. Notice. (Sequence of Exami-
nation )
Sept. 25. Notice. Authority to Act on

708.01

Petitions

1002.02

1964, Jan. 23. Notice. Trademarks in Patent

Specifications. 799 O.G. 204
608.01 (v)
Jan. 23. Notice. Prior Applications-
Notations on File Wrapper __ 202.02, 1302.06, 1302.09

Feb. 7. Notice. Due Date of Re-

sponses
710.05

Feb. 12. Notice. Amendments After

Apr. 6. Notice. Time Periods in Inter-

July 22. Notice. Defective Oaths

602.03

ferences

1106

Apr. 30. Notice. Practice Re: Tech-

706.03 (y)
nical Rejections. 814 O.G. 715.

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

laration-804 O.G. 297
1101.01. 1101.01 (g)
July 23. Notice. Setting Time Periods
for Response.
710.02(b),

714.01 (b), 809.02 (c), 821.01

Aug. 18. Notice. Reference to Parent

Application.
1302.04

Oct. 13. Notice. Publication of Por-

tions of Application. 804 O.G. 813.
711.06
Oct. 14. Notice, Citation of Ref-

erence. 807 O.G. 782.
705.05 (a)

Dec. 2. Notice. Netherlands Printed

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

Dec. 11. Notice. Information re Ap-

plication Status. 809 O.G. 1293.
102
Dec. 18. Notice. Orders for Photo
copies. 810 O.G. 308.
905.01
1965, Jan. 4. Notice. Citation of Publications
and Foreign Patents. 810 O.G. 311
707.05 (e)

.Jan. 14. Notice. Drawing Correc-

tions
608.02 ( x)
Jan. 14. Notice. Borrowed Application
901.03
Files

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

1965\. Feb. 19. Notice. Claims Added Before

707.04. 714.10

First Office Action

Feb. 19. Notice. Treatment of Claim

Dependent on Canceled or Rejected Base

Claim

608.01 (n )

Sec. No.
1965, March 4. Notice, Declaration in Lieu of
Oath-Ribboning of Papers Unnecessary
813 O.G. 1.
602, 602.04 (a)

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

March 15. Notice. Telephone Long-Dis-

tance Interviews

713.01, 714.01

March 17. Notice. Routing of Addi-

608.02 (h)

tional and Substitute Drawings.

April 5. Notice. Telephone Numbers

on Office Actions

707.08

April 7. Notice. Final Rejection --

When Proper on First Action

706.07 (b)

May 31. Notice. Amendment after Fi-

nal-Application Allowable.
714.13

June 15. Notice. New Interference Pro-

cedure

107.02, 1101.02 (f),

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

iners Notations on File Wrappers.

903.07

Second Action.

714.12

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

August 11. Notice. New Ground of Re-

706.07(e), 1208.01

jection After Final

August 13. Notice. Amendments Ba-

706.03 (n), 714.02

sis in Original Disclosure

September 9. Notice. Transfer of

Drawings

608.02 (1)

Sept. 27. Notice. German Utility

Model (Gebrauchsmuster). 819 O.G. 1335_ 901.05 (b)

Nov. 1. Notice. Examiner's Answer __..
1208

Dec. 30. Notice. Waiving of Correc-

tions to Drawing

608.02

1966, Jan. 6. Notice. New Drawings Prepared

by Patent Office

608.02 (x)

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

Feb. 11. Memorandum. Streamlined

Continuation Applications. 824 O.G. 1 ______ 201.07
Feb. 24. Notice. Citation of References
on Allowance
1302.04

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

May 11. Notice. Examiner's Amend-

1302.01

ment Practice. 827 O.G. 2.

May 13. Notice. Streamlined Continua-

tion Applications-Original Application Al-
lowed. 827 O.G. 2.
201.07

May 31. Memorandum. Revision of

714.16 (d)

Notices Under Rule 312.

May 31. Notice. Format-Requesting

Streamlined Continuation Application. 828

O.G. 1085

201.07

Feb. 19. Notice. Appeal Filed -- Dis-

Aug. 3. Extensions of Time. - 29 O.G.

position of Reference Coples in File

1208

1307

710.02 (e)

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