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Discuss the format of the new MPEP ( Expired on 09/25/2011 )
How else should the web site presentation change? ( Expired on 09/27/2011 )
Should the format for showing text changes be modernized? ( Expired on 09/27/2011 )
Should the web version include hyperlinks to additional material? ( Expired on 09/27/2011 )
100 Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
101 General ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
102 Information as to Status of an Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
103 Right of Public To Inspect Patent Files and Some Application Files ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
104 Power to Inspect Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
105 Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
106 Control of Inspection by Assignee ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
106.01 Rights of Assignee of Part Interest ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
110 Confidential Nature of International Applications ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
115 Review of Applications for National Security and Property Rights Issues ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
120 Secrecy Orders ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
121 Handling of Applications and Other Papers Bearing Security Markings ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
130 Examination of Secrecy Order Cases ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
140 Foreign Filing Licenses ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
150 Statements to DOE and NASA ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
151 Content of the Statements ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201 Types of Applications ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.01 Sole ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.02 Joint ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.03 Correction of Inventorship in an Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.04 Parent Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.04(a) Original Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.04(b) Provisional Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.05 Reissue Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.06 Divisional Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.06(a) Former 37 CFR 1.60 Divisional-Continuation Procedure ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.06(b) Former 37 CFR 1.62 File Wrapper Continuing Procedure ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.06(c) 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.06(d) 37 CFR 1.53(d) Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.07 Continuation Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.08 Continuation-in-Part Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.09 Substitute Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.10 Refile ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.11 Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e) ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.11(a) Filing of Continuation or Continuation-in-Part Application During Pendency of International Application Designating t ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.12 Title to an Application Claiming Benefit of an Earlier Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.13 Right of Priority of Foreign Application ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.13(a) Right of Priority Based Upon an Application for an Inventor's Certificate ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.13(b) Right of Priority Based Upon an International Application Filed Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty ( Expired on 10/30/2012 )
201.14 Right of Priority, Formal Requirements ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.14(a) Right of Priority, Time for Filing Papers ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.14(b) Right of Priority, Papers Required ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.14(c) Right of Priority, Practice ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.14(d) Proper Identification of Priority Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.15 Right of Priority, Overcoming a Reference ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.16 Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
201.17 Incorporation by Reference Under 37 CFR 1.57(a) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
202 Cross-Noting ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
202.02 Notation in File History Regarding Prior U.S. Applications, Including Provisional Applications ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
202.03 Notation on File Wrapper When Priority Is Claimed for Foreign Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
202.04 In Oath or Declaration ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203 Status of Applications ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.01 New ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.02 Rejected ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.03 Amended ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.04 Allowed or in Issue ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.05 Abandoned ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.06 Incomplete ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.08 Status Inquiries ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
203.08(a) Congressional and Other Official Inquiries ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
300 Ownership and Assignment ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
301 Ownership/Assignability of Patents and Applications ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
301.01 Accessibility of Assignment Records ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302 Recording of Assignment Documents ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.01 Assignment Document Must Be Copy for Recording ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.02 Translation of Assignment Document ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.03 Identifying Patent or Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.04 Foreign Assignee May Designate Domestic Representative ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.05 Address of Assignee ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.06 Fee for Recording ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.07 Assignment Document Must Be Accompanied by a Cover Sheet ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.08 Mailing Address for Submitting Assignment Documents ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.09 Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
302.10 Electronic Submission of Assignment Documents ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
303 Assignment Documents Not Endorsed on Pending Applications ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
306 Assignment of Division, Continuation, Substitute, and Continuation-in-Part in Relation to Parent Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
306.01 Assignment of an Application Claiming the Benefits of a Provisional Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
307 Issue to Assignee ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
309 Restrictions Upon Employees of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
310 Government License Rights to Contractor-Owned Inventions Made Under Federally Sponsored Research and Development ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
311 Filing of Notice of Arbitration Awards ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
313 Recording of Licenses, Security Interests, and Other Documents Other Than Assignments ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
314 Certificates of Change of Name or of Merger ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
315 Indexing Against a Recorded Certificate ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
317 Handling of Documents in the Assignment Division ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
317.01 Recording Date ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
317.02 Correction of Unrecorded Returned Documents and Cover Sheets ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
317.03 Effect of Recording ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
318 Documents Not to be Placed in Files ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
320 Title Reports ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323 Procedures for Correcting Errors in Recorded Assignment Document ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323.01 Correction of Error in Recorded Cover Sheet ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323.01(a) Typographical Errors in Cover Sheet ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323.01(b) Typographical Errors in Recorded Assignment Document ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323.01(c) Assignment or Change of Name Improperly Filed and Recorded by Another Person Against Owner's Application or Patent ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
323.01(d) Expungement of Assignment Records ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
324 Establishing Right of Assignee To Take Action ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
400 Representative of Inventor or Owner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
401 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Cannot Aid in Selection of Attorney ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402 Power of Attorney; Acting in a Representative Capacity ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.01 Exceptions as to Registration ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.02 Appointment of Associate Attorney or Agent ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.05 Revocation ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.06 Attorney or Agent Withdraws ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.07 Assignee Can Revoke Power of Attorney of Applicant and Appoint New Power of Attorney ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.08 Application in Interference ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.09 International Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
402.10 Appointment/Revocation by Less Than All Applicants or Owners ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
403 Correspondence - With Whom Held ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
403.01 Correspondence Held With Associate Attorney ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
403.02 Two Patent Practitioners for Same Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
404 Conflicting Parties Having Same Patent Practitioner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
405 Patent Practitioner Not of Record ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
406 Death of Patent Practitioner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
407 Suspended or Excluded Patent Practitioner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
408 Telephoning Patent Practitioner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409 Death, Legal Incapacity, or Unavailability of Inventor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01 Death of Inventor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(a) Prosecution by Administrator or Executor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(b) Proof of Authority of Administrator or Executor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(c) After Administrator or Executor Has Been Discharged ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(d) Exception in Some Foreign Countries ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(e) If Applicant of Assigned Application Dies ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.01(f) Intervention of Executor Not Compulsory ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.02 Insanity or Other Legal Incapacity ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03 Unavailability of Inventor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(a) At Least One Joint Inventor Available ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(b) No Inventor Available ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(c) Legal Representatives of Deceased Inventor Not Available ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(d) Proof of Unavailability or Refusal ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(e) Statement of Last Known Address ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(f) Proof of Proprietary Interest ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(g) Proof of Irreparable Damage ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(h) Processing and Acceptance of a 37 CFR 1.47 Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(i) Rights of the Nonsigning Inventor ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
409.03(j) Action Following Acceptance of a 37 CFR 1.47 Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
410 Representations to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1800 Patent Cooperation Treaty ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1801 Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Principles ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1802 PCT Definitions ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1803 Reservations Under the PCT Taken by the United States of America ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1805 Where To File an International Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1807 Agent or Common Representative and General Power of Attorney ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1808 Change in or Revocation of the Appointment of an Agent or a Common Representative ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1810 Filing Date Requirements ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1812 Elements of the International Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1817 PCT Member States ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1817.01 Designation of States in International Applications Having an International Filing Date On or After January 1, 2004 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1817.01(a) Designation of States and Precautionary Designations in International Applications Having an International Filing Da ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1817.02 Continuation or Continuation-in-Part Indication in the Request ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1819 Earlier Search ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1820 Signature of Applicant ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1821 The Request ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1823 The Description ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1823.01 Reference to Deposited Biological Material ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1823.02 Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings, and Tables Related to Sequence Listings ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1824 The Claims ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1825 The Drawings ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1826 The Abstract ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1827 Fees ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1827.01 Refund of International Application Fees ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1828 Priority Claim and Document ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1828.01 Restoration of the Right of Priority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1830 International Application Transmittal Letter ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1832 License Request for Foreign Filing Under the PCT ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1834 Correspondence ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1834.01 Use of Telegraph, Teleprinter, Facsimile Machine ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1834.02 Irregularities in the Mail Service ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1836 Rectification of Obvious Mistakes ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1840 The International Searching Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1840.01 The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1840.02 The Korean Intellectual Property Office as an International Searching Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1842 Basic Flow Under the PCT ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843 The International Search ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843.01 Prior Art for Chapter I Processing ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843.02 Certain Subject Matter Need Not Be Searched ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843.03 No Search Required if Claims Are Unclear ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843.04 Procedure for Claims Not Required To Be Searched and for Claims That Are Unclear ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1843.05 Time Limit for Establishing the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Auth ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1844 The International Search Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1844.01 Preparing the International Search Report (Form PCT/ISA/210) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1845 Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1845.01 Preparing the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority (Form PCT/ISA/237) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1845.02 Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching A ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1846 Sections of the Articles, Regulations, and Administrative Instructions Under the PCT Relevant to the International Searchi ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1848 Sequence Listings and Tables Related to Sequence Listings ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1850 Unity of Invention Before the International Searching Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1851 Identification of Patent Documents ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1852 Taking Into Account Results of Earlier Search(es) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1853 Amendment Under PCT Article 19 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1857 International Publication ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1857.01 Prior Art Effect of the International Publication ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1859 Withdrawal of International Application, Designations, or Priority Claims ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1860 International Preliminary Examination Procedure for Applications Having an International Filing Date On or After January 1 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1860.01 International Preliminary Examination Procedure for Applications Having an International Filing Date Before January 1, ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1862 Agreement With the International Bureau To Serve as an International Preliminary Examining Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1864 The Demand and Preparation for Filing of Demand ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1864.01 Amendments Filed Under PCT Article 34 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1864.02 Applicant's Right To File a Demand ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1864.03 States Which May Be Elected ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1864.04 Agent's Right To Act ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1865 Filing of Demand ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1865.01 The European Patent Office as an International Preliminary Examining Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1866 Filling in of Headings on Chapter II Forms ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1867 Preliminary Examination Fees ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1868 Correction of Defects in the Demand ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1869 Notification to International Bureau of Demand ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1870 Priority Document and Translation Thereof ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1871 Processing Amendments Filed Under Article 19 and Article 34 Prior to or at the Start of International Preliminary Examinat ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1871.01 Processing Amendments Filed Under Article 19 and Article 34 Prior to or at the Start of International Preliminary Exami ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1872 Availability of the International Application File for International Preliminary Examination by the Examining Corps ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1874 Determination if International Preliminary Examination Is Required and Possible ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1875 Unity of Invention Before the International Preliminary Examining Authority ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1875.01 Preparation of Invitation Concerning Unity ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1875.02 Reply to Invitation Concerning Lack of Unity of Invention ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1876 Notation of Errors and Informalities by the Examiner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1876.01 Request for Rectification and Notification of Action Thereon ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1877 Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Listings During the International Preliminary Examination ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878 Preparation of the Written Opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority in International Applications Havi ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.01 Preparation of the Written Opinion in International Applications Having an International Filing Date Before January 1, ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.01(a) Prior Art for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.01(a)(1) Novelty for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.01(a)(2) Inventive Step for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.01(a)(3) Industrial Applicability for Purposes of the Written Opinion and the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1878.02 Reply to the Written Opinion of the ISA or IPEA ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879 Preparation of the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879.01 Time Limit for Preparing Report in International Applications Having an International Filing Date On or After January 1 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879.01(a) Time Limit for Preparing Report in International Application Having an International Filing Date Before January 1, 2 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879.02 Transmittal of the International Preliminary Examination Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879.03 Translations ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1879.04 Confidential Nature of the Report ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1880 Withdrawal of Demand or Election ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1881 Receipt of Notice of Election and Preliminary Examination Report by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893 National Stage (U.S. National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 371) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01 Commencement and Entry ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(a) Entry via the U.S. Designated or Elected Office ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(a)(1) Submissions Required by 30 Months from the Priority Date ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(a)(2) Article 19 Amendment (Filed With the International Bureau) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(a)(3) Article 34 Amendments (Filed with the International Preliminary Examining Authority) ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(c) Fees ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(d) Translation ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.01(e) Oath/Declaration ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.02 Abandonment ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03 Prosecution of U.S. National Stage Applications Before the Examiner ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(a) How To Identify That an Application Is a U.S. National Stage Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(b) The Filing Date of a U.S. National Stage Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(c) The Priority Date, Priority Claim, and Priority Papers for a U.S. National Stage Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(d) Unity of Invention ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(e) Documents Received from the International Bureau and Placed in a U.S. National Stage Application File ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(e)(1) Title of the Invention ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(f) Drawings and PCT Rule 11 ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1893.03(g) Information Disclosure Statement in a National Stage Application ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1895 A Continuation , Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United States ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1895.01 Handling of and Considerations in the Handling of Continuations, Divisions, and Continuations-In-Part of PCT Applicatio ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
1896 The Differences Between a National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) and a National Stage Application Submitted Und ( Expired on 10/31/2012 )
Discuss this Discussion Tool ( Expired on 09/27/2011 )
Discuss Chapter 500: Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
501 Filing Papers With the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502 Depositing Correspondence ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502.03 Communications via Internet Electronic Mail (e-mail) ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
502.05 Correspondence Transmitted by EFS-Web ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
503 Application Number and Filing Receipt ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
504 Assignment of Application for Examination ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
505 "Office Date" Stamp of Receipt ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
506 Completeness of Original Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
507 Drawing Review in the Office of Patent Application Processing ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
508 Distribution ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC) ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
508.03 Unmatched Papers ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
508.04 Unlocatable Patent or Application Files ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
509 Payment of Fees ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
509.01 Deposit Accounts ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
509.02 Small Entity Status - Definitions ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
510 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Business Hours ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
511 Postal Service Interruptions and Emergencies ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
512 Certificate of Mailing or Transmission ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
513 Deposit as Express Mail with U.S. Postal Service ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
Discuss Chapter 600: Parts, Form, and Content of Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601 Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01 Complete Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(a) Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(b) Provisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(b) ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(c) Conversion to or from a Provisional Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(d) Application Filed Without All Pages of Specification ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(e) Nonprovisional Application Filed Without at Least One Claim ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(f) Applications Filed Without Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(g) Applications Filed Without All Figures of Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.01(h) Forms ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.02 Power of Attorney ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.03 Change of Correspondence Address ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.04 National Stage Requirements of the United States as a Designated Office ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
601.05 Bibliographic Information - Application Data Sheet (ADS) ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602 Original Oath or Declaration ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.01 Oath Cannot Be Amended ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.02 New Oath or Substitute for Original ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.03 Defective Oath or Declaration ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.04 Foreign Executed Oath ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.04(a) Foreign Executed Oath Is Ribboned to Other Application Papers ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.05 Oath or Declaration - Date of Execution ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.05(a) Oath or Declaration in Continuation and Divisional Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.06 Non-English Oath or Declaration ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
602.07 Oath or Declaration Filed in United States as a Designated Office ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
603 Supplemental Oath or Declaration ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
603.01 Supplemental Oath or Declaration Filed After Allowance ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604 Administration or Execution of Oath ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.01 Seal ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.02 Venue ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.03(a) Notarial Powers of Some Military Officers ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.04 Consul ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.04(a) Consul - Omission of Certificate ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
604.06 By Attorney in Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605 Applicant ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.01 Applicant's Citizenship ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.02 Applicant's Residence ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.03 Applicant's Mailing or Post Office Address ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(a) Applicant's Signature and Name ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(b) One Full Given Name Required ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(c) Inventor Changes Name ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(d) Applicant Unable to Write ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(e) May Use Title With Signature ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(f) Signature on Joint Applications - Order of Names ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.04(g) Correction of Inventorship ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.05 Administrator, Executor, or Other Legal Representative ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
605.07 Joint Inventors ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
606 Title of Invention ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
606.01 Examiner May Require Change in Title ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
607 Filing Fee ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
607.02 Returnability of Fees ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608 Disclosure ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01 Specification ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(a) Arrangement of Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(b) Abstract of the Disclosure ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(c) Background of the Invention ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(d) Brief Summary of Invention ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(e) Reservation Clauses Not Permitted ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(f) Brief Description of Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(g) Detailed Description of Invention ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(h) Mode of Operation of Invention ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(i) Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(j) Numbering of Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(k) Statutory Requirement of Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(l) Original Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(m) Form of Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(n) Dependent Claims ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(o) Basis for Claim Terminology in Description ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(p) Completeness ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(q) Substitute or Rewritten Specification ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(r) Derogatory Remarks About Prior Art in Specification ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(s) Restoration of Canceled Matter ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(t) Use in Subsequent Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(u) Use of Formerly Filed Incomplete Application ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.01(v) Trademarks and Names Used in Trade ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02 Drawing ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(a) New Drawing - When Replacement is Required Before Examination ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(b) Informal Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(c) Drawing Print Kept in File Wrapper ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(d) Complete Illustration in Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(e) Examiner Determines Completeness and Consistency of Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(f) Modifications in Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(g) Illustration of Prior Art ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(h) Replacement Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(i) Transfer of Drawings From Prior Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(m) Drawing Prints ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(n) Duplicate Prints in Patentability Report Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(o) Notations Entered on Drawing ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(p) Correction of Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(q) Conditions Precedent to Amendment of Drawing ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(t) Cancelation of Figures ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(v) Drawing Changes Which Require Annotated Sheets ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(w) Drawing Changes Which May Be Made Without Applicant's Annotated Sheets ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(x) Drawing Corrections or Changes Accepted Unless Notified Otherwise ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(y) Return of Drawing ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.02(z) Allowable Applications Needing Drawing Corrections or Corrected Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.03 Models, Exhibits, Specimens ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.03(a) Handling of Models, Exhibits, and Specimens ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.04 New Matter ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.04(a) Matter Not in Original Specification, Claims, or Drawings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.04(b) New Matter by Preliminary Amendment ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.04(c) Review of Examiner's Holding of New Matter ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.05 Sequence Listing Table, or Computer Program Listing Appendix Submitted on a Compact Disc ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.05(a) Deposit of Computer Program Listings ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.05(b) Compact Disc Submissions of Large Tables ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
608.05(c) Compact Disc Submissions of Biosequences ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609 Information Disclosure Statement ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.01 Examiner Checklist for Information Disclosure Statements ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.02 Information Disclosure Statements in Continued Examinations or Continuing Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.03 Information Disclosure Statements in National Stage Applications ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.04(a) Content Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.04(b) Timing Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.05 Examiner Handling of Information Disclosure Statements ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.05(a) Noncomplying Information Disclosure Statements ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.05(b) Complying Information Disclosure Statements ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.05(c) Documents Submitted as Part of Applicant's Reply to Office Action ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.06 Information Printed on Patent ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.07 IDSs Electronically Submitted (e-IDS) Using EFS ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
609.08 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statement ( Expired on 10/01/2011 )
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