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# Index

A

Sec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (see

also

Abandon-

ment).

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103, 711.04

Issue fee. failure to pay

203.07, 712

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute

201.09

Ordering

711.04 (b), 905.03

Petition, Period for response after

1002

Reference use

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Revival

711.03 (c), 1002.02

Revival, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Stored

711.04 (a)

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned

application ;

Abandonment. )

Abandonment (see also Abandoned applica-

tion)

711

After allowance

711.05

Amendment late

711,

711.02,

714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal

1215.01

to

1215.03

Assignee must consent

711.01

Court case

1215.05

Destroys continuity

201.11

Express

711,

711.01

Counted as action

1705

Issue fee not paid

711.05, 712

Failure to pay Issue fee

712

Following forfeiture

712

Forwarding

711.04(a)

Incomplete response.

711.03

(a)

Incomplete response, Review by Primary ___

707.02

No response

711,

711.02

Notification of

711.02

Of Invention

706.03 (s)

Petition to revive

711.03(c),

1002.02

Examiner's statement

711.03(d)

Pulling

711.04(a)

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 and Abstract publication

711.06

Citation

711.06

(a)

Ordering copies

901.06(d)

Publication opens file to inspection

103

Sec. No.

Abstract for Defensive Publication

711.06

Abstract of the disclosure

608.01 (b)

Abstract publication

711.06

Accelerated Examination

708.02

Access (see also Inspection ; Power of attor-

ney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Pending application

101,

106

Petition

103, 1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap-

plication )
1401, 1401.08

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)
Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision
1214.01 to 1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner __ 1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner __ 1214.06

After correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (1)

Amendment after final rejection
714.13

Claim summary

707.07 (1)

Claims in excess of filing fee
714.10

Completeness

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Crosses amendment.

714.05

Date

707.11

Examiner's

707

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)

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Reopening prosecution

1005

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Restriction requirement

Chapter 800

Returned

707.13

Review

Introduction

Shortened time limit

710.02

Supplemental

710.08. 714.05

Suspension

700

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Group Director's attention

1005

Third, SPE reviews

702.02 (a)

Additional improvement series of patents.

001.04

Address of applicant.

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (b).

409.01 (c). 409.01 (e)

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Administration of oath

Sec. No. 604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge

409.01 (€)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (d)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a ),

409.01 (d)

Prosecution by

409.01 (a)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05

Advantages over prior art

707.07 (f)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312

714.16(d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affidavit. Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country

715.07 (c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.01

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

Affidavit. Traversing rejection. Rule 132.

716

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)

Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Alien Property Custodian publication

801.06 (c)

Allowance and issue ( see also Allowed appli-

cation )

1300

Abandonment after

711.05

Administrator's signature amended

605.05 (n)

All claims allowed. Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's

1302.04

Allowance and issue -- Continued
Sec. No.
Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue __ 714.16, 1305
Amendment, Examiner's. "Printer Waiting" __ 1309.01
Amendment after. (See Amendment: After
allowance.)

Amendment after allowance of all claims.

714.14,

1303.01

Amendment after D-10 notice 107.02,

1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch 306, 409.01 (b).

1302.11

1401.11

Blue Slip
903.07, 903.07 (b)

Cancel nonelected

claim

by

Examiner's

amendment

821.01. 821.02

Cancelation of claims

after

appeal

1302.04 (e)

Cancelation of claim

lost in

interference

__ 1302.04 (d)

Cancelation of

non-statutory

claim

1302.04 (b)

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),

1302.01

Classification

903.07. 903.07 (b)

Classification change after allowance
903.07

Classification in other Group.

203.07 (b)

Classification slip notation

1302.10

Companion application referred to.

1302.07

Copending Application :

202.02. 1302.09

File wrapper notations

Parent case data
1302.04 (f)

Refer to Assignment Branch.

1302.11

Retention label

1302.07

Correction of error after allowance.

714.16

Cross reference

903.07 (a )

D-10 notice
107.02.1304

D-10 notice. Amendment after

1304.01

Deceased invertor, 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

Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

808.02 (w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip

608.02 (x),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file

608.02 (1). 905.03

Drawing notations

1302.10

Erasure of markings

1302.01

Examiner's amendment. (Sce

Examiner's

amendment. )

Fee exempt application, statement required by

applicant

607.01

Fee exempt application. Status of in-

607.01 (a)

ventor

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1302

First action -- cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Bec. No.

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters 714.16,

1902.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and

changes 714.16,

1802.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

General review 1

1302.01

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference. Notation

1101.01 (c)

Interference search

1302.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction of

case

1305

Issue in another Group without transfer

__

903.07 (b)

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Listing of references

1302.12

Motion to add to interference

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Notice of allowance. (See also Notice of

al-

lowance.)

1303

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02 (n),

705.01 (d)

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Print replaces drawing in Group.

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.02

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance 1101.01

(1),

1308.01

Related applications. File wrapper notations

202.02.

1302.09

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (f)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch

1302.11

Related applications, Retention label

1302.07

Reopening prosecution 1303.01,

1308.01

Retention labels

1302.07

Review by Examiner 1302.01.

1302.13

Review by Primary

903.07

Rewritten specification requirement

1302.02

Secret case.

107.02. 1304

Senior party In correspondence under

Rule

202

1101.01 (1)

Signatures inconsistent

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01, 710.02

(b). 1301

Specification, Clean copy required

608.01 (g).

1302.02

Statement of invention

1802.01

Status letter of allowability

1802.03

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (0)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Terminology correspondence of specification

and claims

1302.01

Title of invention. 1302.01.

1302.04 (a )

Allowance and issue Continued

Sec. No.

Title change by Examiner
608.01, 1902.04 (a)

Title search. Continuing application
202.02

Transfer

903.08

Undelivered notice of allowance
1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal
from issue. )

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy order"
case
1304
Allowed application (see also Allowance and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection

1101.01

(1), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference 1005,

1101.01 (0)

Allowed claim, Rejection

706.04

Alteration of application before execution

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

706.03 (d)

Amended application

203.03

Amended application, Inspection for

trans-

fer

903.08 (c)

Amendment (see also Response)

714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment

711.02, 714.17

After all claims allowed

714.14

After allowance :

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent __ 714.16 (a), 1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1005

Entry in part

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action 714.16, 714.16(d),714.16(e)

Excess claims

714.16(c)

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16 (d)

Handling

714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance

714.15

Motion under Rule 231

714.16(b). 1105.03

Order 3311

714.16(d)

Patentability pointed out

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.10

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

After Board decision

1214.01, 1214.07

After death of attorney

406

After final rejection

714.12. 714.13

After final rejection, Entered in

part

714.20

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record

405, 714.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Before first action 608.04 (b):

707.04, 714.00

Before first action, Adding excess

claims

707.04.

714.10

Board rejection avoided

1214.01

Brackets required.

714.22

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Amendment-Continued
Canceled matter restored.

008.01 (a)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims

1215.01 to 1215.03

608.01 (o)

Claim added, Terminology basis

Claim numbering

808.01 (J)

Claims added in excess of filing fee

714.10

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, Group receipt.

714.18

Date stamp. Mall Branch

505\. 710.01 (a), 714.18

Defective directions for entry
714.23

Denied entry, Petition
1002.02

502

Depositing

714.22, 714.23
Direction for entry

Discourteous

714.19, 714.25

Drawing

608.02 (p), 608.02 (q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.04, 714.19

Drawing, New matter

717.01 (a)

Easily erasable paper forbidden.

714.07

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_714.16(e)
Entry
714.18, 717.01 (a)

Entry denied

1207, 1214.07

Entry denied, Defective directions

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.04

Entry denied, Drawing new matter.

714.19

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired.

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 also Examiner's amend-
ment. )
1302.04

Excess claims added

707.04, 714.10

File wrapper endorsement
714.18, 717.01

Formal matters
714.02

Fully responsive.

714.02

714.05

Immediate inspection

Improper signature

714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)

Improper signature, Ratification

711

Incomplete response

711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

Incomplete response, Time for complet-

ing

710.02 (c), 711, 714.03

Increasing claims in excess of fee under Rule
312
714.16(c)

Ink, Not permanent
714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

714.11. 1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

Amendment-Continued

Bec. No.

Joint to sole, Interference

1111.07

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 231, Case in issue.

714.16 (b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See also Amendment,

entry

denied. )

714.19

Nonresponsive 714.02

to

714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response __

710.02(c).

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out

714.02.

714.04

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday_

710.05

Permanent ink required

714.07

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post Office address. Applicant.

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04 (b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification, Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor

409.01

Ratification. Signature defective 711.

714.01 ( a)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501

to 505

Received after allowance.

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change

717.02 (b)

Responsive

714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Rule 312. (See also Amendment after

allow-

ance.)

714.16

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a) to 714.01 (d)

Signature missing. 711.

714.01 (a)

Signature required

402.04.

714.01

Signed by applicant. Not by attorney

of

record

714.01 (d)

Signed by attorney not of record

714.01 (c)

Support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Telegram

714.08

Telephone number

714.01

Unsigned

714.01 (a)

Unsigned, Ratification of 711,

714.01 (a)

Wrong Group

508.01

Analogous art

904.01 (c)

Analysis of claims

904.01

Answer all matters traversed.

707.07 (f)

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Duplicate

714.17, 714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case
714.23

608.02 (x)

Entry denied, List

Entry denied, Paper number

714.17

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Apparatus, Process or product and.

806.05 Sec.

(e) No.

to

806.05

( g)

Appeal

Chapter

1200

Actions subsequent to Examiner's

answer.

1210

Administrative handling

1204

Affidavit after appeal

1212

Amendment after Board decision

1213.01.

1214.01, 1214.07

Amendment after Examiner's answer.

1210,

1211

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, Time for filing

1206

Cancellation of withdrawn claims

1214.05

Civil Suits

1216.02

Claims copied from patent, Time limit __

710.02 (c)

Claims included

1205

Concurrently with Interference

1210

Conference

1208

Constitution of the Board.

1203

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

Ex parte review of merits.

1202

Failure to prosecute appeal

1215.04

From Board of Appeals 1214.01,

1216 to 1216.02

Hearing

1209

Introduction

1201

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to Introduction, 706.01

Multiplicity rejection

706.03/1)

New ground of rejection by Board.

1214.01

New ground of rejection by Examiner in Ex-

aminer's answer.

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04

(c)

New reference before brief

1207

New rejection by Board

1214.01

Oral hearing

1200

Patentability report case

705.01

(a)

Prerequisite

1205

Primary Examiner's attention

707.02

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Recommendation of Board

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board 1212.

1214.01.

1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before

brief

1207

Remand by Board. 1208.

1210.

1211.

1212

Remand by C.C.P.A

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution 508.03(1),

1207,

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer

1208

"Secrecy order" case.

107.02

Appeal- Continued

Sec. No.

Time for filing brief.

1200

Withdrawal

1215.01,

1215.02

Withdrawal of final rejection.

1208.02

Withdrawal, Partial 2

1214.05,

1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Discourtesy

714.25

Heir 409.01 (a), 409.01 (d )

Joint

201.02,

201.03,

605

Leaves service of United States

607.01 (a)

Other than inventor

409.03

Post Office address

605.03

Power to inspect

104

Residence

605.02

Signature

605.04

Applicants, Card index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Abstract of the disclosure

608.01

(b)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to form

710.02(b)

Allowed :

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection 1101.01 (1), 1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference

1101.01(0)

Amended

203.03

Arrangement

608.01 (a)

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 822, 1101.01 (b)

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01

(e)

Rejection of other application

304

Assignment to Group for examination

903.08,

903.08

(e)

Assignment to Examiner for examination_

903.08(b)

Background of the invention.

608.01(c)

Best mode

608.01

(h )

Brief summary of the invention

608.01

(d)

Claim terminology

608.01

(0)

Claims

608.01

(1)

Clarity and completeness

707.07

Classification in examining Group.

903.08(b)

Common ownership

305.

706.03 (k). 709.01,

822, 1101.01 (h)

Complete

506.

600

Conflicting, same applicant

304, 706.03

(k),

709.01.

804.

822.

822.01

Content

Chapter

(COMO)

Continuation. (See also Continuation.

)

201.07

Continuation-in-part. (Seealso Continuation-

in-part)

201.08

Continuing

201.11

Convertibility

201.03

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Application-Continued

See. No.

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished Chapter

600

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper_202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to date 1302.04 (f)

Data of related application in specification 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Depositing

502

Description of the prior art

608.01 (e)

Design. (See also Design application.)

1503

Detailed description

608.01 ( g)

Distribution

508

Division. (See also Divisional application.)

_

201.06

English language

608.01

Fee exempt 201.17,

607.01

Fee exempt to fee filed

$07.01 (b)

Fee filed

607

Field of the invention

608.01 (c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened statutory

period

710.02 (b)

Foreign. (See also Foreign application. )

201.14

Form Chapter

600

Government-owned :

"Act of 1883" 201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed.

1002.02

Changed to fee filed

1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01 (a)

Special

508.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Incomplete

506

Completed

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01

(u)

Informal

506,

702.01

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 fer not paid

203.07.

712

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole. Interference.

1111.07

"Mechanical"

201

Mode of operation

808.01

(h )

New

203.01

Oid

203.03

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Application-Continued

Bec. No.

Original

201.04, 506

Overlapping, Same applicant

706.03 (k),

709.01, 804, 822, 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

Overlapping, Common ownership

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Papers, Arrangement

717.01 (a)

Parent

201.04

Parts

Chapter

600

Pending five years

707.02

(a)

Plant. (See also Plant application.) __

Chapter 1600

Public inspection

103

Publication of abstract

711.06, 711.06

(a)

Receipt and handling

Chapter

500

Recording in examining Group.

1704

Referred to in Patent. Information status

as to

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See also Reissue application. )

Chapter 1400

Rejected

203.02

Relating to atomic energy

108

Requisites

702

Returning

Chapter

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

Terminology, Claim

608.01

( 0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change.

606.01

Types

201

Unclaimed subject matter.

305.01

"Utility"

201

Wrong Group

308.01

Application Branch

503 to

506, 508

Argument in amendment

714.04

Arrangement of art in examining groups

001.07

Arrangement of application

608.01

(n)

Arrangement, Papers ini file wrapper

717.01

(A)

Assigned application :

Access

108

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

3304.

305, 708.03 (k),

822, 1101.01(b)

Endorsing assignments

BOX

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

100.01(e)

Rejection of other application

304

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Eec. No.

Assignee (see also Assigned application, Assign-

ment.)

Affidavits under Rule 131

715.04

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 105, 706.03(k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03

(k),

822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 709.01,

1101.01

(b)

Intervention 106,

409.01

(e)

Part interest

106.01

Patent issues to

307

Power to inspect

101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney.

402.07

Assignment

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording.

307

Effect of recording

302

File wrapper endorsement

303

One of several overlapping applications

706.03

(t)

Parent application

306

Part interest

106.01

Patent

301

Pending applications.

301,

303

Recording

302

Assignment branch :

Administrator and executor authority

checked

409.01

(b)

Allowance and issue

306,

1302.11

File wrapper endorsement

303

Title search

202.02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __

903.08

(b)

Associate attorney

402.02,

406

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 108,

706.03

(b)

Atomic energy application

108

Atomic Energy Commission documents.

901.06

(a)

Attorney :

Appointment by assignee of entire interest

106

Associate

402.02,

406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm name

402.04

(a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged,

608.02

(u)

Conflicting parties have same

404

Correspondence with associate

403.01

Death

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview

105,

713.05

Discourtesy

714.25

Excluded from practice

105

Inspection

101,

104

Interfering cases 402.08, 1101.01 (k).

1102.01

(a)

Interview

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant.

403.02

Attorney-Continued

Sec, No.

Name on drawing.

605.04 (h)

Not of record

714.01 (c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Patent Office cannot aid in selection

401

Post Office address.

601.02

Power. (Sec also Power of attorney.)

402

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys

408

Same in conflicting cases 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.03

Suspended

105

Telephoned by Examiner.

408, 713.01

Telephone number on letters

713.01

Washington representative

408

Withdrawal

402.06

Authentication of oath

604.04 ( a)

Authority of Administrator or Executor.

409.01 (b)

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001.01

to 1004

Authority of Commissioner. Statutory.

1001

Authority to inspect pending application.

101

Authorization

402

B

Background of the invention
608.01 (c)

Bacteria
1601

Bar. Statutory
201.13, 706.03 (s)

Base claim canceled.
608.01 (h)

Base claim rejected

608.01 (n)

B.L.R.P.I.

201.13

Blue slip
902.03 (b), 903.07

Blue slip. Signatures
903.07 (b)
Blueprint, Correction of drawing.
608.02 (v)

Board of Appeals (see also Appeal).

Appeal from 1214.01.

1216 to 1216.02

Constitution and duties

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

1214.01

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1213.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by __

1214.01, 1214.03

Remand to Examiner.

1208. 1210, 1211

Books in library

901.06 (a)

Borderline classification

903.08 (a)

Borrowed publications

901.06 (b)

Borrowing references from Examining

Group __ 901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Branch :

Application

503 to 506.01, 508, 508.01

Drafting

507

Mail

501

Breadth. Indue

706.03(z)

Brief. File on appeal.

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion,

1105.01

Brief summary of invention

608.01 (d)

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Bec. No.

British patent with exponent, Citing.
801.05 (b)

British specification, "Provisional," "Com-

plete"

902.04

Bulletin, Classification

706.03 (a)

C

C. C. P. A., Appeal to.

1214.01, 1216, 1216.01

Cancellation of drawing figures.

608.02(t)

Canceled matter, Before papers executed.

808.01

Canceled matter, Restoring

608.01 (s), 714.24

901.01

Canceled matter in patented file.

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 catalog in library

901.06 (a)

Card system summarized

1704

Catalogs and circulars.

901.06 (a)

1402

Certificate of correction

Applicant's mistake.

1402.01

Handling

1002.02

Petition

Report by Examiner.

1402.02

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari

1202

201.03

Changing joint to sole.

1111.07

In interference.

Reissue

1401.02

Changing name of attorney's Arm

402.04 (a)

Changing sole to Joint.

201.03

Charge for pending applications.

905.05

Checklist of pages.

Fİ

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Chemical practice.

715.03

Circulars, Purpose.

Introduction

Citation :

711.06 (a)

Abstract

801.06 (c)

A. P. C. publication

Allowance, Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's

707.05(d), 1302.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response.

707.05 (e)

Cross references.

Decisions, Orders, Notices.

707.08

Defensive publications

711.06, 711.06 (a)

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Examiner's answer.

1208

Foreign patent data.

801.05 (a)

901.05 (b)

Foreign printed applications

Incorrect

707.05(g), 710.06

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Memorandum

707.06

Notices

707.06

Orders

707.08

707.05 (e)

Publications

Periodical

707.05 (e), 901.06

Citation -Continued

Bec."No.

References

707.05

Allowance in first action

1302.12

By applicant.

707.05 (d), 1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

813, 817

Statutes

Introduction

Unofficial cross references.

707.05 (e)

U.S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship of applicant.

605.01

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 145.

1214.01,

1215.05, 1216.02

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.00

Claim

608.01 (1), 608.01 (k)

Added by amendment.

608.01 (0)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess

of filing fee

714.10

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near

end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

706.03 (i)

All allowed

710.02(b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07(1)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal.

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

808.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation by Examiner after appeal 1214.05

Change, After Board recommendation 1213.01

Combination

708.03 (1), 706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination.

806.04 (c)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (0)

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

Correspondence with disclosure.

708.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when

improper 706.01

Dependent on canceled or rejected claim __ 707.07(j)

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional

statement __ 706.03(c)

Duplicate

706.03 (k)

Each mentioned in letter.

707.07(1)

Excess over fee added by preliminary amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of

allowance __ 714.16(c)

Fees, dependent.

608.01 (n)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Filing fee insufficient.

506

Form

608.01 (m)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic. (Sec also Generic claim.) 806.04 (d)

Illustrated by drawing.

608.02 (e), 706.03 (n)

Inaccurate

706.03 (n)

Incomplete

706.03 (f), 707.07(j)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Independent

608.01 (n)

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710.06

201.15

Business, Method of doing.

1402.02

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INDEX

Claim --- Continued

Sec. No.

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation.

708.03 (d)

Interference, Construed.

1101

Linking.

809, 800.03,

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection.

818.03 (d)

"Markush"

706.03 (y)

"Markush," Support.

608.01 (p)

Multiplied

708.03(k),

706.03(1)

Negative limitation.

708.03(d)

New matter.

608.01,

708.03(0)

Nonelected invention

809.04,

821.01, 821.02

Nonelected invention, Added.

&amp;21.03

Nonstatutory

706.03 (h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Numbering

608.01 (1)

"O.G."

1302.09

Original

608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Patentably distinct.

706.03 (k)

Plant application

1605, 1610

Product, Functional.

706.03 (c)

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Reference numerals included __ 608.01 (m),

706.03 (đ)

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

Rejection

706

Renumbering at issue.

608.01

(1), 1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01 (n)

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Single means.

708.03 (c)

Single sentence.

608.01 (m)

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 (1) to

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (b)

Suggested for interference, Failure to

make

706.03 (u)

Suggested for interference, Time

limit.

710.02 (c)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01 (d)

Terminology basis in description

608.01 (0)

Unsupported

706.03 (n)

With motion granted in part.

714.20

Withdrawal of appealed claim

1214.05,

1215.03

Claim copied from patent.

710.04 (a),

1101.02 to

1101.02(g)

After allowance.

1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection.

1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside

time

limit_ 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for re-

sponse

710.02(c),

710.04(a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03 (u)

Interference pending.

1111.05

Late amendment.

714.19

Claim copied from patent-Continued
Bec. No.
Not a response to Office action.
711.02(b),

1101.02 (e)

Origin must be stated.
1101.02, 1101.02 (d)
Patent filing date later than that of applica-
tion
1101.02(b)

Patent in different Group
1101.02

Period for response.

710.02(c), 710.04 (a)

Prosecution closed.

714.19, 1101.02 (g)

Rejection

1101.02(f)

Rejection, Failure to respond to.
706.03 (u)

Rejection, Primary's attention

707.02

Special

708.01

Class, Scope

903.02 (b)

Class, Transfer.

903.05

Class definitions.

902.02

Classification :

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

803.02

Bulletin

902.04

Definitions

902.02

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

803.03

Foreign patents.

802.03

Indices

902.01

Manual
Non-patent literature.
901.06(b)

Numerical index.

902.03(c)

902.04

Patent, Change of

903.05

Patent index

902.03 (a)

908.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing applications.

903.08(e)
Slip

908.07

Statutory authority

903.01

802.03(c)
Subclass lists.

Classification examiner :
Decision on classification.
808.08 (d) to 908.08(f)

705.01 (a)
Patentability report.

Classification of application :

Allowed application

707.02, 903.07 to 903.07 (b)

903.08(c)
Amendment affecting.

Borderline

903.08 (a)

Cross-referencing

903.07 (a)

Decision of classification Examiner.
908.06(f)

Disputed

$03.08(a),

903.08 (d), 903.08 (1) , 903.08 (g)

File wrapper data

717.03

Improperly classified

803.08(a)

In another Group at allowance.

803.07 (b)

New application, By Application Branch

003.08,

803.08 (e)

New application, By Primary.

908.08 (b)

Rules governing.

003.08 (e)

Transfer to another Group

908.08 (a),

903.06 (d) , 903.08(g)

903.04

Classification on patent copies.

Clean copy

608.01 (q), 1302.02

Clerk, Duties. ( Scc the Manual of Clerical

Procedure.)

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Sec. No.

Closed prosecution except for formal mat-
ters
710.02(b)
Combination, Old Restriction
806.05 (b), 820.01

Combination and aggregation ___ 706.03(1), 706.03(j)

Combination and subcombination
802.01,

806.04(e), 806.05(a) to 806.05 (c)

Commercial success of invention, Affidavit
alleging
716

Commissioner, action requiring attention of :

Failure to identify claim as copied from a

patent

1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Petition for access.

103

Reissue application of patent in interfer-

ence

1401.12

Commissioner's

104

Approval of power to inspect

Authority and functions.
709,

714.16. 717.01. 1001. 1002, 1003

Decisions

Introduction

Notices, Purpose.

Introduction

Orders, Purpose.

Introduction

Common disclosure, Parent and continuing

applications

201.11

Common ownership, Conflicting applications.
305,

706.03(k), 709.01. 822. 1101.01 (b)

Communication with disbarred attorney
105
Companion case, Retention label
1302.07

201.15

"Complete" specification. British

715.07

Conception

Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

304\.

706.03 (k), 709.01. 804. 822, 822.01

Conflicting applications, Same assignee.

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01. 822. 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting applications, Same attorney __ 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Congress, Inquiry on status of application by

member of

203.08 (b)

Conservator, Authority recorded.

409.02

Conservator, Insane inventor

409.02

Constitutional basis for patents

Introduction

Constructive election

818.02(a),

818.02(c)

Constructive reduction to practice

715.07

Consular certificate.

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01 (d)

Consular certificate, Omission.

604.04 (a)

Consular fec stamp-

604.05

Consular fee stamp. Omission

604.05 (a)

Consular officer

604.04

Continuation

201.07

Assignment carried from parent

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Definition

201.07

Effective date.

201.11

File wrapper notation.

202.02

Final rejection on first action

706.07 (b)

Continuation -- Continued

Bec. No.

Inspection of parent

103

New matter.

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing.

602.05

(a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper

202.02

Petition to make special 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

201.11

Res judicata rejection

706.07

(b)

Sole from joint.

201.07

Streamlined

201.07

Time for filing.

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application

to

public inspection

103

Continuation-in-part

201.08

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Definition

201.08

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent.

103

Ownership

306

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

201.11

Sole from joint

201.08

Time for filing

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application

to

public inspection

103

Continuing application

201.11

Continuity between applications

201.11

Controller General's Opinion B .- 111.648

607.01

Control of inspection by assignee.

106

Convention. International.

201.13

Converting joint to sole __ 201.03. 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

Converting sole to joint.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up

to

date

1302.04 (f)

Copied patent claim. ( Sce Claim copied

from

patent.)

"Copier" copies.

714.07

Copy of foreign application, Certified

201.14

Correction of drawing

608.02 (p)

Approval by Examiner

608.02(x)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

"Corrected", stamp.

608.02(0)

Cost

608.02 (s)

Deferrable 608.02 (b), 608.02(p),

608.02(s)

Estimate of cost.

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02

( w)

New matter

608.04

Not approved

608.02 (x)

Order for

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag

608.02 (x)

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Sec.

No.

Correction of patent

Chapter

1400

Certificate of correction

1002.02,

1402

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof.

1309.01

Collection of reference citation

707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence :

Associate attorney

403.01

Crossing

714.05

Double

403

Law Examiner. (Sec also Correspondence

under Rule 202.)

1101.01

(e)

Receipt and handling

Chapter

500

With whom held

403

Correspondence and Mail Branch

501

Correspondence under rule 202

1101.01

(d)

to 1101.01

(i)

Action following 1101.01

(h), 1101.01

(i)

Cases not requiring

1101.01

(g)

Difference in dates necessitating

1101.01

(g)

Junior party fails to make date

1101.01

(i)

Not an action on the case.

1101.01

(f)

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01

(f)

Counting actions.

1705

"Count" of subclass.

902.03

(d)

Court decision, certificate of.

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper

__

202.02.

1302.09

Data of related application brought

up to

date

1302.04

(f)

Data of related application in specification_ 201.11.

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath.

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Cross-reference :

Another application

202.01, 608.01

(p)

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05

(e)

Establish new

903.06

(a)

Noted during examination

303.07

(a)

Ordering

903.06

Required for all claimed disclosure

903.07

(a)

D

D-10 Notice 107.02,

1304,

1304.01

Date:

Amendment 710.01

(a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent.

901.05

(a)

Convention

201.13,

201.14

Filing. 201.11, 503,

505,

1002.02

Foreign application. 201.13.

201.14,

201.15

Group stamp

714.18

Office action

707.11

Office stamp. 502,

505,

714.18

Reference. 706.02, 707.05(e),

707.05(f)

Date entered on drawing

608.02(o)

Date of execution of oath

Sec. No. 602.05

Date stamp, Examining Group.

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (sce also Administrator

or

executor) 409

to 409.01 (f)

Decision :

By Board of Appeals

1213

By Classification Examiner.

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action

Introduction

Listed

Appendix II

Publication of

707.06

Declaration

602

Declassified matter.

707.05(f)

Dedication

715, 1403

Defective oath.

602.03

Defense, Applications affecting.

107, 108

Defensive publication citation

711.06(a)

Defensive publication program

711.06

Definition of class.

903.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delayed filing of reissue application.

706.03 (x)

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01,

1002,

1002.02, 1003

Demonstration at interview

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Rejected when base claim is canceled.

608.01 (n).

707.07(j)

Dependent claim, objected to when improper.

706.01

Dependent counts in interference.

1102.01 (a)

Depositing paper.

502

Derogatory remark regarding prior art.

608.01 (r)

Description, Basis for claim

608.01 (0)

Description, Detailed.

608.01 (g)

Design

Chapter 1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object.

1502

Application

1503

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Foreign priority

1506

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1503.01

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Design-Continued

Sec. No.

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance.

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for.

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Priority

1506

Reissue

1505

Requirement for restriction

1504

Reproducible

1502

Rules applicable

1501

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

Difference between shortened statutory period

and time limit.

710.02 (d)

Diligence in converting application.

201.03

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07, 715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney 105, 407, 714.01 (a)

Disclaimer :

Co-author of publication

715.01 (c)

Converting joint to sole 201.03,

201.08

Interference 1108,

1109.02

Rejection 706.03 (u),

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

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

808

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04 (b)

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Claimed

901.03

Common, Parent and continuing application

__ 201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims

(מ) 706.03

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient 201.11,

608.01 (p)

Later filed application

608.01 (p)

Original claim 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Preliminary amendment

608.04 (b)

Related applications.

608.01 (p)

Reservation clause

608.01 (e)

Restricted to claimed subject matter

1302.01

Specification ( See also Specification)

608.01

Sufficiency of, Affidavit.

716

Disclosure Continued

Bec.

No.

Support for claims

706.03

(n)

Trademark

608.01

(v)

Trade name

608.01

(v)

Utility

608.01

(p)

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25,

1003

"Distinct", Definition

802.01

"Distinct" inventions.

802.

802.01, 803,

806,

806.05

Distinctness

Apparatus and product made.

806.05

(g)

Process and apparatus for its practice.

806.05

(e)

Process and product made.

806.05(f)

Distribution of mail.

501

Distribution of papers

508

Division (see Restriction Election ; Election

of

species)

Chapter

800

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05

(a)

Drawing, Transfer to.

608.02

(1)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter.

201.06

Oath

201.06,

602.05

(a)

Ownership carried from parent.

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special

708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Reissue

1401.10(a)

Reissue, Refer to Group Director.

1005

Rule 147 application

201.06

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Double correspondence.

403

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Claimed subject matter

808.01

Design application

1504

Definition

804

Distinct and independent inventions.

804,

804.01,

806.05

Rejection

708.03

(k),

804,

804.01,

804.02

Rejection nullification.

804.01

Same assignee 305-305.02(a),

706.03(k),

822

Same inventor.

706.03

(k),

806.04 (h) to 806.04 (1), 806.05,

822,

822.01

Species and genus 806.04 (h)

to

806.04(1)

Submission to Group Director.

804.04

Terminal disclaimer effect.

804.02

Draftsman

507

Draftaman's notation

507,

608.02

(a)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02

(a),

608.02(o)

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Bec. No.

Drawing

507, 608.02

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1802.09

Amendment

608.02(p)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (q)

Amendment. Disposition

608.02 (x)

Amendment support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Approval stamp

608.02

Attorney's name.

605.04 (h)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02 (u)

Brief desrciption

608.01 (f)

Canceled figure

608.02(t)

Canceled sheet

608.02(t)

Canceled sheet, Patent.

608.02 (1)

Canceled sheet, Transfer

608.02 (1)

Changing name of attorney

608.02 (u)

Colored plant.

1606

Complete illustration 608.02 (đ),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of

608.02 (d)

Continuation application.

608.02(1)

Correction. (See also Correction of Draw- ing.)

608.02(p)

Corresponds with description

608.02(f)

Cost of correction

608.02(s)

Date entered on back.

608.02(0)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application 1503.01,

1503.02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application

608.02(j)

Draftsman's criticism included in first

Office

action

707.07 (c)

Draftsman's notation. 507,

608.02(a)

Draftsman's stamp. 608.02 (a),

608.02(0)

Duplicate

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Examiner determines completeness.

608.02(e)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02(w)

Illustrates claim

608.02 (e)

Inartistic arrangement

608.02(t)

"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 Group.

608.02 (c)

Mail Branch stamp.

608.02(0)

Modification illustrated.

608.02(f)

Name of applicant

605.04 (h)

Name of attorney changed.

608.02 (u)

Necessary for fling date.

506, 608.02

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required 608.02 (a),

608.02(x)

Not received.

608.02 (h)

Not returned.

608.02(y)

Objection

507

"O.G."

1302.09

Patented case

905.03

Drawing-Continued

Bec. No.

Photographs

808.02

Photoprint

608.02 (a)

Plant application

100€

Prepared by Patent Office.

608.02(x)

Print. (See Print of drawing.)

608.02 (m)

Prior art.

608.02 (g)

Reference characters.

608.02 (e)

Reference characters, Change

608.02(w)

Reissue application. 608.02(k),

1401.05

Removal from Group.

608.02 (c)

Required by Examiner.

608.02

Return

608.02(y)

Section lines

608.01 (f)

Signature

605.04 (h)

Signature, Administrator or executor.

605.05 (a)

Signature correction, Examiner's

amend-

ment

605.04 (b)

Sketch for correction

608.02 (v)

Substitute

608.02 (h)

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Sufficiency, Determined by Examiner.

608.02 (e)

Transfer

608.02(i)

Transfer to continuation.

608.02 (1)

Transfer to reissue 608.02(k),

1401.05

Transfer to substitute application.

608.02(1)

Use in Reissue. 608.02

(k), 1401.05

View

608.01 (f)

Drawing correction

608.02(p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02 (x),

608.02(q)

Blueprint

€08.02(v)

Cost

608.02(s)

Deferrable 603.02(b),

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter.

608.04

Only by Office Draftsman

608.02(q)

Order for.

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter.

608.02(r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment.

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

808.02 (x)

Duplicate amendments.

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims.

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents.

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application __ 1603,

1609, 1610

E

"Easily Erasable"

paper.

608.01,

714.07

Effective

date,

Declassified matter.

707.05(f)

Effective

date,

Reference patent.

706.02,

707.05(e),

715,

715.01

Effective

filing

date, Continuing

application

__

201.11,

708

Effective

filling

date, International

Conven-

tion

201.13,

201.14,

201.15

Election.

(

See also Restriction ;

Election of

spe-

cies.)

Chapter

800

Action

on

nonelected claims,

Election

not

waived

819

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Election-Continued

Bec. No.

After multiplicity rejection
706.03(1)

After restriction

818

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected
claims.
821 to 821.03

Applicant must make
818.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting

claims. 804, 822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Fixed by action on merits

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02(a), 818.02(c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived 820.01

Optional cancellation

818.02(c)

Original presentation

818.02(a)

Shift

819.01

Traverse

818,

818.03, 818.03 (b), 818.03 (c). 821.01

Election of species :

Action after.

809.02(c)

Allowable generic claim lacking

809.02(a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims.

818.02(€)

Design application

1504

Implied

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Reissue application.

1401.10

Requirement

809.02(a), 809.02(b)

Species claims lacking.

809.02(d), 818.02 (b)

Withdrawal of nonelected species.

809.02(c)

Employees of Patent Office. Property interest in
patent
309

English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)

English language required.

608.01

English language patent corresponding to
foreign
707.05 (e)
Entry of amendment. (See also Amendment.) __ 714.18
Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper
717.01
Entry on Face of file wrapper
717.02, 717.02(b)
Equity (civil action) :

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

Under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Equivalents in art.
904.01 (b)

Erasable (specially coated) paper

608.01

Erasure in specification. Before allowance

1302.01

Erasure in specification. Before Execution

608.01

Estimate of cost of correcting drawings.

608.02 (s)

Estoppel, Defensive publication

711.06

Estoppel, Interference

1109.02, 1110, 1110.02

Examination of application :

Order of

708 to 708.03

Piecemeal

707.07 (g)

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.09

Secrecy during.

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner :
Bac. No.

Assignment of application for examination
908.08 (b)

Classification. (See also Classification ex-

aminer.)

903

Expressing Opinion on Validity

1701

Law :

Authority

1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by

senior

party

1101.01 (1)

New, Action Indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary. Actions requiring personal

atten-

tion

707.02

Primary, Name on file wrapper.

1302.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

Examiner's action. (See also Action ;

Letter,

Examiner's.)

707

Examiner's amendment

1302.04

Abstract changed by

608.01 (b)

By initialing

1302.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1302.04

(b)

Claim, Numbers identifying

1302.04

(g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled

1109.02

Copending application data brought

up

to

date

201.11,

1302.01

Drawing correction 608.02(w).

1302.04.

1302.05

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04

(b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04

(f)

Plant patent practice

1610

"Printer Waiting"

714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected.

707.05(g)

Signature of administrator

605.05

(a)

Title of application 606.01, 1302.04 (a)

Examiner's answer :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition for abandonment

711.03

(d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

Examiner's letter. ( See also Action ; Letter,

Examiner's. )

707

Examiner's statement. (Scc Examiner's an-

swer.)

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Example, Operative

Sec. No. 608.01 (p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of

allowance

~14.16(c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee.

714.10

Execution of oath

604

Executor or Administrator.

409.01

Allowance and Issue.

409.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge

409.01 (c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies.

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (b)

Foreign country

409.01 (b)

Heir 409.01, 409.01 (a),

409.01 (d)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Exhausted Combination 706.03 (1),

706.03 (J)

Exhibit

808.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 __ 715.07,

715.07 (d)

Exhibit at interview

713.08

Exhibit, Handling

608.03 (a)

Ex parte questions.

713.06

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring.

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews

101, 713.07

Expounding patent law

713.02

Express abandonment.

711. 711.01

Extension of shortened response period

710.02 (e),

1004

Extension of time.

710.02(e)

Extension of time, First request.

707.02

Extension of time for filing brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filed

607.01 (b), 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves gov-

ernment

607.01 (a )

Fee filed application

607

Fee filed application. Change to fee exempt.

1002.02

Fee, Filing.

607

Claims in excess of

506, 714.10

Dependent claims.

608.01 ( n )

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Fee, Issue :

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)

Field of search 708.03,

904.01 (d )

Field of search, Notation by Examiner.

705.01 (a),

717.05,

904.01 (d)

File wrapper

717

Action entered

707.10

Allowed case data entered

1302.00

File wrapper-Continued

Sec. No.

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement

803

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

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting.

202.03

Foreign filing date entered on

1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

"Licensing and Review" stamp

107.01

Name of applicant changed

717.02 (b)

Notation for continuing application.

202.02

Notes to application of another party

101

Papers in

717.01

"P.R." Group noted.

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02, 1302.09

Print of drawing

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02 (b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Statutory period ends on nonworking

day 710.05

Filing date

503, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date

201.13,

201.14, 201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of.

506, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Filing receipt

503

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

Final

Final action, Special nature of

708.01

Final fee : (sec Issue fee)

Final rejection

708.07

Amendment after

714.12, 714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action

708.07 (b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

706.07

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Petition to vacate.

1002,1002.02

Premature

708.07 (c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07 (d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special

708.01

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Final rejection-Continued

Sec. No.

When proper 706.07, 706.07 (a),

706.07(b)

Withdrawal

706.07 (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 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

First action final rejection

706.07 (b)

Fissionable material

706.03 (b)

Fire year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period for

re-

sponse.

710.02(b)

Flow sheet

608.02

Foreign application :

Certified copy to avoid reference.

201.14

Cross-noting on file wrapper

202.03

Date, Entitled to. 201.13,

201.14, 201.15

Determination of priority

201.14, 201.15

Disclosure

201.15

English language translation for benefit

of

date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

First

201.13

Great Britain

201.15

License to file. 107,

708.03(s)

Listed in oath

201.14, 602

More than one.

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper ___

202.03,

1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.15, 715

Priority

201.13

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal.

602.04 (a)

Statutory bar. 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Foreign countries recognized for priority

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to.

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper.

202.03

1302.06

Foreign language application

608.01

Foreign language names.

901.05 (a)

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent :

Citation 707.05(e),

901.05(b)

Citation dates and information

901.05 (a).

901.05 (b)

Duplicates

903.03

Journals

901.08 (a)

Library

901.08 (a)

Listing at allowance

1802.12

Ordering

901.05(c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05 (c)

Reference

901.05

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03 (s)

Sec. Na.

Foreign priority
201.18

Forewor 1

III

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1802.07

Forfeiture (failure to pay issue fee)

712

Formal matter:

Allowance and issue.
1802.01, 1302.02, 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

Right of priority.

201.14

Specification format

608.01

When taken up.
707.07(a), 707.07 (e), 707.07 (1),

714.02

Forms and form letters :

Amendment after Board decision, Refused_ 1214.07

Decision on Motion
1105.06

Examiner's answer

1208

Examiner's Statement on appeal

1208

Final rejection

708.07

Interference
1105.06, 1112 to 1112.10
Notice of allowance, Assigned application
308

Notice of references cited
707.05 (a)

Rejection of claim copied from patent __ 1101.02 (f)

817

Restriction requirement

C

1005

Fourth or subsequent action

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Full faith and credit in prior Examiner's ac-
tion

704, 706.04

Full signatory authority

707.02

Functional claim, Rejection.

706.03 (c)

Function of machine rejection

706.03 (r)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents"
703

Generic claim :

Definition

806.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04 (j)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species

806.04 (h)

Presented after issue of patent.

806.04 (1)

Rejection

806.04 (1), 809.02 (a), 809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking

809.02 (d), 818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

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

Genus and species

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

1002.02

Changed to fee filed. 607.01

(b), 1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01 (a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15,

901.05 (a)

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Sec. No.

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification,
201.15

Group date case held up in Patent Security

Group

107.01

Group date receipt and stamp.

714.18

Group Director's functions ___ 1002.02, 1003, 1004, 1005

Guardian, Authority recorded.

400.02

Guardian of insane inventor.
409.02

H

Handling of legal representative papers.

410

Handling of power of attorney papers.
410

Hearing on appeal

1209

Heir as applicant (see also Administrator or

executor)

409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Holiday, Papers not received

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia

710.05

I

Identity of inventors.

201.13

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 complet-

ing

710.02

(c),

714.03

Incomplete application

506

Completed

508.01

Definition

203.06

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

508.01

Return of filing fee.

508.01

Using again

506.01,

608.01

(u)

Incomplete claim, Rejection

706.03

(f)

Incomplete response.

711.03

(a)

Incomplete response, Time for

completing_

710.02(c),

711,

714.03

Incorrect citation of reference.

707.05

(g)

Indefinite claim

708.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01

(n)

"Independent", definition.

802.01

"Independent" inventions.

802,

802.01, 803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)

Index of claims

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical

902.03

(a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing

507

Informality, Action calling attention to ____ 707.07 (a),

707.07 (1)

Information on status of application referred to

in patent

102

Information sent to applicant for

his guidance_

703

Initial sentence

707.04

Ink, Permanent

608.01.

714.07

Inoperativeness

708.03

(p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit

716

Sec. No.

Inquiry as to status of application
203.08

Insane applicant

400, 409.02

Inspection :

Amendment

714.05

Application

101, 102, 104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee.

104, 106, 106.01

By disbarred attorney
105

By inventor

108

By licensee

108.01

Control of, By assignee.

108

Patent file

103

Petition

103, 1002.02

Right of.

103, 104, 106

Insufficient disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Continuation-in-part filed

201.11

711.02(a)

Insufficient response.

Inter-American Convention.

201.13

Interference

Chapter 1110

Abandonment of contest.

1108, 1110, 1110.01

Abstract of title in patented file.

1101.02

Action after award of priority.

1107,

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

Action

suggesting claims

1101.01 (1)

Addition

of new

party

1106.02

Additional interferences

1106,

1106.01. 1106.02

Admission

of patent claims

denied

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit :

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded
with interference record.
1101.01 (h)
Oath under Rules 131, and 204 opened with
preliminary statements
1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.08, 1101.03

After decision on motion.

1106.01

All parties claiming invention to be in-

cluded

1101.01 (h)

Amendment filed during

1111.05

Amendment in connection with motion.

1108

Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent

Appeals

1109

Application and patent in different Groups.
1101.01 (a)

Applications in different groups.

1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same.

1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Between applications.

1101.01

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim

1109.02

1109, 1109.01,

Civil action under 35 U.S.C. 146.

1109.02, 1111.09

Claim copied copied from

from a patent patent)

(see also 1101.02

Claim to 1101.02 (g)

Claim Interpretation

1101

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Interference Continued

Sec. No.
Interference -Continued
Sec. No.
Entry of amendment filed in connection with

Claim "modified"
1102.01 (a)

Claiming of same subject matter necessary_ 1101.01

Claims, Same in two applications of same

party

1102.01

Claims, Suggesting

1101.01 (j), to 1101.01 (0)

Claims, Suggesting from patent.

1101.02 (b)

Claims not patentable over issue noted in

memorandum

1102.01 (a)

Claims of application not identical with pat-

ent claims, Rule 205

1101.02, 1101.02 (c),

1102.01 (a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to be

counts

1101.02 (c)

Claims of patent, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Common ownership

305, 305.02. 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

1101.01 (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)

Copying of patent claims

1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Within one year

1101.02 (f)

Correction of error in joining inventor

1111.14

Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (1)

Counts, Dependent

1102.01 (a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties

1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct.

1101.01 (1), 1105.03

Dates, Difference

1101.01 (g)

"Decision Noted"

1107

Decision on motion. Approved by Board Mem-

ber

1105.01

Decision on motion, Letter

1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of interference

1102.02

Deferment of application of issue fee.

1101.01 (0)

Dependent counts

1102.01 (a)

Different groups have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different groups have patent and applica-
tion
1101.02

Disclaimer

1108, 1109.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u).

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

Dissolution on motion of examiner

1105.05

Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires

attention of primary

707.02

Divisional application referred to in papers

1101.01 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Divisional applications, Prosecution

1111.03

Docket Branch procedure.

1102.02

Drawing, Losing party obtaining copy of op-

ponent's

1109.02

Elections not affected

820.02

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motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1109.02, 1110

Examiner's entry on interference file

1107

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings

1105, 1111.07

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied

1101.02. 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome.

1101.01 (1)

Foreign application relied on :

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers
1102.01 (a)

Papers filed

201.14 (b)

Shifting burden of proof

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms used in Interferences

1112

Declaration

1112.05

Initial Memorandum

1112.05(a)

Denying Entry of Amendment Seeking Fur-
ther Interference.
1

1112.10

Primary Examiner Initiates Dissolution

1112.08

Redeclaration

1112.09

Requesting Withdrawal From Issue.

1112.04

Requests for Jurisdiction

1112.06

Requesting Jurisdiction of Application_ 1112.06 (a)

Same Attorney or Agent.

1112.03

1112.02

Suggesting Claims.

To Law Examiner

1112.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Initial Memorandum

1102\. 01\. 1102.01 (a)

Initiating
1112.05 (a)
Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202. and
204
1101.03

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited

1105\. 1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Request form

1112.06 (a)

Jurisdiction of application restored to Ex-

aminer

1109

Jurisdiction of interference.

1104

Jurisdiction of patent

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted

1101.01 (c)

Letter to Examiner of Interferences.

1102.01 (a)

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

1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention 707.02, 1105

Decisions requiring Board Member ap-

proval

1105.01

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Interference Continued

Motion- Continued

Sec. No.

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 231

1111.06

Suggestion of claims, Time limit.

710.02(c).

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

New reference found

1105.05

Non-elected invention.

1101.01

Noting of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

with interference record

1101.01 (h)

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 opened with

preliminary statements

1101.03

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.08, 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 Groups __ 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.

1101.01 (e)

Preliminaries

1101

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

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

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of copied patent claim

1101.02(f)

Rejection on estoppel.

1109.02, 1110

Requesting jurisdiction of interference.

1104

Response to suggestion of claims.

710.02 (c),

1101.01(j), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Sealing of oaths.

715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Sealing of oaths, Attention of Primary re-

quired

707.02

Search 1101.01 (c).

1302.08

"Secrecy Order" case

1111.04

Separate papers in each application

1111.02

Service Branch procedure

1102.02

Setting up, Primary's attention required_

1101.01 (c)

Sole to joint

1111.07

Special 708.01,

1102.02

Statutory basis

1100

Interference Continued
See. No.

Substitute attorney appointed.

402.08

Suggestion of claims.

1101.01(1) to

1101.01 (o), 1101.02(b)

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Suggestion of claims from a patent ____ 1101.02(b)

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to

make date

1101.01 (1)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution

709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

103

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 am-

davit

715.07 (b)

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.

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution_ 608.01

International Convention

201.13

International Convention date

201.14

Inter parte questions

713.06

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

During interference, Refused

1111.01

Exhibit

713.08

Exposure of other cases during

101, 713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions

713.06, 1111.01

Local attorney

713.03, 718.05

Model

718.08

Oral agreement not binding.

713.04

Patentability report cases

705.01 (f)

Prior to first Office action.

713.02

Record of

713.04

Refused

713.01. 713.02. 713.05, 713.10. 1111.01

Sounding out

718.03

Special situations.

718.05

Substance made of record

713.04

Telephone

408\. 713.01. 713.05, 812.01

Time allowed

713.01

Where held

713.01

Invention. ( Sce Patent ; Rejection. )

Invention, Brief summary

608.01 (d)

Invention. Not originally claimed.

603

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Bee. No.

Inventor (see also Applicant)

605

Deceased

400 to

409.01 (f)

Heirs

409.01 (a).

409.01(đ)

Insane

400, 400.02

Representative

400, 401

Residence

605.02

Unavailable.

409, 400.03

Inventive entity

804, 804.03,

822, 822.01

Issue. (Scc Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1800

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case.

1300.01

Issue fee :

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Issue of patent.

1309

Issue of patent to assignee.

307

Issue slip

902.03(b),

903.07

Issuing in another Group without transfer __

903.07(b)

J

Jacket. (Sce also File wrapper.)
717

Joinder, Linking claim allowed.

809.04

Joint application, Definition
201.02

Joint application, Original oath.

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)
Joint inventor :

Oath
602

Power of attorney to.

402.01

Refuses to sign application.
409.03
Joint inventors.
201.02, 201.03, 605

Change in order of names.
605.04 (f)

Joint owners.

605

Joint to sole

201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08. 1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch.
201.03
Interference pending.
1111.07

Judicial notice

708.02 (a)

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

Lapsed patents

712

Law examiner :

Authority

1002, 1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to 1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Law examiner- Continued

Soc. No.

Petition for access.
108

Petitions handled, List.
1002.02

Laws, Patent (see also Statutes)

Introduction

Legal representative's signature on drawing_ 605.05 (a)
Letter ( see also Action ; Forms and form letters ;
Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance.
711.05
Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner_

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.
608.02 (r)
Drawing transfer.
608.02(1)

Status

203.08

Letter, Examiner's ( see also Action ; Forms and
form letters)
707

Abandonment
711.02

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Arguments answered.

707.07 (f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

Claim allowable except as to form
707.07(j)

Claim summary
707.07(1)

Complete and clear

707.07
Correction, Period for response.
710.06

Correction of citation

707.05(g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

Decisions cited

1105.06

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner.

707.01

Draftsman's criticism included 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.

706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report _____

705.01 (a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's

com-

ments 608.02 (a),

707.07(c)

Formal drawing required

608.02 (b)

Formal matters. 707.07 (a),

707.07(j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07 (d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence.

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112

to 1112.10

Language in rejecting.

707.07(d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates.

707.01

Notices cited

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded.

707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution.

707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preliminary amendment in new case.

707.04

Primary signs.

707.09

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued

Bec. No.
=07.02
Primary's attention required, List

References, Citation

707.05 to 707.05(g),

901.04, 901.05 (a)

Refusing

entry of amendment after

Board

decision

1214.07

Rejection

of claim copied from patent

__ 1101.02 (f)

Remailing

707.13, 710.06

Restriction requirement

817

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

Revocation of power of associate

402.05 (a)

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature

707.09

Statement

of rejection

707.07 (d)

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions

used 707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (1)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Letters, Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Letters of administration

409.01 (b), 400.01(c),

409.01 (e)

Letters testamentary

400.01 (b)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application.

107, 706.03 (s)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Licensing and Review

107.01

Limited time for reply

1101.02 (f)

Linking claim

809, 809.03, 809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

List of decisions

Appendix II

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (h)

List of forms. (See Forms and form letters.)

608.01 (p)

Literature citation in specification

Local representatives of attorneys.

408

M

Machine, Process or product and_ 806.05 (e), 806.05 (f),
806.05(g)

Mail :

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling.

Chapter

500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch.

Chapter

500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers

608.01

Mark of applicant

605.04

(d)

Marking in application. Erasure at allowance_

1302.01

Marking patent copy

905.04

Marking, Security

109

Markush claim

706.03 (y)

Markush claim, Antedating reference for

715.03

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

608.01

(p)

Matter not in original disclosure

608.04 ( a)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" patent

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.08

Sec. No.

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals.
Introduction
Merits, Question of, Given precedence.
707.07 (a)
Method, Obvious
706.03 (@)
Method and apparatus or product.
802.01,

806.05(e), 806.05(1), 820

Method of doing business
708.03 (a)
805

Misjoinder, Effect on patent
Misjoinder of Inventors
201.03, 1401, 1402.01

Missing patent copy, Replacement

901.09

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview

713.08

Model Room

608.03 (a)

"Months", Foreign language names.

901.05 (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 231

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 changes name.

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name Pro-

hibited

608.02 (u)

Full first

605.04, 605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature. (See Signature.)
Uniformity with signature.
605.04 (b)

Names used in trade

608.01 (v)

National security, Application affecting

107, 108

Naturally occurring article.

713.05

Negative limitation

700.03 (d)

Negotiation authority

713.05

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to Examining Group for exami-

nation

903.08, 903.08(a), 903.08(e)

Classification by Primary

903.08 (b)

Inspection

803.08 (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)

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New matter-Continued

Sec. No

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01(0)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing

608.04

Inherent characteristics

608.04 (a)

Petitionable

608.04 (c)

Preliminary amendment

608.04 (b)

Rejection

706.03 (0)

Reissue application

1401.06, 1401.07

Specification, Petitionable

608.04 (c)

Substitute specification

714.20

Supplemental oath

603

Trademark definition

608.01 (v)

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference

1101.01

Non-elected invention :

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to-Canceled

821.02

Claims to -Withdrawn

821.01, 821.02

Non-elected species :

Claims to-Canceled

821.01

Claims to -Withdrawn

809.02 (c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

€04.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement

604.02

Notary seal.

604.01

Notation of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Notation on file wrapper of parent application

__ 202.02

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowability

1302.03

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance

and

issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

"Notice of informal patent application"

form,

(PO-152)

707.07 (a)

"Notice of references cited" form,

(PO-

892)

707.05 (a)

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Nuclear material.

706.03 (b)

Nullification of double patenting rejection

804.01

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims.

601.01(j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Numbering paragraphs of letter

707.07 (k)

0

Oath :

After appeal

1212

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Oath-Continued

Sec. No.

Antedating patent for interference (Rule

204\)
1101.02, 1101.02 (a), 1101.05

Antedating : reference. ( See also Affidavit,
Antedating reference, Rule 131.)

715
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 (1)

Original. (See also Oath, Original, Rule
65.)
602

Plant application (Rule 162)

1604

Reissue (Rule 175)

1401.08

Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202,
204)
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Supplemental

603

603.01

Supplemental after allowance.

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)
716

Oath, Antedating reference (See also Affidavit,
Antedating reference, Rule 131)

715

Oath, Original, Rule 65

Administering
604

602.01

Amendment

Attorney administers
604.06

Consular certificate
604.04

602.05

Date of execution

602

Defective

602.01, 602.02, 602.03

Delayed filing

602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution
602.04

Foreign filed applications listed
201.14, 202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case.
604.06

602

"Joint"

602.01, 602.02. 707.07 (b)

604.03
Notary

602.01

Notary certificate

602.05

Old at time of filing

604.01

Seal

602.04 (a)

Seal, Not required.

602

"Sole"

602.05

Substitute

604.02

Venue

603

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67.

603.01, 714.16

After allowance

608.04

New matter

Object of invention

608.01 (d)

Objection contrasted with rejection.

706.01

Objection, Dependent claims

608.01 (n)

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

707.07 (j)

Obvious error, Correction.

1302.04, 1305

Obvious method.

706.03 (q)

Obviously informal application

702.01

Offer to surrender original patent ____ 1401.01, 1401.04

602

Declaration, Rule 68.

602.05

Divisional application

New required

Seal, Foreign application

604.01, 604.03 (a)

Stale

602.02

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Soc. No.

Office date stamp.

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18
Official cross reference, Order of

903.06

1703
Official Gazette

608.01 (b)

Official Gazette, Abstract

1302.09
Official Gazette, Claim

1302.10

Official Gazette, Drawing figure

203.03

Old application

706.03(1), 706.03 (j)

Old combination
806.05 (b), 820.01

Old combination, Division.

706.03 (h)

Omnibus claim

Cancellation

1302.04 (b)

Operative example.

608.03, 716

Operativeness, Showing

1309.02

Opposition to issue of patent

1209

Order 3311 amendments.

707.06

Order, Citation

902.04

Order, Classification

708 to 708.03

Order of examination

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

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05(c)

Patented file

905.03

Photocopy

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

Soft copy

905.02

Sub-class list

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose.

Introduction

Original application

201.04

Original carries title to

continuing application __ 201.12

Original disclosure,
Inherent
characteris-
"Utility" series.

608.04 (a)
tics
Outstanding requirements.
707.07 (e)

Overcoming a reference, Right of priority
201.15

304,

Overlapping applications, Same applicant

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1111.03

305,

Overlapping applications, Same assignee.

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b), 1111.03

Owner's representative.

Chapter 400

Ownership and assignment.

Chapter 300

201.12

Ownership carried over by assignment
P

Paper, "Easily Erasable"

714.07, 714.19

Paper number

714.18, 714.21

Paper number of print.

717.01 (b)

Papers :

Depositing

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper. 717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling.

Chapter 500

Received after patenting or abandonment 508.02

Wrong Group.

508.01

Parent application

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting.

201.11

Sec. No.

Parent carries assignment to cation

continuing

appli- 201.12

Partial signatory authority

707.01 (a)

Patent :

1836 (present) series.

901.04

A.I. series

901.04

Arrangement in Group.

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing from Group.

901.08

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent. )

Classification change

903.05

Classification indicies

902.03

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series

001.04

Effective date

706.02,

715, 715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. ( Scc Foreign patent. )

Index

902.03 (a )

Interference

1101.02 to

1101.02 (g)

Joint to sole

1402.01

Jurisdiction

1305

Laws (scc also Statutes; Statutes Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

901.09

Missing copy

905.02

Ordering soft copy

Plant

901.04, Chapter 1600

Reference. ( Sce Reference.)

901.04

Reissue series

905.02

Soft copy

1402.01

Sole to joint

Statutory types of subject matter

706.03 (a )

Introduction

System, Constitutional basis for

903.05

Transfer

901.04

X series

Patent claim, Rejection, in interference ___ 1101.02 (f)

903.08 (f)

Patent Classifier's decision

Patent Office employees. Property interest in

309

patent

Patent Statutes ( see also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised )
Introduction
Patentability. ( Scc Rejection.)

Patentability report.

705

Action not counted.

Allowance

705.01 (d)

Appeal

705.01 (a)

Date status

705.01 (a)

Dispute between Examiners

608.02 ( n )

Drawing

705.01 (c)

File wrapper notation

705.01 (a)

Final action.

705.01 (a)

Improper

705.01 (e)

705.01

Initiated

1111.11

Interference motion

705.01 (f)

Interviews

Limitation as to use

705.01 (e)

705.01 (e)

Practice suspended.

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705, 705.01 (c)

705.01 (c)

Forms for action

901.04

714.16 (d)

Oral hearing on appeal

608.01 (p)

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Patentability report-Continued

Bee. No.

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (d)

Procedure®

705.01

(a)

Purpose

705.01 (e)

Recording

705.01 (c)

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01 (a),

705.01 (b)

Sequence of examination

705.01

(b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01

(a)

"Patentanmeldung"

901.05

(b)

Patented file.

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.03

Patent Office publications :

"Development and Use of Patent Classification

Systems"

903.02

"Official Gazette"

1703

"Patent Laws"

Introduction

"Rules of Practice of the United States Patent

Office in Patent Cases"

Introduction

"The Patent Office Scientific Library"

901.06

(a)

Patents of addition.

901.05

(b)

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.01

Pending applications as references

901.03

Pending application charge.

905.05

Pending application preserved in secrecy.

101

Period for response.

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After interference. 710.02(b), 1109,

1109.01

Amendment after.

714.17

Claim copied from patent.

710.02(c),

710.04 (a),

1101.02

(e)

Claims all allowed.

710.02(b)

Computed

710.01

(a)

Copying claim from patent does not extend

statutory period. 710.04(a),

1101.02

(e)

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment.

710.01

(a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Difference between shortened statutory

pe-

riod and time limit

710.02

(d)

Extension 710.02(d), 710.02(e),

1005

Five year pendency

710.02

(b)

Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration

of

time

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02(c),

714.03

Less than six months.

710.02

Miscellaneous factors

710.06

Non-statutory shortened period

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When

used

710.02(c)

Petition

1002

Remailing 707.13,

710.06

Shortened, Approval.

1005

Shortened, Extension 710.02(d),

710.02

(e)

Shortened statutory period. 710.02,

710.02

(e)

Shortened statutory period, Distinguished

from time limit.

710.02(d)

Shortened statutory period, When used __ 710.02(b)

Period for response-Continued

Bec. No.

Statutory period.

710.01

How computed.

710.01 (a)

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

Time computation.

710.01 (a)

Time limit action

710.02

Time limit action, When used

710.02(c)

Two periods running.

710.04, 710.04 (a)

Periodicals

901.06,

901.06 (a)

Permanent ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

608.03,

706.03 (p)

Petition :

Abandonment holding 711.03

(e), 711.03 (d)

Abandonment holding, Examiner's

state-

ment

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

712, 1002.02

Access to parent application

103, 1002.02

After forfeiture

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal.

1207

Application

601

Application, Amendment of.

601.01

Application, Including power of attorney_

402, 601.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties.

Introduction, 1002

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entry of Amendment.

1002.02, 1207

Examiner's statement.

1002

Examiner's statement, Revival.

711.03 (d)

Fee-exempt. To or from fee-filed.

1002.02

Filing date.

1002.02

Final rejection

1002.02

Inspection

103

Make special.

708.02, 1002.02

Matter subject to.

Introduction,

706.01, 1002

Matter subject to, Listed

1002.02

New matter

608.04 (c)

Period for response

1002

Power of attorney included

402

Premature final rejection.

706.07 (c)

Procedure

1002.01

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Revival

711.03

(c), 1002.02

Revival, appealed case

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement.

711.03 (d)

Special status.

708.02

Suspend rules.

1002

Withdrawal from issue.

1308

"Petition to make special" publication

708.02

Photograph as drawing.

608.02

Photoprint as drawing

608.02 (a)

Photoprint, Ordering.

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07(g)

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Plant patent application

Sec. He.

Chapter 1600

Action

1610

Advertising

1610

Affidavit

1610

Agricultural Research Service

1608,

1609

Allowance

1611

Bacteria

1601

Claim

1605

Color drawing

1606

Color identified

1605

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers

1603,

1610

Elements of application

1603

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment

1610

Executive Order

1608

Issue

1611

Laudatory expressions

1610

Letter of transmittal.

1608

Method claim

1605

Oath

1604

Original and duplicate files.

1603,

1610

Parts

1603

Plant varieties excluded.

1601

Report of Agricultural Research Service.

1609

Rules applicable.

1602.

Signature

1603

Specification

1605,

1610

Specimens

1607

Statutory basis

1601

Plant patent series

901.04

Post Office, Depositing papers in

502

Post Office address, Applicant

605.03

Post Office address, Attorney

601.02

Post Office address, Petitioner

103

Power of attorney

402

After filing application

410

Application in interference

402.08

Application petition includes

601.02

Assignee gives

402.07

Associate attorney

402.02,

406

Death of applicant 409

to 409.01

(f)

Death of principal attorney

406

Exception as to registration

402.01

Firm

402.04

Firm changes name.

402.04(a)

Incorporated in the petition

601

Invalid

402

Joint applicant.

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record

406, 714.01

(c)

Notice of revocation

402.05

Post Office address.

601.02

Revocation 402.05, 402.05

(a),

402.07

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Power of attorney-Continued
Unregistered attorney
402, 402.01

Bec. No.

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect.

101, 104, 402, 713.05

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preliminary amendment.
714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims.
714.10
Preliminary amendment, Initial sentence.
707.04

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04 (b)

Premature final rejection

708.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring personal

attention

707.02

Primary Examiner, name on file wrapper.

1302.13

Print of drawing

608.02 (m)

Additional

608.02 (m)

Alteration

608.02(m)

Appeal

1204

Examiner's notation on

608.02 (m)

File wrapper

717.01 (b)

Kept in examining group.

608.02(c)

Marking

608.02(m)

New application

508

Patentability report

705.01 (d)

Reissue application

008.02 (k)

Returned drawing.

608.02 (y)

Sketch

608.02(v)

Printed matter nonstatutory

706.03 (a)

"Printer waiting"

1309.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1309.01

Prior art. (See also Reference.)

901

"Prior Art' on drawing.

608.02 (g)

Prior Examiner's action

704

Priority, Foreign application

201.13

Priority, Formal requirements.

201.14

Priority, Overcoming reference

201.15

Priority practice

201.14(c)

Priority right.

201.13

Priority, Time for filing

201.13

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Product of nature.

706.03 (a)

Prolix claim

706.03 (g)

Proof, "Printer waiting"

1309.01

Proof of authority of Administrator

or

Executor

409.01 (b)

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07 (g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision

__ 1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable cept for form

ex- 710.02 (b)

Prosecution of "Secrecy Order" application.

107.02

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.02

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 506.

604.03 (a)

Public Law 585.

706.03 (b)

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public right to inspect files.

103

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (v)

Publication, Defensive 711.06,

711.06 (a)

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Sec. No.

Publications of abstracts

711.06, 711.06 (a)

Publications :

Citing

707.05(e), 901.06

Declassified

707.05 (f)

Own, as reference

715.01 (c)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02 (b), 714.14

R

Ratification of papers filed :

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor.

409.01

Signature improper or lacking

711, 714.01 ( a)

Telegram amendment

714.08

Receipt, Office date stamp __ 302, 505,

710.01 (a), 714.18

Receipt for papers filed.

503, 717.01 (a):

Receipt of mail and papers

Chapter 500

Reciprocal legislation

201.13

Reclassification of classes.

903.02 (a)

Recognized countries for foreign priority 201.13

Recommendation by Board of Appeals

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals_

1214.01, 1214.03

Reconsideration of holdings.

711.03

Based on insufficient response

711.03 (a)

Based on failure to respond within period_ 711.03 (b)

Record books, Examining Group.

1704

Recording assignment

302

Reduction to practice.

715.07

Reference :

A.I. patent

901.04

A.P.C. publication

901.06 (c)

Abandoned application.

901.02

Abbreviatures

901.06 (d)

Abstracts

901.06 (d)

Additional

707.05 (d)

After allowance.

1308.01

After appeal

1208.01

Analogous art

904.01 (€)

Antedating. (Scc also Affidavit, Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

715

Arrangement in examining Group.

901.07

Assigned application as

304

Borrowing from Group.

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(b). 707.05(d), 1302.12

Claims foreign date.

715.01

Combination of references.

706.02

Copending

706.02

Cross, How cited

707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05 (f)

Defensive publientions.

901.06 (đ)

Effective date, Patent __ 706.02.

707.05 (e) , 715, 715.01

Equivalents

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent

707.05 (e), 901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901.02

Incorrect citation

707.05(g), 1302.12

Rev. 19, Jan. 1969

Reference-Continued

Sec. No.

Joint putent to applicant and another.

715.01 (a)

Listing at allowance 1302.12,

1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance

1308.01

Ordering official cross.

903.06

Overcome under Rule 131. (See also Affidavit,

Antedating reference, Rule 131.)

715

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

Publication of applicant's invention

715.01 (c)

Published abstracts of application

711.06(a)

Replacement of missing

901.09

Same assignee

715.01 (b)

Selection of pertinent.

904.02

Statutory bar

201.13

Supply procedure

707.05 (a)

Swearing back. ( See also Affidavit.

Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)
715
Voided by proof of foreign filing
201.14

"Well known in the art." Supported by
706.02 (a)

Reference characters

608.01 (g)

Reference Order Service
707.05 (a). 707.05(b)

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

Refund of fees

607.02

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition.
1002.02

Register of appeals
1204

Register of applications, Application Branch.
504

Register of applications, Examining Group.
1704

Registration, Attorney or agent
402

Rehearing by Board of Appeals.

1214.01. 1214.03

Rehearing by C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Reissue application

1401

Abstract of title

1401.01

Additions underlined

1401.06

Adjudication of Original Patent

1401.09 (a)

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.

1401.04

Allowance

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer.

1401.05

Applicant

1401.02

Application

1401.01

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim, Canceled from original

application 1401.08

Claim, Numbering

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to tion

re-examina- 1401.00

Claim, Same invention as original patent 1401.07

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Reissue application -- Continued Sec. No.

Claiming foreign priority. 201.14. 1401 Court decision involving original patent_ 1401.00(a) Deceased juventor 1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection. 508.03 (x),

1401.08

Definition 201.05. 1401

Design patent 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. 1111.08. 1401.12

Foreign priority claim 1401

Inoperative, Oath requirement. 1401.08

Interference of original patent involved. 1111.08.

1401.12

Inventor 1401.02

Laches 1401

List of references. 1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors. 1401

Narrowed 1401.08

New matter. 1401.07

Notice in original file. 202.05, 1401.03

Notice of allowance 1401.11

Numbering of claims 1401.06

Oath 1401.08

Oath, Primary's decision. 707.02

Offer to surrender patent. 1401.01. 1401.04

Omission of feature 1401.07

Omissions bracketed. 1401.06

Ownership 201.12

Patent returned 1401.04

Parts 1401.01

Print of drawing 608.02 (k )

Rejection 706.03 (x)

Requisites 1401.01

Restriction 1410.10

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

Suit on original patent. 1401.09 ( a )

Title abstract. 1401.01, 1401.02

Transfer of original drawing. 608.02 (k ) . 1401.05 Twice reissued. 1401.06

Reissue patent series 001.04

Rejection 706

After allowance of application. 706.05.

1101.01 (1), 1308.01

After allowance of claim 706.04

After allowance of claim, Primary reviews __ 707.02

After appeal, New rejection. 1208.01

After correspondence under Rule 202. 1101.01 (i)

After termination of interference. 1109.02. 1110

Against public policy 706.03 (D)

Rejection -- Continued

Sec. No.

Aggregation

706.03 (1)

All valid grounds

707.07 (g)

Alternative phrases.

706.03 (d)

Anticipation, Full.

707.07 (d)

Anticipation, Substantial.

707.07 (d)

Art

706.02

Assigned application, Same applicant.

304

Assigned application, Common ownership.

305

Atomic Energy Act

706.03 (h)

Bar, Statutory

706.03 (%)

Board of Appeals introduces.

1214.01

Breadth

706.03(1)

Business method

706.03 (a)

Chemical practice

715.03

Claim copied from patent 706.06, 1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent. Failure to

re-

spond

706.03 (u)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Claims

706

Combination of references. 706.02.

707.07 (d)

Common knowledge

706.02 (a)

Conflicting applications.

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 804.01, 822.01

804.02, 822,

Conflicting applications, One assigned.

304

Contrasted to objection

706.01

Cumulative

707.07 (d)

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath. 706.03

(x).1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met.

707.07 (d)

Disclaimer 706.03 (11),

710.02 (d)

Double patenting. ( Scc Double patenting.)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Estoppel, Defensive publication

711.06

Estoppel, Interference. 1109.02.

1110, 1110.02

Final. ( See also Final rejection. )

706.07

Foreign application. Statutory bar

706.03 (%)

Fraud upon public

706.03 (p)

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Full anticipation Expression recommended.

707.07 (d)

Function of machine

706.03 (r)

Functional

706.03 (c)

Generic claim 715.02, 809.02,

809.02 (a)

Genus and species 806.04(h) to

806.04 (j)

Ground clearly stated.

707.07 (d)

Inaccurate

706.03 (1)

Incomplete

706.03 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Insufficient disclosure

706.03 (n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark

608.01 (v)

Interference, Estoppel

1109.02, 1110

Interference terminated 706.03 (v).

1109.02, 1110

Language used.

707.07(d)

Linking claim SOO

to 808.04

Markush, Improper

700.03 (y)

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Rejection Continued

See. No.

Method of doing business

706.08 (A)

Multiplicity

708.08(1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New, After appeal

1208.01

New, After final rejection.

706.07 (e)

New matter

706.03(0)

Nonelected invention.

706.03 (m)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter.

706.03 (a)

Not based on prior art.

706.03

Not readable on disclosure

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03 (x)

Objection distinguished

708.01

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Obriousness

707.07 (d)

Old combination

706.03

(1),

706.03 (1)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Over another application.

305.02 (a)

Overlapping applications

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804,

804.01,

804.02, 822,

822.01

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07 (d)

Previously allowed claim

706.04, 707.02

Printed matter.

106.03 (a)

Prior art

706.02

Product by process.

706.03 (e)

Product of nature

706.03 (a)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Public sale

706.03 (s)

Public use

706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding.

706.03 (v)

Reissue application, Defective oath.

706.03 (x)

"Rejected"

707.07 (d)

Repeated

707.07 (f)

Res judicata

706.03 (w)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a)

Single means claim

706.03 (c)

Species and genus

808.04 (h)

to

806.04 (j)

Statement of.

707.07(d)

Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Substantially met.

707.07 (d)

Suggested claims not made.

706.03 (u)

Technical

706.03

Trademark or trade name

608.01 (v)

Undue breadth.

706.03 (z)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague

706.03 (d)

"Well known in the art".

706.02 (a)

Related inventions

802.01,

806.04 (b), 806.05, 808.02, 809.03

Related inventions, Species.

806.04 (b)

Remailing Office action

707.13, 710.06

Remand by Board, Affidavit.

1212

Remand by Board, Amendment.

1211

Renumbering claims.

1302.01

Reopening prosecution, Submit

to

Group

Director

1005

Sec. No.

Reopening prosecution after Board decision
1004,

1214.07

Reply brief.
1208
Representative of inventor or owner.
Chapter 400
Representatives of out-of-town attorneys
408

Requirements must be repeated.
707.07(e)

Request or petition for patent.
601

Requests for identifiable records.
103

Requisites of the application
Res judicata
706.03 (w)

702

Reservation clause in application_ 608.01 (e), 608.01 (t)
Residence, Applicant's.
605.02
Residence, Applicant's, Change
717.02 (b)

Resignation of Examiner.
1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special.
708.03

Response (see also Amendment ; Period for re-
sponse).

After abandonment.

714.17

After Board decision.

1214.01, 1214.06

After final rejection

714.12, 714.13

Complete.

714.02 to 714.04

Copying claim from patent not a response

711.02(b), 1101.02(e)

Election requirement.
809.02(a),

809.02(b), 818.03 (b)

Formal matters.
714.02

Incomplete ___ 711.02 (a), 711.03 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

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

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not

stayed

by

peti-

1002

tion

Incomplete, Time for completing.

710.02(c),

711,

714.03

Late

711,

711.02

Late, Excused

710.02(d)

Patentability pointed out.

714.02,

714.04

Restriction requirement

818 to

820.02

Statutory period

710.01

Restoration of canceled matter

608.01 (s),

714.24

Restricting statements.
608.01 (b), 608.01 (g)
Restriction (see also Election; Election of

species)

Chapter

800

Action, Examiner's

813 to

817

Action after, Special.

708.01

Action on novelty

810-810.03

Aggregation

806.05

(a)

Apparatus and process or product.

806.05

(e)

to 806.05 (g)

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner.

815

Claimed subject matter.
806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before

action

818.02 (a)

Combination and subcombination

806.05 (a)

to 806.05 (c),

809.03 (a)

Definition

802.02

"Distinct" invention.

802.01, 806,

806.05

Election fixed by action on claims.

818.01

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Restriction-Continued

Bcc. No.

Election other than express

818.02

Final requirement.

819

Grouped in parent case.

811.04

Improper 803, 806,

808.02

Independent embodiments. 806.04,

806.05

Independent inventions

802.01,

803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a ),

818.03

Linking claim 809, 809.03,

809.04

Linking claim, Traverse of rejection 818.03

(d)

Nonelected claims, Treatment of. 821 to

821.03

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination 806.05 (b).

820.01

Patentability over prior art. 806.02, 809,

809.03

Patentability report, Effect

807

Petition from requirement 809.04, 818.03 (c)

Process or product and apparatus. 806.05

(e)

to 806.05 (g), 820

Reissue application 1401.10, 1401.10

(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims 821 to

821.03

Related inventions

802.01,

803, 806, 806.04 (b), 808.02, 809.03

Requirement. 812

to 817

Additional

811.02

By Group where examinable.

812

Citation of art.

813

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph 817, 818.03 (b)

Election after.

818

Election after, Shift of.

819.01

Election after, With traverse. 818.03 (b),

821.01

Election after, Without traverse.

821.02

Final 810.03,

818.03

First action

811

Patentability 810 to

810.03

Petition from 809.04, 818.03 (c)

Primary Examiner's attention

707.02

Reasons for insisting upon.

808

Rejection on double patenting following.

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal.

811.03

Response to. 818 to 818.03 (e)

Review by Primary Examiner

803.01

When made. 811,

811.02

Withdrawal

819

Single embodiment

806.03

Species-Genus 806.04 (a)

Species may be related inventions.

806.04(b)

Species of unclaimed genus. 808.01

(a)

Subcombination, Combination and. 806.05

(a)

to 806.05 (c)

Subsequently presented to invention not pre-

viously claimed. 818.02,

821.03

Telephone

812.01

Traverse of requirement. 818, 818.03(c),

821.01

Restrictions upon employees of Patent Office.

309

Retention label.

1302.07

Return of complete application Chapter

600

Return of drawing. 608.02

(y)

Return of filing fee. 506.01,

607.02

See.

No.

Return

of incomplete application

506.01

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.

1302.01

Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival

of abandoned application

711.03,

711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival

of abandoned application,

Examiner's

statement

711.03

(d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.05,

402.05

(a),

402.07

Rewritten specification

608.01

(q)

Revocation of power of attorney.

402.05

Ribboned

application

602.04

(a )

Right

of priority

201.13

Form

paragraphs

201.14

(c)

Formal requirements

201.14

Overcoming a reference

201.15

Papers required

201.14

(b)

Practice

201.14

(c)

Time for filing papers

201.14(a)

Right

of priority, Determination by

Examiner_

201.15

Roster of attorneys.

408

Rules

of practice :

2

Reproduced

713.04

3

Reproduced

714.25

Cited

714.19,

714.21

6

Reproduced

502

7

Reproduced

710.05

11

Reproduced

103

Cited

104,

901.03

14

Cited 101. 103,

108, 203.08,

706.03

(b)

711.04. 713.05.

901.02,

901.03, 1302.07

15

Reproduced

103

31

Reproduced

401

32

Reproduced

402.07

Cited

106

34

Reproduced

402

Cited

402.02

35

Cited

403, 714.01

(d)

36

Cited

402.05,

402.06,

402.07

41

Reproduced

605

42

Reproduced

409.01

(a)

Cited

409.03

43

Reproduced

409.02

44

Reproduced

400

Cited

409.01

(b)

45

Cited 201.03, 201.06,

201.07,

605,

1004

46

Reproduced

605

47

Reproduced

409.03

51

Reproduced

600

Cited

409.01 (a),

506,

608.02

52

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600,

714.07

53

Cited

409.01(a),

506.01

55

Cited __ 201.13, 201.14(a). 505,

1101.02(a),

1401,

1506

285

Rev.

19, Jan.

1960

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Rules of practice -Contin jed Sec.No.

57

Reproduced 605.04

Cited 605.04 (b)

59

Reproduced 600

61

Reproduced 601

Cited 605.03

65

Reproduced 602

Cited 201.14, 201.14 (c), 202.04, 409.03, 602.05,

603, 1402.01

66

Cited 002. 602.04.

602.01(a). 604. 604.04, 604.04(a), 604.06

67

Reproduced 603

Cited 602

68

Reproduced 002

Cited 602.04 (a)

71

Reproduced 608.01

Cited 608.01 (g). 1302.01

72

Cited 606, 608.01(b), 711.06

73

Reproduced 608.01 (d )

74

Reproduced 608.01 (f )

75

Reproduced 608.01 (1)

Cited 608.01 (g), 608.01 (m). 608.01 (n),

608.01 (0), 706.03 (1)

76

Reproduced 605.04

Cited 605.04(b)

77

Reproduced 608.01 (a)

78

Cited 201.11.

202.01, 608.01. 822. 822.01, 1101.01 (b)

79

Reproduced 608.01(e)

Cited 202.01, 608.01 (t)

81

Reproduced 108.02

82

Reproduced 605.04(h)

83

Reproduced 608.02 (d )

84

Cited. 605.04 (h), 608.02, 605.02 (a)

85

Reproduced 608.02 (b)

86

Reproduced 608.02

87

Reproduced 808.02 (y)

88

Reproduced 608.02 (1)

Cited. 608.02 (1). 711.02(b)

91

Reproduced 608.03

Cited 600

92

Reproduced 608.03

Cited 600

93

Reproduced 608.03

Cited 600

94

Reproduced 608.03(a)

95

Reproduced 608.03 (a)

101

Reproduced 708

102

Reproduced 708.01

103

Reproduced 709

Cited 707.02, 1005. 1505

104

Cited 707, 707.07, 901

105

Reproduced 707.07

106

Reproduced 706

Cited 904.02

107

Reproduced 707.05

Cited 707.05 (e). 1610

108

Reproduced 901.02

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Rules of practice Continued

Bec. No.
714.02

111 Reproduced

Cited 608.01(b), 608.02 (b), 707.05(b), 707.07 (a),
708.02, 714.04, 714.16, 818, 818.03 (a), 1002

70G

112 Reproduced

Cited

714.02

113 Reproduced

706.07

115 Reproduced

714

116 Reproduced

714.12

Cited.
706.07 (e), 714.13, 1207, 1212

117 Reproduced

706.03 (1)

118 Reproduced

Cited
608. 608.02, 706.03 (n)

119 Reproduced

714.02

714.22

121 Reproduced
Cited
714.02. 717.04. 1302.04

608.02 (p)

124 Reproduced

714.24

Cited
60S.01 (s)
125 Reproduced
008.01 (4)

Cited
$14.19. 714 20. 1302.02

126 Reproduced

608.01(j)

Cited
008.01 (n). 1302.01

127 Cited

1002.02

715

Cited.
706.02, 707.01 (a). 707.02, 707.05 (f),
708.02, 715.01 to 715.09, 904.02, 1101.01
(h), 1101.02(a . 1101.03. 1105.03,
1111.06.

132 Reproduced
716

Cited
707.01 (a). 707.02, 1105.02, 1105.03

133 Cited
713.01, 713.04

135 Reproduced
711

Cited
710.01. 710.02 ( e). 710.02(e),

711.02. 712. 714.01 (a) . 714.03

136 Cited

709, 710.02,

710.02 (d). 710.02(e), 712. 714.13. 1005. 1101.02 (f)
137 Reproduced
711.03 (c)
Cited
711.03, 712

138 Reproduced
711

Cited

608.02(1). 711.01. 1215.01

139 Reproduced

711.06

Cited

708, 901.03

141 Reproduced

806.04

Cited
710.02 (c), 802. 802.01. S06, 806.04(a).

806.04 (h), 808.01 (a), 802.02, 809.02(a),
-09.02(b), 809.02;c), 820.

142 Cited
707.07 (1), 802.

809.02 (c), 811, 818, 818.03 (e), 821-821.03

143 Reproduced
818.03

Cited
802. 810.03. 818.03 (a).

818.03 (b) , 818.03 (e)

144 Reproduced
818.03 (c)

Cited
710.02(c), 802, 809.02(c). 809.04,

812.01. 818.03 (d) , 821, 821.01. 821.02. 1002.02

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited
802

1446 Reproduced

809.02

Cited

707.07(i), 802

608.04

123 Reproduced

131 Reproduced

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Rules

of practice

Continued

Sec.

No.

147

Reproduced

201.06

Cited

201.11, 602.05 (a),

605.04,

608.02,

714.09,

1302.04

151

Reproduced

1501

152

Reproduced

1503.02

Cited

608.02

153

Reproduced

1503.01

154

Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155

Reproduced

1505

161

Reproduced

1602

Cited

1610,

1611

162

Reproduced

1604

163

Reproduced

1605

164

Reproduced

1605

165

Reproduced

1606

Cited

608.02

166

Reproduced

1607

Cited

608.03

(a)

167

Reproduced

1608

Cited

1610

171

Reproduced

1401.01

172

Reproduced

1401.02

Cited

1401.11

173

Reproduced

1401.06

Cited

1401.11

174

Cited

608.02(i).608.02(k),

1401.05

175

Reproduced

1401.08

176

Reproduced

1401.09

Cited

708.01,

1401.10

177

Reproduced

1401.10(a)

Cited

1004

178

Reproduced

1401.04

179

Reproduced

1401.03

Cited

202.05

181

Reproduced

1002

Cited.

Introduction, 608.04(c),

711.03(c).

711.03(4), 714.13.

1002.01,

1208

183

Reproduced

1002

Cited

506.

711.01,

711.05

191

Reproduced

1205

Cited

Introduction.

608.04(€).

1103

192

Reproduced

1206

Cited.

1204. 1208.

1215.01.

1215.04

193

Reproduced

1208

Cited

707.02. 710.02(b).

1204.

1207.

1208.01,

1211

104

Reproduced

1209

195

Reproduced

1212

Cited

715.09.

716.

1207,

1208

196

Cited

1213,

1213.01.

1214.01,

1214.06

197

Cited __ 1214.01.

1214.02. 1214.03.

1214.06,

1215.04

198

Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1002.02. 1003, 1004.

1214.04.

1216

201

Reproduced

1100

Cited

708, 708.01.

804.03,

1101.01,

1101:01(b),

1102.01

(a)

Rules of practice Continued

Sec. No,

212 Reproduced

1101.01 (d)

Cited

708.05, 1101.01 (a),

1101.01 (c), 1101.01 (e) to 1101.01 (1), 1101.02

(c), 1101.03, 1102.01

203 Reproduced

1101.01 (j)

Cited

706.03 (u),

710.02(c), 804.03, 1101.01 (n). 1101.02(a).
1102.01 (a), 1112.02. 1112.04

204 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited
715.05, 1101.01(h), 1101.02(a).

1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102.01 (a)

205 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

1003\. 1101.02(c). 1101.02 (d)

206 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

706.03 (1), 710.02(c).

710.04(a).1101.02(f), 1205

207 Reproduced

1102

Cited
1101.01 (j)

1101.01 (k)

206 Reproduced

Cited

404, 804.03, 1102.01 (a)

211 Reproduced

1104

212 Reproduced
1103

Cited
1205

215 Cited

1102, 1105.06

226 Cited

1104

227 Cited

1105.05

231 Reproduced
1105

Cited
707.02. 714.16(b) . 1101.01 (1).

1101.02(f). 1102.01(a), 1105.01 to
1105.07. 1106. 1108. 1109.02, 1110.02.
1111.06, 1111.07, 1111.10, 1112.04

237 Reproduced

1105.05

Cited.

707.02. 1101.02(f),

1105.

1105.03.

1105.05. 1105.07, 1110.02,

1112.08

235

Cited

1106.02

244

Cited

1105.05.

1105.07

257

Cited

1109.02.

1110.02

255

Cited

1105.04

262

Cited

1108, 1109.02.

1110.01

265

Cited

1109.02

266

Cited

1108.

1112.05(a)

291

Reproduced

1309.02

Cited

711.06

292

Cited

706.03 (r)

304

Cited

1214.06

312

Reproduced

714.16

Cited

201.03. 603.01,

707.01 (a).

713.10, 714.15, 714.16(a) to 714.16(e).

714.20, 1005, 1101.02(e). 1303.01, 1305.
1308.01. 1309.01. 1705.

313

Reproduced

1308

Cited

608.02(1). 711.01, 711.05

314

Cited

1505

316

Reproduced

712

Cited

203.04. 203.07

317

Reproduced

712

321

Reproduced

1403

322

Reproduced

1402

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dec. No.

Rules of practice -Continued

Bec. No.

323 Reproduced

1402.01

324 Reproduced

1402.01

341 Cited

1702

342 Reproduced

402.01

846 Reproduced

402.04

347 Cited

714.01 (a)

348 Cited

714.01 (a)

Rules of practice

Introduction

Same attorney, Interfering applications
S
1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (a)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application_

201.15

Saturday, Effect on time for response.

710.05

Scientific Library

901.06

(a)

Scientific principle not patentable.

706.03

(a)

Scope of claims

904.01

(a)

Scope of class.

903.02

(b)

Screening new applications for security

re-

view

107.01

Seal

604.01

Foreign application

602.04

(a)

Not required 604.01,

604.03

(a)

Venue

604.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Under Rules 131,

202,204 715.08, 1101.01 (b),

1101.03

Search :

After reversal by Board of Appeals.

1214.04

Aids in library.

901.06

(a)

Cards, Subclass definitions

902.02(b)

Claim analysis

904.01

Field of

904.01

(d)

File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05,

904.01

(d)

In Group, by member of public.

713.02

Informal application

704

Interference

1101.01

(c)

Notes in class definitions.

902.02(a)

Notes in fille wrapper

717.05

Outlining

904.01

(d)

Patentability report 705.01(a),

705.01

(b)

Prior examiner's

704

Procedure

704, 904

Restriction requirement

808.02

Selecting pertinent references.

904.02

Title

202.02,

306

Unduly extensive and burdensome.

808.01

(a ),

809.02(đ),

818.02(b)

Search exchange, United States-German __

1710-1710.02

Secrecy, Pending applications.

Chapter

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02,

1304

Final rejection

107.02

Interference 107.02,

1111.04

Prosecution

107.02

Review for Secrecy Order

107.01

Security, Application affecting

107, 108

Security screening of new applications.

107.01

Security Group, Cases submitted.
107.01,

109, 706.03 (b), 706.03 (s)

Security markings

109

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

008.01

(n)

Shift of election

819

Shortened statutory period

710.02 to

710.02

(e)

Approval

1005

Distinction from limited time for

reply __

1101.02(f)

Signatory Authority, Full.

707.02

Signatory Authority, Partial

707.01

(a)

Signature :

Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed

608.01

Amendment

714.01

Signature improper 714.01

(a) to

714.01

(d)

Signature missing

714.01

(a)

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)

Attorney, On each paper filed.

402.04

Correction of name.

605.04

(c)

Divisional application, Omitted

201.06

Drawing

605.04

(h)

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)

Legal representative.

605.05 (a)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Title with

605.04

(e)

Uniformity with name

605.04

(b),

1503

Signing Examiner's letter.

707.09

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Single signature form, Design

application

1503

Sketch of proposed drawing change.

608.02(v)

Sketch of subject matter of claims.

904.01

(a)

Soft copy, Appeal application

1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

905.02

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint.

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint.

201.08

Converted from joint

201.03

Converted to joint

201.03

Division of joint.

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole.

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath

602

Sole patent to joint patent.

1402.01

Solicitor, Duties

1002,

1002.02

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Special case

Bec. No. 706 to 708.03

Allowable application, Except for form_

710.02(₺),

1001

Appealed case

1204

Examiner resigns.

708.03

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

List

703.01

Petition to make.

708.02, 1002.02

Reissue application. 706.03

(x), 1401.09

Rejected patent claim

1101.02(1)

Remanded

708.01

"Special", Correction of drawing.

608.02 (x)

Special examining procedure.

708.02

Species 802.01, 806.04 (a

) to 808.04 (j)

Cancellation of Species claims

821.02

Claims restricted to.

806.04 (e)

Election. (See Election of species.)

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions

802.01, 808.01 (a)

Mutually exclusive characteristics.

806.04(4)

Patentability over genus.

806.04 (h)

Patentably distinct.

806.04 (b)

Plural 708.03(k),

808.01 (a), 809.02

Rejection

808.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Withdrawal of species claims.

800.02 (c)

Specification

808.01

Amendment, Instructions for entry

714.22, 714.23

Arrangement

608.01 (a )

British "provisional" and "complete".

201.15

Changes prior to filing

608.01

Confused by amendments

608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment

1302.04

to 1302.04 (g)

Correction by initialing.

1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications

202.01

Derogatory remarks prohibited

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

608.04

Parts

608.01 (a)

Reference to copending application brought

up to date.

1302.04 (f)

Reference to prior patent or application

202.01

Reissue application

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

805.04

Statement of Invention

608.01 (d)

Substitute 608.01

(q), 714.19

Substitute, Amendment Including

714.19

Substitute, New matter

714.20

Terminology basis for claims.

608.01 (o)

Specification-Continued

Bec.

No.

Title of invention.

006

Title of invention, Changed,

008.01

Transfer

808.01

(t)

Specimen, Composition of matter.

808.03

Specimen, Handling.

608.03

(a)

Specimen, Plant application

1607

Stale oath

602.05

Stamp:

Consular fee

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05

(a)

Group date

714.18

Draftsman's 608.02 (a), 608.02 (0)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Seal

604.01

Starting material, Chemical compound

608.01

(p)

Statement, Examiner's:

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

711.03

(d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03

(d)

Print of drawing

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive with

claims 608.01 (d)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance

1302.01

Status letter

203.08,

1705

Status of applications.

102,

203

Abandoned

203.05

Abandoned for failure to pay issue fee.

203.07

Allowed or in Issue

203.04

Amended

203.03

Incomplete

203.06

New

203.01

Rejected

203.02

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes :

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03

(b)

Public Law 506 (81st Cong.) 136, Cited

604.03

(a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act),

590

O.G. 195, Oited

706.03

(b)

Public Law 86-362, 73 Stat. 643

710.05

Revised Statute of 1874. Introduction

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.

201.18

35 U.S.C. 25 Cited

602

35 U.S.C. 41 Cited 714.16(c).

1401.11

35 U.S.C. 100 Cited

708.03

(a)

85 U.S.C. 101 Cited. 201, 701, 706,

706.03

(a),

706.03 (p)

289

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Sec. No.

35 U.S.C. 102 Cited
201.13,

305.01, 701. 706. 706.02, 706.03(s).

707.05 (f). 711.06(a), 715.01, 804.03,

901.01, 901.04. 901.05(b), 901.06 (a)

35 U.S.C. 103 Cited
701.

706, 706.02, 711.06 (a). 715.01, 804.03, 901.06 (a )

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

35 U.S.C. 112 Reproduced.
706.03 (c)

Cited
201.11,

201.15, 608.01. 608.01 (g), 608.01 (k),
608.01 (n), 702.01, 706.03 (h), 706.03 (j).
706.07 (e), 707.02.

35 U.S.C. 115 Cited
604.06, 605.01

35 U.S.C. 116 Cited
201.03. 201.11, 400.03

409.03

35 U.S.C. 118 Cited

35 U.S.C. 119 Cited
201.13.

201.14, 201.14(b)./201.14(c). 202.03.
715.01, 1111.10, 1401. 1506.

35 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced
201.11

Cited

201.07, 711.02 (€).

711.06. 1302.04, 1503.01

35 U.S.C. 121 Reproduced

802

201.06, 201.07.

Cited
706.03 (k ), 802.01, 803.01, 804.01, 805

35 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced
701

35 U.S.C. 132 Cited

201.07, 706.03 (0)

35 U.S.C. 133 Cited.
710.01, 710.02. 710.02(b)

35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced
1100

Cited

715.05, 804.03, 1101.02(a).

1101.02 (f). 1109, 1305

35 U.S.C. 145 Cited

1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

35 U.S.C. 146 Cited ___ 1109,

1100.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

35 U.S.C. 153 Reproduced

1309

35 U.S.C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 163 Reproduced

1601

35 U.S.C. 164 Reproduced

1608

35 U.S.C. 171 Reproduced

1500

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced

1506

Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 181 Cited

107, 107.01

35 U.S.C. 184 Reproduced

107, 706.03 (s)

35 U.S.C. 185 Reproduced

706.03(s)

35 U.S.C. 251 Reproduced

1401

Cited

706.03 (x), 1305

35 U.S.C. 252 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 253 Cited

711.06, 1305

35 U.S.C. 254 Cited

1305

25 U.S.C. 255 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 256 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 261 Cited

301, 302

35 U.S.C. 266 (Repealed )

Reproduced. 607.01

Cited

201.17,

607.01 (a ), 607.01 (b)

35 U.S.C. 282 Cited
716, 1701
Statutory authority of Commissioner.
1001
Statutory bar
201.13, 706.03 (s)

Suggestion of claims for interference.
1005,
Statutory bar, Foreign patent __ 201.13, 706.03 (s), 715

Bec. No.

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03

(a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (See also Period for response)

710

Streamlined continuation application.

201.07

Initial review by Primary Examiner.

707.02

New oath not required.

602.05

(a)

Time to correct defect.

710.02(c)

Subclass count

902.03

(d)

Subclass, List of patent numbers

902.03 (c)

Subcombination :

Aggregation and

806.05

(a)

Combination and 802.01, 806.04 (c),

806.05

(a)

Not generic

806.04

(c)

Species

806.04

(b)

Subgeneric "Markush" claims

706.03

(y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03

(a)

Submission to Classification Group :

Classification of application 903.08 (d),

903.08

(e)

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Submission to Commissioner :

Types of action listed

1003

Submission to Patent Security Group :

Atomic Energy, security review

108

"Confidential" application or papers

109

Defense invention, security review

107.01

"Secrecy Order" case

107.01

"Secret" application or papers.

107.01

Security determination

107.01

Submission to Drafting Branch :

Estimating cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Rearrangement of Figures.

608.02 (t)

Return of drawing

608.02

(y)

Transfer of Figures

608.02 (t)

Submission to Group Director :

Types of action listed 1003.

1004.

1005

Subpoena by court, Application file.

1216.02

Substitute application :

Assignment

306

Carries ownership from parent

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Substitute attorney

402.03

Substitute for missing hard copy

901.09

Substitute oath

602.02

Substitute specification 608.01

(q),

714.19

Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-

ing

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter

714.20

Sufficiency of disclosure affidavit

716

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03

(u)

Suggested claim made after end of statutory

period

1101.01

(n)

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

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Sec. No. Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02

(c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue.

1401.09(2)

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

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath

603

After allowance

603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office

709

Design application

1505

Ex parte prosecution during interference

1103

Junior application

1101.01

(i)

Overlapping applications 709.01,

1111.03

Primary decides

707.02.

709

Rules

1002

Swearing back of reference.

715

T

Technical rejections.

706.03

Technical documents.

901.06

(a)

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephone call, Multiplicity rejection

706.03

(1)

Telephone number of attorney

713.01.

714.01

Telephone number of Examiner

707.08

Not on motion decision.

713.06

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408.

713.01

Terminal disclaimer.

1403

Avoiding double patenting rejection

804.02

Routing

508.01

Situations where not applicable

804.03

Termination of proceedings. 201.11, 711.02

(c), 712

Terminology in application. 608.01

(0),

1302.01

Testamentary, Letters

409.01

(b)

Third action cases.

707.02

(a)

Time for filing papers, Right of priority

201.14

(a)

Time for response. (See also Period

for

response.)

710

Time limit action 710.02,

710.02

(c)

Time limit for making suggested claims ___ 1101.01

(m)

Title abstract, Interference.

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application

1401,

1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12

Title of design application.

1503.01

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Plant patent application.

1610

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 60601,

1302.01

Title report, Interference

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application 1401,

1401.11

Title search.

202.02

Title with signature

605.04

(e)

Trademark and trade name

608.01

( v)

Transfer of application :

After amendment.

003.08(c)

After Classification decision.

303.06

(g)

Transfer of application-Continued
Sec. No.

Allowable application

003.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner.
903.08(f)
Divisible inventions
812

Interference

1101.01 (a), 1101.02

New

903.08 (a)

Primary Examiner's authority

903.08

Procedure

903.08(a), 903.08(d), 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(j)

Continuation application.

608.02(1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application

608.02(1)

Transfer of U.S. patent.

903.05

Transfer of specification.

608.01 (t)

Transit time.

602.05

Translation, Foreign application.

201.15

Translator, Patent Office

901.05 (d), 901.06 (a)

Translations available, index.

901.06 (a)

Traverse-Answer all matters.

707.07(f)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.

818

818.03 to 818.03 (d), 821.01, 821.02

Traverse, Rejection of linking claim.

818.03(d)

Two periods for response running.

710.04

Types of applications.

201

U

U.S.C.

Introduction

Unavailable inventor

409, 409.03

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation.

608.01 (e)

Unclaimed subject matter.

305.01

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Underwood card digest.

901.06 (a)

Undue breadth rejection

706.03 (z)

"United States of America", Foreign language

names

901.05 (a)

Unofficial digests

903.02

Unsigned amendment.

711, 714.01 (a)

Unsigned drawing.

605.04 (h)

Utility, Asbtract, Statement of the.

608.01 (b)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706.03 (p)

Utility patent.

201, 901.04

Utility required

608.01 (p)

V

Vague and indefinite rejection

706.03 (d)

Venue

604.02

W

Waived patent rights -- defensive publication

711.06

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval.

1003, 1308

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Withdrawal from issue -Continued

Soc. No.

Bec. No.

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule

202

Withdrawal of final rejection.

706.07 (e)

1101.01 (1)

Before appeal hearing

1208.02

Interference purposes.

1808.02

Premature Anal

706.07 (d)

Motion under Rule 231

1105.03

Primary decides

707.02

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(1), 1306.01

Withholding from allowance, Design application_

1505

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (0)

Wrapper. (See also File wrapper.)

717

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Wrong Group, Papers sent to.

508.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.05, 402.06

Withdrawal of claims :

X

To species.

809.02 (c)

To non-elected invention 821.01,

821.02, 821.03

X-series of patents.

901.04

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