INDEX I-RULES RELATING TO PATENTS EDITORIAL NOTE: This listing is provided for informational purposes only. It is compiled and A Abandoned applications: Abandonment by failure to prosecute.... Abandonment during interference... Abandonment for failure to pay issue fee Destruction after 20 yrs. unless marked for preservation Express abandonment Processing and retention fee Referred to in issued patents.. Revival of...... When to public inspection.. Abandonment of application. (See Abandoned applications.) Abstract of the disclosure.(content, physical requirements) Access to pending applications (limited) Action by applicant... Address, Correspondence, only one recognized by Office Address for notice to Commissioner of appeal to Fed. Cir.. Address of Solicitor's Office Address of the Patent and Trademark Office... Box CPA...... Box Interference Box M. Fee. Box Patent Ext. Box PCT.. Box Provisional Patent Application Box Reexam.. Section 1.135 .1.662(a) .1.137 .1.14(b) .1.138 .1.21(1) 1.14 .1.137 .1.14 ....1.72 1.72(b) .1.77, 1.163 .1.14 .1.111-1.138 1.33(c) 1.302(c) .1.1(a)(3) .1.1 1.53(d)(9) .1.1(e) .1.1(d) .1.1(f) .1.1(b) 1.1(i) .1.1(c) 1.42 1.44 Administrator or executor, may make application and receive pat- 1.195 In support of application for reissue.. 1.175 Patent to issue upon payment of issue fee...... Withdrawal from issue....... Allowed claims statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent Amendment: .1.314 .1.317 .1.155. 1.316 ...1.104(e) .1.196 Adding or substituting claims. After appeal ....... .1.111, 1.121 After decision on appeal, based on new rejection of Board of Patent Ap- 1.196 Amino Acid Sequences. (See Nucleotide and/or Amino A Acid Sequences.) Appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences: 1.121 1.121 1.121 .1.67 1.126 .1.121 1.111, 1.121 1.121 1.121 1.121 1.52 1.127 1.615 .1.53(c) Statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent Appeals and Application for patent (see also Abandoned applications, Claims, Drawing, Exam- 1.53 Filed apparently without all pages of specification, petition asserting 1.53(e) Filed apparently without any drawing, petition asserting drawing was filed, or was not necessary, or adding drawing along with new oath 1.53(e) Filed apparently without all figures of drawing: Petition asserting all figures of drawing were filed. .1.53(e) Petition and filing of missing figures with new oath or declaration .1.182 convert to a provisional application Owned by Government..... Papers having filing date not to be returned Parts filed separately. Parts of application desirably filed together 1.53(f) .1.41, 1.53 Nonprovisional filed without at least one claim, filing of petition to 1.53(c)(2) .1.103 .1.59 .1.54 .1.54 .1.51 .1.17 1.9, 1.51(c), 1.53(c) .1.14(c) 1.79 1.53(f) 5.1-5.6 1.14 1.54 1.58 1.141 .1.51 1.78(b) Parts of complete application Processing fees..... Provisional application Relating to atomic energy Reservation for future application not permitted. Retention fee Secrecy order.... Secret while pending. Serial number and filing date Tables and formulas.. To contain but one invention unless connected. To whom made Two or more by same party with conflicting claims Arbitration award filing Arbitration in interference.. Assignee: If of entire interest, patent may issue to him 1.5(a), 1.53(a) Correspondence held with assignee of entire interest... If of undivided part interest, correspondence will be held with inven- If of undivided part interest, must assent to application for reissue of If of undivided part interest, patent may issue jointly May conduct prosecution of application.. May take action in interference. 1.335 3.71, 3.73 1.33 1.171, 1.172 Taking of action in a patent matter before the Office by the Assignee, If recorded before payment of issue fee, patent may issue to as- .3.81 Must be recorded in Patent and Trademark Office to issue patent to Atomic energy applications reported to Department of Energy Acting in a representative capacity Assignment will not operate as a revocation of power. Associate..... Certificate of good standing. Fee on admission....... General powers not recognized. Office cannot aid in selection of. Personal interviews with examiners... Power of attorney or authorization of agent Representative capacity Representing conflicting parties Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy Revocation of power. Withdrawal of..... Authorization of agents. (See Attorneys and agents.) Award in arbitration... .1.14 1.33, 1.34 .1.34 1.21(a) .1.21(a) .1.34 .1.31 1.133 .1.34 .1.33, 1.34 .1.613 .1.3 .1.36 .1.36 .1.335 Biological material. (See Deposit of Biological material) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. (See Appeal to Board of Patent Ap- On appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Certificate of mailing (as first class mail) or transmission.. Certificate of mailing by "Express Mail" no longer required, effective De- cember 2, 1996..... Certificate, Reexamination Certified copies of records, papers, etc. 1.13 1.58 1.501 1.104(d) 1.121 .1.78 .1.110 .1.75 1.153 |