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Par. No.

For the system of numbering used see the
explanation immediately preceding the main
table of contents.

A

Par. No.

A. I. series of patents.

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also Abandonment).

Accessibility to public.

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103,

711.04

Incomplete.

506.01

Listed

711.04 (a)

Matter reproduced in substitute.

201.09

Ordering. 711.04

(b),

905.03

Petition, Period for response after.

1002

Publication of abstracts 711.06 to 711.06 (f)

File open to inspection

103

. Reference use

901.02

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 application)_

711

After allowance

711.05

After publication of abstract.

711.06 (e)

Amendment late 711, 711.02,

714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal 1215. 01

to

1215.03

Court case

1215.05

Express

711,

711.01

Counted as action

1705

Forfeited application

711.05, 712

Incomplete response, Review by Primary

707.02

No response

711,

711.02

Notification of

711.02

Petition 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Petition, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Reconsideration 711.03 (a),

711.03 (b)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival.

711.03 (c)

Shortened statutory period expired.

710.02 (d)

Undelivered action

707.13

Abbreviation, Periodical citation

707.05 (e)

Abstract

Counted as action

1705

Publication opens file to inspection

103

Transfer of copies

901.06 (d)

Access (see also Inspection; Power of attorney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Pending application

101, 106

Petition

103,

1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue appli- cation) 1401,

1401.08

Act. (See Statutes; Statutes, revised.)

Act of 1883. (See Government-owned applica-
tion.)

Action (see also Letter, Examiner's).

After Board decision 1214.01 to

1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner ___

1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner __

1214.06

After correspondence under Rule 202. 1101.01 (i)

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Claims in excess of filing fee

714.10

Completeness

707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Date

707.11

Division requirement. 810 to 811.04,

813 to 817

File wrapper endorsement

707.10, 717.01

Fourth or subsequent.

1004

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report counted 705,

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal.

707.07 (a)

Preceding final

707.14

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Public Law 690 201.16 (n) to

201.16 (u)

Reopening prosecution

1004

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Returned

707.13

Review

Introduction

Shortened time limit.

710.02

Supplemental

710.06

Suspension

709

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Supervisor's attention

1004

Third, Primary reviews.

707.02 (a)

Additional improvement series

901.04

Address of applicant

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (a),

409.01 (b),

409.01 (d)

Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (e)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (b)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01 (d)

Authority

409.01 (a)

Consular certificate.

409.01 (c)

Foreign country

409.01 (c)

Heir 409.01,

409.01 (c)

Signature

605.05 (a)

Specification form

605.05 (a)

Adverse recommendation under Rule 312.

714.16 (d)

Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney; Power of attorney.)

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Par. No.

Aggregation
706.03 (i)

Aggregation, Design application
1504

Aggregation and subcombination
806.05 (a),

809.03 (a)

Alien Property Custodian publication.

901.06 (c)

Allowance and issue (see also Allowed applica-
tion)
1300
Abandonment after
711.05

Administrator's signature amended.
605.05 (a)

All claims allowed, Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment, Examiner's
1802.04

Amendment, Examiner's, Case in issue_ 714.16, 1305
Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting"

Amendment after. (See Amendment after
allowance.) (Rule 312.)

Amendment after allowance of all claims.
714.14

Amendment after D-10 notice.
1304.01

Amendment at time of

714.15

Amendment crossing.

714.15

Assigned application

306, 308

Assignment Branch

306, 409.01 (a), 1402.11

903.07, 903.07 (b)

Cancel non-elected claim by Examiner's
amendment
821.02 (a)

Casting cloud on patent when allowing
claim

707.07 (d)

Claim copied from patent.
1101.02 (g)
Claim for Official Gazette
1302.08

Claim renumbering
60801 (j)

Claim renumbering, Dependent claim.
608.01 (n),
1302.01

Classification
903.07, 903.07 (b)

Classification change after allowance.
903.07
Classification in other division
903.07 (b)

Companion case query.

1309.01

Copending Application. (See Allowance and
Issue; Related applications.)

Correction of error after allowance
714.16

Cross reference
903.07 (a)

D-10 notice.

107.01, 1304

D-10 notice, Amendment after

1304.01

Deceased inventor

1302.11

Deceased inventor, Notice of allowance.

1303.03

1505

Design application

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing, Draftsman's stamp

608.02

Drawing correction
608.02 (t), 1302.04
Drawing correction, Examiner's amend-
ment.

608.02 (x)
Drawing correction, "Special" slip
608.02 (y),

1302.05

Drawing in patented file
608.02 (i), 905.03
Drawing notations
1302.09

Erasure of markings.
1302.03

Examiner's amendment. (See Examiner's
amendment.)

Fee exempt application, Endorsement of
wrapper
1302.08
Fee exempt application, statement required by
applicant.
607.01

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Fee exempt application, Status

of

in-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.08

Final review

1302

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters

714.16,

1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment

and

changes

714.16,

1302.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1302.02

Formula checked

1309.02

Full first name required.

605.04 (b)

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01

(c),

1302.03

Interference search

1302.07

Intervention by executor.

409.01 (e)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction

of

case_

1305

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of case.

1305

Marginal note

1302.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's amendment

821.02 (a)

Notice of allowance. (See Notice of allow- ance.)

Patentability report, Print disposal.

608.02 (n),

705.01 (d)

Pencil notes

1302.03

Plant application

1603.04

"Printer Waiting"

1309.02

Print replaces drawing in division

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue

1309.03

Public Law 690, Case in issue

201.16 (q)

Public Law 690, Case ready for allowance_

201.16 (p)

Public Law 690, Referred to Supervisory

Ex-

aminer 201.16 (q),

201.16 (u)

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1802.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance 1101.01

(i),

1308.01

Related applications, File wrapper

notations.

202.01,

1302.08

Related applications, Parent case data __

1302.04 (e)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch

202.02,

1302.11

Related applications, Query slip

1309.01

Reopening prosecution

1303.01,

1308.01

Review by Examiner

1302.01,

1302.13

Review by Primary

903.07

Secret case

107, 1304

Senior party in correspondence under

Rule

202

1101.01 (i)

Signatures inconsistent

605.04 (b)

Signing file wrapper

1302.13

Slip

903.07

Special 708.01, 710.02 (b), 1301

Species added after

806.04 (g)

Specification, Clean copy required.

608.01 (q),

1302.02

)

)

Blue Slip

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Allowance and issue-Continued

Par. No.

Statement of invention

1302.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (o)

Supervisory Examiner, Reference of Public

Law 690 case 201.16 (q),

201.16 (u)

Supplemental oath after

603.01

Terminology correspondence of specification

and claims.

1302.01

Three-year case.

109

Title

1302.01

Title change by Examiner. 606.01,

1302.04 (a)

Title search, Continuing application

202.02

Transfer

903.07 (b)

Undelivered notice of allowance.

1303.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal from issue.)

Witholding from issue, "Secrecy order"

case_

1304

Allowed application (see also Allowances

and

issue).

Conflicting applications

822.03

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1302.08

Public Law 690.

201.16 (q)

Query slip.

1309.01

Rejection 1101.01

(i),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for interference __ 1003,

1101.01 (o)

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 transfer_

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. (See Amendment after

al-

lowance.) (Rule 312.)

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,

704.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure

608

Before first action 608.04 (b),

707.04,

714.09

Before first action, Adding excess claims.

707.04,

714.10

Board rejection avoided.

1214.01

Canceled matter restored.

608.01 (s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims 1215.01

to

1215.03

Claim added, Terminology basis

608.01 (o)

Claim numbering

608.01 (j)

Complete response required.

714.02,

714.04

Amendment-Continued

Par. No.

Copying patent claim. (See Claim from patent.)

copied

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.01

Date of receipt. 710.01

(a), 714.18

Date stamp, Division receipt.

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch .... 505, 710.01

(a), 714.18

Defective directions for entry

714.23

Denied entry, Petition

1002.02

Depositing

502

Direction for entry

714.22, 714.23

Discourteous.

714.19, 714.25

Drawing 608.02

(q), 608.02 (r)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02 (s)

Drawing, New matter.

608.04, 714.19

Duplicate

717.01 (a)

Duplicate specification

605.04 (h)

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312. 714.16 (e)

Entry. 714.18,

717.01 (a)

Entry denied.

714.17, 714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case

1207, 1214. 07

Entry denied, Defective directions

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02 (r)

Entry denied, Drawing new matter

608.04

Entry denied, List

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired.

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification un- necessary 714.19, 714.20

Entry directions.

714.22, 714.23

Entry inadvertent.

714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection

with

motions in interference.

1108

Examiner's. (See Examiner's amendment.)

Excess claims added.

707.04, 714.10

File wrapper endorsement.

714.18, 717.01

Formal matters

714.02

Identification, Alphabetical

717.01 (a)

Immediate inspection

714.05

Improper signature. 714.01 (a)

to 714.01 (d)

Improper signature, Ratification .......

711, 714.01 (b)

Incomplete response ___ 711.02 (a),

714.02 to 714.04

Incomplete response, Time for complet- ing 710.02 (c), 711, 714.03

Increasing claims over twenty under Rule

312

714.16 (c)

Informal, Return

714.01 (b)

Ink, Not permanent.

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

1111.05

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference.

1111.07,

1112.09 (m)

to 1112.09 (p)

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner.

714.19

Late. 710.02 (d), 711,

711.02, 714.17

Law Examiner has application

714.18

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Motion under Rule 232 or 233

1108

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Amendment-Continued

Par. No.

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue. 714.16 (b)

Name change on file wrapper

717.02 (b)

New matter

608.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

Nonresponsive 714.02 to

714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response_ 710.02 (c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks 714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out 714.02, 714.04,

714.10

Period for response ends Sunday or holiday

710.05

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application 1603,

1603.01

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

Ratification, Signature defective 711,

714.01

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt. 501

to 505

Received after allowance.

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of.

714.02

Residence change 717.02,

717.02 (b)

Responsive 714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on file wrapper

717.01

Return of unsigned

714.01 (b)

Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance.)

(Rule 312.)

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper ___ 711, 714.01 (a) to

714.01 (d)

Signature missing. 711, 714.01 (a),

714.01 (b)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of

714.01 (d)

record

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01 (c)

Support by original claim

608.01 (1)

Telegram

714.08

Unsigned 714.01 (a),

714.01 (b)

Unsigned, Ratification of 711,

714.01 (b)

Wrong division

508.01

Amendment after allowance (Rule 312):

Canceling claim

714.16

Claim copied from patent. 714.19,

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's attention 714.16,

1003

Entry in part.

714.16 (e)

Examiner's action 714.16, 714.16 (d),

714.16 (e)

Excess claims

714.16 (c)

Formal matters. 714.16,

714.16 (d)

Handling.

714.16 (d)

Mailed before allowance.

714.15

Motion under Rule 234 714.16 (b),

1105.03

Patentability pointed out.

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16 (e)

"Secrecy order" case

107.01

Supplemental oath 603.01,

714.16

Par. No.

Analogous art.

904.01

(c)

Apparatus, Function of.

706.03

(r)

Apparatus, Process or product and.

801,

803, 806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g),

809.03 (a)

Appeal

1200

Administrative handling

1204

Affidavit after appeal

1212

Amendment after Board decision

1213.01,

1214.01, 1214.07

Amendment after Examiner's answer.

1210

Amendment before Examiner's answer

1207

Amendment for purpose of

714.12,

714.13

Amendment makes case allowable.

1206

Answer, Examiner's

1208

Better reference before brief

1207

Board remands case to Examiner

1208,

1210

Brief

1206

Cancellation of withdrawn claims.

1214.05

No brief filed

1215.04

Claims copied from patent, Time limit

710.02

(c)

Claims included.

1205

Court.

1214.01,

1216

Court, C. C. P. A.

1216.01

Decision by Board.

1213

Dismissal

1215.04

Division requirement. 809.04, 810.03,

818.07

(b),

818.07 (c), 819, 821.01, 821.02,

821.03

(a),

1205

Equity suit.

1216.02

Examiner reversed

1214.04

Examiner sustained

1214.06

Examiner's answer.

1208

Failure to prosecute appeal.

1215.04

From Board of Appeals. 1214.01, 1216

to

1216.02

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to. Introduction,

706.01

New ground of rejection by Examiner

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04

(c)

New reference before brief

1207

New rejection by Board

1214.01

Oral hearing.

1209

Prerequisite

1205

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Public Law 690

201.16

(r)

Recommendation of Board

1213.01

Reconsideration

1214.01,

1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before

brief.

1207

Remand by Board.

1208,

1210,

1211

Remand by C. C. P. A

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution

1207,

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer

1208

R. S. 4915

1216.02

"Secrecy order" case.

107

Withdrawal

1215

Withdrawal, Partial

1214.05,

1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable

1002

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

605.01

Heir. 409.01,

409.01(c)

Joint 201.02, 201.03,

605

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Applicant-Continued
Par. No.
Leaves service of United States
607.01 (a)

Post office address.

605.03.

Power to inspect

104

Public Law 690, Affidavit

201.16 (1)

Reissue application

1401.02

Residence

605.02

Signature.

605.04

Applicants, Card index.

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to form

710.02 (b)

Allowed. (See Allowed application.)

Amended

203.03

Assigned. (See Assigned application; Assignee;

Assignment.)

Assignment to division for examination.
903.08,

903.08 (e)

Assignment to Examiner for examination_ 903.08 (b)
Classification in examining division
903.08 (b)

Common ownership

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01,

822, 1101.01 (b)

Complete. (See Incomplete application.)

304, 706.03 (k)

Conflicting, same applicant

709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03, 1101.01 (b)

Content.

600

Continuation. (See Continuation.)
Continuation-in-part. (See Continuation-in-
part.)

Continuing

201.11

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design
1504

Copy furnished.
600

Cross-noting. (See Cross-noting.)

Depositing.

502

Design. (See Design application.)

Distribution

508

Divisional. (See Divisional application.)

English language

608.01

Fee exempt. 201.17,

607.01

Fee exempt, Notation

1302.08

Fee exempt to fee filed

607.01

(b)

Fee filed

607

Fee filed to fee exempt

607.01 (c)

Filing receipt

503

Filing date

503, 505

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened statutory period 710.02 (b)

Foreign. (See Foreign application.)

Forfeited

203.07,

712

Form

600

Government-owned. (See Government-owned application.)

Incomplete. (See Incomplete application.)

Informal. 506,

702.01

Informal, Primary's attention required.

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special

708.01

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Application-Continued

Par.

No.

Inspection

101,

103

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference. 1111.07,

1112.09

(m)

Joint to sole, Reissue.

1401.02

"Mechanical"

201

New

203.03

New, Inspection by Mail Branch

501

Old

203.01

Original

201.04

Overlapping, Same applicant. 304,

706.03

(k),

709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03,

1101.01

(b)

Overlapping, Common ownership

305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822,

1101.01

(b)

Ownership common, Reference to

608.01

(r)

Papers, Arrangement.

717.01

(a)

Parent

201.04

Parts

600

Pending five years

707.02 (a)

Plant. (See Plant application.)

Public inspection

103

Publication of abstract. 711.06 to 711.06 (f)

Receipt and handling

500

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as

to

status

102

Refile

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

203.02

Returning

600

Right to Inspect.

101,103

"Secrecy order"

107,

107.01

Serial number

503

Sole

201.01

Special 708

to 708.03

Special, List.

708.01

"Special handling"

108

Status

203

Substitute. (See Substitute application.)

Three year.

109

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

Wrong division

508.01

Application Branch 503

to

506,

508

Argument in amendment.

714.04

Arrangement, Papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Assigned application:

Access

106

Allowance.

308

Conflicting subject matter. 304, 305,

706.03

(k),

822,

1101.01

(b)

Inventor applies for.

605

Inventor deceased

409.01

(d)

Rejection of other application

304

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Par. No.

Assignee (see also Assigned application, Assign- ment).

Affidavit under Public Law 690 201.16

(1)

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 305, 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

(d)

Oath under Rule 131

715.04

Part interest.

106.01

Patent issues to.

307

Power to inspect. 101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.08

Assignment.

301

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

306

Conveys Ownership

201.12

Continuing application

306

Date of recording

307

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Parent application

306

Part interest

106.01

Patent

301

Recording

302

Voiding

302

Assignment branch:

Administrator and executor authority

cheeked. 409.01

(a)

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

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act. 706.03 (b)

Atomic Energy application

107

Attorney:

Appointment by assignee of entire interest.

106

Associate

402.02

Associate of unregistered.

402

Change in firm name 402.05

(a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged. 608.02

(v)

Correspondence with associate

403.01

Death

406

Disbarred, Inspection by

105

Disbarred, Interview 105,

713.05

Inspection 101,

104

Interfering cases 1101.01 (k), 1102.01 (b)

Interview.

713

Limited recognition

402.01

More than one for same applicant.

403.02

Name on drawing 605.04

(i)

Not of record 714.01

(c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Post office address

601.02

Attorney-Continued

Par. No.

Power. (See Power of attorney.)

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys.

408

Same in conflicting cases ___ 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.03

Telephoned by Examiner.

408

Washington representative.

408

Withdrawal.

402.07

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001.01

to 1002

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory.

1001

Authority to inspect pending applications.

101

Authorization.

402

B

Bacteria

1601

Bar, Statutory

201.13

Blue slip

903.07

Blue slip, Signatures

903.07 (b)

Blueprint, Correction of drawing.

608.02 (w)

Board of Appeals (see also Appeal).

Appeal from 1214.01, 1216

to 1216.02

Constitution and duties.

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

1214.01

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1213.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by _ 1214.01,

1214.03

Remand to Examiner 1208,

1210, 1211

Borrowing references.

901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Boykin Act. (See Public law 690.)

Branch:

Application 503 to 506.01,

508, 508.01

Drafting

507

Mail

501

Brief, Filed on appeal.

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion

1105.01

British patent with exponent, Citing

901.05 (a)

British specification, "Provisional," "Complete".

201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Business, Method of doing.

706.03 (a)

c

C. C. P. A., Appeal to 1214.01, 1216

to 1216.01

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring.

714.24

Canceled matter in patented file.

901.01

Canceling claim after issue

714.16

Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal:

1214.05

Canceling drawing

608.02 (u)

Carbon copy, Application papers

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment.

714.07

Card system summarized.

1704

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Case. (See Application; Decision.)

Par. No.

Certificate of correction

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected.

1402.01

Petition

1002.02

Reissued patent

1402

Report by Examiner

1402.02

Requisite

1402.01

Certified copy of application for interference.

1111.12

Certified copy of foreign application _. 201.14,

201.16 (j)

Certiorari.

1202

Changing joint to sole. (See Application, to sole.)

Joint

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked

by

Examiner

1309.02

Circulars, Purpose Introduction

Citation:

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (c)

Allowance, Listing at.

1302.12

Applicant's. 707.05 (d),

1302.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Decisions, Orders, Notices

707.06

Division requirement, Art.

813, 817

Examiner's answer.

1208

Foreign patent data

901.05 (a)

Incorrect

707.05 (g)

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Periodical

901.06

References

707.05

References, By applicant. 707.05 (d),

1302.12

Statutes

Introduction

U. S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship 1

605.01

Citizenship, Public Law 690 201.16, 201.16 (c)

Claim 608.01 (i),

608.01 (k)

Added by amendment.

608.01 (o)

Added by preliminary amendment in excess of

filing fee

714.10

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of period

time 714.20

Aggregative

706.03 (i)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d)

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancelation by Examiner after appeal

1214.05

Casting cloud on

707.07 (d)

Change, After Board recommendation

1213.01

Combination 706.03

(i), 706.03 (j)

Combination and subcombination ___ 801,

809.03 (a)

Construed in light of specification

608.01 (o)

Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied from

patent.)

Claim-Continued

Par.

No.

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03

(n)

Dependent.

608.01

(n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement

__

706.03

(c)

Duplicate

706.03

(k)

Each mentioned in letter

707.07

(i)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee insufficient.

506

Excess over fee added by preliminary

amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance __

714.16

(c)

File wrapper notation

1302.08

Form

608.01

(m)

Function of machine

706.03

(r)

Functional

706.03

(c)

Generic. (See Generic claim.)

Illustrated by drawing 608.02

(e),

706.03

(n)

Inaccurate

706.03

(n)

Incomplete

706.03

(f)

Indefinite

706.03

(d)

Independent

608.01

(n)

Index

717.04

Interference, Construed.

1101

Limitation indirect

706.03

(d)

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a),

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection __

818.07

(c),

820.02

"Markush" permissible under true

generic

claim.

706.03

(y)

"Markush," Support

608.01

(p)

Multiplied 706.03

(k),

706.03

(1)

Negative limitation

706.03

(d)

New matter :

608,04,

706.03

(o)

Nonelected invention

809.04,

821.02

(a)

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03,

821.03

(a)

Nonstatutory.

706.03

(h)

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04

(b)

Numbering

608.01

(j)

"O. G."

1302.08

Object of invention, Coextensive

608.01

(e)

Original 608.01

(1),

706.03

(n)

Patentably distinct

706.03

(k)

Plant application

1602,

1603.01

Product, Functional

706.03

(c)

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Prolix

706.03

(g)

Reissue application. (See Reissue applica-

tion, claim.)

Renumbering at issue 608.01

(j),

1302.01

Renumbering dependent.

608.01

(n)

Rewritten

608.01

(q)

Single means

706.03

(c)

Species, How recognized.

806.04

(f)

Subgenus ("Markush" type) permissible_

706.03

(y)

Statutory requirement.

608.01

(k)

Suggested for interference 1003,

1101.01 (j)

to

1101-01 (o),

1101.02

(b)

Suggested for interference, Failure

to

make.

706.03

(u)

Suggested for interference, Time limit.

710.02

(c)

Terminology basis in description

608.01

(o)

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Claim-Continued

Par. No.

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
1003

Denied admission, Time limit for response_ 710.02 (c),

Disclaimer rejection

706.03 (u)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment

714.19

Not a response to Office action.

711.02 (b),

1101.02 (e)

Origin must be stated
1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

Patent in different division

1101.02

Combination, Old, Division

Period for response

710.02 (c), 710.04 (a)

806,05 (b), 818.03

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

Prosecution closed

714.19, 1101.02 (g)

Combination and subcombination

801,

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.

1706

Class definitions

902.02

Classification:

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Examiner. (See Classification examiner.)

Foreign patents.

903.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature

Orders

902.04

903.05

Patent index

902.03 (a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02 (a)

Rules governing.

903.08 (e)

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner:

Decision on classification
903.08 (f)

Decision on division

820.04

Memorandum to, On review of division re-

quirement

820.03

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Review of rejection on ground of non-election_821.03,

821.03 (a)

Review of requirement for division

819 to 820.04

Review of requirement for election of

species

820.01

Submission to. (See Submission to Classifica-

tion Group.)

Classification of application:

Allowed application

903.07 to 903.07 (b)

Amendment affecting.

903.08 (c)

Cross-referencing.

903.07 (a)

Decision of classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

Disputed.

903.08 (a),

903.08 (d), 903.08 (f), 903.08 (g)

Classification of application-Continued

Par. No.

File wrapper data.

717.03

Improperly classified.

903.08 (a)

In another division at allowance

903.07 (b)

New application, By Application Branch

__ 903.08,

903.08 (e)

New application, By Primary.

903.08 (b)

Rules governing.

903.08 (e)

Transfer to another division

903.08 (a),

903.08 (d), 903.08 (g)

Clean copy
608.01 (q) 1302.02

Clerical error

1402.01

Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Operating
Instructions, Clerical operations.)

Clerk initials amendment.
714.18

Closed prosecution except for formal mat-

ters

710.02 (b)

806.04 (c), 806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)
Commissioner, action requiring attention of:

a

Failure to identify claim as patent

copied from

1101.02 (d)

List

1003

Petition for access

103

Reissue application of patent in in- terference.

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect.

104

Authority and functions.

709,

714.16, 717.01, 1001,

1002, 1003

Notices, Purpose.

Introduction

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Common disclosure, Parent and continuing
applications

201.11

Common ownership, Conflicting applications

305,

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

Communication with disbarred attorney

105

Companion case query.
1309.01

"Complete" specification, British

201.15

Conception

715.07

Conflicting applications, Same applicant

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting applications, Same assignee

305,

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

Conflicting applications, Same attorney __ 1101.01 (k),
1102.01 (b)

Conservator, Authority recorded.
409 01 (a)

Conservator, Insane inventor
409.01

Constitutional basis for patents.
Introduction

Constructive election

818.05, 818.06

Constructive reduction to practice.

715.07

Consular certificate

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01 (c)

Consular certificate, Omission

604.04 (a)

Consular fee stamp

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Embassy and legation_

604.05 (b)

Consular fee stamp, Omission

604.05 (a)

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901.06 (b)
Patent, Change of.

Bulletin

902.04

710.04 (a)

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Consular officer.

Par. No.

604.04

Continuation

201.07

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Effective date.

201.11

Inspection of parent.

103

Final rejection on first action

706.07 (b)

New matter.

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing

602.05 (a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper.

202.02

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

202.01

Res judicata rejection

706.07 (b)

Sole from joint.

201.07

Time for filing.

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to public inspection

103

Continuation-in-part

201.08

Assignment check

806

Copendency

201.11

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent

103

Ownership

306

Petition to make special. 708.02,

1002.02

Reference to parent case

202.01

Sole from joint.

201.08

Time for filing

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to public inspection

103

Continuing application

201.11

Convention, International.

201.13

Convention date.

201.14

Converting joint to sole. 201.03, 201.06, 201.07

201.08

Converting sole to joint, Not permitted.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up to date 1302.04 (e), 1309.01

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

Copy of foreign application, Certified

201.14

Copy of "Secrecy Order" case.

104

Correction of drawing. (See Drawing correc- tion.)

Correction of patent.

1400

Certificate of correction 1002.02,

1402

Clerical error

1402.01

Reissue. (See Reissue application.) Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof

1309.02

Correction of reference citation 707.05 (g),

710.06

Correspondence:

Associate attorney

403.01

Double

403

Law Examiner. (See Correspondence under rule 202.)

Receipt and handling

500

With whom held

403

Par. No.

Correspondence under rule 202_ 101.01 (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)

Oath under Rule 202 sealed by Examiner

......

1101.03

Statutory period not initiated by

1101.01 (f)

Counting actions

1705

Countries, Reciprocity under Public Law 690

___ 201.16

201.16 (b)

Country, Reciprocity

lacking,

Public

Law

690

201.16 (n)

Court decision, certificate

of

1216.01

Court decision, Citation

707.06

Cross-reference:

At allowance

903.07

Citing

707.05 (e)

During examination

903.07 (a)

Notation. (See

Cross-noting.)

Ordering

903.06

Cross-noting:

Data of parent application

on file

wrapper.

202.02

Data of related application brought up to

date

1302.01,

1309.01

Data of related application

in

specification

201.11,

202.01

Foreign application,

Application

oath

202.05

Foreign application,

File wrapper.

202.03

Foreign application,

Not required

202.04

In original patent file

of reissue

application_

202.06

D

D-10 Notice.
107.01, 1304, 1304.01

Date:

Amendment 710.01 (a),

714.18

Citation of foreign patent. 901.05

(a)

Convention 201.13,

201.14

Division stamp

714.18

Filing 201.11, 503, 505,

1002.02

Foreign application 201.13, 201.14,

201.15

Office action

707.11

Office stamp 502, 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Reference 706.02, 707.05 (e),

707.05 (f)

Date stamp, Examining division

714.18

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor (see also Administrator or ex- ecutor)

409

Decision:

By Board of Appeals.

1213

By Classification Examiner

820.04

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action Introduction

Listed Appendix

II

Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Dedication

715

Defense, Applications affecting

107,108

Definition of class

902.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delegation of Commissioner's authority_ 1001.01,

1002

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Demonstration at interview

Par. No.

713.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

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 application

1500

Aggregation

1504

Allowance

1505

Appearance of object

1502

Claim

1503.01

Convention date

201.13

Copending applications

1504

Definition

1502

Delay of issuance

1505

Description

1503.01

Disclaimer

1503.01

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species

1504

Examination

1504

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1503.01

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance.

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Public Law 690

201.16

Reissue

1505

Reproducible

1502

Sample.

1503.02

Search

1504

Segregable parts

1504.01

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503.01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application

201.13

Subject matter

1502

Suspension of action

1505

Term of

1505

Title.

1503.01

Visual characteristics

1502

Withholding from allowance.

1505

Design patent series

901.04

Determination of priority under Public Law 690. (See Public Law 690.)

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07,

715.07 (a)

Disbarred attorney

105

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Disclaimer:

Par. No.
201.06

Converting joint to sole

Interference
1104, 1108, 1109.02

706.03 (u),
Rejection
710.02 (d), 1101.01 (m), 1101.02 (f)

Statutory

1403

Disclosure

608

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04 (b)

Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Claimed.

901.03

Common, Parent and continuing application_201.11

Completeness

608.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims

706.03 (n)

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient.

608.01 (p)

Later filed application.

608.01 (p)

Original claim 608.01 (1),

706.03 (n)

Preliminary amendment.

608.04 (b)

Related applications

608.01 (p)

Reservation clause

608.01 (d)

Restricted to claimed subject matter.

1302.01

Specification. (See Specification.)

Support for claims

706.03 (n)

Trade-mark.

608.01 (v)

Trade name

608.01 (v)

Utility

608.01 (p)

Discourtesy 714.19,

714.25, 1003

"Distinct" inventions

801, 804.03, 806, 806.05

Distribution of papers
508
Division (see also Election; Election of species).
800
Action, Examiner's
813 to 817
Action after, Special
708.01

Aggregation

806.05 (a), 809.03 (a)

801,

Apparatus and process or product.

803, 806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g)

Appeal from requirement.
809.04, 818.07 (b)

803
Arbitrary rules void.

Basis

802

Case referred to second Examiner.
815
Claimed subject matter
806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before
action

818.05

Combination and subcombination
801,

806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 809.03 (a)

Decision on, By Classification Examiner
820.04

Definition
801

"Distinct" invention __ 801, 804, 804.03, 806, 806.05

Final requirement.

819

Higinbotham doctrine
818.07 (b)

Improper

808.02, 803, 806

Independent embodiments

806.04, 806.05

Independent inventions

801,

804, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a)

Linking claim
809, 809.03, 809.03 (a), 809.04
Linking claim, Traverse of rejection
818.07 (c),

820.02

Mandatory
806

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Division-Continued

Par.

No.

Misjoinder

801,

804, 821.01, 821.03 (a),

1205

Nonelected claims, Treatment of.

821

to

821.03

(a)

Nonelected invention

809.04

Old combination and subcombination

806.05

(b),

818.03

Patentability over prior art

806.02,

809,

809.03

Patentability report, Effect

807

Possible

806

Process or product and apparatus ._ 801,

803,

806.04,

806.05 (e) to 806.05 (g), 809.03

(a),

818.07

(e)

Reissue application

1401.10,

1401.10

(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims 821

to 821.03

(a)

Related inventions 801, 803,

804.01,

804.03,

806, 806.04 (a),

808.02,

809.03

Requirement.

812

to

817

Additional

811.02

Appeal from

809.04,

810.03, 818.07 (b), 819, 821.01, 821.02,

821.03 (a)

By division where examinable

812

Citation of art

813,

817

Completeness

815

Concluding paragraph

817,

818.07

(a)

Constitutes rejection

821.01,

1205

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of

818.07

(e)

Election after, With traverse

818.07,

821.01

Election after, Without traverse.

821.02

Final

818.07

(b),

819, 820, 820.04,

821.03

(a)

First action

811

Form letter

817

Patentability

810 to

810.03

Rejection on double patenting following

..

804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to 818

to

818.07

(e)

When made

811,

811.01

Withdrawal

819

Review by Classification Examiner.

818.07

(b),

819 to

820.04

Review by Classification Examiner,

Memo-

randum by Examining division

820.03

Single embodiment.

806.03

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01

(a)

Subcombination, Combination and.

806.05

(a)

to 806.05

(d)

Subcombinations usable together

806.05

(d)

Subsequently presented divisible subject mat-

ter 818.05, 821.03,

821.03

(a)

Traverse of requirement.

818,

818.07 to 818.07 (c), 821.01, 821.02,

821.03

(a)

Division 70, Approves inspection of

"secrecy

order" case

104

Division 70, Cases submitted 107,

109, 706.03

(b)

Division date case held up in Div. 70

107

Division date receipt and stamp

714.18

Divisional Application.

201.06

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Divisional application-Continued

Par. No.

Assignment check

306

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath

602.05 (a)

Drawing, Transfer to

608.02 (j)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application

103

New matter.

201.06

Oath 201.06, 602.05 (a)

Ownership carried from parent.

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

... 202.01

Patented, Opens parent to inspection

103

Petition to make special. 708.02, 1002.02

Reissue.

1401.10 (a)

Reissue, Refer to Supervisory Examiner

1004

Signature omitted.

201.06

Sole from joint.

201.06

Time for filing

201.11

Double correspondence

403

Double patenting:

Basis

802

Design application

1504

Disclaimer, Statutory

1403

Distinct and independent inventions

804,

806, 806.05

Rejection

708.03 (k)

Resulting from division requirement.

804.02

Related inventions, Division not required.

804.01,

804.03, 806

Resulting from division requirement.

804,

806, 808.01 (a)

Same assignee
305, 706.03 (k), 822

Same inventor
706.03 (k), 801, 806.04 (h)

to 806.04 (j), 806.05, 822, 822.01, 822.03

Species and genus
806.04 (h) to 806.04 (j)

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp. 608.02 (a),

608.02 (p)

Drawing

507, 608.02

"A. F. E."

608.02 (a)

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment.

608.02 (q)

Amendment, Direction for

608.02 (r)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02 (y)

Amendment support by original claim.

608.01 (1)

Attorney's name

605.04 (i)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02 (v)

Brief description

608.01 (f)

"Can be corrected"

608.02 (a)

Canceled figure

608.02 (u)

Canceled sheet

608.02 (u)

Canceled sheet, Patent.

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet, Transfer

608.02 (j)

Colored

1602

Complete illustration 608.02 (d),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of

608.02 (d)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Correction. (See Drawing correction.) Corresponds with description

608.02 (f)

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Drawing-Continued

Par. No.

Cost of correction

608.02 (t)

Date entered on back

608.02 (p)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application 1503.01,

1503, 02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application

608.02 (j)

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office

action

707.07 (c)

Draftsman's notation 507,

608.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp 608.02 (a),

608.02 (p)

Duplicate

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction.

608.02 (t)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02 (x)

Illustrates claim

608.02 (e)

Inartistic arrangement

608.02 (u)

"Inf. A. F. E."

608.02 (a)

"Inf. A. F. E.", Reissue application

1401.05

Informal 507,

608.02 (b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman.

608.02 (a)

"Inventor"

605.04 (i)

Kept in examining division

608.02 (c)

Modification illustrated.

608.02 (f)

Name of applicant.

605.04 (i)

Name of attorney changed

608.02 (v)

"New drawings required"

608.02 (a)

New matter

608.04

New, When required

608.02 (a)

Not received

608.02 (h)

Not returned

608.02 (z)

"O. G."

1302.09

Patented case

905.03

Plant application

1602

Print. (See Print of drawing.)

Prior art.

608.02 (g)

Reference characters.

608.02 (e)

Reference characters, Change.

608.02 (x)

Reissue application 608.02

(k), 1401.05

Removal from division

608.02 (c)

Return

608.02 (z)

Signature.

605.04 (i)

Signature, Administrator or executor

605.05 (a)

Signature correction

608.02 (z)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-

ment

605.04 (b)

Sketch for correction.

608.02 (w)

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 (q)

Approval by Examiner. 608.02 (y),

608.02 (r)

Blueprint.

608.02 (w)

Cost.

608.02 (t)

Deferrable 608.02 (b), 608.02 (t),

608.02 (y)

Examiner's amendment.

608.02 (x)

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Drawing correction-Continued

Par. No.

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02 (y)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (w)

Separate letter.

608.02 (s)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag.

608.02 (y)

Duplicate amendments

717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

903.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application_ 1602,

1603, 1603.01

Duplicate specification

605.04 (h)

E

Effective date, Declassified matter
707.05 (f)
Effective date, Reference patent.
706.02,

707.05 (e), 715, 715.01

Effective filing date, Continuing application ___ 201.11

Effective filing date, International Conven-

tion

201.13, 201.14, 201.15

Election (see also Division; Election of species.)
Action on nonelected claims, Election not
waived.
818.07 (f)

After division

818

After division, Rejection of non-elected

claims

821 to 821.03 (a)

Applicant must make.

818.04

Between applications, Conflicting claims.

804,

822 to 822.03

Constructive.

818.05, 818.06

"Estoppel"

821.02

Fixed by action on merits

818.02

Implied

818.05, 818.06

Interference.

818.07 (d)

Old combination, Election waived

818.03

Optional cancelation

818.06

Original presentation

818.05

Shift

818.07 (e)

Traverse 818, 818.07, 818.07 (a),

818.07 (b), 821.01, 821.02, 821.03 (a)

Election of species:

Action after

809.02 (a)

Allowable generic claim lacking

809.02

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims

818.06

Concluding paragraph of action

818.07 (a)

Design application

1504

Implied

818.05, 818.06

Reissue application

1401.10

Rejection of nonelected species.

809.02 (a)

Requirement.

809.02 (a)

Review by Classification Examiner.

820.01

Species added, No shift

818.07 (e)

Species claims lacking

818.05 (a)

Traverse of requirement.

818.07, 820.01

Employees of Patent Office, Property interest in

patent

309

English language required.

608.01

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Par. No.

English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)
Entry of amendment. (See Amendment.)

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper.
717.01
Entry on Face of file wrapper.
717.02, 717.02 (b)
Equity, Suits in. (See R. S. 4915, Suit under.)
iner's.)

Erasure in specification, Before Execution

608.01

"Estoppel," Election

821.02

Estoppel, Interference.

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Examination of application:

Order of 708

to 708.03

Purpose.

701

Reissue. 1401.09

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

Examiner:

Assignment of application for examination

903.08 (b)

Classification. (See Classification examiner.)

Law. (See Law examiner.)

F

New, Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention. 707.02

Primary, Signature on file wrapper

1302.13

Resigns.

1702

Resigns, old cases special.

708.03

Supervisory, Functions

201.16 (j),

201.16 (n), 201.16 (u), 702.01, 1002, 1002.02

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

Examiner's amendment.
1302.04

By initialing.

1302.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled_ 821.02 (a),

821.03 (a)

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled.

1302.04 (b)

Copending application data brought up to

date.

202.01, 1302.01, 1309.01

Drawing

608.02 (x), 1302.04

Formal matters

1302.04

Name on drawing

605.04 (b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04 (e)

"Printer Waiting"

714.16, 1309.02

Public Law 690 ruling

201.16 (p)

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

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

Examiner's answer-Continued

Par. No.

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter.

203.08

Examiner's letter. (See Action; Letter, Exam-

Examiner's statement. (See Examiner's answer.)

Execution of oath

604

Executor. (See Administrator or executor.)

Exhausted Combination

706.03 (i), 706.03 (j)

Exhibit

608.03

Exhibit, Affidavit under Rule 131 __ 715.07, 715.07 (d)

Exhibit at interview

713.08

Experimentation, Disclosure requiring

608.01 (g)

Exposure of papers during interviews.

101, 713.07

Extension of shortened response period_ 710.02 (e), 1004

Extension of time for filing brief

1215.04

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filed

607.01 (b), 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves govern-

ment

607.01 (a)

Fee filed application

607

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert

1701

Fee filed application, Changed to fee exempt_ 607.01 (c),

1002.02

Fee, Filing

607

Claims in excess of

506, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

506.01, 607.02

Fee, Final:

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01 (0)

Claim, Numbers identifying.

1302.04 (f)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled.

1109.02

Petition to accept

1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Fee stamp:

Consular
604.05

Consular, Omission

604.05 (a)

Embassy and Legation

604.05 (b)

Field of search

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.

1302.08

Amendment endorsed.

714.18

Arrangement of papers

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement.

303

Classification data

717.03

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error.

717.02

Data entered on 710.05, 717.02,

1302.08

Equity suit.

1216.02

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Equivalents in art.

904.01 (b)

Erasure in specification, Before allowance.

1302.03

Example, Operative.

608.01 (p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of

allowance

714.16 (c)

Excess number of claims for filing fee

714.10

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File wrapper-Continued

Par. No.

Field of search

717.05

Field of search, Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting

202.03

Foreign application cross-noting, quired.

Not re- 202.04

Foreign filing date entered on

717.02, 1302.06

Index of claims

717.04

Interference notation

1101.01 (c)

Name of applicant changed

717.02 (b)

"P. R." division noted.

705.01 (c)

Parent case notation on

202.02, 1302.08

Print.

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02 (b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1302.13

Filing date

503, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date.

201.13,

201.14. 201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Filing fee. (See Fee, Filing.)

Filing receipt

503

Final action. (See Allowance and rejection.)

issue; Final

Final action, Special nature of.

708.01

Final division requirement.

819, 820

Final fee. (See Fee, Final.)

Final rejection

706.07

Amendment after.

714.12, 714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part.

714.20

First action.

706.07 (b)

Interview

713.09

Letter

706.07

Nonelected claims.

821.01

Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

Petition to vacate.

1002, 1002.02

Premature.

706.07 (c)

Premature, Withdrawal

706.07 (d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107

Special

708.01

When proper. 706.07, 706.07 (a)

Withdrawal.

706.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention

707.02

Withdrawal of premature.

706.07 (d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal

1208. 02

Firm changes name

402.05 (a)

Fissionable material

706.03 (b)

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period

for re-

sponse.

710.02 (b)

Flow sheet.

608.02

Foreign application:

Certified copy to avoid reference

201.14

Certified copy under Public Law 690

201.16 (j)

Cross-noting on file wrapper

202.03

Foreign application-Continued

Par. No.

Cross-noting not required.

202.04

Date, Entitled to 201.13, 201.14,

201.15

Determination of priority_ 201.14, 201.15,

201.16 (n)

Disclosure

201.15

English language

201.16 (k)

Great Britain

201.15

Listed in oath

201.14, 602

More than one

201.15

Noting earliest date on file wrapper __

202.03,

717.02,

1302.06

Overcoming reference by

201.14, 715

Patented after execution of U. S. applica-

tion

202.04

Public Law 690, Proof of contents.

201.16 (d),

201.16 (j)

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal

602.04 (a)

Search to determine if matured to patent

__

1302.06

Statutory bar.

201.13

Translation, Public Law 690

201.16 (k)

Foreign filing, Proving for "Normal" priority_

201.14

Foreign filing date, Entitled to

201.13

Foreign filing date, No request under

Public

Law 690

201.16 (f)

Foreign filing date on file wrapper __ 202.03

(g),717.02,

1302.06

Foreign language application.

608.01

Foreign oath

602.04

Foreign patent:

Citation

707.05 (e)

Citation dates and information.

901.05 (a)

Duplicates

903.03

Granted between date of filing and final fee

of

U. S. application

202.04

Listing at allowance.

1302.12

Manual of Foreign Patents

901.05

Ordering.

901.05 (c)

Print of, Where obtained

901.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13,

706.03 (s)

Transfer

903.03

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Forfeited application, Prior art.

901.02

Forfeiture.

712

Formal matter:

Allowance and issue 1302.01, 1302.02,

1302.04

Amendment of case in issue

714.16

Claim allowable except for.

707.07 (j)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving.

Introduction

Specification format.

608.01

When taken up. 707.07 (a), 707.07

(j), 714.02

Forms and form letters:

Action preceding final

707.14

Amendment after Board decision, Refused

...

1214.07

Application, Oath, Public Law 690

201.16 (t)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02 (a)

Decision on Motion

1105.06

Division requirement.

817

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Forms and form letters-Continued

Par. No.

Examiner's answer

1208

Examiner's Statement on appeal

1208

Final rejection

706.07

First action

707.03

Interference. 1105.06, 1112

to 1112.10

Notice of allowance, Assigned application
308

Plant, Patent report.
1603

Public Law 690 letter
201.16 (o), 201.16 (p)

Publication of abstracts of applications __ 711.06 (b)

Rejection of claim copied from patent ___ 1101.02 (f)
Formula in printer's proof checked by Examiner

Fourth or subsequent action

1309.02

1004

Fraud upon public

706.03 (p)

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Function of machine.

706.03 (r)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

G

"General Information Concerning Patents"
703

Generic claim:

Definition
806.04 (d)

Election of application in which presented

806.04 (j)

Informal.

809.02 (b)
Patentability over species
806.04 (h)
Presented after issue of patent.
806.04 (i)

Rejection

809.02 (b), 806.04 (j)

Species claims lacking

818.05 (a)

Subcombination.
806.04 (c)
Traverse of rejection in lieu of election __ 809.02 (a)
Genus and species
801,

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

Government-owned application:

Act of 1883, Case brought under.

607.01

Changed from fee filed

607.01

(c), 1002.02

Changed to fee filed

607.01

(b), 1002.02

Inventor leaves government.

607.01 (a)

Special

708.01

"Three year case"

109, 710.03

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Guardian, Authority recorded 409.01 (a)

Guardian of insane inventor. 409.01

H

Hearing on appeal.

1209

Heir as applicant (see also Administrator or executor) 409,

409.01 (c)

Higinbotham doctrine

818.07 (b)

Holiday, Papers not received.

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia

710.05

I

Idiomatic English

608.01 (q)

Implied election 818.05, 818.06

Inaccurate claim

706.03 (n)

Inadvertence (see also Reissue application) 1403

Par.

No.

Incomplete amendment, Time for completing 710.02 (c),

714.03

Incomplete application

506

Abandoned files.

506.01

Completed.

506.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01

(u)

Incomplete claim, Rejection.

706.03

(f)

Incomplete response, Public Law 690

201.16

(g)

Incomplete response, Time for completing_

710.02

(c),

711,

714.03

Indefinite claim

706.03

(d)

Independent claim

608.01

(n)

"Independent" inventions.

801,

806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01

(a)

Index of claims

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical

902.03

(a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required.

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing.

507

Informality, Action calling attention to __

707.07 (a),

707.07

(j)

Information on status of application referred to

in patent.

102

Information sent to applicant for his guidance

__

703

Inherent characteristics, Initial disclosure of.

608.04

(a)

Ink, Permanent

608.01,

714.07

Inoperativeness

706.03

(p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit.

716

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant.

409.01

Inspection:

Amendment.

714.05

Application

101, 102,

104

Approval of power.

104

Authorization

402

By assignee

104,

106.01

By disbarred attorney

105

By inventor

106

By licensee

106.01

Control of, By assignee

106

New application, By Mail Branch

501

Patent file

103

Petition

103,

1002.02

Right of

104,

106

"Secrecy order" case.

104

Interference.

1100

Abandonment of contest

1108,

1110

Abstract of title in patented file

1101.02

Action after award of priority

1109

to

1109.02

Action after award of priority,

Losing

party

1109.02

Action after award of priority, Winning

party

1109.01

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Interference-Continued
Par. No.

Action after dissolution
1110

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences.

1106, 1106.01, 1106.02

Admission of patent claims denied

1101.02,

1101.02 (f)

Affidavit (See Interference, Oath.)

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

Application and patent in different divi-
sions.
1101.02

Applications in different divisions.

1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same.

1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Brief card.

1102.01 (c)

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim
1109.02
Certified copies of part of application
1111.12
Claim copied from a patent (See also Claim
copied from patent)
1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Claim interpretation
1101

Claim "modified"
1102.01 (a)

Claiming of same subject matter necessary_ 1101.01

Claims, Same in two applications of same
party
1102.01

Claims, Suggesting
1101.01 (j) to 1101.01 (o)
Claims, Suggesting from patent.
1101.02 (b)
Claims not patentable over issue noted in letter
to applicant.
1102.01 (b)
Claims of application not identical with patent
1101.02, 1101.02 (c),
claims, Rule 205

1102.01 (a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to be
counts.

1101.02 (c)

Claims of patent, Rejection
1101.02 (f)
Common ownership.
305, 1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Conflicting parties, Same attorney
1101.01 (k)
Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

1101.01 (e),
Continuation of earlier application
1102.01 (a)

Continuation-in-part
of
earlier applica-
1101.01 (e)
tion.

Conversion of joint application to sole.
1111.07
Copied patent claim, Not identified.
1101.02 (d)
Copies of part of application.
1111.12
Copying of patent claims.
1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (i)

Counts, Dependent
1102.01 (a)
Counts, Must be made by all parties
1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct
1101.01 (j), 1105.03

Dates, Difference.

1101.01 (g)

"Decision Noted"
1107
Decision on motion, Letter
1105.06

Interference-Continued

Par. No.

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of interference.

1102.02

Deferment of application of final fee

1101.01

(o)

Dependent counts.

1102.01 (a)

Different divisions have applications.

1101.01 (a)

Different divisions have patent and ap-

plication

1101.02

Disclaimer. 1104, 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

Election not affected.

818.07 (d)

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection 1105.03,

1109.02,

1110

Ex parte consideration not given on inter

partes proceedings. 713.06, 1105,

1111.01

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied. 1101.02, 1101.02

(d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01

(c)

Filing date not overcome. 1101.01

(1)

Foreign application relied on:

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01

(g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers_

1102.01 (a)

Shifting burden of proof.

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion.

1105.06

Forms other than decision on motion (See list under 1112 in Table of Contents) __. 1112 to

1112.10

Hearing on motion

1105,

1105.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and

204

1101.03

Interference brief card

1102.01

(c)

Interference number.

1102.02

Interpretation of claims.

1101

Interview prohibited. 713.06,

1111.01

Joint to sole.

1111.07

Junior application in issue.

1101.01 (i)

Jurisdiction of application

1111.01

(0)

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)

Letters to parties

1102.01

(b)

Losing party, Treatment of claims

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

"Modified" claim.

1102.01

(a)

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Interference-Continued

Motion:

Par. No.

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's
1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

New reference found

1105.05

Non-elected invention

1101.01

Noting of possible interference.

1101.01 (e)

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

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and

sealed

715.06, 1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved.

103

Overlapping application

709.01, 1111.03

Parties, All claiming invention to be included

1101.01 (h)

Patent and application in different divisions_1101.02
Patentability reports
1111.11

Petition for reconsideration of decision on mo-
tion
1105.07

Plural interferences.

1102.01

Primary Examiner decides propriety of

707.02,

1101.01 (c)

Preliminary statement.

1102.02

1102 to 1102.02

Preparation of papers.

Primary Examiner, Matters requiring decision
by
1101.01 (c), 1105

Prosecution closed before interference, Re-
opened only as to interference subject
matter
1109.01, 1109.02

Public Law 690

201.16 (s),

1102.01 (a), 1111.10

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Record in each interference complete

1111.02

Redeclaration

1106

Reference found after declaration

1105.05

Referred to Primary for question of patent-
ability
1105.05

Reforming

1106.01

Rehearing, New ground in decision

1105.05

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of patent claim.

1101.02 (f)

Rejection on estoppel.

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

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), 1302.07

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

Interference-Continued

Par. No.

Setting up, Primary's attention required_ 1101.01

(c)

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

Suggestion of claims. 1101.01

(j) to

1101.01 (o), 1101.02

(b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit. 710.02

(c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01

(n)

Suggestion of claims from a patent. 1101.02

(b)

Suit under R. S. 4915.

1111.09

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to make date. 1101.01

(i)

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 affidavit 715.07 (b)

Time for hearing motion set by Examiner of

Interferences

1105

Title search of patent.

1101.02

Winning party, Unanswered action 710.02

(b)

With a patent __ 1101.02 to 1101.02 (g), 1102.01

(a)

Withdrawal of application from issue ___ 1101.01

(i),

1101.01 (o), 1101.02 (g),

1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner.

1104,

1105.05

Interlineation in specification before execution

608.01

International Convention

201.13

International Convention date

201.14

Intervention by assignee

106

Interviews

713

Allowed application

713.10

Appointment in advance.

713.01

Authority

713.05

Before filing

713.02

Before filing amendment under Rule 312

713.10

Before first action 713.01,

713.02

Demonstration

713.08

Disbarred attorney 105,

713.05

Exhibit

713.08

Exposure of other cases during 101,

713.07

Field of search

713.02

Finally rejected application.

713.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney 713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding

713.04

P-5 Examiner conducts

713.01

Patentability report cases 705.01

(f)

Primary Examiner conducts

713.01

Record of

713.04

Refused 713.01, 713.02, 713.05,

713.10

"Secrecy order" case.

713.05

Substance made of record.

713.04

Time allowed.

713.01

Where held

713.01

Invention (See Patent; Rejection).

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Par. No.

Par. No.

Invention, General statement of

608.01

(d)

Invention, Not originally claimed.

603

Inventor (See also Applicant)

605

Deceased

409

Heirs 409.01,

409.01 (c)

Insane

409.01

Representative

401

Issue (See Allowance and issue).

Issue and Gazette branch

1309

Companion case query

1309.01

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case

1309.02

Issue application (See Allowed application).

Issue of patent to assignee

307

Issue slip

903.07

J

Jacket (See File wrapper).

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint applicant in reissue application.

1401.02

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath.

602

Joint application, Signatures.

605.04 (f)

Joint inventor, Power of attorney to.

402.01

Joint inventors 201.02,

201.03,

605

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole 201.03, 201.06,

201.07,

201.08

File forwarded to Application Branch.

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.09

(p)

Reissue

1401.02

Jurisdiction:

Allowed application

714.16,

1305

: Appealed application

1210

Application before court.

1216

Application in interference.

1101.01

(o)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary.

604.03

K

Kinds of applications.

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers

608.01

Law examiner:

Authority. 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01 (i)

Has application, Amendment filed

714.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (i)

Laws, Patent (See also Statutes; Statutes,

Re-

vised)

Introduction

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Letter (See also Action; Forms and form letters;
Letter, Examiner's).

Abandonment after allowance

711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

608.02 (r)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.

608.02 (s)

Drawing transfer

608.02 (i)

Status

203.08

Letter, Examiner's (See also Action; Forms

and

form letters)

707

Abandonment.

711.02

Action before final

707.14

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Arguments answered

707.07 (f)

Cancelation of non-elected claim.

821.02 (a)

Carbon copies

707.08

Claim allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Claim summary

707.07 (i)

Complete and clear

707.07

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05 (g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Division, Decision of Classification Examiner_

820.04

Division requirement.

817

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first action

Office

707.07 (c)

Election of species required, Concluding

paragraph

818.07 (a)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at end of

letter

707.09

File wrapper entry

707.10, 717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated.

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement.

706.07

Final rejection, Patentability report.

705.01 (a)

First action, Includes Draftsman's com-

ments 608.02 (a),

707.07 (c)

"First action", Sample.

707.03

Formal drawing required.

608.02 (b)

Formal matters 707.07 (a),

707.07 (i)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07 (d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112

to 1112.10

Language in rejecting

707.07 (d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited

707.06

'New Examiner, Primary dictates

707.01

Notices cited

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs.

707.07 (k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded

707.07 (d)

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preceding final action.

707.14

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Letter, Examiner's-Continued

Par. No.
707.04
Preliminary amendment in new case.

Primary signs.

707.09

Primary's attention required, List

707.02

Public Law 690

201.16 (o), 201.16 (p)

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

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

Revision of application, Shortened period

statutory 702.01

Revocation of power of associate.

402.06 (a)

Sample

707.03

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature.

707.09

Statement of rejection

707.07 (d)

Statement that next action will be

final

707,14

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions

used.

707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (i)

Supplemental

710.06

Undelivered

707.13

Withdrawal of attorney

402.07

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

500

Letters of administration __ 409.01 (a), 409.01 (b),

409.01 (d)

Letters testamentary

409.01 (a)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Linking claim. (See Claim, Linking.)

List of countries, Reciprocity under Public Law

690

201.16 (b)

List of decisions.

Appendix II

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

Literature citation in specification.

608.01 (p)

Local representatives of attorneys.

408

M

Machine,

Function of

706.03 (r)

Machine,

Process or product and

801, 803,

806.05 (e), 806.05 (g), 809.03 (a)

Mail:

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling.

500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manual of Foreign Patents

901.05

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers.

608.01

Mark of applicant.

605.04 (d)

Marking in application, Erasure at allowance ...

1302.03

Marking patent.

905.04

Markush claim, Antedating reference for.

715.03

Markush claim, Permissible under true generic

claim
706.03 (r)

Par. No.

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Matter not originally claimed

603

"Mechanical" application.

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Merits, Appeal to Board of Appeals Introduction

Merits, Question of, Given precedence.

707.07 (a)

Method, Mere function of machine.

706.03 (r)

Method, Obvious

706.03 (q)

Method and apparatus or product.

801, 803,

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

818.07 (e)

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent

805

Misjoinder rejection, Appealable

1205

Misjoinder rejection, Non-elected invention

801,

821.01,

821.03 (a)

Missing patent copy, Replacement.

901.09

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview.

713.08

Model Room

608.03 (a)

Motion (See Interference, Motion)

Multiplied claims, Rejection

706.03 (1)

N

Name:

Change. 605.04 (c),

717.02 (b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch_

605.04 (c)

Corrected by amendment

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (i)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (i)

Drawing, Change on

608.02 (v)

Full first. 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark.

605.04 (d)

Signature (See Signature)

Uniformity with signature

605.04 (b)

National security, Application affecting

107,108

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for nation

exami- 903.08 (b)

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08 (e)

Classification by Primary

903.08 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter:

Amendment of disclosure.

608.04

Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim

706.03 (0)

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01 (o)

Continuation application

201.07

Design application

1503.02

Disclosure

608.04

Divisional application

201.06

Drawing.

608.04

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Par. No.

New matter-Continued

Par. No.

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

Trade-mark definition

608.01 (v)

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference.

1101.01

Non-elected invention, Rejection

821.02 (a),

821.03, 821.03 (a)

Non-elected species, Rejection

809.02 (a)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled.

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

Notation (See Cross-Noting).

Notation of possible interference

1101.01 (c)

Notes, Marginal, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowance (See also Allowance and

issue)

1303.

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Government application

109, 1304

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.01, 1304

"Special handling" application.

108, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application

1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table

Appendix I

Number, Drawing reference character

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims.

608.01 (j)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper.

717.01

0

Oath:

After appeal

1212

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

Inspection during interference (Rules 131,

202, 204)

1101.03

Junior party, Part of interference file (Rule

202)

1101.03

Junior party to possible interference (Rule 202) 1101.01 (d) to 1101.01 (i)

Original (See Oath, Original, Rule 65)

Plant application (Rule 162)

1602

Public Law 690, Affidavit.

201.16 (1)

Public Law 690, Application

201.16 (t)

Reissue (Rule 175)

1401.08

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Oath-Continued
Sealing for interference (Rules 131, 202, 204)_
715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Supplemental (See Oath, Supplemental,
Rule 67)

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)

716

Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country 715.07

(c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case.

715.03

Conception

715.07

Constructive reduction

715.07

Dates to be overcome 715,

715.01

Diligence 715.07, 715.07

(a)

Exhibit 715,

715.07

Exhibit, Disposition 715.07

(d)

Facts and evidence

715.07

Foreign filing date.

715.01

Generic claim

715.02

Generic claim, Chemical case

715.03

Interference, Oath sealed

715.06

Interference testimony equivalent to 715.07

(b)

Joint inventor makes

715.04

New matter in reference

715

Patent claims same invention 715.05, 1101.02

(a)

Primary decides sufficiency. 707.02,

715.08

Reduction to practice.

715.07

Sealing prior to interference.

715.06

Sealing requires Primary's attention

707.02

Seasonable presentation

715.09

When used

715

Who may make

715.04

Oath, Original, Rule 65

602

Administering.

604

Amendment.

602.01

Attorney administers.

604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

602.05

Defective. 602.01,

602.03

Delayed filing

602.05

Divisional application 602.05 (a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed 201.14,

202.05

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New 602.01,

602.02

Notary

604.03

Notary certificate

602.01

Old at time of filing

602.05

Seal

604.01

Seal, Foreign application 602.04

(a)

Seal, Not required. 604.01 (a), 604.03

(a)

"Sole"

602

Substitute

602.02

Venue

604.02

Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67.

603

After allowance 603.01,

714.16

New matter

608.04

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Oath, Supplemental, Rule 67-Continued

Par. No.

Omission

603

Object of invention

608.01 (d)

Object of invention, Coextensive

with

claims

608.01 (e)

Object of invention, Review on allowance

___

1302.01

Objection contrasted with rejection

706.01

Objection to formal matters, When made_

707.07 (a),

707.07 (j)

Obvious error, Correction
1302.04, 1305

Obvious method
706.03 (q)

Offer to surrender original patent
1401.01, 1401.04

Office date stamp

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Official cross reference, Order of.

903.06

Official Gazette

1703

Official Gazette, Claim

1302.08

Official Gazette, Drawing figure.
1302.09

Old application

203.03

Old combination
706.03 (1), 706.03 (j)

Old combination, Division
806.05 (b), 818.03

Operative example

608.01 (p)

Operativeness, Showing.

608.03, 716

Oral hearing on appeal
1209

Order, Citation

707.06

Order, Classification

902.04

Order of examination

708 to 708.03

Order of examination, Patentability report_ 705.01 (c)

Order of papers in file wrapper.
717.01 (a)

Ordering:

Abandoned file
711.04 (b), 905.03
Abstract after publication
901.06 (d)

Cross-references

903.06

Foreign patent

901.05 (c)

Patented file

905.03

Photostat

905.01

Publication

901.06 (b)

"Secrecy Case" copy
104

905.02

Soft copy

Sub-class list.

902.03 (c)

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Table

Appendix I

Original application

201.04

Original carries title to continuing application __ 201.12

Overlapping applications, Same applicant.

304,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03,
1101.01 (b), 1111.03.

Overlapping applications, Same assignee.
305,

706.03 (k), 709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b), 1111.03

Owner's representative

400

Ownership and assignment

300

Ownership carried over by assignment.
201.12

P

P. R. (See Patentability report.)

Paper number

714.17, 714.21

Paper number of print.

717.01, 717.01 (b)

Papers:

Depositing.

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper

717.01, 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling.

500

Wrong division.

508.01

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Parent application.

Par. No.

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting.

202.02

Parent carries assignment to continuing applica- tion

201.12

Patent:

1836 (present) series

901.04

A. I. series

901.04

Arrangement in division

901.07

Assignment

301

Borrowing

901.08

Casting cloud on 707.07

(d)

Claim copied. (See Claim copied from patent.)

Classification change

903.05

Cost of copy

905.02

Design series

901.04

Effective date. 706.02, 715,

715.01

Files

905.03

Foreign. (See Foreign patent.)

Index. 902.03

(a)

Interference 1101.02 to 1101.02

(g)

Jurisdiction

1305

Laws (See also Statutes; Statutes, Revised.)

Introduction

Marking Examiner's copy

905.04

Missing copy.

901.09

Ordering soft copy

905.02

Plant.

901.04, 1600

Reference. (See Reference.)

Reissue series.

901.04

Soft copy

905.02

Statutory types of subject matter.

706.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for

Introduction

Transfer.

903.05

"Utility" series.

901.04

X series.

901.04

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

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest in

patent.

309

Patent Statutes. (See also Statutes; Statutes,
Revised)
Introduction
Patent term, Effect of Public Law 690.
201.16 (e)
Patentability. (See Rejection.)

Patentability report

705

Action counted

705,

705.01

(c)

Allowance

705.01

(d)

Claim copied from patent in another division_

1101.02

Date status

705.01

(c)

Dispute between Examiners.

705.01

(a)

Division, Effect on

807

Drawing

608.02

(n)

File wrapper notation

705.01

(c)

Final action

705.01

(a)

Forms for action

705.01

(a)

Improper

705.01

(e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion

1111.11

Interviews

705.01

(f)

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Patentability report-Continued Primary decides propriety.

Par. No.

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (d)

Procedure

705.01 (a)

Purpose

705.01 (e)

Recording

705.01 (c)

Search 705.01 (a),

705.01 (b)

Sequence of examination

705.01 (b)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy

101

Period for response.

710

After Board decision

1214.01

After correspondence under Rule 202

710.02 (b)

After interference 710.02 (b), 1109,

1109.01

Amendment after

714.17

Claim copied from patent.

710.02 (c),

710.04 (a),

1101.02 (e)

Claims all allowed

710.02 (b)

Computed

710.01 (a)

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

Correction of citation

710.06

Date of receipt of amendment

710.01 (a)

Defective Office action

710.06

Extension 710.02 (d), 710.02

(e), 1004

Five year pendency

710.02 (b)

Government-owned application

710.03

Holiday or Sunday expiration of time.

710.05

Incomplete response 710.02

(c), 714.03

Informal application

702.01

Less than six months

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period.

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02 (c)

Normal period

710.01

Petition

1002

Previous action governing

710.01

Remailing

707.13, 710.06

Shortened 710.02,

710.02 (e)

Shortened, Approval.

710.02

(a), 1004

Shortened, Extension. 710.02

(d),

710.02 (e)

Shortened statutory period, Distinguished

from time limit

710.02 (d)

Shortened statutory period, When used __

710.02 (b)

Suggesting claims.

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m),

1101.01 (n)

Sunday or holiday, Expiration of time.

710.05

Supplemental action

710.06

Three year statutory period

710.03

Time computation

710.01 (a)

Time limit action

710.02

Time limit action, When used

710.02 (c)

Two periods running 710.04,

710.04 (a)

Periodicals

901.06

Permanent ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Petition:

Abandonment holding 711.03 (c),

711.03 (d)

Petition-Continued

Par.

No.

Abandonment holding, Examiner's statement

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

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

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

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)

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue.

1308

Photostat, Ordering

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07

(g)

Pink slip (Form PO-152)

707.07

(a)

Plant application

1600

Action

1603.01

Advertising

1603.01

Affidavit

1603.03

Allowance.

1603.04

Amendment.

1603,

1603.01

Amendment, Two copies of

1603.01

Bacteria

1601

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Claim

1602,

1603.01

Color drawing.

1602

Color identified

1602

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture

1603

Description

1602

Drawing

1602

Drawing correction

1603.02

Duplicate papers

1602,

1603

Examination

1603,

1603.01

Examiner's amendment

1603.01

Executive Order

1603

Issue

1603.04

Laudatory expressions

1603.01

Letter of transmittal

1603

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Plant application-Continued

Par. No.

Method claim

1602

Oath

1602

Original and duplicate files 1602,

1603,

1603.04

Parts

1602

"Plant patent No."

1603

Plant varieties excluded

1601

Practice

1603

Prior art

1603

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1603

Search

1603

Signature.

1602

Specification

1602,

1603.01

Specimens

1603.02

Statutory basis

1601

Plant patent series

901.04

Post office, Depositing papers in

502

Post office address, Applicant

605.03

Post office address, Attorney

601.02

Power of attorney

402

After filing application

402.04

Application petition includes.

601.02

Assignee gives

402.08

Associate attorney

402.02

Death of applicant.

409

Death of principal attorney

406

Firm

402.05

Firm changes name.

402.05 (a)

Invalid

402

Joint applicant.

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record

406,

714.01 (c)

Notice of revocation

402.06

Revocation 402.06, 402.06

(a),

402.08

"Secrecy Order" ease.

402.04

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect.

101, 104

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preamble, Ommission

608.01 (c)

Preamble, Specification

608.01 (b)

Preliminary amendment

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims.

714.10

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04 (b)

Premature final rejection

706.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring attention

personal

707.02

Primary Examiner, Signature on file wrapper_

1302.13

Print of drawing.

608.02 (m)

Additional

608.02 (m)

Alteration

608.02 (m)

Appeal

1204

Continuation application.

608.02 (1)

Data on

608.02 (0)

Examiner's notation on.

608.02 (m)

File wrapper

717.01 (b)

Kept in examining division

608.02 (c)

Marking

608.02 (m)

Print of drawing-Continued

Par.

No.

New application

508

Patentability report.

705.01

(d)

Reissue application

608.02

(k)

Returned drawing.

608.02

(z)

Sketch

608.02

(w)

Substitute for drawing.

608.02

(1)

Printed matter.

706.03 (a)

"Printer waiting" 714.16,

1309.02

Printer's Proof, Correction.

1309.02

Prior art. (See Reference.)

Priority, Determination in foreign application_

201.15

Priority, "Normal"

201.14

Priority, Public Law 690 __ 201.16, 201.16 (m),

201.16 (n)

Priority right.

201.13

Process. (See Method.)

Product by process.

706.03

(e)

Product of nature

706.03 (a)

Prolix claim

706.03 (g)

Proof, "Printer waiting" 714.16,

1309.02

Proof of citizenship, Public Law 690, Not

re-

quired

201.16 (c)

Proof of foreign application, Public Law 690_

201.16

(d)

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07 (g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision_ 1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable except

for form

710.02 (b)

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.03

"Provisional" specification, British

201.15

Public inspection, Application file

103

Public Law 380.

605

Public Law 585.

706.03

(b)

Public Law 690.

201.16

Affidavit

201.16

(1)

Application oath

201.16

(t)

Certified copy of foreign application

201.16

(j)

Citizenship 201.16,

201.16

(c)

Complete response

201.16

(g)

Countries granting reciprocity, List

201.16

(b)

Design application

201.16

Determination of priority 201.16 (m),

201.16

(n)

All claims allowed

201.16

(p)

Allowed application

201.16

(q)

Appealed application.

201.16

(r)

Application in interference

201.16

(s)

Effect on term of patent

201.16

(e)

Examiner's action 201.16 (n) to

201.16

(u)

Interference pending 201.16

(s), 1111.10

Letter form 201.16 (o),

201.16

(p)

List of countries having reciprocity

201.16

(b)

No paper filed

201.16

(f)

No reciprocity with country of applicant_

201.16

(n)

Notation on file wrapper, Foreign application_

202.03

Proof of citizenship not required

201.16

(c)

Proof of contents of foreign application

201.16

(d)

Reciprocity.

201.16

Reciprocity countries listed

201.16

(b)

Reciprocity lacking

201.16

(n)

Referral to Supervisory Examiner_ 201.16 (u), 1004

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Publie Law 690-Continued

Par. No.

Request in writing.

201.16 (i)

Requirements 201.16

(h) to

201.16 (1)

Time limits.

201.16 (a)

Translation of foreign application

201.16 (k)

Withdrawal of request

201.16 (u)

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public safety, Application affecting

107, 108

Public sale.

706.03 (s)

Public use, Cited against substitute applica-

tion

201.11

Public use, Statutory bar

201.13 706.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

706.03 (v)

Publications of abstracts.

711.06 to 711.06 (f)

Publications:

Citing

707.05

(e), 901.06

Declassified

707.05 (f)

Ordering

901.06 (b)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02

(b) 714.14

Query, Companion case.

1309.01

R

R. S. (See Statutes, Revised)

R. S. 4915, Suit under

After Board of Appeals decision

1214.01,

1214.06,

1216.02

Dismissal

1215.05

Jurisdiction of application

1216

Losing party of interference.

1111.09

Procedure.

1216.02

Ratification of papers filed

Death of attorney

406

Death of inventor

409

Signature improper or lacking

711, 714.01 (b)

Telegram amendment

714.08

Receipt, Office date stamp_ 502, 505, 710.01 (a),

714.18

Receipt for papers filed.

503, 717.01 (a)

Receipt of mail and papers.

500

Reciprocity, Public Law 690 (See 690)

Public Law

Reclassification of classes

903.02 (a)

Recommendation by Board of Appeals.

1213.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals_

1214.01,

1214.03

Record books, Examining division.

1704

Recording assignment.

302

Reduction to practice.

715.07

Reference:

A. I. patent.

901.04

A. P. C. publication

901.06 (c)

Abandoned application

901.02

Additional

707.05 (d)

After allowance

1308.01

After appeal

1208.01

Antedating (See Oath, Antedating reference,

Rule 131)

"Applied"

707.05 (b)

Arrangement in examining division

901.07

Assigned application as

304

Reference-Continued

Par. No.

Borrowing

901.08

Citation

707.05 to 707.05 (g), 901.04, 901.05 (a)

Citation correction

707.05 (g)

Citation correction, Period for response

710.06

Cited against substitute application.
201.11

Cited by applicant.

707.05 (d), 1302.12

Combination of references
706.02

Copending.
706.02

Cross, How cited.
707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter.
707.05 (f)

Effective date, Patent_ 706.02, 707.05 (e), 715, 715.01
Equivalents
904.01 (b)

Foreign patent

707.05 (e), 901.05 (a)

Forfeited application
901.02

707.05 (g), 1302.12
Incorrect citation

Listing at allowance

1302.12, 1401.11

Newly discovered after allowance.
1308.01

Ordering official cross.
903.06

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

Patent.
901.04

Patent, Foreign
901.05
Patent, Official number lacking.
901.04
Patent claiming same invention_ 715.05, 1101.02 (a)

Pending application

901.03

Publications

707.05 (e), 901.06

Published abstracts of application

711.06 (f)

Replacement of missing.
901.09

Selection of pertinent

904.02

"State of the art"

707.05 (c)

Statutory bar

201.13

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

Voided by proof of foreign filing_ 201.14, 201.16 (n)
"Well known in the art," Supported by __ 706.02 (a)

Reference characters
608.01 (g)
Reference to foreign application
202.03, 202.05

Reference to foreign patent, Not required
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)

Reference to Rules of Practice.

Introduction

Re-file application

201.10

Refusal to enter amendment, Petition

1002.02

Register of appeals

1204

Register of applications, Application Branch
504

Register of applications, Examining division

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent.

402, 402.01

Rehearing by Board

1214.01, 1214.02

Rehearing by C. C. P. A.

1216.01

Reissue application

Abandonment
1401.04

Abstract of title

1401.01

Accident, Oath requirement
1401.08

Accident, Statutory basis
1401

Additions underlined

1401.06

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available
1401.04

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Reissue application-Continued

Par. No.

Allowance.

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer

1401.05

Applicant

1401.02

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Certificate of Correction

1402

Claim, Canceled from original application

1401.08

Claim, Numbering.

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-

tion

1401.09

Claim, Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

Court decision involving original patent_

1401.09 (a)

Deceased inventor.

1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection 706.03 (x),

1401.08

Definition

1401

Delay in filing explained in oath

1401.08

Design application

1505

Disclaimer, Statutory

1403

Division

1401.10

Divisional application 1004, 1401.10 (a)

Drawing. 608.02 (k),

1401.05

Effective date

1401.09

Election of species.

1401.10

Error in original patent. 1401

1401.08

Examination 1401.04,

1401.09

Filed during interference 1003, 1111.08,

1401.12

Inadvertence, Oath requirement

1401.08

Inadvertence, Statutory basis

1401

Inoperative, Oath requirement.

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved.

1003,

1111.08, 1401.12

Inventor.

1401.02

Joint to sole.

1401.02

Laches

1401.08

List of references

1401.11

Mistake, Statutory basis

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter 1401.06,

1401.07

Notice in original file

1401.03

Notice of allowance

1401.11

Numbering of claims

1401.06

Oath

1401.08

Offer to surrender patent. 1401.01,

1401.04

Omission of feature.

1401.07

Omissions bracketed.

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing.

608.02 (k)

Requisites

1401.01

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

Par.

No.

Reissue patent, Certificate of correction

1402

Reissue patent series.

901.04

Rejection

706

After allowance of application __ 1101.01

(i),

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

(p)

Aggregation

706.03

(i)

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

Atomic Energy Act.

706.03

(b)

Bar, Statutory

706.03

(s)

Board of Appeals introduces.

1214.01

Breadth

706.03

(n)

Business method.

706.03

(a)

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02

(f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure to

re-

(u)

spond

706.03

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Combination of references 706.02,

707.07

(d)

Common knowledge

706.02

(a)

Conflicting applications

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to

822.03

Conflicting applications, One assigned

304

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath 706.03

(x),

1401.08

Directly met

707.07

(d)

Disclaimer 706.03 (u),

710.02

(d)

Divisible invention 821 to

821.03

(a)

Double patenting (See Double patenting)

Duplicate claims

706.03

(k)

"Estoppel", Non-elected invention

821.02

Estoppel, Interference 1105.03,

1109.02,

1110

Final (See Final rejection)

Foreign application, Statutory bar

706.03

(s)

Fraud upon public

706.03

(p)

Frivolous invention

706.03

(p)

Full anticipation, Expression recommended_

707.07

(d)

Function of machine.

706.03

(r)

Functional

706.03

(c)

Generic claim 809.02,

809.02

(b)

Genus and species 806.04 (h) to

806.04

(j)

Ground clearly stated

707.07

(d)

Inaccurate

706.03

(n)

Incomplete.

706.03

(f)

Indefinite

706.03

(d)

Indirect limitation

706.03

(d)

Inoperativeness

706.03

(p)

Insufficient disclosure.

706.03

(n)

Insufficient disclosure, Trade-mark

608.01

(v)

Interference, Estoppel. 1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

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Rejection-Continued

Par. No.

Interference terminated

1109.02, 1110

Language used

707.07 (d)

Linking claim 809, 809.03,

818.07 (c)

Markush, Improper

706.03 (y)

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder 801, 821.01,

821.03 (a)

Multiplicity

706.03 (1)

Negative limitation

706.03 (d)

New, After appeal

1208.01

New, After final rejection

706.07 (e)

New matter

706.03 (0)

Non-elected invention 821.02, 821.03,

821.03 (a)

Non-elected species.

809.02 (a)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter

706.03 (a)

Not based on prior art.

706.03

Not readable on disclosure

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

706.03 (x)

Objection distinguished

706.01

Obvious method

706.03 (q)

Old combination 706.03 (i),

706.03 (j)

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Overlapping applications

304,

305, 706.03 (k), 709.01, 804, 822 to 822.03

Perpetual motion

706.03 (p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07 (d)

Previously allowed claim

706.04, 707.02

Printed matter

706.03 (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)

Publie 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), 822.02

Res judicata, Continuation application.

706.07 (b)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a)

Single means claim

706.03 (c)

Species and genus 806.04 (h) to

806.04 (j)

Statement of

707.07 (d)

Statutory bar

706.03 (s)

Substantially met.

707.07 (d)

Suggested claims not made

706.03 (u)

Technical

706.03

Trade-mark or trade name.

608.01 (v)

Unpatentable over other claim.

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03 (p)

Vague.

706.03 (d)

"Well known in the art"

706.02 (a)

Related inventions.

801,

803, 804.03, 806.04 (b), 808.02, 809.03

Related inventions, Species

806.04 (b)

Remailing Office action

707.13, 710.06

Remand by Board, Affidavit

1212

Remand by Board, Amendment.

1211

Renumbering claims.

1302.01

Par. No.

Reopening prosecution, Submit to Supervisory
Examiner
1004
Reopening prosecution after Board decision
1214.07
Reply brief
1208

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry
1603,1603.01
Reports, Weekly work
1705
Representative of inventor or owner
400
Representatives of out-of-town attorneys
408

201.16 (i)
Request in writing, Public Law 690
Res judicata
706.03 (w), 822.02

Res judicata, cation

Rejection in continuation

appli- 706.07 (b)

Reservation clause in application

608.01 (d)

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)

Division requirement.

818 to 818.07 (a)

Election requirement.

809.02 (a), 818.07 (a)

Formal matters.

714.02

Incomplete __ 201.16 (g),

711.02 (a), 714.02 to 714.04

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

818.07 (a)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-
tion

1002

Incomplete, Time for completing.

710.02 (c),

711, 714.03

711, 711.02

Late, Excused

710.02 (d)

Patentability pointed out.

714.02, 714.04

Restoration of canceled matter

608.01 (s), 714.24

Retention label

1309.01

Return of complete application
Return of drawing
608.02 (z)

600

Return of filing fee

506.01. 607.02

Return of incomplete application

506.01

Return of papers, Discourteous matter
714.25

Return of papers entered on file wrapper

717.01

Returned Office action

707.13

Review at allowance.

1302.01

Revised Statutes (See R. S. 4915, Suit under;
Statutes, Revised).

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

statement.

711.03 (d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.06, 402.08

Rewritten specification

608.01 (q)

Ribboned application

602.04 (a)

Right of priority

201.13, 201.16

Right of priority, Determination by Examiner_ 201.15,

201.16 (m), 201.16 (n)

Roster of attorneys

408

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Late

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Rules

of practice:

Par. No.

2

Reproduced

713.04

3

Reproduced

714.25

Cited

714.19

6

Reproduced

502

7

Reproduced

710.05

11

Reproduced

103

14

Cited 101.103, 203.08,

706.03

(b),

713.05, 711.04, 901.

02,

901.03

21

Cited

607

22

Cited

607

31

Cited

401

32

Reproduced

402.08

Cited

106

34

Reproduced

402

35

Cited 403,

714.01 (d)

36

Cited 402.06,

402.07,

402.08

41

Reproduced

605

42

Reproduced

409.01

43

Reproduced

409.01

44

Reproduced

409.01 (a)

45

Cited.

201.03,

605

46

Reproduced.

605

47

Reproduced

605

51

Reproduced

600

Cited.

608.02 (a)

52

Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600,

714.07

53

Cited

506.01

57

Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04 (b)

58

Reproduced

605.04 (a)

Cited 506, 600,

605.04 (a)

59

Reproduced

600

61

Reproduced

601

65

Reproduced

602

Cited 201.14, 202.05, 602.05,

603,

604.01

66

Cited

602,

602.04,

602.04 (a), 604, 604.01, 604.04,

604.06

67

Reproduced

603

Cited

603

71

Reproduced

608.01

Cited 608.01 (g), 702.01,

1302.01

72

Reproduced

606

73

Reproduced

608.01 (d)

74

Reproduced

608.01 (f)

75

Reproduced.

608.01 (i)

Cited. 608.01 (g), 608.01

(n),

1302.01

76

Reproduced.

605.04

Cited

605.04 (b)

77

Reproduced

608.01 (a)

78

Cited

202.01,

305, 822, 822.01, 1101.01

(b),

1302.01

79

Reproduced.

608.01 (d)

Cited.

508.01 (t)

81

Reproduced

608.02

82

Reproduced

605.04 (i)

83

Reproduced.

608.02 (d)

84

Cited

608.02

85

Reproduced

608.02 (b)

Rules

of practice-Continued

Par. No.

86

Reproduced

608.02

87.

Reproduced

608.02 (z)

88

Reproduced

608.02 (i)

91

Reproduced

608.03

Cited.

600

92

Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

93

Reproduced

608.03

Cited

600

94

Reproduced

608.03 (a)

95

Reproduced

608.03 (a)

101

Reproduced

708

102

Reproduced

608.01

103

Reproduced

709

Cited

707.02, 1004, 1505

104

Cited

707,901

105

Reproduced.

707.07

Cited

707.07 (a)

106

Reproduced.

706

Cited

904.02, 1208

107

Reproduced.

707.05

Cited.

707.05 (e)

108

Reproduced

901.02

111

Reproduced

714.02

Cited

714.03,

714.04, 714.16, 809.02 (a),

818.01, 818.07 (a)

112

Reproduced

706

113

Reproduced

706.07

Cited.

706.07 (b)

115

Reproduced.

714

116

Reproduced.

714.12

Cited 706.07,

706.07 (e), 714.13

117

Reproduced

706.03 (n)

118

Reproduced

608.04

Cited

608

119

Cited

714.02

121

Reproduced

714.22

Cited

1302.04

123

Reproduced

608.02 (q)

124

Reproduced

714.24

Cited

608.01 (s)

125

Reproduced

608.01 (q)

Cited

714.19, 714.20

126

Reproduced.

608.01 (j)

Cited. 608.01

(n), 1302.01

131

Reproduced.

715

Cited.

707.02,

707.05 (f), 715.01 to 715.09,

904.02, 1101.01

(h), 1101.02 (a), 1101.03,

1102.01, 1105.03,

1111.06, 1111.12, 1212.

132

Reproduced.

716

Cited

1105.02, 1105.03

133

Cited

713.01, 713.04

135

Reproduced.

711

Cited

710.01,

710.02 (c) to 710.02 (e), 711.02,

712, 714.01 (b),

714.03.

136

Cited

710.02,

710.02 (e), 712,

1004, 1101.02 (f)

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Rules

of practice-Continued Par. No.

137

Reproduced. 711.03 (c)

Cited. 712, 1002

138

Reproduced. 711

Cited. 711.01, 1215.01

141

Cited 801, 802, 804, 804.03, 806, 806.04 (e), 806.04 (g), 808.01, 809.02.

142

Cited 707.07 (i)

801, 811, 811.01, 811.02, 818, 818.04

143

Cited. 802,

809.02 (a), 810.03, 818.01, 818.07 (a) (b), 820, 1504.

144

Cited 802,

809.04, 810.03, 818.07 (b), 821.02 (a), 1205

145

Reproduced 821.03

Cited. 802, 821.03 (a)

146

Reproduced. 809.02

Cited. 707.07 (1), 802

147

Reproduced 201.06

Cited. 602.05 (a), 605.04, 802

151

Reproduced. 1501

152

Reproduced 1503.02

Cited. 608.02

153

Reproduced 1503.01

154

Reproduced 1503.01

Cited 1503

155

Reproduced 1505

161

Cited 1602, 1603.01, 1603.04

163

Cited 1602

164

Cited. 1602

165

Cited 608.02, 1602

166

Cited 1603.02

167

Cited 1603, 1603.03

171

Reproduced 1401.01

172

Reproduced 1401.02

Cited. 1401.11

173

Reproduced. 1401.06

Cited 1401.11

174

Cited 608.02 (k), 1401.05

175

Reproduced 1401.08

176

Reproduced 1401.09

Cited 708.01, 1401.10

177

Reproduced 1401.10 (a)

Cited 1004

178

Reproduced 1401.04

179

Reproduced 1401.03

Cited. 202.06

181

Reproduced 1002

Cited. Introduction, 608.04 (c), 708.01,

711.03 (c), 711.03 (d), 1002, 1002.01

183

Reproduced 1002

191

Reproduced 1205

Cited Introduction, 608.04 (c), 706.07

192

Reproduced. 1206

Cited. 1204, 1215.04

193

Reproduced 1208

Cited 708.01, 1204

194

Reproduced 1209

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195 Reproduced.

Par. No.
1212

Cited
715.09, 1208, 1212

196 Cited
1213, 1213.01, 1214.01

197 Cited
1214.01

198 Reproduced
1214.07

Cited.
1002.02, 1214.04, 1216

201 Reproduced.

1100

Cited
708.01, 1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b)

202 Reproduced
1101.01 (d)

Cited.
706.05,

710.02 (b), 1101.01 (c), 1101.01 (e) to 1101.01

(i), 1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1112.04.
203 Reproduced
1101.01 (j)

Cited.

706.03 (u),

710.02 (c), 1101.01 (j), 1101.01 (n), 1101.02
(a), 1101.02 (b), 1112.02, 1112.04.

204 Reproduced.

1101.02

Cited
715.05, 1101.01 (g), 1101.01 (h),

1101.02 (a) to 1101.02 (e), 1101.03

205 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited
1003, 1101.02 (d)

206 Reproduced

1101.02

706.03 (u),

Cited
710.02 (c), 710.04 (a), 1101.02 (f),
1105.03, 1205.

207 Reproduced

1102

Cited

1101.01 (j), 1102.01,

1112.05 (e), 1112.09 (d)

208 Reproduced

1101.01 (k)

Cited.

404, 1102.01 (b)

209 Reproduced

Cited

1102

212 Reproduced

1103

232 Reproduced

1105.02

Cited

707.02. 1104,

1105, 1105.01, 1105.03, 1105.05, 1105.06

233 Reproduced

1105.03

Cited
707.02,

1101.01 (1), 1102.01 (a), 1102.01 (b), 1105,

1105.01, 1105.02, 1105.03, 1105.05, 1105.06,
1108, 1109.02.

234 Reproduced

1105.03

Cited
707.02,

714.16 (b), 715.06, 1101.01 (1), 1102.01 (a),
1105, 1105.01, 1105.02 to 1105.03, 1105.05,
1105.06, 1109.02, 1110, 1111.06, 1111.07,
1112.04.

235 Reproduced

1105.04

Cited.

707.02,

715.06, 1105, 1105.01, 1105.06, 1111.10

236 Reproduced

1105.01

237 Reproduced

1105.05

Cited.
707.02, 1004, 1101.02 (f), 1104, 1105,

1105.03, 1105.06, 1112.07. 1112.08

238 Cited

1106.02, 1112.06 (b),

1112.09 (e), 1112.09 (g) to 1112.09 (i)

241 Reproduced.

1111.12

1102.02

211 Reproduced

1104

215 Cited
1102.02, 1112.09 (g), 1112.09 (h)

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Rules of practice-Continued

Par. No.

244 Cited

1105.01,

1105.02, 1105.05, 1105.06, 1105.07

245 Cited

1105.07

257 Cited

1109.02,1110

262 Cited
1108, 1109.02, 1110

265 Cited

1109.02

266 Cited

1108

292 Cited

706.03 (v)

302 Cited

1214.02

307 Cited

1102.01 (b)

312 Reproduced

714.16

Cited

603.01, 713.10, 714.15, 714.16 (a)

to 714.16 (e), 714.20, 1303.01, 1305,
1308.01, 1309.02, 1705.

313

Reproduced

1308

314 Cited

1505

316

Reproduced.

712, 1002

Cited

203.07

317

Cited

712, 1002

321

Reproduced

1403

322

Reproduced.

1402

Cited

1305

323

Reproduced

1402.01

341

Cited.

402.05, 1702

342

Reproduced

402.01

346

Reproduced

402.05

Rules of practice.

Introduction

Rules

of practice sent to applicant-

703

S

Same attorney, Interfering applications __ 1101.01 (k),

1102.01 (b)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application __ 201.15,

201.16 (n)

Scientific Library
901.06 (a)
Scientific principle not patentable.
706.03 (a)

Seal:

Foreign application.

602.04 (a)

Not required
604.01 (a), 604.03 (a)

Original oath

604.01

Venue.

604.02

Sealing oaths for interference, Primary's atten-
tion
707.02

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

Search:

After reversal by Board of Appeals.
1214.04

Assignment Branch

202.02, 306
Card

902.02 (b)

Determine if foreign application matured to
patent
1302.06

Field of
808.02, 809.03
Division requirement.

904.01 (d)
File wrapper notation __ 705.01 (a), 717.05, 904.01 (d)
Informal application
704
Interference

1101.01 (c)

Notes.

902.02 (a)

Patentability report

705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)

Procedure.

704, 904

Search-Continued

Par.

No.

Title

202.02,

306

Secrecy, Pending applications

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.01,

1304

Final rejection

107

Interference

107,

1111.04

Interview

713.05

Power of Attorney

402

Power to inspect

104

Security, Application affecting

107,

108

Serial number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01

(n)

Shift of election

818.07

(e)

Shortened statutory period (See Period

for

re-

sponse)

Signature:

Administrator or executor

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed.

608.01

Amendment (See Amendment, Signature)

Applicant.

605.04

Applicant changes name

605.04

(c),

605.04

(g),

717.02

(b)

Applicant unable to write

605.04

(d)

Application completeness

506

Application papers

605.04

Attorney deceased

406

Attorney not of record

714.01

(c)

Correction of name

605.04

(c)

Divisional application, Omitted

201.06

Drawing

605.04

(1)

Drawing, Correction on 608.02

(v),

608.02

(x)

Express abandonment.

711,

711.01

Firm, Proper form of

402.05

Full first name 605.04,

605.04

(b)

Joint applicants

605.04

(f)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Omitted from Specification

605.04

(h)

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Title with

605.04

(e)

Uniformity with name

605.04

(b),

1503

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Single signature form.

605.04

(a)

Single signature form, Design application

1503

Sketch, Print of

608.02

(w)

Soft copy, Appeal application.

1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering.

905.02

Soft copy, Return of

905.02

(a)

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint.

201.08

Converted from joint

201.03

Division of joint.

201.06

Reissue application, Joint to sole

1401.02

"Sole" in original oath

602

Solicitor, Duties

1002,

1002.02

Special case

708

to

708.03

Allowable application, Except for form

710.02

(b),

1301

Examiner resigns

708.03

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Special case-Continued

Par. No.

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

List

708.01

Petition to make 708.02,

1002.02

Reissue application.

1401.09

Rejected patent claim

1101.02 (f)

Remanded

708.01

"Special", Correction of drawing.

608.02 (y)

"Special handling" application.

108

Species 801, 806.04 (a) to 806.04 (j)

Adding (Amended Rule 141 (b))

806.04 (g)

Election (See Election of species) Genus unclaimed, Division required

809.02

How recognized

806.04 (f)

Independent inventions 801,

808.01 (a)

Patentability over genus.

806.04 (h)

Plural 806.04 (g), 808.01

(a), 809.02

Rejection 809.02 (a),

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Specification

608.01

Administrator or executor

605.05

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 (f)

Correction by initialing

1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications.

202.01

Definition

608.01 (a)

Derogatory remarks prohibited

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

Duplicate, Signed replacing unsigned.

605.04 (h)

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing.

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

608.04

Parts

608.01 (a)

Preamble

608.01 (b)

Reference to copending application brought up to date 1302.04 (e), 1309.01

Reference to prior patent or application

202.01

Reissue application

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

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 (0)

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Changed

606.01

Transfer.

608.01 (t)

Unsigned

605.04 (h)

Specimen, Composition of matter

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

1603.02

Stamp:

Par. No.

Consular fee.

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05 (a)

Division date

714.18

Draftsman's. 608.02 (a),

608.02 (p)

Embassy and legation

604.05 (b)

Office date 502, 505, 710.01

(a), 714.18

Starting material, Chemical compound.

608.01 (p)

Statement, Examiner's (See Examiner's answer).

Statement of invention, Coextensive claims

with 608.01 (e)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance. 1302.01

Status letter.

203.08, 1705

Status of applications

203

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes:

Introduction

March 3, 1883, Amended Feb. 14, 1903, April

30, 1928; 35 U. S. C. 45

Reproduced.

607.01

Cited
607.01 (a) 607.01 (b) 607.01 (c)
June 10, 1898, ch. 423, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 440,
Reproduced
903.01

April 5, 1906, Sec. 10, Cited.
604.05

Oct. 6, 1917, 35 U. S. C. 42, Cited.

107

May 23, 1930, Cited
1602

April 25, 1935, 34 U. S. C. 217 (a), Cited __ 604.03 (a)

Dec. 14, 1942, 10 U. S. C. 1586, Cited.
604.03 (a)

Public Law 220, Cited
201.16 (a)

Public Law 380, Sec. 3; 602 O. G. 675-6,
Cited.
605 201.16 (b)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act), 590
O. G. 195, Cited
706.03 (b)

Public Law 690, Approved August 8, 1946,
Cited __ 201.16 to 201.16 (u), 202.03, 706.03 (s)

715.07 (c)

Statutes, Revised:

R. S. 480; 35 U. S. C. 4 Reproduced
309

R. S. 481; 35 U. S. C. 6 Reproduced
1001

R. S. 482; 35 U. S. C. 7 Cited
1203

R. S. 483; 35 U. S. C. 6 Reproduced
1001

Cited
Introduction

R. S. 4886; 35 U. S. C. 31 Reproduced.
701

Cited

706.03 (a)

707.05 (f), 715, 802, 1601

R. S. 4887; 35 U. S. C. 32 Cited
201.13

201.16, 706.03 (s), 1506

R. S. 4888; 35 U. S. C. 33 Cited __ 201.15, 608.01 (k),
706.03 (h), 702.01, 707.02, 710.02 (b), 802, 817
R. S. 4892; 35 U. S. C. 35 Cited
605.01

R. S. 4893; 35 U. S. C. 36 Reproduced
701

Cited
706.03 (p)
R. S. 4894; 35 U. S. C. 37 Cited_ 109, 710.01, to 710.03
R. S. 4898; 35 U. S. C. 47 Cited
301, 302
R. S. 4903; 35 U. S. C. 51 Cited
715.05,

1101.02 (a), 1101.02 (f)

R. S. 4904; 35 U. S. C. 52 Reproduced
1100

Cited
1109
R. S. 4911; 35 U. S. C. 59 (a) Cited
1202
R. S. 4915; 35 U. S. C. 63 Cited.
1109,

1111.09, 1202, 1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

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Statutes, Revised-Continued

Par.

No.

R. S. 4916; 35 U. S. C. 64 Cited.

1401

R. S. 4929; 35 U. S. C. 73 Reproduced

1500

R. S. 4931; 35 U. S. C. 77 Cited.

1505

R. S. 4933; 35 U. S. C. 73 Reproduced

1500

Statutory bar 201.13,

706.03 (s)

Statutory bar, Foreign patent ... 201.13, 706.03

(s),

715

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03

(a)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Statutory period (See Period for response)

Subclass, List of patent numbers.

902.03

(c)

Subclass, Transfer

1706

Subcombination

Aggregation and 806.05 (a),

809.03

(a)

Combination and 801, 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

Abstract copies, transfer

901.06

(d)

Classification of application_ _ 903.08 (d),

903.08

(e)

Division requirement 819

to

820.04

Double patenting rejections.

804.02

Patentability report.

705.01

(a)

Species, Genus

820.01

Submission to Commissioner

Types of action listed.

1003

Submission to Division 70

Atomic Energy, security review.

107

Defense invention, security review.

107

Government-owned case, allowance

109

"Secrecy Order" case

Order for copies

107

Power of attorney

402

Power to inspect.

104

Security determination

107

3-Year case (R. S. 4894), allowance.

109

5-Year case (Suspension), allowance

109

Submission to Drafting Branch

Estimating cost of correction.

608.02

(t)

Rearrangement of Figures

608.02

(u)

Return of drawing

608.02

(z)

Transfer of Figures.

608.02

(u)

Submission to Supervisory Examiners

Types of action listed

1004

Subpoena by court, Application file.

1216.02

Substitute application

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendeney lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application 201.11

202.01

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

Par. No.

Substitute specification, Amendment incorpora-

ting.

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter

714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03 (u)

Suggestion of claims for interference.

1003,

1101.01 (j) to 1101.01

(o), 1101.02 (b)

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit

710.02 (c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue

1401.09 (a)

Suit under R. S. 4915 (See R. S. 4915, Suit under)

Summary of action

707.07 (i)

Summary of invention

608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for

response __ 710.05

Sunday or holiday, Papers not received.

502

Supervisory Examiner, Functions

201.16 (j),

201.16 (n), 201.16 (u), 702.01, 1002, 1002.02

Supplemental action

710.06

Supplemental oath (See Oath, Supplemental, Rule

67\)

Suspension:

Action, By Office

709

Design application

1505

Junior application

1101.01 (i)

Overlapping applications. 709.01,

1111.03

Primary decides

707.02, 709

Rules

1002

Three year case

109

T

Table of Countries, Public Law 690

201.16 (b)

Technical rejections

706.03

Telegraphic amendment.

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Term of patent, Effect of Public Law 690 __ 201.16 (e)

Terminology in application 608.01 (o),

1302.01

Testamentary, Letters

409.01 (a)

Three year application

109

Three year application, Period for response.

710.03

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690

201.16 (a)

Title abstract, Interference

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application ___ 1401.01,

1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment

201.12

Title of design application

1508.01

Title of invention.

606

Title of invention, Reviewed at issue __ 606.01,

1302.01

Title report, Interference.

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application 1401.01,

1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04 (e)

Trade-mark and trade name

608.01 (v)

Transfer of abstract copy

901.06 (d)

Transfer of application:

After amendment

903.08 (c)

After Classification decision

903.08 (g)

Allowable application

903.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

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Divisible inventions.
812

1101.01 (a), 1101.02
Interference

903.08 (a)
New

Procedure.

903.08 (a), 903.08 (d), 903.08 (g)

Submitted to Classification Examiner
903.08 (d)

Transfer of class or subclass

1706

Transfer of drawing

608.02 (i)

Canceled sheet.
608.02 (j)
Continuation application
608.02 (1)

Reissue application

608.02 (k)

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Transfer of U. S. patent

903.05

Transfer of specification

608.01 (t)
Transit time.
602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.14

Translation, Requirement under Public Law 690

201.16 (k)

Translator

901.05 (d)

Traverse, Division or species requirement.
818,
818.07 to 818.07 (c), 820.01, 821.01, 821.02,
821.03, 821.03 (a).

Traverse, Rejection of linking claim.

818.07 (c)

Types of applications.

201

U

U. S. C.

Introduction

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (d)

Undelivered mail.

707.13

Unsigned amendment. 711, 714.01

(a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (i)

Unsigned specification

605.04 (h)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706.03 (p)

Utility patent series.

901.04

Utility required

608.01 (p)

V

Par. No.

Venue

604.02

W

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Weekly work report.

1705

Weekly work report, P. R

705.01 (c)

Withdrawal from issue

1308

Amendment crossing allowance

714.15

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02 (g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1308

Form of request.

1308.02

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (i)

Motion under Rule 234

1105.03

Petition for

1308

Rejection 1101.01

(i), 1308.01

Suggesting claims for interference

1101.01 (o)

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06, 402.07

Withdrawal of final rejection

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final

706.07 (d)

Primary decides

707.02

Withdrawal of request under Public Law 690 __ 201.16(u)

Withholding from allowance, Design application_

1505

Work report, Weekly

1705

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to.

508.01

X

X-series of patents

901.04

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