Chapter 1300 - Allowance and Issue
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Expired on 04/09/2014
)
Chapter 1500 - Design Patents
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Expired on 04/09/2014
)
Chapter 1600 - Plant Patents
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Expired on 04/09/2014
)
Chapter 2400 - Biotechnology
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Expired on 04/09/2014
)
608.04(a) Matter Not in Original Specification, Claims, or Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.04(b) New Matter by Preliminary Amendment
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.04(c) Review of Examiner's Holding of New Matter
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.05 Sequence Listing Table, or Computer Program Listing Appendix Submitted on a Compact Disc
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.05(a) Deposit of Computer Program Listings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.05(b) Compact Disc Submissions of Large Tables
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.05(c) Compact Disc Submissions of Biosequences
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609 Information Disclosure Statement
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.01 Examiner Checklist for Information Disclosure Statements
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.02 Information Disclosure Statements in Continued Examinations or Continuing Applications
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.03 Information Disclosure Statements in National Stage Applications
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.04(a) Content Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.04(b) Timing Requirements for an Information Disclosure Statement
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.05 Examiner Handling of Information Disclosure Statements
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.05(a) Noncomplying Information Disclosure Statements
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.05(b) Complying Information Disclosure Statements
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.06 Information Printed on Patent
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.07 IDSs Electronically Submitted (e-IDS) Using EFS
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.08 Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statement
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
609.05(c) Documents Submitted as Part of Applicant's Reply to Office Action
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
Discuss the format of the new MPEP
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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?
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Expired on 09/27/2011
)
Should the web version include hyperlinks to additional material?
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Expired on 09/27/2011
)
100 Secrecy, Access, National Security, and Foreign Filing
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
101 General
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
102 Information as to Status of an Application
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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
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
105 Suspended or Excluded Practitioner Cannot Inspect
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
106 Control of Inspection by Assignee
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
106.01 Rights of Assignee of Part Interest
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
110 Confidential Nature of International Applications
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
115 Review of Applications for National Security and Property Rights Issues
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
120 Secrecy Orders
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
121 Handling of Applications and Other Papers Bearing Security Markings
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
130 Examination of Secrecy Order Cases
(
Expired on 10/30/2012
)
140 Foreign Filing Licenses
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
150 Statements to DOE and NASA
(
Expired on 10/30/2012
)
151 Content of the Statements
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
201 Types of Applications
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
201.01 Sole
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Expired on 10/30/2012
)
201.02 Joint
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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
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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
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.02 Abandonment
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03 Prosecution of U.S. National Stage Applications Before the Examiner
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(a) How To Identify That an Application Is a U.S. National Stage Application
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(b) The Filing Date of a U.S. National Stage Application
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(c) The Priority Date, Priority Claim, and Priority Papers for a U.S. National Stage Application
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(d) Unity of Invention
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1893.03(e) Documents Received from the International Bureau and Placed in a U.S. National Stage Application File
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(e)(1) Title of the Invention
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(f) Drawings and PCT Rule 11
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1893.03(g) Information Disclosure Statement in a National Stage Application
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1895 A Continuation , Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United States
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1895.01 Handling of and Considerations in the Handling of Continuations, Divisions, and Continuations-In-Part of PCT Applicatio
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Expired on 10/31/2012
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1896 The Differences Between a National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) and a National Stage Application Submitted Und
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Discuss this Discussion Tool
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Discuss Chapter 500: Receipt and Handling of Mail and Papers
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501 Filing Papers With the U.S.Patent and Trademark Office
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502 Depositing Correspondence
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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502.01 Correspondence Transmitted by Facsimile
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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502.02 Correspondence Signature Requirements
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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502.03 Communications via Internet Electronic Mail (e-mail)
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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502.04 Duplicate Copies of Correspondence
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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502.05 Correspondence Transmitted by EFS-Web
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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503 Application Number and Filing Receipt
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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504 Assignment of Application for Examination
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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505 "Office Date" Stamp of Receipt
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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506 Completeness of Original Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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506.02 Review of Refusal To Accord Filing Date
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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507 Drawing Review in the Office of Patent Application Processing
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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508 Distribution
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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508.01 Papers Sent to Wrong Technology Center (TC)
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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508.02 Papers Received After Patenting or Abandonment
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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508.03 Unmatched Papers
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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508.04 Unlocatable Patent or Application Files
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
509 Payment of Fees
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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509.01 Deposit Accounts
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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509.02 Small Entity Status - Definitions
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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509.03 Claiming Small Entity Status
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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510 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Business Hours
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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511 Postal Service Interruptions and Emergencies
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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512 Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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513 Deposit as Express Mail with U.S. Postal Service
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
Discuss Chapter 600: Parts, Form, and Content of Application
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601 Content of Provisional and Nonprovisional Applications
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601.01 Complete Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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601.01(a) Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a)
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.01(b) Provisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(b)
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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601.01(c) Conversion to or from a Provisional Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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601.01(d) Application Filed Without All Pages of Specification
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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601.01(e) Nonprovisional Application Filed Without at Least One Claim
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.01(f) Applications Filed Without Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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601.01(g) Applications Filed Without All Figures of Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.01(h) Forms
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.02 Power of Attorney
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.03 Change of Correspondence Address
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.04 National Stage Requirements of the United States as a Designated Office
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
601.05 Bibliographic Information - Application Data Sheet (ADS)
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602 Original Oath or Declaration
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.01 Oath Cannot Be Amended
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.02 New Oath or Substitute for Original
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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602.03 Defective Oath or Declaration
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.04 Foreign Executed Oath
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.04(a) Foreign Executed Oath Is Ribboned to Other Application Papers
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.05 Oath or Declaration - Date of Execution
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.05(a) Oath or Declaration in Continuation and Divisional Applications
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.06 Non-English Oath or Declaration
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
602.07 Oath or Declaration Filed in United States as a Designated Office
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
603 Supplemental Oath or Declaration
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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603.01 Supplemental Oath or Declaration Filed After Allowance
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
604 Administration or Execution of Oath
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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604.01 Seal
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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604.02 Venue
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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604.03(a) Notarial Powers of Some Military Officers
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
604.04 Consul
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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604.04(a) Consul - Omission of Certificate
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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604.06 By Attorney in Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605 Applicant
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.01 Applicant's Citizenship
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
605.02 Applicant's Residence
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.03 Applicant's Mailing or Post Office Address
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.04(a) Applicant's Signature and Name
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.04(b) One Full Given Name Required
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
605.04(c) Inventor Changes Name
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.04(d) Applicant Unable to Write
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
605.04(e) May Use Title With Signature
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.04(f) Signature on Joint Applications - Order of Names
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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605.04(g) Correction of Inventorship
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
605.05 Administrator, Executor, or Other Legal Representative
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
605.07 Joint Inventors
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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606 Title of Invention
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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606.01 Examiner May Require Change in Title
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
607 Filing Fee
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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607.02 Returnability of Fees
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608 Disclosure
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Expired on 10/01/2011
)
608.01 Specification
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(a) Arrangement of Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(b) Abstract of the Disclosure
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(c) Background of the Invention
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(d) Brief Summary of Invention
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(e) Reservation Clauses Not Permitted
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(f) Brief Description of Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(g) Detailed Description of Invention
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(h) Mode of Operation of Invention
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(i) Claims
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608.01(j) Numbering of Claims
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608.01(k) Statutory Requirement of Claims
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(l) Original Claims
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(m) Form of Claims
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(n) Dependent Claims
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608.01(o) Basis for Claim Terminology in Description
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(p) Completeness
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(q) Substitute or Rewritten Specification
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608.01(r) Derogatory Remarks About Prior Art in Specification
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(s) Restoration of Canceled Matter
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(t) Use in Subsequent Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(u) Use of Formerly Filed Incomplete Application
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.01(v) Trademarks and Names Used in Trade
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02 Drawing
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(a) New Drawing - When Replacement is Required Before Examination
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(b) Informal Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(c) Drawing Print Kept in File Wrapper
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(d) Complete Illustration in Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(e) Examiner Determines Completeness and Consistency of Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(f) Modifications in Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(g) Illustration of Prior Art
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(h) Replacement Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(i) Transfer of Drawings From Prior Applications
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(m) Drawing Prints
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(n) Duplicate Prints in Patentability Report Applications
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(o) Notations Entered on Drawing
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(p) Correction of Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(q) Conditions Precedent to Amendment of Drawing
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(t) Cancelation of Figures
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(v) Drawing Changes Which Require Annotated Sheets
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(w) Drawing Changes Which May Be Made Without Applicant's Annotated Sheets
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(x) Drawing Corrections or Changes Accepted Unless Notified Otherwise
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(y) Return of Drawing
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.02(z) Allowable Applications Needing Drawing Corrections or Corrected Drawings
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.03 Models, Exhibits, Specimens
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Expired on 10/01/2011
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608.03(a) Handling of Models, Exhibits, and Specimens
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608.04 New Matter
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