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# Index

A

Bec. No.

A.I. series of patents

901.04

Abandoned Application (see also

Abandon-

ment).

Accessibility to public

103

Counting

711.04 (a)

Definition

203.05

Disposal

103,

711.04

Incomplete

508.01

Issue fee, failure to pay

203.07.

712

Listed

711.04

(a)

Matter reproduced in substitute.

201.09

Ordering

711.04

(b),

905.03

Petition, Period for response after.

1002

Reference use

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Revival 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Revival, Examiner's statement,

711.03

(d)

Stored

711.04

(a)

Abandoned file. (See Abandoned application :

Abandonment.)

Abandonment (see also Abandoned

applica-

tion )

711

After allowance

711.05

Amendment late 711. 711.02,

714.17

Appeal dismissal

1215.04

Appeal withdrawal 1215.01 to

1215.03

Assignee must consent

711.01

Court case

1215.05

Express

711.

711.01

Counted as action

1705

Issue fee not paid

711.05.712

Incomplete response. Review by Primary

707.02

No response

711.

711.02

Notification of

711.02

Of Invention 708.03 (s)

Petition 711.03

(c),

1002.02

Petition, Examiner's statement

711.03

(d)

Reconsideration 711.03 (a), 711.03 (b)

Reissue

1401.04

Revival

711.03

(c)

Shortened statutory period expired

710.02

(d)

Undelivered action

707.13

Abbreviation, Periodical citation 707.05 (e)

Abbreviature-Abstract :

Citation

711.06(a)

Ordering copies

901.06(d)

Publication opens file to inspection

103

Access (see also Inspection ; Power of

attor-

ney).

Authorized by Commissioner

104

Disbarred attorney

105

Access-Continued

Sec. No.

Pending application
101, 106

Petition
108, 1002.02

Accident or inadvertence (see also Reissue ap-
plication )
1401, 1401.08

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

After Board decision
1214.01 to 1214.07

After Board decision reversing Examiner __ 1214.04

After Board decision sustaining Examiner __ 1214.06
After correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01(1)
Amendment after final rejection
714.13

Claim summary
707.07(1)

Claims in excess of filing fee
714.10

Completeness
707.07

Correction, Period for response

710.06

Correspondence under Rule 202 not counted

1101.01 (f)

Counted

1705

Date

707.11

File wrapper endorsement

707.10, 717.01

Final action 705.01 (a),

706.07, 713.09

Fourth or subsequent

1005

Incorrect citation

710.06

Informal application

702.01

Patentability report not counted

705.01 (c)

Piecemeal

707.07(a)

Preceding final

707.14

Primary Examiner's personal attention

707.02

Priority determination

201.15

Reopening prosecution

1005

Response time computation

710.01 (a)

Restriction requirement

800

Returned

707.13

Review

Introduction

Shortened time limit

710.02

Supplemental

710.06

Suspension

709

Suspension, Primary's attention

707.02

Suspension, Group Manager's attention

1005

Third, Primary reviews

707.02 (a)

Additional improvement series

901.04

Address of applicant

605.03

Administration, Letters of

409.01 (b),

409.01 (c), 409.01 (e)

Administration of oath

604

Administrator or executor

409.01

Allowance and Issue

409.01 (f)

Application by. After discharge.

409.01 (c)

Assigned application, Inventor dies

409.01 (e)

Authority

409.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (đ)

Foreign country

400.01 (đ)

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Administrator or executor -- Continued
Bee. No.

Helr

400.01, 400.01 (s), 409.01 (d)

Signature

005.05 (a)

Specification form
605.06

Advantages over prior art,
T07.07 (f)
Adverse recommendation under Rule 812 __ 714.16(d)
Affidavit. (See Oath.)

Affirmation. (See Oath.)

Agent. (See Attorney ; Power of attorney.)

Aggregation

706.08 (1)

Aggregation, Design application

1504

Aggregation and subcombination

806.05 (A),

809.03 (a)

Allen Property Custodian publication
901.00 (c)

Allowance and issue (see also Allowed appli-
cation)
1800

Abandonment after

711.05

Administrator's signature amended,

605.05 (a)

All claims allowed, Shortened period.

710.02 (b)

Amendment. Examiner's

1802.04

Amendment, Examiner's, Came In Issue __ 714.16, 1305
Amendment, Examiner's, "Printer Waiting"

Amendment after. (See Amendment: After
allowance.)

Amendment after allowance of all claims
714.14

Amendment after D-10 notice.
107.02, 1804.01

Amendment at time of.

714.15

Amendment crossing

714.15

Asaigned application

308, 308

Assignment Branch

306, 409.01 (b), 1401.11

Blue Slip

003.07, 908.07 (b)

claim
by
Examiner's

amendment

821.02

Casting claim

cloud on

patent

when

allowing 707.07

(d)

Claim copied from patent.

1101.02(g)

Claim for

Official Gazette

1802.09

Claim renumbering

608.01

(1)

Claim renumbering, Dependent

claim

608.01

(n),

1302.01

Classification

903.07, 903.07

(b)

Classification change after

allowance

903.07

Classification in other division,

903.07

(b)

Companion application referred

to.

1302.07

Copending Application :

File wrapper notations.

202.02,

1302.09

Parent case data

1302.04

(f)

Refer to Assignment

Branch

202.02,

1302.11

Hetention label

1302.07

Correction

of error

after

allowance

714.16

Cross reference

903.07

(a)

D-10 notice

107.01,

1304

D-10 notice. Amendment after

1304.01

Deceased inventor

1302.11

Deceased

Inventor,

Notice of

allowance.

1303.03

Design application

1505

Disclosure restriction

1302.01

Drawing,

Draftsman's

stamp.

608.02

Drawing correction

608.02(s),

1302.04

Allowance and lesue -- Continued

Sec. No.

Drawing correction, Examiner's

amend-

ment

608.02 (w)

Drawing correction, "Special" slip.

608.02

(x),

1802.05

Drawing in patented file

608.02 (1),

805.09

Drawing notations

1802.10

Erasure of markings

1302.03

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

Fee exempt application, statement

required by

applicant

607.91

Fee exempt application, Status

of in-

ventor

607.01 (a)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Final review

1302

First action-cite pertinent art

1302.12

Foreign application

1302.06

Forfeited application

712

Formal matters

714.16,

1302.01

Formal matters, Examiner's amendment and

changes

714.16,

1802.04

Formal matters, Specification rewritten

1802.02

Formula checked

1309.01

Full first name required

605.04 (b)

Interference

1101.01

(c)

Interference, Notation 1101.01 (c),

1302.03

Interference search

1902.08

Intervention by executor

409.01 (f)

Issue and Gazette Branch

1309

Issue and Gazette Branch, Jurisdiction

of case

1805

Junior party, Correspondence Rule 202 __

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of case

1305

Marginal note

1302.03

Motion to add to interference.

1105.03

Nonelected claims, Canceled by Examiner's

amendment

821.02

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

Patentability report, Print disposal

608.02

(n),

705.01 (d)

Pencil notes

1302.03

Plant application

1611

"Printer Waiting"

1309.01

Print replaces drawing in division

608.02 (c)

Protest against issue.

1309.02

Record room

905.03

Reference listing

1302.12

Reissue application

1401.11

Rejection after allowance

1101.01 (1),

1308.01

Related applications, File wrapper

notations

202.02,

1302.09

Related applications, Parent case data

__ 1302.04

(f)

Related applications, Referred Assignment

Branch

202.02,

1302.11

Related applications, Retention label

1302.07

Reopening prosecution

1303.01,

1308.01

Review by Examiner

1302.01,

1302.13

Review by Primary

903.07

Secret, case

107.02,

1304

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Allowance and issue-Continued
Sec. No.

Senior party in correspondence under Rule

1101.01 (1)

Signing fle wrapper
1802.13

Ship

Special

708.01, 710.02(b), 1801

Species added after

808.04 (g)

Specification, Clean copy required

008.01 (g),

1302.02

Statement of invention

1802.01

Suggestion of claims

1101.01 (0)

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

Claim added, Terminology basis

608.01 (0)

Transfer

908.07 (b)

Undelivered notice of allowance

1803.02

Withdrawal from issue. (See Withdrawal

from issue.)

Withholding from issue, "Secrecy order"

case

1804

Allowed application (see also Allowances and
issue).

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch.

208.04

Definition

203.04

File wrapper data

1802.09

Rejection

1101.01 (1), 1808.01

Suggesting claim for interference_ 1005, 1101.01(0)

Alteration of application before execution

608.01

Alternative phrase in claim

706.03 (đ )

Amended application

203.03

Amended application, Inspection for trans-
fer

903.08 (c)
Amendment (see also Response)
714

Accidental entry

714.21

After abandonment

711.02, 714.17

After all claims allowed.

714.14

After allowance:

Canceling claim

714.16

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

Commissioner's approval

714.16, 1005

Entry in part

714.16(e)

Examiner's action

714.16, 714.16(d),714.16(e)

Excess claims

714.16(c)

Formal matters

714.16, 714.16(d)

Handling

714.16(đ)

Mailed before allowance.

714.15

Motion under Rule 234

714.16(h), 1105.03

Patentability pointed out

714.16

Reason for adverse action

714.16

Renumbering claims

714.16(e)

"Secrecy order" case.

107.02

Supplemental oath

603.01, 714.16

After appeal, After Examiner's answer.

1210

After appeal, Before Examiner's answer.

1207

Amendment -- Continued
Bec. No.

After Board decision

1214.01, 1214.07

After death of attorney

406

202

Signatures Inconsistent

605.04 (b)

After final rejection

714.12, 714.18

714.20

After final rejection, Entered in part

908.07

Amendment of

714.24

Appeal, After Examiner's answer.

1210

Appeal before or with

1207

At allowance

714.15

Attorney not of record

405, 714.01 (c)

Basis in disclosure.

608

Before first action

608.04 (b), 707.04, 714.09

Before first action, Adding excess claims.

707.04.

714.10

Board rejection avoided.

1214.01

Canceled matter restored.

608.01 (s)

Canceling all claims

711.01

Canceling appealed claims

1215.01 to 1215.03

Claim numbering

608.01 (1)

Complete response required

714.02, 714.04

Copying patent claim. (See Claim copied

from patent.)

Crossing allowance

714.15

D-10 notice preceding

107.02

Date of receipt.

710.01 (a), 714.18

Date stamp, Division receipt.

714.18

Date stamp, Mail Branch,

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Defective directions for entry

714.23

Denied entry, Petition

1002.02

Depositing

502

Discourteous

714.19, 714.25

Drawing

608.02 (p), 608.02 (q)

Drawing, Disposition

608.02(x)

Drawing, New matter

608.04. 714.19

Duplicate

717.01 (a )

Entered in part

714.20

Entered in part, After allowance, Rule 312_714.16(e)

Entry

714.18, 717.01 (3 )

Entry denied

714.17, 714.19

Entry denied, Appeal case.

1207, 1214.07

Entry denied, Defective directions.

714.23

Entry denied, Drawing correction

608.02(x)

Entry denied, Drawing new matter.

608.04

Entry denied, List.

714.19

Entry denied, Paper number

714.21

Entry denied, Period for response expired.

714.17

Entry denied, Substitute specification un-

necessary

714.19,

714.20

Entry

directions

714.22,

714.23

Entry

inadvertent

714.21

Entry of amendment filed in connection motions in interference

with

1108

Examiner's. (Sce 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

Direction for entry

714.22, 714.23

Allowed claim, Rejection

708.04

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Amendment -- Continued 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

coreplet-

Ing 710.02(c),

711,

714/08

Increasing claims over twenty ander Rule

$12

714.16(c)

Informal, Return

714.01

(b)

Ink, Not permanent

714.07

Inspection

714.05

Interference

111.05

Joint to sole.

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference

111.07,

1112.09 (m) to 1112.00(p)

Jurisdiction of case not with Examiner

714.19

Late 710.02(d),

711.

714.17

Law Examiner has application

714.18

Literature citation in specification

608.01

(p)

Motion under Rule 232 or 233.

1108

Motion under Rule 234, Case in issue.

714.16(b)

Name change on file wrapper.

717.02(b)

New matter

008.04

Nonentry. (See Amendment, entry denied.)

Nonresponsive

714.02 to

714.04

Nonresponsive, Time to perfect response 710.02 (c),

714.03

"Not entered"

714.21

Oath, Original

602.01

Objectionable remarks

714.19,

714.25

Office date stamp 505, 710.01

(a),

714.18

Paper number

714.18

Patentability pointed out 714.02,

714.04

714.10

Period for response ends Sunday or

holiday

710.05

Petition in application

601.01

Plant application

1610

Post office address, Applicant.

605.03

Preliminary

714.09

Preliminary, Excess claims

714.10

Preliminary, New matter

608.04

(b)

Purpose of appeal

714.12

Ratification, Death of attorney

406

Ratification, Death of inventor

409.01

Ratification, Signature defective

711, 714.01

(b)

Ratification, Telegram

714.08

Receipt

501

to 505

Received after allowance

714.15

Recommendation by Board

1213.01

Reinstatement of canceled matter

714.24

Requirements of

714.02

Residence change 717.02,

717.02

(b)

Responsive

714.02,

714.04

Return, After entry on flie wrapper

717.01

Return of unsigned

714.01

(b)

Rule 312. (See Amendment after allowance.)

Several same day

714.18

Signature improper 711, 714.01 (a)

to 714.01 (d)

Signature missing 711, 714.01 (a), 714.01 (b)

Signed by applicant, Not by attorney of

record

714.01

(đ)

Amendment -- Continued

Signed by attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Support by original claim

008.01

(1)

Telegram

714.06

Unsigned 714.01

(a),

714.07(b)

Unsigned, Ratification of.

711,

714.01(b)

Wrong division

508.01

Analogous art

904.01 (e)

Apparatus, Process or product and.

801,

808.05(e) to 808.05(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

1208

Answer, Examiner's

1208

Better reference before brief.

1207

Board remands case to Examiner

1208,

1210

Brief

1208

Cancellation of withdrawn claims

1214.05

Claims copied from patent, Time limit __ 710.02(c)

Claims included

1205

Court

1214.01,

1216

Court, C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Decision by Board

1213

Dismissal

1215.04

Examiner reversed

1214.04

Examiner sustained

1214.06

Examiner's answer

1208

Failure to prosecute appeal

1215.04

From Board of Appeals 1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02

Hearing

1219

Jurisdiction

1210

Matter subject to Introduction,

706.01

Multiplicity rejection

7063 (1)

New ground of rejection by Examiner.

1208.01

New matter affecting claim

608.04

(c)

New reference before brief

1207

New rejection by Board.

1214.01

Oral hearing

1209

Patentability report case

705.01

(a)

Prerequisite

1205

Procedure after decision

1214.02

Prosecution after appeal

1214

Recommendation of Board

1213.01

Reconsideration®

1214.01, 1214.03

Reference, newly discovered, before brief.

1207

Remand by Board 1208,

1210,

1211

Remand by C.C.P.A.

1216.01

Remanded case special

708.01

Reopening of prosecution 706.03 (1),

1207,

1214.07

Reply brief to Examiner's answer

1208

"Secrecy order" case.

107.02

Withdrawal

1215

Withdrawal, Partial 1214.05, 1215.03

Appealable matter not petitionable

1002

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Sec. No.

Applicant (see also Inventor)

605

Citizenship

005.01

Heir 409.01 (a).

400.01 (d)

Joint 201.02,

201.08, 005

Leaves service of United States.

607.01 (a)

Other than inventor

609.08

Post office address

605.09

Power to Inspect

104

Reissue application

005.02

Signature

005.04

Applicants, Card Index

504

Application

Abandoned. (See Abandoned application.)

Act of 1883

201.17

Allowable except as to for __ m

710.02 (b)

Allowed :

Custody of Issue and Gazette Branch

203.04

Definition

208.04

File wrapper data

1302.09

Rejection® 1101.01 (1),

1308.01

Suggesting claim for Interference.

1033,

1101.01 (0)

Amended

203.03

Assigned. (See also Assignee; Assignment.)

Access

108

Allowance

908

Conflicting subject matter

304,

305, 706.08 (k), 822, 1101.01 (b)

Inventor applies for

805

Inventor deceased

409.01 (e)

Rejection of other application,

304

Assignment to division for examination

909.08,

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

506, 600

Conflicting, same applicant 304, 708.03 (k),

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

Content

800

Continuation. (See Continuation.)

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

part.)

Continuing

201.11

Copendency

201.11

Copending, Design

1504

Copy furnished

600

Cross-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper_202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to

date 1302.04 (f)

Data of related application in specification 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application

202.05

Application --- Continued
Depositing

Be No.
502
Design. (See Design application.)
Distribution

508
Divisional. (See Divisional application.)

English language

608.01

Fee exempt

201.17,

007.01

Fee exempt, Notation

1802.08

Fee exempt to fee filed

€07.01 (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.)

Form

600

Government-owned :

"Act of 1883"

201.17,

607.01

Changed from fee filed

607.01(c),

1002.02

Changed to fee filed 607.01

(c),

1002.02

Inventor leaves government

607.01 (a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266

807.01

"Three year case"

710.33

Incomplete

506

Abandoned files

506.01

Completed

508.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.06

Return

506.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

608.01

(u)

Informal

506,

702.1

Informal, Primary's attention required.

707.02

Informal, Search

704

Informal, Special

708.01

Inspection

101, 103

International Convention

201.13

Issue, Definition

203.04

Issue fee not paid.

203.07,

712

Joint

201.02

Joint to sole

201.03

Joint to sole, Interference. 111.07,

1112.09 (m)

"Mechanical"

201

New

203.01

New, Inspection by Mail Branch

501

Old

203.03

Original

201.04

Overlapping, Same applicant 104, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 804, 822, 822.01,

1101.01 (b)

Overlapping, Common ownership.

305,

706.03 (k). 700.01, 822,

1101.01(h)

Ownership common, Reference to.

608.01

(r)

Papers, Arrangement

717.01

(a)

Parent

201.04

Parts

600

Pending five years.

707.02 (a)

Plant. (Scc Plant application.)

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Application -- Continued

Public Inspection

103

Publication of abstract. 711.08, 711.08(a)

Receipt and handling.

500

Recording in examining division

1704

Referred to in Patent, Information as

to

status

102

Redle

201.10

Register, Application Branch

504

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Rejected

209.02

Returning

600

Right to Inspect

101, 103

"Secrecy order"

107,

107.02

Serial number

503

Sole®

201.01

Sole to joint

201.03

Special 708

to

708.03

Special, List

708.01

Status

203

Substitute:

Carries ownership from parent.

201.12

Copendency lacking

201.11

Definition

201.09

File wrapper notation

202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Three year

710.03

Title of invention

606

Title of invention, Change

606.01

Types

201

"Utility"

201

Wrong division

508.01

Application Branch 503 to

506, 508

Argument in amendment

714.04

Arrangement, Papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Assigned application :

Access

106

Allowance

308

Conflicting subject matter

304,

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

Inventor applies for

605

Inventor deceased

409.01

(e)

Rejection of other application

304

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

Certificate of correction

1402

Common 105, 706.03 (k),

709.01, 822, 1101.01 (b)

Conflicting

306

Double patenting, Same assignee 706.03(k),

822

Entire interest, Control

106

Interfering cases, Same assignee_ 700.01, 1101.01 (b)

Intervention 106, 402.01 (e)

Oath under Rule 131

715.04

Part interest

106.01

Patent issues to.

307

Power to inspect

101,

104

Reissue application

1401.02

Revocation of power of attorney

402.07

Amigoment

Bec. No.
001

Allowance of application

308

Conflicting

806

Conreys ownership

201.12

Continuing application

Date of recording

307

308

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Parent application

306

Part Interest

108.01

Patent

301

Recording

302

Assignment branch :

Administrator and executor authority
checked
409.01 (b)

Allowance and Issue.

306, 1302.11

File wrapper endorsement.

303

Title search

202.02

Assignment to Examiner for examination __ 803.08(b)
Associate attorney
402.02, 406

Associate attorney, Correspondence with

403.01

Associate of unregistered attorney

402

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

706.03 (b)

Atomic energy application

108

Attorney :

Appointment by assignee of entire interest.
106

Associate

402.02, 406

Associate of unregistered

402

Change in firm namce.

402.04 (a)

Changed, Drawing unchanged.

608.02 (u)

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 (h)

Not of record

714.01 (c)

Notarizing oath

604.06

Post office address.

601.02

Power. (See Power of attorney.)

Registration

402

Roster of attorneys

408

Same in conflicting cases.

1101.01 (k), 1102.01 (b)

Selection

401

Substitute

402.03

Telephoned by Examiner

408

Washington representative

408

Withdrawal

402.06

Authority of Commissioner, Delegation

1001.01

to 1004

Authority of Commissioner, Statutory

1001

Authority to inspect pending application

101

Authorization

402

B

Bacteria

1001

Bar, Statutory

201.13. 706.03 (s)

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Soc. No.

Bee. En

Blue ditp.
902.03 (b), 908.07
Blue slip, Signatures
908.07 (b)
Blueprint, Correction of drawing.
008.02 (v)
Board of Appeals (scc also Appeal).

Appeal from

1214.01, 1216 to 1216.02

Constitution and duties

1203

Decision

1213

Hearing

1209

Decisions, Orders, Notices

Jurisdiction

1210

New ground of rejection by

121401

Petition to amend after decision

1002.02

Recommendation

1218.01

Reconsideration and rehearing by __ 1214.01, 1214.03

Remand to Examiner

1208, 1210, 1211

Borrowing references

901.08

Box at Patent Office for depositing papers.

502

Boykin Act

201.16

Branch :

Application

503 to 506.01, 508, 508.01

Breadth, Undue

706.03(z)

Brief, Filed on appeal

1206

Extension of time

1215.04

Brief on motion

1105.01

British patent with exponent, Citing

901.05(b)

British specification, "Provisional."
"Com-

Added by amendment.

608.01 (o)

plete"

201.15

Bulletin, Classification

902.04

Added by preliminary amendment in excess

of filing fee.

714.10

Bureau of Plant Industry

1603\. 1607, 1609, 1610

Business, Method of doing.

706.03 (a)

C

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

1216.01

Canceled matter, Before papers executed

608.01

Canceled matter, Restoring.

714.24

Canceled matter in patented file

901.01

Canceling claim after issue

714.16

Canceling claim withdrawn after appeal

1214.05

Canceling drawing

608.02 (t)

Carbon copy, Application papers.

608.01

Carbon copy of amendment

714.07

Card system summarized

1704

Certificate of correction

1402

Handling

1402.02

Mistake, Kind corrected

1402,

1402.01

Petition

1002.02

Report by Examiner

1402.02

Certified copy of application for interference.

111.12

Certified copy of foreign application

201.14

Certiorari

1202

Changing joint to sole

201.03

In interference 1111.07,

1112.09 (m)

Reissue

1401.02

Changing sole to joint

201.03

Chemical compound

608.01 (p)

Chemical formula, Printer's proof checked by

Examiner

1303.01

Circulars, Purpose

Introduction

Citation :

Abstract

711.06 (a)

A. P. C. publication

001.08(c)

Allowance, Listing at.

1902.12

Applicant's

707.05(đ), 1902.12

Correction

707.05 (g)

Correction, Period for response.

710.00

707.08

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Examiner's answer

1208

Foreign patent data

801.05 (a)

Incorrect

707.05(g). 710.08

Literature, In specification

608.01 (p)

Periodical

801.06

References

707.05

Allowance in first action
1302.12

By applicant

707.05(d), 1302.12

Restriction requirement, Art.

813, 817

Drafting

507

Statutes

Introduction

Mail

501

U.S. patent data

901.04

Citizenship

605.01

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

1214.01.

1215.05, 1216.02

Civil action under 25 U.S.C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Claim

608.01 (1), 608.01 (k)

After prosecution closed.

714.19

After prosecution closed, Near end of time

period

714.20

Aggregative

708.03 (1)

All allowed

710.02 (b)

All canceled

711.01

Allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Allowed, Rejection of

706.04

Allowed, Withdrawn appeal,

1215.02

Alternative phrase

706.03 (d )

Analysis

904.01

Basis in description

608.01 (g)

Basis in disclosure

608

Breadth

706.03 (n)

Cancellation 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.

806.04 (c), 809.03 (a)
Construed in light of specification
608.01(0)
Copied from Patent. (See Claim copied
from patent.)

Correspondence with disclosure.

706.03 (n)

Dependent

608.01 (n)

Dependent, Objected to when improper

706.01

Dependent on cancelled or rejected claim_

707.07(j)

Design application

1503.01

Differing only by functional statement_

706.03(c)

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Claim-Continued

Bec.

No.

Duplicate

700.08

(k)

Each mentioned In letter

707.07

(1)

Exceeds twenty, Filing fee

insu_cient.

506

Excess over fee added by

preliminary

amend-

ment

714.10

Excess over fee after notice of allowance_

714.16(c)

File wrapper notation

1302.09

Form

608.01

(m)

Functional

706.03

(c)

Generic. (See Generic claim.)

Illustrated by drawing

608.02(e),

706.03

(n)

Inaccurate

706.03

(מ)

Incomplete

706.03(f),

707.07(1)

Indefinite

706.03

(d )

Independent

608.01

(n )

Index

717.04

Indirect limitation

706.03

(d )

Interference, Construed

1101

Linking 809, 809.03, 809.03

(a),

809.04

Linking, Traverse of rejection

818.03

(d)

"Markush"

706.03

())

"Markush," Support

608.01

(p)

Multiplied

706.03 (k),

706.03(1)

Negative limitation

706.03

(d)

New matter

608.04,

706.03

(0)

Nonelected invention 809.04, 821.01,

821.02

Nonelected invention, Added

821.03

Nonstatutory

706.03

(h )

Nonstatutory, Cancellation

1302.04(b)

Numbering

608.01

(1)

"O.G."

1302.09,

1302.10

Original

608.01(1),

706.03

(n)

Patentably distinct

706.03

(k)

Plant application

1605,

1610

Product, Functional

706.03

(c)

Product by process.

706.03

(e )

Prolix

706.03

(g)

Reissue application :

Canceled from original

application

1401.08

Numbering

1401.06

Oath requirement

1401.08

Original claim subject to

reexamination

1401.09

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

Renumbering at issue

608.01 (j),

1302.01

Renumbering dependent

608.01

(n)

Rewritten

608.01

(q )

Single means

706.03

(c)

Species, How recognized

806.04

(f)

Species (plural) added

809.02(d

)

Subgenus ("Markush" type)

706.03

(y)

Statutory requirement

608.01

(k)

Suggested for Interference

1003.

1101.01(3)

to

1101.01 (0), 1101.02 (b)

Suggested for interference, Failure

to

make

706.03

(u)

Suggested for interference, Time

limit

710.02(¢)

Summary of invention, consistent.

608.01

(d )

Terminology basis in description.

608.01(0)

Unsupported

706.03

( n )

Claim-Continued

See. No.
714.20

With motion granted in part.

Withdrawal of appealed claim
1214.05, 1215.03

Claim copied from patent.
710.04(a), 1101.02 to

1101.02(g)

After allowance

1101.02 (g)

Appeal of rejection

1205, 1210

Commissioner's approval if outside time limit 1003

Denied admission, Time limit for re-

sponse

710.02(c),

710.04

(a)

Disclaimer rejection

706.03

(u)

Interference pending

1111.05

Late amendment

71.19

Not a response to Office action

711.02

(b).

1101.02(e)

Origin must be stated

1101.02,

1101.02(d)

Patent in different division

1101.02

Period for response.

710.02(c),

710.04(a)

Prosecution closed.

714.19,

1101.02(g)

Rejection

1101.02(f)

Rejection, Failure to respond

to

706.03

( u)

Rejection, Primary's attention

707.02

Special

708.01

Class, Scope

903.02

(b)

Class, Transfer

903.05

Class definitions

902.02

Classification :

Application. (See Classification of application.)

Basis

903.02

Bulletin

902.04

Examiner. (See Classification

examiner.)

Foreign patents

903.03

Manual

902.01

Non-patent literature

901.06

(b)

Orders

902.04

Patent, Change of

903.05

Patent index

902.03

(a)

Principles

903.02

Revision

903.02

(a)

Rules governing applications.

903.08

(e)

Slip

903.07

Statutory authority

903.01

Classification examiner :

Decision on classification __ 903.08(d)

to

903.08

(f)

Patentability report

705.01

(a)

Classification of application :

Allowed application

903.07

to

903.07

(b)

Amendment affecting

903.08

(c)

Cross-referencing

803.07

( a)

Decision of classification Examiner

903.08

( f)

Disputed

903.08

(a),

903.08(d), 903.08(f),

903.08(g)

File wrapper data

717.03

Improperly classified

903.08

(a)

In another division at allowance.

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),

003.08

(g).

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Sie. No.

Clean copy

806.01 (q), 1002.02

Clerk, Duties. (See the Manual of Operating

Instructions, Clerical operations.)

Closed prosecution except for formal font-

ters

710.02(b)

Combination, Old, Restriction

808.05 (b), 820.01

Combination and aggregation

708.03 (1), 706.08(1)

802.01,
Combination and subcombination
808.04 (c), 806.05 (a) to 806.05 (d), 808.08 (a)

Commissioner, action requiring attention of :

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

List

1003

Petition for access

103

Reissue application of patent in interfer-

ence

1401.12

Commissioner's

Approval of power to inspect.

104

Authority and functions.

709,

714.16, 717.01, 1001, 1002, 1003

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Orders, Purpose

Introduction

Common disclosure, Parent and continuing

applications

201.11

Common ownership, Conflicting applications.

305\.

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

Communication with disbarred attorney

105

Companion case, Retention label

1302.07

"Complete" specification, British

201.15

Conception

715.07

Conflicting applications, Same applicant.

304,

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

305,

Conflicting applications, Same assignee

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

Conflicting applications. Same attorney __ 1101.01(k).

1102.01 (b)

Conservator, Authority recorded.

409.01 (b), 409.02

Conservator, Insane inventor.

409.02

Constitutional basis for patents.

Introduction

Constructive election

818.02 (a), 818.02(c)

Constructive reduction to practice.

715.07

Consular certificate

604.04

Consular certificate, Executor or administrator,

Foreign

409.01 (đ )

Consular certificate, Omission

604.04 (a)

Consular fee stamp

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Embassy and legation

604.05

Consular fee stamp, Omission

604.05 (a)

Consular officer

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

708.07 (b)

New matter

201.07

Oath, Delayed filing

602.05 (a)

Ownership

201.12

Parent case data noted on file wrapper

202.02

Coutlasstlos -- Continued

Petition to make special. 708.02.

1002.02

Reference to parent case.

201.11

Res judicata rejection

706.07 (b)

Sole from joint.

201.07

Time for fling

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application

to

public Inspection

108

Continuation-in-part

201.08

Assignment check

308

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,

201.11

Sole from joint

201.08

Time for filing

201.11

When patented, Opens parent application to

public inspection

103

Continuing application

201.11

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

607.01

Convention, International

201.13

Converting joint to sole_ 201.03, 201.06, 201.07,

201.08

Converting sole to joint.

201.03

Copendency

201.11

Copending application, Reference brought up to

date 1302.04 (f)

Copied patent claim. (See Claim copied from

patent. )

Copy of foreign application, Certified.

201.14

Correction of drawing.

608.02 (p)

Approval by Examiner 608.02(x),

608.02(g)

Blueprint

608.02(v)

Cost

608.02(s)

Deferrable 608.02 (b), 608.027s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02(w)

New matter

608.04

Order for

608.02 (x)

Required

707.07(c)

Sketch

608.02(¥)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag

608.02 (x)

Correction of patent.

1400

Certificate of correction 1002.02,

1402

Reissue. (See Reissue application.)

Statutory disclaimer

1403

Correction of printer's proof

1309.01

Correction of reference citation 707.05(g),

710.06

Correspondence:

Associate attorney

403.01

Double

403

Law Examiner. (Scc Correspondence under rule 202.)

Receipt and handling

500

With whom held

403

Correspondence under rule 202. 1101.01

(d)

to

1101.01 (1)

Action following 1101.01 (h), 1101.01 (1)

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Correspondence under rale 208 -- Cntioned

Cumes not requiring

1101.01 (g)

Difference In dates necessitating.

1101.01 (g)

Junior party fails to make date.
1101.01(1)
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 800 __ 201.13

Court decision, certificate of
1216.01

Court decision, Citation
707.06

Crow-noting :

Data of parent application on file wrapper

202.02,

1302.09

Data of related application brought up to

1302.04(f)

date

Data of related application in specification_ 201.11,

202.01

Foreign application, Application oath

202.04

Foreign application, File wrapper.

202.03

In original patent file of reissue application 202.05
Cross-reference :
At allowance
903.07

Citing
707.05(e)

During examination
803.07 (a)

Ordering

903.06

D

D-10 Notice
107.02, 1804, 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

20.11, 503, 505, 1002.02

Foreign application
201.13, 201.14, 201.15

707.11

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

Office stamp

Reference

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

executor )

409 to 409.01 (f )

Decision :

By Board of Appeals.
1213

By Classification Examiner

903.08 (f)

By Primary on interference motion

707.02

Citation

707.06

Governs Examiner's action
Introduction
Listed

Appendix II
Publication of
707.06

707.05 (f)

Declassified matter

Dedication

715, 1403

Defense, Applications affecting

107, 108

Definition of class

903.02

Delayed filing of original oath

602.05

Delayed filing of reissue application

706.03 (x)

1001.01.

Delegation of Commissioner's authority

1002, 1002.02, 1003

Demonstration at interview

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

808.01 (g)

Desigo application

1500

Aggregation

1501

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

Disclosure

1504

Dominant feature

1503.01

Double patenting

1504

Drawing

1503.02

Election of application

1504

Election of species.

1504

Examination

1501

Feature emphasized

1503.01

Fee

1505

Invention

1501, 1504

Modification

1508.01

New matter

1503.02

Notice before allowance.

1505

Novelty

1504

Object, Design for.

1502

Patentability

1504

Photograph

1503.02

Preamble

1503

Reissue

1505

Requirement for restriction

1504

Reproducible

1502

Sample

1503.02

Search

1504

Segregable parts

1504.01

Simulation

1504

Single signature form

1503

Specification

1503,01

Species election

1504

Statutory bar, Foreign application

201.13

Subject matter

1502

Suspension of action

1505

Term of

1505

Title

1503.01

Visual characteristics

1502

Withholding from allowance.

1505

Design patent series

901.04

Determination of priority under Public Law

690

201.16

Diligence in converting application

201.03

Diligence, Shown in Rule 131 oath __ 715.07, 715.07 (a) Disbarred attorney 105, 714.01 (a)

Disclaimer :

Co-author of publication

715.01 (c)

Converting joint to sole

201.06

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Disclaimer-Continned

See Ko-

Interference

1108, 1108.02

708.08(u).

Rejection

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

Statutory

140%

Dlaclosure

003

Amendment

608.04

Amendment, Preliminary

608.04 (b)

Chemical compound
608.01 (p)

Claimed

801.03

Common, Parent and continuing application_ 201.11

Completeness

008.01 (p)

Correspondence with claims

708.03 (n)

Detailed description

608.01 (g)

Foreign application

201.15

Insufficient

608.01 (p)

Later filled application

608.01 (p)

Original claim

608.01 (1), 708.03 (n)

608.04 (b)

Preliminary amendment

Related applications

608.01 (p)

608.01 (e)

Reservation clause

Restricted to claimed subject matter.
1302.01
Specification. (See Specification.)

Support for claims.

706.03 (n)

Trademark

608.01 (¥)

Trade name

608.01 (v)

Utility

608.01 (p)

Discourtesy

714.19, 714.25, 1003

"Distinct" inventions

802,

802.01, 803, 806, 806.05

Distribution of papers.

508

Division (see Restriction Election ; Election of species)

800

Division date case held up in Patent Security Division

107.01

Division date receipt and stamp.

714.18

Divisional Application

201.06

Assignment carried from parent.

201.12

Assignment check

308

Copendency

201.11

Delayed filing of oath 602.05 (a)

Drawing, Transfer to.

608.02(1)

Effective date

201.11

File wrapper notation

202.02

Inspection of parent application.

103

New matter

201.08

Oath 201.06, 602.05 ()a

Ownership carried from parent

201.12

Parent case data notation in specification

202.02

Patented, Opens parent to inspection.

103

Petition to make special 708.02,

1002.02

Reissue 1401.10

(a)

Reissne, Refer to Supervisory Examiner

1005

Signature omitted

201.06

Sole from joint.

201.06

Time for filing.

201.11

Double correspondence

403

Double patenting :

Basis

802

Design application

1504

Double patenting -- Continued

Disclaimer, Statutory

Coc. Na.
804.01

804\. 804.01.
Distinct and Independent inventions
806\. 806.05
708.08 (k),

Rejection

804,

804.01, 804.02

Same assignee

305, 703.08

(k), 822

Same inventor 706.08

(k), 801,

806.01 (h)

to 806.04 (1),

806.05,

822, 822.01

Species and genus 806.04

(h) to

806.04(3)

Draftsman

507

Draftsman's notation

507,

008.02 (a)

Draftsman's stamp

608.02 (a),

608.02(0)

Drawing

507, 608.02

"A.F.E.

608.02 (a)

Additional

608.02 (h)

Allowance, Notation on

1302.09

Amendment

608.02(p)

Amendment, Direction for.

608.02 (a)

Amendment, Disposition

608.02(x)

Amendment support by original

claim

608.01 (1)

Attorney's name

605.04 (h)

Attorney's name, Change

608.02 (u)

Brief description

608.01 (f)

"Can be corrected"

608.02 (a)

Canceled figure

608.02 (t)

Canceled sheet

808.02(t)

Canceled sheet, Patent

608.02 (1)

Canceled sheet, Transfer

608.02(1)

Colored

1606

Complete illustration

608.02(d),

706.03 (n)

Completeness

608.02 (e)

Content of

608.02 (d)

Continuation application

608.02 (1)

Correction. (See Correction of Drawing.)

Corresponds with description

608.02 (f)

Cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Date entered on back

608.02(0)

Denied admission

608.02 (h)

Design application

1503.01,

1503.02

Disclosure

608

Divisional application

608.02 (1)

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office

action

707.07(c)

Draftsman's notation

507,

608.02 (a)

Dratsman's stamp

608.02 (a),

808.02 (o)

Duplicate

608.02 (h)

Estimate of cost of correction

608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

Illustrates claim

608.02 (e)

Name of attorney changed

608.02 (u)

Inartistic arrangement

608.02 (t)

"Inf. A.F.E."

608.02 (a)

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

1401.05

Informal

507,

608.02 (b)

Informality, Determined by draftsman

608.02 (a)

"Inventor"

605.04 (h )

Kept in examining division

608.02 (c)

Modification illustrated

608.02 (1)

Name of applicant.

605.04 (h)

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Drawing-Continued
Set Ka
Necessary for fling date,
506, 008.02
"New drawings required"
608.02 (a)
New matter
608.04
New, When required
608.02 (a), 608.02 (=)

Not received

608.02 (h)

Not returned

608.03 (y)

"O.G."

1802.09

Patented case

905.08

Plant application

1606

Print. (See Print of drawing.)

Prior art
008.02 (g)

Reference characters
008.02(e)
Reference characters, Change.
608.02(=)
Reissue application
608.02 (k), 1401.05

Return
608.02(y)
Signature
605.04 (h)
Signature, Administrator or executor
805.05 (a)

Signature correction, Examiner's amend-
ment".

005.04 (b)

Sketch for correction

608.02 (v)

Substitute

608.02 (h )

Substitute application

608.02 (1)

Sufficiency, Determined by Examiner
608.02 (e)

Transfer

608.02 (1)

Transfer to continuation

608.02 (1)

Transfer to reissue

608.02 (k), 1401.05

608.02(1)

Transfer to substitute application

Use in Reissue_)

608.02(k), 1401.05

608.01 (f)
View

Drawing correction

608.02 (p )

Approval by Examiner.

608.02(x), 608.02 (q)

Blueprint

608.02(¥)

Cost

608.02 (s)

Deferrable

608.02(b), 608.02 (s)

Examiner's amendment

608.02 (w)

New matter

808.04

Order for

608.02 ( (x)

Required

707.07 (c)

Sketch

608.02 (v)

Separate letter

608.02 (r)

Signature, By Examiner's amendment

605.04 (b)

"Special" tag
608.02 (x)
Duplicate amendments
717.01 (a)

Duplicate claims

706.03 (k)

Duplicate foreign patents

203.03

Duplicate papers, Plant application

1602,

1603, 1609, 1610

E

"Easily Erasable" paper.

808.01

Effective date, Declassified matter

707.05 (f)

Effective date, Reference patent.

706.02,

707.05 (e), 715, 715.01

Effective filing date. Continuing application ___ 201.11

Effective filing date. International Conven-

tion

201.18, 201.14, 201.15

Bee. No.

Election (see also Restriction; Election of spe-
cles.)

Action on nonelected claims, Election not

waived

819

After, multiplicity rejection

708.08 (1)

After restriction

818

After restriction, Treatment of nonelected

claims

821 to 821.08

Applicant must make

818.03 (e)

Between applications, Conflicting claims

804,

822 to 822.01

Constructive

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Fixed by action on merits.

818.02 (a)

Implied

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Removal from division

608.02 (c)

Interference

820.02

Old combination, Election waived.

820.01

Optional cancellation

818.02(c)

Original presentation

818.02 (a)

Signature correction

608.02(y)

Shift

819.01

Traverse

818, 818.03,

818.03 (b), 818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02

Election of species :

Action after

809.02 (c)

Allowable generic claim lacking

809.02 (a)

Basis

809.02

Canceling species claims.

818.02(c)

Design application

1504

Implied 818.02(a),

818.02(c)

Reissue application

1401.10

Requirement 809.02(a),

809.02 (b)

Species claims lacking 809.02

(d), 818.02 (b)

Withdrawal of nonelected species.

809.02 (c)

Employees of Patent Office, Property interest in
patent
809
English language faulty, New specification_ 608.01 (q)

English language required.

008.01

English language patent corresponding to

foreign

707.05 (e)

Entry of amendment. (See Amendment.)

Entry of "Contents" of file wrapper

717.01

Entry on Face of file wrapper

717.02, 717.02(b)

Equity (civil action) :

Under 35 U.S.C. 145

1214.01, 1215.05, 1216.02

Under 35 U.S.C. 146

1109,

1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.09

Equivalents in art

904.01 (b)

Erasable (specially coated) paper.

608.01

Erasure in specification, Before allowance ___. 1302.03

Erasure in specification, Before Execution ____. 608.01
Estoppel, Interference
1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Examination of application :

Order of

708 to 708.03

Purpose

701

Reissue

1401.09

Secrecy during

101

"Secrecy order" case

107

Statutory authority

701

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Examiner :

Bec. No.

Assignment of application for examination

808.08 (b)

Classification. (Bce Classification examiner.)

Expressing Opinion on Validity

1701

LAW:

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (d)

to

1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed.

714.18

Petition for access.

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

Requests payment of final fee by senior

party

1101.01 (1)

New, Action indicated by Primary

707.01

Primary Actions requiring personal attention 707.02

Primary, Signature on fille wrapper.

1802.13

Resigns

1702

Resigns, old cases special

708.03

Supervisory, Functions 1002.02, 1003, 1004, 1005

Telephoning attorney

408

Testimony as patent expert.

1701

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

Examiner's amendment

1802.04

By initialing

1502.04

Claims, Nonelected invention, Canceled.

821.01,

821.02

Claim, Nonstatutory, Canceled

1802.04 (b)

Claim, Numbers identifying.

1302.04 (g)

Claim lost in interference, Canceled.

1109.02

Copending application data brought up to

date 201.11,

1802.01

Drawing 608.02 (w),

1902.04

Formal matters

1802.04

Name on drawing

605.04 (b)

Patented copending application data

1302.04 (f)

"Printer Waiting" 714.16,

1309.01

Reference citation corrected

707.05 (g)

Signature of administrator.

605.05 (a)

Title of application 606.01, 1302.04 (a)

Examiner's answer :

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition for abandonment.

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing.

1204

Reply brief

1208

Special status

708.01

Status letter

203.08

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

Examiner's statement. (See Examiner's

an-

swer.)

Example, Operative

608.01 (p)

Excess number of claims for fee, After notice of allowance 714.16(c)

8 00

Che. No.

Mikecas number of cialis for fling fee.

714.10

Ruscation of oath,

804

Executor or Administrator.

400.01

Allowance and Isque.

408.01 (f)

Application by, After discharge.

409.01 (c)

Atigned application, Inventor dies

10.01 (e)

Authority

400.01 (b)

Consular certificate

409.01 (d)

Foreign country

409.01 (d)

Heir

400.01, 409.01 (a), 409.01 (d)

Signature

606.05(a)

Specification form

606.06 (a)

Exhausted Combination

706.08 (1), 706.08(1)

Exhibit

008.08

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

Exhibit at Interview

718.08

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 filling brief.

1215.04

F

Fee exempt application

607.01

Fee exempt application, Changed to fee filled

007.01 (b), 1002.02

Fee exempt application, Inventor leaves gov-

ernment

607.01 (a)

Fee filed application

607

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

007.01

Inadequate

506

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

508.01, 607.02

Fee, Final :

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied.

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept

712, 1002.02

Fee stamp :

Consular

604.05

Consular, Omission

004.05 (a )

Embassy and Legation

804.05 (a)

Field of search

708.08,

904.01 (d )

Field of search, Notation by Examiner 705.01 (a),

717.05, 804.01 (d)

File wrapper

717

Action entered

707.10

Allowed case data entered

1802.09

Amendment endorsed

714.18

Arrangement of papers.

717.01 (a)

Assignment endorsement

303

Classification data

717.03

"Contents", Entry in

717.01

Correction of error

717.02

Data entered on

710.05, 717.02, 1302.09

Equity suit

1216.02

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Sute wrapper -- Continued

Sca. Ha.

Field of search

717.45

Field of march, Patentability report

____

706.01 (a)

Foreign application cross-noting.

200.08, 202.04

Foreign filling date entered on

717.02.

1802.06

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.

1302.09

Print

717.01 (b)

Relation of application noted on

202.02

Residence changed

717.02(b)

Return of paper entered on

717.01

Signing and dating by Primary

1802.18

Filing date

508, 505

Effective

201.11

Foreign application, Convention date.

201.13.

201.14,

201.15

Later filed application as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Petition

1002.02

Subsequent publication as disclosure.

608.01 (p)

Filing fee

607

Claims in excess of.

506, 714.10

Design application

1505

Fee exempt application

607.01

Inadequate

508

Petition for fee exemption

1002.02

Return

508.01,

607.02

Filing receipt

506

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

Final action, Special nature of.

708.01

Final fee:

Failure to pay

712

Interfering case, Not applied

1101.01 (0)

Petition to accept.

712,

1002.02

Reissue

1401.11

Final rejection

708.07

Amendment after

714.12,

714.13

Amendment after, Entered in part

714.20

First action

708.07 (b)

Interview

718.00

Letter

708.07

Patentability report

705.01 (a)

Petition to vacate

1002,1002.02

Premature

708.07 (c)

Premature, Withdrawal

708.07 (d)

Primary's attention required

707.02

"Secrecy order" application

107.02

Special

708.01

When proper 706.07, 706.07 (a)

Withdrawal

706.07 (e)

Withdrawal, Primary's attention,

707.02

Withdrawal of premature

708.07 (d)

Withdrawal prior to hearing on appeal.

1208.02

Final restriction requirement

818.03

Firm of attorneys changes name.

402.04,

402.04 (a)

Firm name-Form of-in power of attorney

402.05

Fissionable material

See. No.
708.08 (b)

Five year pendency

707.02 (a)

Five year pendency, Shortened period for re-
sponse
710.02(b)

Flow sheet

808.02

Foreign application :

Certified copy to avoid reference

201.14

Cross-noting on file wrapper
202.03

Date, Entitled to.
201.13, 201.14.

201.15

Determination of priority
201.14, 201.15,

201.16

Disclosure

201.15

English language translation for benefit of

date

201.15

Filing in foreign country

107

Great Britain

201.15

License to file

107

Listed in oath
201.14, 602

More than one.

201.14

Noting earliest date on file wrapper_ 202.03, 717.02.

1302.08

Overcoming reference by

201.15, 715

Ribboned

602.04 (a)

Same invention

201.15

Seal

602.04(a)

Statutory bar.

201.13

Foreign filing, Proving for priority.

201.14

Foreign filing date. Entitled to.

201.13

Foreign filing date on file wrapper.

202.03. 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

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

903.08

Translation of

901.05 (d)

Unlicensed, Same applicant.

706.03(8)

Forfeited application

203.07, 712

Prior art

901.02

Retention label

1302.07

Forfeiture

712

Formal matter :

Allowance and Issue 1302.01, 1302.02, 1802.04

Amendment of case in issue.

714.16

Claim allowable except for.

707.07(1)

Response to objection

714.02

Review of actions involving.

Introduction

Specification format

608.01

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

714.02

Forms and form letters:
Amendment after Board decision, Refused_ 1214,07

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Forms and form letters- Continued
Hoe. No.

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02 (a)

Decision on Motion

1105.08

Examiner's answer

1208

Ezaminer'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

808

Rejection of claim copied from patent __ 1101.02(f)

Restriction requirement

817

Formula in printer's proof checked by Examiner

1809.01

Fourth or subsequent action

1005

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Functional claim, Rejection

706.03 (c)

₲

"General Information Concerning Patents"

703

Generic claim :
Definition
808.04 (d)
Election of application in which presented

806.04(1)

Informal

809.02 (e)

Patentability over species

808.04 (h)

Presented after issue of patent

806.04 (1)

Rejection

806.04 (j), 809.02(a), 809.02 (c)

Species claims lacking.

809.02(đ), 818.02 (b)

Subcombination

806.04 (c)

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

Genus and species

801,

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

Government-owned application :

"Act of 1883"
201.17, 607.01

Changed from fee filed

607.01 (c), 1002.02

Changed to fee filed.

607.01 (b), 1002.02

Inventor leaves government.

607.01 (a)

Special

708.01

35 U.S.C. 266
607.01

Great Britain, "Complete" specification

201.15,

901.05 (a)

Great Britain, "Provisional" specification

201.15

Group Manager.

1002.02, 1003. 1004, 100%

Guardian, Authority recorded

409.01 (b), 409.02

Guardian of insane inventor

409.02

H

Hearing on appeal
1209

Heir as applicant (see also Administrator or

executor )

409.01 (a ), 409.01 (d)

Holiday, Papers not received.

502

Holiday, Period for response ending on

710.05

Holiday in District of Columbia.

710.05

I

Idiomatic English

608.01 (q)

Implied election

818.02 (a), 818.02 (c)

Improper Joinder, Effect on patent

805

Inaccurate claim

706.03 (n)

Bod Hie. Incomplete amendment, Time for : complet-

ing 710.02 (c), 714.03

Incomplete application

10/508

Abandoned files

508.01

Completed

508.01

Drawing

507

Invalid oath

604.08

Return

508.01

Return of filing fee

506.01

Using again

508.01

Incomplete claim, Rejection

708.03 (f)

Incomplete response, Time for completing_

710.02(c),

711, 714.03

Indefinite claim

708.03 (đ)

Independent claim

608.01 (n)

"Independent inventions

802,

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

Index of claims

717.04

Index of patents, Numerical

902.03 (a)

Informal application

702.01

Primary's attention required

707.02

Search

704

Special

708.01

Informal drawing

507

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

707.07 (1)

Information on status of application referred to

in patent

102

Information sent to applicant for his guidance_ 703

Ink, Permanent

608.01, 714.07

Inoperativeness

708.03 (p)

Inoperativeness, Affidavit

716

Inquiry as to status of application

203.08

Insane applicant

409, 409.02

Inspection :

Amendment

714.05

Application 101,

102, 104

Approval of power

104

Authorization

402

By assignee

104, 108.01

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

Interference

1100

Abandonment of contest

1108, 1110

Abstract of title in patented file.

1101.02

Action after award of priority 1109 to 1109.02

Action after award of priority, Losing party 1109.02

Action after award of priority, Winning

party

1109.01

Action after dissolution

1110

Addition of new party

1106.02

Additional interferences 1106, 1106.01. 1106.02

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Interference -- Continued
Bee. No.
Admission of patent claims dented.
1101.02.

1101.02(!)

Amdarit :

Oath under Rule 202 sealed and forwarded

with interference record.
1101.01 (h)
Oath under Rules 181, 202, and 204 opened
with preliminary statements
1101.03
Oath under Rules 181 and 204 removed and
sealed
715.06. 1101.03

After decision on motion
1108.01

All parties claiming invention to be In-

cluded

1101.01 (h)

Amendment filed during.

1111.05

Amendment in connection with motion
1108
Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals
1109
Disclaimer
1108, 1109.02

Application and patent In different divi-
CIons
1101.02
Applications in different divisions
1101.01 (a)

Attorney, Parties have same

Dissolution on motion of examiner.

1105.05

1101.01 (k),

Dissolution on motion of examiner, Requires

1102.01 (b)

attention of primary

707.02

Attorney appointed

402.03

Brief card

1102.01 (c)

Briefs on motion

1105.01

Cancellation of losing party's claim

1109.02

Certified copies of part of application

1111.12

Civil action under 85 U.S.C. 146
1109, 1109.01.

1100.02, 1111.09

Claim copied from a patent (ses also Claim
copied from patent)
1101.02 to 1101.02 (g)
Claim Interpretation
1101

Claim "modified"
1102.01 (a)
Ex parte consideration not given on inter
partes proceedings
1105, 1111.07

Claiming of same subject matter necessary_ 1101.01

Claims, Same in two applications of same

party

1102.01

Claims, Suggesting.

1101(j), to 1101.01 (0)

Claims, Suggesting from patent.

1101.02 (b)

Claims not patentable over issue noted in let-

ter to applicant

1102.01 (b)

Claims of application not Identical with pat-
ent claims, Rule 205.
1101.02, 1101.02 (c).

1102.01 (a)

Claims of patent, All interfering to be

counts

1101.02 (c)

Claims of patent, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Common ownership

305,|1101.01 (b)

Concession of priority

1108, 1109.02

Conflicting parties, Same attorney

1101.01 (k)

Consultation with Interference Examiner __ 1111.13

Continuation of earlier application

1101.01 (e).

1102.01 (a)

Continuation-In-part
of earlier
applica-

tion
1101 (e), 1102.01 (a)

Conversion of joint application to sole

1111.07

Conversion of sole application to joint.

1111.07

Copied patent claim, Not identified

1101.02 (d)

Copies of part of application

1111.12

Copying of patent claims

1101.02 to 1101.02(g)

Within one year.
1101.02 (f)

Interference -- Continued
Lče No.

Correspondence under Rule 202
1101.01 (d) to

1101.01 (1)

Counts, Dependent

1102.01 (a)

Counts, Must be made by all parties.

1102.01

Counts, Patentably distinct

1101.01 (1). 1106.08

Dates, Difference

1101.01 (g)

"Decision Noted"

1107

Decision on motion, Letter.

1105.06

Decision on motion, Primary's attention

707.02

Declaration of Interference.

1102.02

Deferment of application of final fee

1101.01 (0)

Dependent counts

1102.01 (a)

Different divisions have applications

1101.01 (a)

Different divisions have patent and applica-

tion

1101.02

Disclaimer, Rejection

706.03 (u),

710.02(d),|1101.01 (m), 1101.02 (€)

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

1100.02

Elections not affected

820.02

Entry of amendment filed in connection with

motion

1108

Estoppel rejection

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Failure to identify patent from which claims

were copied

1101.02, 1101.02 (d)

File wrapper notation

1101.01 (c)

Filing date not overcome.

1101.01 (1)

Foreign application relied on :

Correspondence under Rule 202.

1101.01 (g)

Not referred to in preparation of papers

1102.01 (a)

Shifting burden of proof.

1105.04

Form for decision letter on motion

1105.06

Forms other than decision on motion (See list
under 1112 in Table of Contents)_ 1112 to 1112.10

Hearing on motion

1105, 1105.01

Index sheet, Interference file

1107

Initiating.

1112.05(a)

Inspection of oaths under Rules 131, 202, and

204

1101.03

Interference brief card

1102.01 (c)

Interference number

1102.02

Interpretation of claims

1101

Interview prohibited

1111.01

Joint to sole

1111.07

Junior application in issue.

1101.01 (1)

Jurisdiction of application

1101.01 (0)

Jurisdiction of application restored aminer

to Ex- 1109

Jurisdiction of Interference

1104

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INDEX

Interference -- Continued
Sie No.

Interference -- Continued

Bee. No.

Jurisdiction of patent.

1104

Law Examiner may be consulted,

1101.01 (c)

Requestlag Jurisdiction of interference

1104

Response to suggestion of claires.

₹10.02 (c),

Letter to Examiner of Interferences

1102.01 (a)

1101.01(3), 1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (n)

Letters to partier

1102.01 (b)

Sealing of oaths

715.06, 1101.01 (h), 1101.09

Losing party, treatment of claims.

1109.02

Losing party may obtain copy of opponent's

application

1109.02

Memorandum initiating.

1112.05 (a)

"Modified" claim

1102.01 (a)

Motion :

Add or substitute application

11.05.08

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention 707.02, 1105

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner's

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234
1111.06

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 (c)

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

Oath under Rules 131 and 204 removed and

sealed

715.06, 1101.03

Open to public inspection if patent involved_

103

Overlapping application

709.01, 1111.03

Parties, All claiming invention to be in-

cluded

1101.01 (h)

Patent and application in different divisions 1101.02

Patentability reports

1111.11

Petition for reconsideration of decision on

motion

1105.07

Plural interferences

1102.01

Power of attorney filed

402.08

Primary Examiner initiates.

702.02,

1101.01 (e)

Preliminary statement

1102.02

Preparation of papers.

1102 to 1102.02

Primary Examiner, Matters requiring deci-

sion by

1101.01(c), 1105

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

Public Law 600

201.16.

1102.01 (a), 1111.10

Reconsideration of decision on motion

1105.07

Record in each interference complete.

1111.02

Redeclaration

1106

Reference found after declaration,

1105.05

Referred to Primary for question of patent-
ability
1105.05

Reforming

1106.01

Rehearing, New ground in decision

1105.05

Reissue application

1102.01 (a), 1111.08

Rejection of patent claim

1101.02 (f)

Rejection on estoppel.

1105.03, 1100.02, 1110

Sealing of oaths, Attention of Primary re-

quired

TOT.02

Search

1101.01(c), 1802.08

"Secrecy Order" case.

1111.04

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

Sole to joint.

1111.07

Special

708.01

Statutory basis

1100

Stipulations for extension of time.

1111

Suggestion of claims

1101.01(1) to

1101.01(o), 1101.02(b)

Suggestion of claims, Time limit

710.02 (c),

1101.01 (m), 1101.01 (a)

Suggestion of claims from a patent.

1101.02 (b)

Suit in Equity. (See Civil Action.)

Suspension of action, Junior party fails to

make date

1101.01 (1)

Suspension of ex parte prosecution

709.01, 1103

Terminated, Right to inspect.

103

Termination

1107

Termination, Cancel claim

1109.02

Testimony equivalent to Rule 131 affi-

davit

715.07 (b)

Time for hearing motion set by Examiner of

Interferences

1105

Title search of patent.

1101.02

Winning party, Unanswered action

710.02(b)

With a patent ___ 1101.02 to 1101.02 (g), 1102.01 (a)
Withdrawal of application from issue __ 1101.01(1),
1101.01(o), 1101.02(g), 1105.03

Withdrawal of interference by Examiner

1104,

Interlineation in specification before execution_

1105.05

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 fling 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 cuses during. 101,

713.07

Field of search

718.02

Finally rejected application

718.09

How conducted

713.01

Inter partes questions 713.06,

1111.01

Local attorney 713.03,

713.05

Model

713.08

Oral agreement not binding

713.04

Patentability report cases.

705.01 (f)

Record of

713.04

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Sec. No.

Interviewa Continued

Bes. No.

Refused 718.01, 718.02,

718.06,

713.10

Substance made of record.

718.04

Telephone. 408, 713.61,

713.05,

812.01

Time allowed

718.01

Where beid

718.01

Invention. (See Patent ; Rejection.)

Invention, Brief summary

008.01

(d)

Invention, Not originally claimed

603

Inventor (see also Applicant)

605

Deceased 409 to

400.01 (f)

Heirs 409.01 (a),

400.01

(d)

Insane

409,

409.02

Representative

401

Issue. (See Allowance and issue.)

Issue and Gazette branch

1309

Jurisdiction of allowed case

1305

"Printer waiting" case.

1309.01

Issue of patent to assignee.

307

Issue slip

903.07

J

Jacket. (See File wrapper.)

Joinder, Linking claim allowed

809.04

Joint application, Definition

201.02

Joint application, Original oath

602

Joint application, Signatures

605.04

(f)

Joint inventor :

Oath

602

Power of attorney to.

402.01

Refuses to sign application

409.03

Joint inventors 201.02,

201.03, 605

Change in order of names

605.04

(f)

Joint owners

605

Joint to sole. 201.03, 201.06, 201.07, 201.08,

1402.01

File forwarded to Application Branch

201.03

Interference pending

1111.07,

1112.09 (b) to 1112.09(p)

Jurisdiction :

Allowed application

714.16,

1305

Appealed application

1210

Application before court

1216

Application in interference

1101.01(0)

Interference

1104

Jurisdiction of notary

604.03

K

Kinds of applications

201

L

Lack of utility

706.03 (p)

Language of papers.

608.01

Law examiner :

Authority 1002,

1002.02

Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01

(d)

to 1101.01 (1)

Has application, Amendment filed.

₹14.18

Petition for access

103

Petitions handled, List.

1002.02

Requests payments of final fee by senior party

1101.01 (j)

Loun Patent (see also Statutes)
Introduction
Letter (see also Action ; Forms and form lettera;
Letter, Examiner's),

Abandonment after allowance
711.05

Drawing correction, Approval by Examiner

608.02 (q)

Drawing correction, Separate letter.

608.02 (r)

Drawing transfer

608.02 (1)

Status

203.08

Letter, Examiner's ( see also Action ; Forms

and

form letters)

707

Abandonment

711.02

Amendment after final rejection

714.13

Arguments answered

707.07(f)

Cancellation of nonelected claim

821.02

Carbon copies

707.08

Claim allowable except as to form

707.07 (j)

Claim summary

707.07 (1)

Complete and clear

707.07

Correction, Period for response.

710.06

Correction of citation

707.05(g)

Date stamped

707.11

Decision on motion

1105.06

Decisions cited

707.06

Dictated by Primary Examiner

707.01

Draftsman's criticism embodied in first Office

action

707.07 (c)

Election of species required, Concluding

paragraph 809.02(a),

809.02 (b)

"Examiner" or "Acting Examiner" at end

of

letter

707.09

File wrapper entry

707.10.

717.01

Final rejection, Clearly stated

706.07

Final rejection, Concluding statement.

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(j)

Full anticipation, Expressions used

707.07(d)

Informal application

702.01

Initial sentence

707.04

Initialed by Examiner

707.08

Interference forms 1105.06, 1112

to

1112.10

Language in rejecting.

707.07

(d)

Mailing

707.12

Memorandum cited

707.06

New Examiner, Primary dictates.

707.01

Notices cited

707.06

Numbering of paragraphs

707.07

(k)

Omnibus rejection

707.07

(d)

Orders cited

707.06

Personal matter excluded

707.07

(d)

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07(g)

Power of attorney invalid or lacking.

402

Preceding final action

707.14

Preliminary amendment in new case

707.04

Primary signs

707.09

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Latter, Ezaminer's-Continued

Sex No.
507.02

Primary's attention required, List

707.06 to 707.05(s),

001.04. 001.05 (a)

Refusing entry of amendment after Board

decision

1214.07

Rejection of claim copied from patent __ 1101.02(f)

Remailing

107.13, 710.08

Restriction requirement

817

Returned

707.13

Reviewed by Examiner

707.08

Revision of application, Shortened statutory

period

702.01

Revocation of power of associate.

402.05 (a)

Sample

707.03

Shortened time for reply

710.02

Signature

707.09

Model Room

608.03 (a)

Statement of rejection

707.07 (d)

Status letter reply

203.08

Substantial anticipation, Expressions used 707.07 (d)

Summary

707.07 (i)

Supplemental

710.06

707.13

Undelivered

Lettering of papers in file wrapper

717.01 (a)

Letters, Receipt and handling

500

Letters of administration

409.01 (b), 409.01 (c),

409.01 (e)

Letters testamentary_ 409.01(b), 409.01(c), 409.01(e)

Library, Scientific

901.06 (a)

License to file Foreign Application.

107,706.03(s)

Licensee, Access

106.01

Linking claim
708.01, 809, 809.03,
809.03 (a), 809.04

Traverse of rejection

818.03 (d)

List of countries giving right of priority

201.13

List of decisions
Appendix II
List of forms. (See Forms and form letters. )

Literature citation in specification

608.01 (p)

Local representatives of attorneys

408

M

Machine, Process or product and.
801, 803.
806.05(e), 806.05 (f), 806.05(g). 809.03(a)

Mail :

Depositing papers

502

Receipt and handling

500

Undelivered

707.13

Mail Branch

500

Mailing action

707.12

Manual of Classification

902.01

Manual of Foreign Patents.

901.05

Manuscript decision

707.06

Margin, Application papers

608.01

Mark of applicant,

605.04 (d )

Marking in application, Erasure at allowance_

1302.03

Marking patent

905.04

Markush claim, Antedating reference for

715.03

Markush claim

706.03 (y)

Markush claim, Supporting disclosure.

008.01 (p)

Matter not originally claimed.

603

"Mechanical" patent

201

Memorandum, Citation

707.06

Merita, Appeal to Board of Appeals.

Introduction

Merits, Question of, Given precedence.

707.07 (a)

Method, Obvious

706.03 (q)

Method and apparatus or product.
802.01.

806.05 (e), 806.05 (f), 809.03(a), 820

Method of doing business

706.03 (a)

Misjoinder, Effect on patent.

805

Misjoinder of Inventors.

201.03, 1401, 1402.01

901.09

Missing patent copy, Replacement

Mode of operation

608.01 (h)

Model

608.03

Model, Return

608.03 (a)

Model at interview

713.08

Motion ( Interference) :

Add or substitute application
1105.03

Amend

1105.03

Burden of proof.

1105.04

Decision requires Primary's attention __ 707.02, 1105

Dissolve

1105.02

Dissolve, Examiner'

1105.05

Notice in application, Rule 234.

1111.06

Reconsideration

1105.07

Substitute sole for joint.

1111.07

Multiplied claims, Rejection

706.03(1)

N

Name:

Change 605.04(c),

717.02(b)

Change, File sent to Application Branch.

605.04 (€)

Corrected by amendment.

605.04 (g)

Drawing, Applicant's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Applicant changes name

605.04 (c)

Drawing, Attorney's

605.04 (h)

Drawing, Change of Attorney's Name

Pro-

hibited

608.02 (d)

Full first 605.04,

605.04 (b)

Mark

605.04 (d)

Signature. (Sce Signature.)

Uniformity with signature.

605.04 (b)

National security, Application affecting.

107, 108

Negative limitation

706.03 (đ)

New application

203.01

Assignment to assistant Examiner for exami-

nation

903.08 (b)

Assignment to examining division for exami-

nation 903.08,

903.08(e)

Classification by Primary

903.08 (b)

Inspection

903.08 (a)

Transfer before entry

903.08 (a)

Transfer refused

903.08 (a)

New Examiner, Letters of

707.01

New matter :

Amendment of disclosure.

608.04

Appealable

608.04(c)

Claim

706.03 (0)

Claim, Appealable

608.04 (c)

Claim terminology

608.01(0)

tac, No.

References, Citation

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New matter-Continued

Hoe No.

Continuation application
201.07

Plant application (Rule 162)
1604
Disclosure
006.04

Divisional application
201.08

Drawing
608.04

Inherent characteristics
008.04 (a)

608.04 (c)

Petitionable

Preliminary amendment
608.04 (b)

Rejection

708.03 (0)

Reissue application

1401.06, 1401.07

Specification, Petitionable

606.04 (c)

Substitute specification

714.20

Supplemental oath

608

Trademark definition

608.01 (+)

When entered

714.19, 714.20

Non-elected invention, Interference.

1101.01

Non-elected invention :

Claims to-Added

821.03

Claims to-Canceled

821.02

Claims to-Withdrawn

821.01, 821.02

Non-elected species :

Claims to-Canceled

821.01

Claims to-Withdrawn

809.02(c)

Non-statutory claim

706.03 (h)

Non-statutory claim, Canceled.

1302.04 (b)

Non-statutory subject matter.

706.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction

604.03

Notary jurisdiction, Military officer.

604.03 (a)

Notary jurisdiction, Venue agreement.

604.02

Notation of possible interference.

1101.01 (c)

Notes, Marginal, Erased at allowance.

1302.03

Notice, Citation

707.06

Notice of allowance (see also Allowance and
issue)

1303

Assigned application

308

Deceased inventor

1303.03

Government application

109, 1304

Reissue application

1401.11

"Secrecy order" application

107.02, 1304

Undelivered

1303.02

Notice of reissue application
1401.03

Notices, Purpose

Introduction

Notices, Table

Appendix I

Number, Drawing reference character.

608.01 (g)

Numbering of claims.

601.01 (f)

Numbering of papers in file wrapper

717.01

Oath :

0

After appeal
1212
Antedating patent for interference (Rule
204)
1101.02, 1101.02 (a), 1101.03

Antedating reference. (Sce Oath, Antedating

reference, Rule 131.)

Inspection during interference (Rules 131,

202, 204)

1101.03

Junior party. Part of interference file (Rule

202\)

1101.03

Junior party to possible interference (Rule

202\)

1101.01 (đ) to 1101.01(1)

Oath -Continued

B. Kà

Original (Bce Oath, Original, Rule 68.)

Design application

1008.02

Relasse (Rule 175)
1401.08
Sealing for Interference (Rules 131, 202.

204\)

715.00, 1101.01 (h), 1101.03

Traversing rejection (Rule 132)

₹15

Oath, Antedating reference, Rule 131

715

Acts in this country

715.07(c)

After appeal

1212

Assignee

715.04

Chemical case

715.05

Conception

715.07

Constructive reduction

715.07

Dates to be overcome.

715,

715.01

Diligence 715.07,

715.07(a)

Exhibit

715,

715.07

Exhibit, Disposition

715.07

(d)

Facts and evidence

715.07

Foreign filing date

715.01

Generic claim

715.02

Generic claim,'Chemical case.

715.03

Interference, Oath sealed

715.06

Interference testimony equivalent to.

715.07

(b)

Joint inventor makes.

715.04

New matter in reference.

715

Patent claims same invention. 715.05. 1101.02

(a)

Patent shows single species.

715.03

Primary decides sufficiency

707.02,

715.08

Reduction to practice.

715.07

Sealing prior to interference

715.06

Sealing requires Primary's attention

707.02

Seasonable presentation

715.09

When used

715

Who may make

715.04

Oath, Original, Rule 65.

602

Administering

604

Amendment

602.01

Attorney administers

604.06

Consular certificate

604.04

Date of execution

€02.05

Defective

602.01,

602.03

Delayedl filing

602.05

Divisional application

602.05

(a)

Execution

604

Foreign execution

602.04

Foreign filed applications listed

201.14,

202.04

Invalid, By attorney in case

604.06

"Joint"

602

New

602.01,

602.02

Notary

604.03

Notary certificate

802.01

Old at time of filing

602.05

Seal

604.01

Seal. Foreign application

602.04

(a)

Seal, Not required.

604.03

(a)

"Sole"

602

Substitute

602.02

Venue

604.02

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BOL Ko.

Gath,"Supplemental, Rale 67.
?!- 608

After allowance

802.01. 714.16

New matter

898.04

Object of invention

008.01 (d)

Objection contrasted with rejection

706.01

Objection to formal matters, When made_ 701.07(a).

707.07(1)

Obvious error, Correction

1802.04, 1305

Obvious method

708.03(q)

Offer to surrender original patent.

1401.01, 1401.04

Office date stamp.

505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

Oficial cross reference, Order of.

908.06

Official Gazette

1703

Official Gazette, Claim

1802.09

Official Gazette, Drawing Agure

1802.10

Old application

203.08

Old combination

706.03 (1), 706.03(j)

Old combination, Division

806.05(b), 820.01

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)

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,

709.01, 804, 804.02, 822, 822.01, 1101.01(b),

1111.03.

Overlapping applications, Same assignee.

305,

709.01, 822, 1101.01(b), 1111.03

Owner's representative

400

Ownership and assignment

300

Ownership carried over by assignment.

201.12

P

P.R. (See Patentability report.)

Paper, "Easily Erasable"

714.07, 714.19

Paper number

714.18,

714.21, 717.01

Paper number of print.

717.01, 717.01(b)

Papers :

Depositing

502

Distribution

508

File wrapper 717.01. 717.01 (a)

Receipt and handling.

500

Papers -- Continued

Ciao. No.

Wrong division

508.01

Parent application

201.04

Parent application data, Cross-noting

201.11

Parent carries assignment to continuing appli-

cation

301.12

Patent:

1036 (present) series

901.01

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

801.04

Effective date 706.02, 715,

715.01

Flies

905.03

Foreign. (See Foreign patent.)

Index

902.03 (a)

Interference 1101.02 to 1101.02(g)

Joint to sole

1402.01

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

Sole to joint

1402.01

Statutory types of subject matter 706.03 (a)

System, Constitutional basis for.

Introduction

Transfer

903.05

"Utility" series

901.04

X series

901.04

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

Patent claim, Rejection

1101.02 (f)

Patent Office employees, Property interest in patent

309

Patent Statutes (see also Statutes; Statutes,

Revised) Introduction

Patentability. (See Rejection.)

Patentability report

705

Action counted 705,

705.01 (c)

Allowance

705.01 (d).

Appeal

705.01 (a)

Date status

705.01 (c)

Dispute between Examiners.

705.01 (a)

Drawing

608.02 (n)

File wrapper notation

705.01 (c)

Final action

705.01 (a)

Forms for action

705.01(a)

Improper

705.01 (e)

Initiated

705.01

Interference motion

1111.11

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Patentability report -- Continued

Interviews

705.01

(r)

Primary decides propriety

707.02

Print of drawing

705.01 (d)

Procedure

706.01 (a)

Purpose

706.01

(e)

Recording

705.01

(c)

Required for complete application,

506

Restriction, Effect on

807

Search 705.01

(a),

705.01

(b)

Sequence of examination

705.01 (b)

Transfer for appeal

705.01

(a)

Patented file

905.03

Patented file, Reissue application notice.

1401.03

Pencil notations, Erased at allowance.

1902.03

Pending application preserved in secrecy

101

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

710.08

Extension 710.02(d), 710.02(e),

1005

Five year pendency

710.02(b)

Government-owned application

710.03

Holiday, Saturday, or Sunday expiration of

time

710.05

Incomplete response

710.02(c),

714.03

Informal application

702.01

Less than six months.

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period

710.02

Non-statutory shortened period, When used

710.02(c)

Normal period

701.01

Petition

1002

Remailing

707.13,

710.06

Shortened

710.02,

710.02 (e)

Shortened, Approval 710.02(a),

1005

Shortened, Extension 710.02

(d),

710.02

(e)

Shortened statutory period, Distinguished

from time limit

710.02 (d )

Shortened statutory period, When used __

710.02 (b)

Suggesting claims

710.02(c),

1101.01 (m),

1101.01

(n)

Saturday, Expiration of time

710.05

Sunday, Expiration of time

710.05

Supplemental action

710.08

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

Bec. No.
901.00

Permanent Ink

608.01, 714.07

Perpetual motion

708.08 (p)

Petition :

Abandonment holding

711.08(c), 711.08(d)

Abandonment holding, Examiner's

state

ment

711.03 (d)

Accept final fee

712, 1002.02

Access to parent application

103,

1002.02

After forfeiture

712

Amend after appeal decision

1002.02

Amend with appeal

1207

Application

601

Application, Amendment of

001.01

Application, Including power of attorney 402,

001.02

Certificate of Correction

1002.02

Commissioner's duties

Introduction, 1002

Deler ition of Commissioner's authority

1001.01

Entr: of Amendment

1002.02, 1207

Examiner's statement

1002

Examiner's statement, Revival

711.03

(d)

Fee-exempt, To or from fee-filed.

1002.02

Filing date

1002.02

Final rejection

1002.02

Inspection

103

Make special

708.02, 1002.02 Introduction,

Matter subject to

708.01,/1002

Matter subject to, Listed,

1002.02

New matter

608.04 (c)

Period of response

1002

Power of attorney included

402

Reconsideration of decision on motion 1105.07

Required for complete application

506

Revival

711.03 (c),

1002.02

Revival, appealed case

1215.04

Revival, Examiner's statement

711.03

(đ)

Suspend rules

1002

Withdrawal from issue.

1808

Photoprint, Ordering

905.01

Piecemeal prosecution

707.07 (g)

Pink slip (Form PO-152)

707.07(a)

Plant application

1600

Action

1610

Advertising

1610

Affidavit

1610

Allowance

1611

Bacteria

1601

Bureau of Plant Industry

1608,

1609

Claim

1605

Color drawing

1608

Color identified

1605

Definitions

1601

Department of Agriculture

1608

Description

1605

Drawing

1606

Duplicate papers

1603,

1610

Examination

1608

Examiner's amendment

1610

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Plant application-Continued

Bee.

No.

Executive Order

1609

Issie

1611

Landatory expressions

1010

Letter of transmittal

1608

Method cyalm

1005

Oath

1004

Original and duplicate files

1603,

1610

Parts

1008

Plant varieties excluded

1001

Report of Bureau of Plant Industry

1009

Signature

1603

Specification

1605,

1610

Specimens

1607

Statutory basis

1001

Plant patent series

901.04

Post office, Depositing papers in

502

Post office address, Applicant

605.03

Post office address, Attorney

601.02

Power of attorney.

402

After filing application

410

Application in interference.

402.08

Application petition includes

601.02

Assignee gives

402.07

Associate attorney

402.02,

406

Death of applicant 409

to 409.01 (f)

Death of principal attorney

408

Firm

402.04

Firm changes name

402.04

(a)

Invalid

402

Joint applicant

402.01

Limited recognition

402.01

Not of record

406,|714.01(c)

Notice of revocation

402.05

Revocation 402.05, 402.05

(a),

402.07

Single signature form

601.02

Substitute

402.03

Unregistered attorney

402,

402.01

Withdrawal of attorney

402.06

Power to inspect 101, 104,

402,

713.05

Power to inspect, Disbarred attorney

105

Preamble, Design application

1503

Preamble, Omission

608.01

(c)

Preamble, Specification

608.01

(b)

Preliminary amendment

714.09

Preliminary amendment, Excessive claims

714.10

Preliminary amendment, New matter

608.04

(b)

Premature final rejection

706.07 (c)

Primary Examiner, Actions requiring

personal

attention

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

Examiner's notation on

608.02

(m)

File wrapper

717.01

(b)

Kept in examining division

608.02(c)

Marking

€08.02 (m)

New application

508

Priet of drawing -- Continued

Ose HAI

Patentability report

705.01 (d)

Reissue application

606.000 (k)

Returned drawing

008.02(y)

Sketch

006.02 (v)

Printed matter

708.08 (a)

"Painter waiting"

1800.01

Printer's Proof, Correction

1809.01

Prior art. (See Reference.)

Priority, Overcoming Reference.

201.15

Priority, Formal Requirements

201.14

Priority, Public Law 690

201.16

Priority right

201.18

Process. (See Method.)

Product by process

708.03 (e)

Product of nature.

706.03 (a)

Prolix claim

708.03 (g)

Proof, "Printer waiting"

1309.01

Proof of foreign filing, "Normal" priority

201.14

Prosecution, Piecemeal

707.07(g)

Prosecution, Reopening after appeal decision_ 1214.07

Prosecution closed, Application allowable ex-

cept for form

710.02(b)

Protest against issuance of patent.

1309.02

"Provisional" specification, British

201.15

Public inspection, Application file.

103

Public Law 380

201.16, 005

Public Law 506

804.03 (a)

Public Law 585

706.03 (b)

Public Law 619

201.16,|1005

Public Law 690

201.16

Public policy

706.03 (p)

Public sale

708.03 (s)

Public use, Statutory bar

201.18,

708.03 (s)

Public use proceeding, Rejection on

708.03 (v)

Publications of abstracts

711.06,

711.06(a)

Publications:

Citing

707.05(e), 001.06

Declassified

707.05(f)

Own, as reference

715.01 (€)

Q

Quayle practice

710.02(b), 714.14

R

R.S. (Sec Statutes.) Ratification of papers filed :

Death of attorney

408

Death of inventor

409.01

Signature improper or lacking. 711,

714.01 (b)

Telegram amendment

714.08

Receipt, Office date stamp_ 502, 505, 710.01

(a), 714.18

Receipt for papers filed

503,|717.01(a)

Receipt of mail and papers.

500

Reclassification of classes

903.02 (a)

Recommendation by Board of Appeals

1218.01

Reconsideration by Board of Appeals 1214.01,

1214.08

Record books, Examining division

1704

Recording assignment

802

Reduction to practice

715.07

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Reference :

Que No.

A.I. patent

801.04

A.P.C. publication

001.06

(c)

Abandoned application

901.02

Additional

707.05(đ)

After allowance

1808.01

After appeal

1208.01

Antedating. (See Oath, Antedating reference,

Rule 181.)

"Applied"

707.05

(b)

Arrangement In examining divialon

901.07

Assigned application as

304

Borrowing

901.08

Citation 707.05 to 707.05(g), 901.04,

901.05 (a)

Citation correction

707.05(g)

Citation correction, Period for response

710.06

Cited by applicant. 707.05(d),

1302.12

Combination of references

708.02

Copending

708.02

Cross, How cited

707.05 (e)

Declassified printed matter

707.05 (f)

Effective date, Patent __ 706.02, 707.05

(e),

715, 715.01

Equivalents

904.01 (b)

Foreign patent 707.05(e),

901.05 (a)

Forfeited application

901.02

Incorrect citation 707.05(g),

1302.12

Listing at allowance.

1902.12,

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

(a)

Replacement of missing

901.09

Selection of pertinent

904.02

"State of the art"

707.05

(c)

Statutory bar

201.13

Swearing back. (See Oath, Antedating

refer-

ence, Rule 131.)

Voided by proof of foreign filing.

201.14

"Well known in the art," Supported by

__

708.02 (a)

Reference characters

608.01 (g)

Reference to foreign application

202.03,

202.04

Reference to prior patent.

808.01 (r )

Reference to related application. (Sce

Cross-

noting.)

Reference to related application for

disclo-

sure

608.01 (p)

Re-file application

201.10

Refusal to enter amendment. Petition

1002.02

Register of appeals

1204

Register of applications, Application

Branch

504

Register of applications, Examining division,

1704

Registration, Attorney or agent

402,|401.01

Rehearing by Board 1214.01, 1214.02

Rehearing by C.C.P.A.

Mac, Hội
1216.01

Reissue application :

Abstract of title.

1401.01

Additions underlined
1401.08

Affidavit

1401.08

Affidavit, Patent not available.
1401.04

Allowance

1401.11

Allowance, Drawing transfer

1401.05

Applicant

1401.02

Assignee

1401.02

Broadened

1401.08

Claim, Canceled from original application
1401.08

Claim, Numbering

1401.06

Claim, Oath requirement

1401.08

Claim, Original claim subject to re-examina-
tion

1401.09
Claim, Same invention as original patent __ 1401.07
Claiming foreign priority
201.14, 1401

Court decision involving original patent_ 1401.09 (a)

Deceased inventor

1401.02

Defective oath, Ground for rejection

706.08 (x),

1401.08

Definition

1401

Design application
1505

Divisional application
1005, 1401.10 (a)

Drawing

608.02 (k), 1401.05

Effective date

1401.09

Election of species

1401.10

Error in original patent.

1401, 1401.08

Examination

1401.04, 1401.09

Filed during interference.

1003, 1111.08, 1401.12

Foreign priority claim

1401

Inoperative, Oath requiremen_t.

1401.08

Interference of original patent involved

1033,

1111.08,11401.12

Inventor

1401.02

Laches

1401

List of references

1401.11

Misjoinder of inventors

1401

Narrowed

1401.08

New matter

1401.07

Notice in original file

1401.08

Notice of allowance.

1401.11

Numbering of claims

1401.06

Oath

1401.08

Offer to surrender patent.

1401

1401.04

Omission of feature

1401.07

Omissions bracketed

1401.06

Ownership

201.12

Parts

1401.01

Print of drawing

608.02 (k)

Requisites

1401.01

Restriction

1410.01

Return of original patent

1401.04

Same invention as original patent.

1401.07

"Special" for examination

1401.09

Specification

1401.06, 1401.10 (a)

Statutory basis

1401

Statutory disclaimer

1403

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Relesue application-Continued

\-

Salt on original patent.
1401.00 (a)

Title abstract

1401.01, 1401.02

Transfer of original drawing.
908.02(*), 1401.06

Twice reissued

1401.06

Interference terminated

1100,02, 1110

Relwde patent series.

001.04

Language used

707.07 (a)

Rejection®

308

Linking claim

Coolto 800.0%

After allowance of application __ 1101.01 (1), 1808.01

Markush, Improper

706.08 (v)

After allowance of claim

706.04

Method of doing business

706.08 (a)

After allowance of claim, Primary reviews

707.02

Multiplicity

708.08 (1)

After appeal, New rejection

1208.01

Negative limitation

706.08 (4)

After correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01 (1)

New, After appeal.

1206.01

New, After final rejection

706.07 (e)

New matter

708.08 (d)

Non-statutory claim

706.05 (h)

Non-statutory subject matter

708.08 (a)

708.03

Not readable on disclosure

706.03 (n)

Oath, Defective reissue

708.03 (x)

Art

706.02

Objection distinguished

706.01

Assigned application, Same applicant.
304
Obvious method
708.03 (q)

Atomic Energy Act

708.06 (b)

706.05 (s)

Bar, Statutory

Board of Appeals introduces.
1214.01

Breadth

706.05 (n)

Business method

706.09 (a)

Claim copied from patent

1101.02 (f)

Claim copied from patent, Failure to re-
spond

706.05 (u)

Claim copied from patent, Primary's atten-

tion

707.02

Combination of references

706.02, 707.07 (d)

Common knowledge

708.02 (a)

Conflicting applications

304,

305, 708.05 (k), 709.01, 802,02, 804, 804.01,

804.02, 822, 822.01.

Conflicting applications, One assigned

Cumulative

707.07(d)

304

Dedication

715

Defective reissue oath

706.03 (x), 1401.08

Dependent claim

608.01 (n)

Directly met

707.07(d)

Disclaimer
708.03 (n),|710.02(d)
Double patenting. (See Double patenting.)
Duplicate claims

708.03 (k)

Estoppel, Interference

1105.03, 1109.02, 1110

Final. (See Final rejection.)

Foreign application, Statutory bar.
706.08 (8)

Fraud upon public
708.03 (D)

Frivolous invention

706.03 (p)

Full anticipation, Expression recommended

707.07 (d)

Functional

708.08 (c)
Generic claim
809.02, 809.02 (a)
Genus and species.
806.04(h) to 803.04(5)

Ground clearly stated.

707.07 (d)

706.08 (n)

Inaccurate

Incomplete
706.08 (f)

Indefinite

706.03 (d)

Inoperativeness

706.03 (p)

Rejection --- Continued

Bee. No.

Imoatdcient disclosure
700.00 (m)

Insufficient disclosure, Trademark
008.01(+)

Interference, Estoppel

1105.08, 1100.02, 1110

706.03 (1), 706.03 (1)

Old combination

Omnibus rejection

707.07 (d)

Overlapping applications

804,

806, 708.03 (k), 709.01, 802.02, 804, 804.01,
804.02, 822, 822.01.

Perpetual motion

708.03 (p)

Personal remarks avoided

707.07 (d)

Previously allowed claim 708.04,

707.02

Printed matter

106.03 (a)

Prior art

706.02

Product by process

706.03 (e)

Product of nature.

708.03 (a)

Prolix

706.03 (g)

Public sale

706.08 (a)

Public use

706.08 (s)

Public use proceeding.

706.03 (v)

Reissue application, Defective oath

708.03(x)

"Rejected"

707.07 (d)

Repeated

707.07 (f)

Res judicata

706.03(w)

Res judicata, Continuation application

706.07 (b)

Scientific principle

706.03 (a)

Simple means claim

706.03 (c)

Species and genus. 806.04 (h) to

806.04 (1)

Statement of

707.07 (d)

Statutory bar

706.03(s)

Substantially met

707.07 (đ)

Suggested claims not made.

708.03 (u)

Technical

706.03

Trademark or trade name.

608.01 (v)

Unpatentable over other claim

706.03 (k)

Utility

706.03(p)

Vague

708.03 (d)

"Well known in the art"

708.02 (a)

Related Inventions __ 802.01, 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

After termination of interference.

1109.02, 1110

Against public policy

706.00 (p)

Aggregation

706.06 (1)

All valid grounds

707.07(g)

Alternative phrases

708.06 (đ)

Not based on prior art.

Anticipation, Full

707.07 (d)

Anticipation, Substantial

707.07 (d)

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Renumbering claims

Datoboc)
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2004.01

Reopening prosecution, Sabmit to Supervisory

Exatelper

1006

Reopening prosecution after Board decision

1214.07

Reply brief
1208
Report of Bureau of Plant Industry
1009
Representative of inventor or owner
400
Representatives of out-of-town attorneys.
408

Res Judicata
708.08 (w)
Res judicata, Rejection In continuation appli-
cation
201.11, 706.07 (b)

Reservation clause in application

608.01 (e)

Residence, Applicant's

605.02

Residence, Applicant's, Change.

717.02 (b)

Resignation of Examiner.

1702

Resignation of Examiner, Old cases special

708.03

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

After abandonment
714.17

After Board decision
1214.01, 1214.06

After final rejection

714.12, 714.13

Complete

714.02 to 714.04

Copying claim from patent not a response

711.02(b), 1101.02(e)

Election requirement

809.02 (a),

809.02 (b), 818.03 (b)

Formal matters

714.02

Incomplete.

711.02(a), 714.02 to 714.04

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

818.03 (b)

Incomplete, Proceedings not stayed by peti-

1002
tion

710.02 (c),

Late

711, 711.02

Late, Excused

710.02(đ)

Single embodiment

806.03

Patentability pointed out
714.02, 714.04
Restriction requirement
818 to 820.02

Restoration of canceled matter.

608.01 (s), 714.24

Restriction (see also Election; Election of
species)
800
Action, Examiner's
813 to 817

Apparatus and process or product.
806.05 (e)
to 806.05 (g)

Basis

802
Case referred to second Examiner
815
Claimed subject matter.
806.01

Claims to divisible inventions added before
action

818.02 (a)
Combination and subcombination
806.05(a)

to 806.05 (c), 809.03 (a)

Definition
801
"Distinct" invention
802.01, 804, 806, 806.05

Final requirement
819
Improper
803, 808, 808.02

Independent embodiments

806.04, 806.05

Independent inventions

802.01.

803, 806, 806.04, 808.01, 808.01 (a), 818.03

Restriction --- Continued

Boa No

Linking claim

809, 809.08, 600.00(*), 809.04

Linking claim, Traverse of rejection
818.03(d)
Nonelected claims, Treatment of
821

to 821.03

Nonelected Invention

300.04

Old combination and subcombination

808.05 (b),

Patentability over prior art.

806.02, 809, 809.03

820.01
Patentability report, Effect.
807

Petition from requirement

809.04, 818.08 (c)

Process or product and apparatus

806.06 (e)

to 806.05(g), 809.03(a), 820
Reissue application
1401.10, 1401.10(a)

Rejection of nonelected claims.
821 to 821.03
Related inventions __ 802.01, 803, 806, 808.02, 808.03
Requirement
812 to 817
Additional
811.02
By division where examinable.
812

Citation of art.

813, 817

Completeness

815

817

Concluding paragraph

Election after

818

Election after, Shift of.

819.01

Election after, With traverse __ 818.03 (b), 821.01

821.02

Final

First action

811

Form letter

817

Patentability®

810 to 810.03

Petition from

809.04, 818.03 (c)

Rejection on double patenting following __ 804.02

Repeated after withdrawal

811.03

Response to

818 to 818.03 (e)

When made

811, 811.01

Withdrawal

819

Species of unclaimed genus.

808.01 (a)

Subcombination, Combination and.

806.05(a)

to 806.05 (c)

Subcombinations usable together.

806.05(d)

Subsequently presented to invention not pre-

viously claimed

818.02, 821.03

Traverse of requirement.

818,

Action after, Special

708.01

Aggregation

806.05 (a), 809.03 (a)

818.03 (c), 821.01, 821.02

Retention label

1302.07

Return of complete application

600

Return of drawing.

608.02(y)

Return of filing fee.

506.01,

607.02

Return of incomplete application

506.1

Return of papers, Discourteous matter.

714.25

Return of papers entered on file wrapper __ 201.14(c),

717.01

Returned Office action

707.13

Review at allowance.

1302.01

Revised Statutes. (See Statutes.)

Revival of abandoned application __

711.03 (c),

1002.02

Revical of abandoned application, Examiner's

statement

711.03 (d)

Revocation of power of attorney

402.05,

402.05(a),

402.07

Election after, Without traverse

818.03

Incomplete, Time for completing.

711, 714.03

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Rowritten specification
608.01 (a)
Ribboned application
602.04 (a)

Right of priority
201.18, 20.16

Right of priority. Determination by Examiner_ 201.15

Roster of attorneys

408

Rules of practice :

2 Reproduced
718.04

714.25

8 Reproduced

Cited

714.19

6 Reproduced

502

7 Reproduced

710.05

11 Reproduced

103

14 Cited
101, 103, 108, 203.08, 706.03 (b)

711.04. 713.05, 901.02, 901.03, 1302.07

21 Cited

607

22 Cited
607
Cited
800

31 Reproduced

401

32 Reproduced

402.07

Cited

106

34 Reproduced

402

35 Cited

403, 714.01 (d)

41 Reproduced

605

42 Reproduced

409.01 (a)

Cited

602, 605, 1401.02

Cited

602, 805, 1401.02

44 Reproduced

409

45 Cited.

201.03, 605, 1105

46 Reproduced

605

47 Reproduced

409.03

Cited.

602, 605, 1401.02

51 Reproduced

600

Cited

506, 608.02 (a)

52 Reproduced

608.01

Cited

600, 714.07

58 Cited

506.01

55 Cited.

201.13, 201.14. 201.14(a), 505

57 Reproduced

Cited

605.04 (b), 1503.01

605.04

59 Reproduced

600

61 Reproduced

601

65 Reproduced

602

Cited.

201.14, 409.03, 602, 602.05, 603

602, 602.04,

66 Cited

602.04(a), 004, 604.04, 604.06

Cited

602, 603

68 Reproduced

802

71 Reproduced

608.01

Cited

608.01(g), 702.01, 1302.01

72 Reproduced

600

73 Reproduced

608.01 (d)

Cited

608.01 (d)

74 Reproduced

608.01 (f)

75 Reproduced

608.01 (1)

Cited __ 608.01(g), 608.01 (n), 706.03(1), 808.04

76 Reproduced

605.04

Cited

605.04 (b)

77 Reproduced

608.01 (a)

78 Cited

822, 832.01, 1101.01 (%)

79 Reproduced

008.01 (e)

Citea

81 Reproduced

008.02

Reproduced

83 Reproduced

008.02 (d)

84 Cited
000.04 ( b):1 608/02

85 Reproduced

608.02 (b)

86 Reproduced

608:02

87 Reproduced

008.02 (y)

88 Reproduced

608.02 (1)

91 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

800

$2 Reproduced

608.03

93 Reproduced

608.03

Cited

800

94 Reproduced

606.08(4)

85 Reproduced

608.03 (a)

102 Reproduced

708/01

103 Reproduced

700

Cited

707.02,-1005, 1605

104 Cited
707, 901

43 Reproduced

409.02

105 Reproduced

707.07

106 Reproduced

708

Cited

004.02

107 Reproduced

707.05

Cited

707.05(e), 1610

108 Reproduced

901.02

111 Reproduced

714.02

Cited

714.03, 714.04, 714.16, 818/03 (a)

112 Reproduced

706

113 Reproduced

708.07

115 Reproduced

714

116 Reproduced

714.12

Cited

706.07, 706.07 (e), 714.13

117 Reproduced

706.03 (n)

118 Reproduced

608.04

Cited

608

119 Cited

714.02

121 Reproduced

714.22

Cited

714.02. 714.12, 1802.04

123 Reproduced

608.02 (p)

67 Reproduced

603

124 Reproduced

714.24

Cited

008.01 (=)

125 Reproduced

608.01 (@)

Cited

714.19, 714.20

126 Reproduced

808.01 (5)

Cited

608.01 (n), 1802.01

127 Cited

1002.02

131 Reproduced

715

Cited

707.02, 707.05(f), 715.01 to

715.00, 804.02, 1101.01 (h), 1101.02(a),
1101.03, 1105.03, 1111.00.

132 Reproduced

716

Cited.

707.02, 1105.02, 1105.03

133 Cited

713.01, 718.04

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101 Reproduced

708

36 Cited

402.05, 402.06, 402.07

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Rules of practice --- Continued

138 Reproduced

711

Cited

710.01, 710.02(c) to 710.02 (e).
711.02, 712, 714.01 (b). 714.03

181 Reproduced
1000
00110.000

Cited.
Introduction, 008.04 (c), 111.08(c),
711.08(d), 714.18, 1002.01, 1908

183 Reproduced
1002

191 Reproduced

1206

Cited

Introduction, 008.04(c), 706.07

192 Reproduced

1208

Cited.

1204, 1208, 1215.01, 1215.04

183 Reproduced

1208

Cited

710.02(b), 714.13, 1204. 1206.01

184 Reproduced

1200

195 Reproduced

1212

Cited

714.13, 715.09, 1208, 1212

198 Cited
1218,

1213.01, 1214.01, 1214.06, 1214.07

197 Cited __ 1214.01, 1214.02, 1214.03, 1214.06, 1215.04

188 Reproduced

1214.07

Cited

1003, 1004, 1214.04,1216

201 Reproduced

1100

Cited

708.01, 1101.01 (b), 1102.01 (a)

202 Reproduced

1101.01 (d)

Cited

706.05,

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

(c), 1101.03, 1102.01, 1705

Cited

706.03 (u),

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

204 Reproduced

1101.02

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

to 1101.02 (c), 1101.03, 1102

205 Reproduced

Cited

1003, 1101.02 (d)

206 Reproduced

1101.02

Cited

706.03(u), 710.02(c).

710.04 (a), 1101.02 (f), 1105.03, 1205

207 Reproduced

1102

Cited
1101.01(1), 1104

208 Reproduced

1101.01 (k)

Cited

404, 1102.01 (a )

211 Reproduced

1104

212 Reproduced

1103

Cited
1005

215 Cited
1102, 1105.06

216 Cited
201.14(a)

224 Cited
201.14(a)
Cited

1401.06

173 Reproduced
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

238 Cited
1106.02
Cited
1401.01

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Sales of practice ---- Continued

Bet Ha

ATD Heproduced
Olted
2022.03

136 Oited
709, 710.02

710.02(e), 712. 1006, 1101.00(1)

187 Reproduced

721.08(c)

712, 1002

Ofted

188 Reproduced

711

Cited

711.01, 1218.01

141 Reproduced

806.04

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

142 Cited
707.07(1). 802.
802.02, 809.02(c), 811, 811.01, 811.02,
818, 818.03 (e), 821.01, 821.02.

148 Reproduced
818.03
Cited.
802. 818.03 (a), 818.03(b)

144 Reproduced

818.08 (c)

Cited.
710.02(c), 802, 809.04,

818.03(d), 821.01, 821.02, 1002.02

145 Reproduced

821.03

Cited
802

146 Reproduced

809.02

Cited

707.07(1), 802

147 Reproduced

201.06

Cited
602.05 (a), 605, 005.04, 802

151 Reproduced

1501

1508.02

152 Reproduced

Oited

608.02

153 Reproduced

1508.01

Cited

602

154 Reproduced

1503.01

Cited

1503

155 Reproduced

1505

161 Reproduced

1602

Cited

1610, 1611

162 Reproduced

Cited

1604

602
163 Reproduced

1605

164 Reproduced
1605

165 Reproduced
1606

Cited

608.02

166 Reproduced
1607
167 Reproduced
Cited
1610

1608

171 Reproduced

1401.01

172 Reproduced

1401.02

1401.11

228 Cited
1101.02(a), 1102

231 Reproduced
1105

Cited.
707.02. 1101.02(f), 1102, 1102.01 (a),
1105.01 to 1105.07, 1108, 1108.
1110.02. 1111.06, 1112.04.

234 Cited
1112.04

237 Reproduced

1105.05

Cited

707.02, 1101.02(f), 1105.

1105.05 to 1105.07, 1110.02, 1112.08

1101.02

203 Reproduced

1101.01(1)

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Rules of practice -- Contlaves

DE No.

24 Ofted

1106.08, 1106.07

207 Gited

1100.02, 1110.02

208 Cited

1106.04

202 Ofted

1108, 1108.02, 1110.01

206 Olted

1100.02

208 Olted

1198, 1112.03(0)

201
Reproduced

1009.02

202
Ofted

108.OB(7)

804 Cited

1214.06

312 Reproduced

714.16

Cited

003.01, 713.10, 714.15,

714.16(a) to 714.16(e), 714.20, 1005,
1808.01, 1805, 1308.01, 1300.01, 1705.

818

Reproduced

1308

Cited

711.05

814

Cited

1505

316

Reproduced

712

Cited

203.07

317

Reproduced

712

Cited

1002

321

Reproduced

1408

Cited

804.01

322

Reproduced

1402

323

Reproduced

1402.01

824

Reproduced

1402.01

334

Cited

805

941

Cited

1702

342

Reproduced

402.01

346

Reproduced

402.04

Rules of practice. Introduction

S

Same attorney, Interfering applications

1101.01 (k),

1102.01(b)

Same invention, Comparing foreign application_ 201.15
Saturday, Effect on time for response.
710.05
Scientific Library
901.06 (a)

Scientific principle not patentable.

708.08 (a)

Seal

604.01

Foreign application
602.04 (a )

Not required
604.01. 604.03 (a)

Venue

604.02

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

Sealing oaths for Interference, Under Rules 131,
202,204
715.06, 1101.01 (b), 1101.113

Search :

After reversal by Board of Appeals.
1214.04

Card

902.02 (h)

Field of

904.01 (d)

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

In division, by member of public

713.02

Informal application

704

Interference

1101.01 (c)

Notes

717.05, 802.02 (a)

Patentability report

705.01 (a), 705.01 (b)

Prior examiner's

704

Search-Continued

Procedure

Restriction requirement
808.02

Title

$02.02, 808

Secrecy, Pending applications

100

"Secrecy Order" application

107

Allowance

107.02, 1904

Final rejection

107.02

Interference

107.02, 1111.04

Prosecution

107.02

Review for Secrecy Order.

107.01

Security, Application affecting

107, 108

Security Division, Cases submitted.

107.01,

109, 706.06 (b), 706.03 (s)

Security markings

100

Serial Number

503

Series of dependent claims

608.01

(n)

Shift of election

819

Shortened statutory period

710.02 to 710.02 (e)

Approval

710.02 (a),

1006

Signature :

Administrator or executor.

605.05

(a)

Alteration in specification signed.

608.01

Amendment :

Signature improper 714.01

(a) to 714.01

(d)

Signature missing 714.01 (a), 714.01(b)

Signed by applicant, Not by record

attorney of

714.01

(d)

Signed by attorney not of record

714.01

(c)

Applicant

605.04

Applicant changes name 605.04 (c), 717.02 (b)

Applicant unable to write.

605.04(d)

Application completeness

508

Application papers

605.04

Attorney deceased

408

Attorney not of record.

714.01

(c)

Correction of name

605.04

(c)

Divisional application, Omitted.

201.06

Drawing

605.04

Drawing, Correction on 608.02(u), 608.02 (w)

Express abandonment

711,

711.01

Firm, Proper form of.

402.04

Full first name

605.04, 605.04

(b)

Joint applicants

605.04

(f)

Omitted from divisional application

201.06

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Title with

805.04

(e)

Uniformity with name

605.04 (b),

1503

Single means claim

706.03

(c)

Single signature form

605.04

(a)

Single signature form, Design

application

1503

Sketch of proposed drawing change. 608.02 (v)

Sketch of subject matter of claims.

904.01 (a)

Soft copy, Appeal application

1208,

1214.03

Soft copy, Ordering

805.02

Sole application

201.01

Continuation of joint

201.07

Continuation-in-part of joint

201.08

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Sole replication-Continued

Converted from Joint,
201.08

Converted to joint

201.08

Division of joint

201.06

Substitute, Amendment Including

714.19

Reissue application, Joint to mole

1402.01

"Sole" in original oath
802

Sole patent to joint patent
1402.01

Solicitor, Duties

1002, 1002.02

Special case

708 to 708.08

Allowable application, Except for form __ 710.02(b),
1801

Examiner resigns.
708.06

Five year pendency

707.02(a)

List

708.01

Petition to make.

708.02, 1002.02

Reissue application

706.03(x), 1401.09

Rejected patent claim

1101.02(f)

Remanded

708.01

"Special", Correction of drawing

608.02 (x)

Species

802.01, 806.04 (a) to 806.04(1)

Adding (Amended Rule 141)

806.04 (g)
Cancellation of Species claims
821.02

Election. (See Election of species.)

How recognized

806.04(f)

Independent inventions

802.01, 808.01 (a)

Patentability over genus.

806.04(h)

Plural

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

Rejection

806.04 (h)

Related

806.04 (b)

With allowable generic claim

809.02 (b)

Specification

608.01

Administrator or executor.

605.04

Amendment, Instructions for entry

714.22, 714.23

Arrangement

608.01 (a)

British "provisional" and "complete".

201.15

Changes prior to filing.

608.01

Confused by amendments

608.01 (q)

Correction by Examiner's amendment
1302.04

to 1302.04 (g)

Correction by initialing.

1302.04

Cross-noting of related applications

202.01

Definition

608.01 (a)

Derogatory remarks prohibited.

608.01 (r)

Description

608.01 (g)

Design application

1503.01

English language

608.01

Format

608.01

Interlineation prior to filing.

608.01

Language faulty

608.01

New matter

€08.04

Parts

608.01 (a)

Preamble

608.01 (b)

Reference to copending application brought
up to date.
1302.04 (f)

Reference to prior patent or application

202.01

Reissue application

1401.06

Return

608.01

Rewritten

608.01 (q)

Signature

605.04

Specisentles-Continued

Statement of Invention,

esat(d)

Substitute

€08.01(@). 714.19

Substitute New matter.

714.20

Terminology basis for claims

008.01 (0)

Title of Invention

008

Title of Invention, Changed,

808.01

Transfer

608.01 (t)

Specimen, Composition of matter.

608.03

Specimen, Plant application

1007

Stamp:

Consular fee

604.05

Consular fee, Omission

604.05 (a)

Division date

714.18

Draftsman's

608.02 (a), 608.02(o)

Office date

502, 505, 710.01 (a), 714.18

808.01 (p)

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

Appeal brief

1208

New ground of rejection

1208.01

Petition

1002

Petition from abandonment

711.03 (d)

Petition to make special, Continuing applica-

tion

708.02

Petition to revive

711.03 (d)

Print of drawing.

1204

Special status

708.01

Statement of invention, Coextensive with

claims

808.01 (d)

Statement of invention, Review on allowance __ 1302.01

Status letter

203.08, 1705

Status of applications

203

Statute, Citation

Introduction

Statutes:

Atomic Energy Act of 1954
706.03 (b)
Public Law 380, Sec. 3; 602 O.G. 675-6,

Cited
605, 201.16
Public Law 506 (81st Cong. ) 136, Cited __ 604.03 (a)

Public Law 585, (Atomic Energy Act), 590
O.G. 195, Cited
106.03 (b)
Public Law 690, Approved August 8, 1946,

Cited __ 201.16, 708.03 (s), 1105.04, 1111.10, 1302.06
Public Law 86-362, 73 Stat. 643
710.05

R.S. 4888 (See 35 U.S.C. 112)

R.S. 4915 (See U.S.C. 145 and 146)

35 U.S.C. 4 Reproduced

309

35 U.S.C. 6 Reproduced

1001

Cited.

Introduction 710.02, 710.02(c)

35 U.S.C. 7 Reproduced.

1203

35 U.S.C. 9 Reproduced.

903.01

35 U.S.C. 21 Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 100 Cited

708.03 (a)

85 U.S.C. 101 Cited

201, 701, 706.03 (a)

35 U.S.C. 102 Cited

201.13.

305.01. 701, 708.02, 706.03(s), 707.05(f)

35 U.S.C. 103 Cited

701

35 U.S.C. 144 Cited

715.07 (c)

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Reply brief

1208

Withdrawal of Species claims.

809.02(c)

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Statutes -- Continued
de Ma

5% U.8.0. 112 Reproduced.
706.08(c)

Oited

201.15, 000.01, 008.01 (k), 702.01, 700.06 (h),
707.62.

35 U.S.C. 115 Cited.
004.06, 005.01

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

201.13,
35 U.S.C. 119 Olted
201.14, 201.14(a), 201.14(c), 1111.10, 1401,
1508.

35 U.S.C. 120 Reproduced,
201.11

Cited
711.02(c), 1503.01

35 U.S.C. 121 Reproduced

802

Cited.

706.03(k), 802.01, 803.01, 804, 804.01, 805

35 U.S.C. 131 Reproduced.

701

35 U.S.C. 132 Cited.

706.05 (0)

35 U.S.C. 133 Cited
710.01, 710:02

35 U.S.C. 135 Reproduced.

1100

Ofted 715.05, 1101.02 (f), 1109, 1505

85 U.S.C. 144 Cited

1216.01

35

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

1216.02

35 U.S.C. 146 Cited 1109, 1109.01, 1109.02, 1111.00

35 U.S.C. 161 Reproduced

1601

Cited

201

85 U.S.C. 163 Reproduced

1601

35 U.S.O. 164 Reproduced

1608

85 U.S.C. 171 Reproduced.

1500

Cited

201

35 U.S.C. 172 Reproduced

1506

Cited

201.13

35 U.S.C. 181 Cited 107, 107.01

35

U.S.C. 184 Reproduced. 107, 708.03(s)

35 U.S.C. 185 Reproduced. 706.03(€)

35

U.S.C. 251 Reproduced.

1401

Cited 708.03(x), 1305

35 U.S.C. 252 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 253 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 254 Cited. 1305,

1402

35 U.S.C. 255 Cited.

1305

35 U.S.C. 256 Cited

1305

35 U.S.C. 261 Cited. 301, 302

35 U.S.C. 266 Reproduced

607.01

Cited

201.17,

607.01(a), 607.01 (b), 607.01 (c)

35 U.S.C. 282 Cited
1701
Statutory bar
201.13, 706.03 (s)
Statutory bar, Foreign patent __ 201.13, 706.03 (s), 715

Statutory bar, Rule 131 not available.

715

Statutory classes of invention

706.03 (a)

Statutory disclaimer
1403

Statutory period (See Period for response)

Stipulations for Extension of Time
1111
Subclass, List of patent numbers.
902.03 (c)
Subcombination :

Aggregation and
808.05 (a), 809.03 (a)
Combination and
802.01, 806.04 (c), 808.05 (a)

808.04 (c)

Not generic

806.04 (b)

Species

Subgeneric "Markush" claims.

706.03 (y)

Subject matter, Non-statutory

706.03 (a)

Submission to Classification Group:

Clami fication of application
08.08(@), 008.00 (*)

201.11.
Double patenting rejections
001.02
Patentability report
706.01 (a)

Sabcalaslon to Commissioner:

Types of action listed.
1008

Submission to Patent Security Division :

Atomic Energy, security review.

108

"Confidential" application or papers

100

Defense invention, security review

107

"Restricted" application or papers

100

"Secrecy Order" case.

107

Security determination

107

Submission to Drafting Branch :

Estimating cost of correction

608.02 (€)

Rearrangement of Figures

608.02 (t)

Return of drawing.

608.02(y)

Transfer of Figures.

608.02(t)

Submission to Supervisory Classification Exam-
iner
804.02

Submission to Supervisory Examiners:

Types of action listed.

1008, 1004, 1005

Subpoena by court, Application file.

1216.02

Substitute application :

Carries ownership from parent.
201.12

Copendency Jacking
201.11

Definition

201.00

File wrapper notation
202.02

Reference to parent application

201.11

Refile

201.10

Substitute attorney

402.03

Substitute for missing hard copy

901.09

Substitute oath

602.02

Substitute specification
608.01 (q), 714.19
Substitute specification, Amendment incorporat-

ing

714.20

Substitute specification, New matter,

714.20

Suggested claims, Failure to make

706.03 (u)

Suggestion for claims for interference.

1005,

1101.01(1) to 1101.01(0), 1101.02(b)

Suggestion of claims for interference, Time limit
710.02 (c)

Suit, Copy of decision in reissue.
1401.09 (a)

Suit in Equity, see Civil Action

Summary of action

707.07 (1)

Summary of Interview.

713.04

Summary of invention

608.01 (d)

Sunday or holiday, Effect on time for response __ 710.05

Supervisory Examiner (Group Manager), Func-

tions

1002.02, 1003, 1004,

1005

Supplemental action

710.08

Supplemental oath

603

After allowance

603.01, 714.16

New matter

608.04

Suspension :

Action, By Office.

709

Design application

1505

Junior application

1101.01 (1)

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Barpension-Continued
Travers Division or specien megolressent.
\-
Overlapping applications
700.01. 1111.08

1002

Three your case.
DE
T

710.03

Table of Countries, Public Law 000

201.16

Technical rejections

708.03

Telegraphic amendment

714.08

Telephoning of attorney by Examiner

408

Termination of proceedings.

201.11, 711.08(c), 712

Terminology in application

606.01 (0), 1802.01

Testamentary, Letters

409.01 (b)

Time for response. (See Period for response.)

Time limits, Public Law 690.
201.16

Title abstract, Interference

1101.02

Title abstract, Reissue application

1401, 1401.11

Title (ownership) conveyed by assignment.

201.12
Venue
604.02
Title of design application
1508.01

Title of invention
606
Title of invention, Reviewed at tawde __ 606.01, 1802.01

Title report, Interference

1101.02

Title report, Reissue application

1401, 1401.11

Title search

202.02

Title with signature

605.04 (e)

Trademark and trade name.

608.01 (+)

Transfer of application :

After amendment
806.06(c)
After Classification decision
903.08(g)
Allowable application
808.07 (b)

Decision of Classification Examiner
903.08(f)

Divisible inventions

812

Interference
1101.01(a), 1101.02

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

Submitted to Classification Examiner.
903.08(d)

Transfer of class or subclass

903.05

Transfer of drawing.
608.02 (1)
Canceled sheet

608.02(5)
Continuation application
608.02 (1)
Reissue application
608.02 (k)
Substitute application
608.02 (1)
Transfer of U.S. patent.
903.05
Transfer of specification,
608.01(t)

Transit time

602.05

Translation, Foreign application

201.15

Translator

901.05 (d)

818,

Primary decides

707.02. 700

818.09 to 818.03(d), 821.01, 821.02

Travers, Rejection of linking claim

818.08 (d)

Types of applications

201

0

U.S.O.

Introduction

Unclaimed disclosure, Reservation

608.01 (e)

Undelivered mail

707.13

Unaligned amendment 711, 714.01

(a), 714.01 (b)

Unsigned amendment, Disposal

714.01 (b)

Unsigned drawing

605.04 (h)

Utility lacking, Rejection

706.03 (p)

Utility pateat

201, 801.04

Utility required

608.01 (p)

V

W.

Waiver of rejection

707.07 (e)

Washington representatives of attorneys.

408

Withdrawal from issue.

1308

Amendment crossing allowance.

714.15

Claim copied from patent

1101.02(g)

Commissioner's approval

1003, 1808

Junior party, Correspondence under Rule 202

1101.01(1)

Motion under Rule 234

1105.03

Petition for

1808

Rejection 1101.01 (1), 1808.01

Suggesting claims for interference.

1101.01(0)

Withdrawal of appealed claim 1214.05,

1215.03

Withdrawal of attorney

402.05,

402.06

Withdrawal of claims :

To species

809.02 (c)

To non-elected invention 821.01, 821.02,

821.03

Withdrawal of final rejection

706.07 (e)

Before appeal hearing.

1208.02

Premature final

706.07 (d)

Primary decides

707.02

Withholding from allowance, Design application_

1505

Wrapper. (See File wrapper.)

Wrong division, Papers sent to.

508.01

x

X-series of patents.

901.04

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