1.78 Claiming benefit of earlier filing date and cross-references to other applications.

1.79 Reservation clauses not permitted.

THE DRAWINGS

1.81 Drawings required.

1.83 Content of drawing.

1.84 Standards for drawings. 1.85 Informal drawings.

1.88 Use of old drawings.

MODELS, EXHIBITS, SPECIMENS

1.91 Models not generally required as part of application or patent.

1.92 Model or exhibit may be required. 1.93 Specimens.

1.94 Return of models, exhibits or specimens.

1.95 Copies of exhibits.

1.96 Submission of computer program listings.

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

1.97 Filing information disclosure statement.

1.98 Content of information disclosure statement.

1.99 Updating of information disclosure statement.

EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS

1.101 Order of examination. 1.102

Advancement of examination.

1.103 Suspension of action.

1.104 Nature of examination; examiner's action.

1.105 Completeness of examiner's action. 1.106 Rejection of claims.

1.107 Citation of references.

1.108 Abandoned applications not cited. 1.109 Reasons for allowance.

1.110 Inventorship and date of invention of the subject matter of individual claims.

ACTION BY Applicant anD FURTHER CONSIDERATION

1.127 Petition from refusal to admit amendment.

AFFIDAVITS OVERCOMING REJECTIONS 1.131 Affidavit or declaration of prior invention to overcome cited patent or publication.

1.132 Affidavits or declarations traversing grounds of rejection.

INTERVIEWS

1.133 Interviews.

TIME FOR RESPONSE BY APPLICANT;
ABANDONMENT OF APPLICATION

1.134 Time period for response to an Office action.

1.135 Abandonment for failure to respond within time period.

1.136 Filing of timely responses with petition and fee for extension of time and extensions of time for cause.

1.137 Revival of abandoned application. 1.138 Express abandonment.

JOINDER OF INVENTIONS IN ONE APPLICATION; RESTRICTION

1.141 Different inventions in one national application.

1.142 Requirement for restriction. 1.143 Reconsideration of requirement. 1.144 Petition from requirement for restriction.

1.145 Subsequent presentation of claims for different invention. 1.146 Election of species.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1.248 Service of papers; manner of service; proof of service in cases other than interferences.

PROTESTS AND PUBLIC USE PROCEEDINGS 1.291 Protests by the public against pending applications.

1.292 Public use proceedings.

1.293 Statutory invention registration. 1.294 Examination of request for publication of a statutory invention registration and patent application to which the request is directed.

1.295 Review of decision finally refusing to publish a statutory invention registration.

1.296 Withdrawal of request for publication of statutory invention registration. 1.297 Publication of statutory invention registration.

REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS BY COURT

1.301 Appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

1.302 Notice of appeal.

1.334 Issue of patent to assignee.

1.335 Filing of notice of arbitration awards.

AMENDMENT OF RULES

1.351 Amendments to rules will be pub

lished.

1.352 Publication of notice of proposed amendments.

MAINTENANCE FEES

1.362 Time for payment of maintenance fees.

1.363 Fee address for maintenance fee purposes.

1.366 Submission of maintenance fees. 1.377 Review of decision refusing to accept and record payment of a maintenence fee filed prior to expiration of patent. 1.378 Acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee in expired patent to reinstate patent.

Subpart C-International Processing Provisions GENERAL INFORMATION

1.401 Definitions of terms under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

1.412 The United States Receiving Office. 1.413 The United States International Searching Authority.

1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Ofice as a Designated Office or Elected Office.

1.415 The International Bureau.

1.416 The United States International Preliminary Examining Authority.

1.604 Request for interference between applications by an applicant.

1.605 Suggestion of claim to applicant by examiner.

1.606 Interference between an application and a patent; subject matter of the interference.

1.607 Request by applicant for interference with patent.

1.608 Interference between an application and a patent; prima facie showing by applicant.

1.609 Preparation of interference papers by examiner.

1.610 Assignment of interference to examiner-in-chief, time period for completing interference.

1.611

Declaration of interference.

1.612 Access to applications.

1.613 Lead attorney, same attorney representing different parties in an interference, withdrawal of attorney or agent. 1.614 Jurisdiction over interference. 1.615 Suspension of ex parte prosecution. 1.616 Sanctions for failure to comply with rules or order.

1.617 Summary judgment against applicant.

1.618 Return of unauthorized papers. 1.621 Preliminary statement, time for filing, notice of filing.

1.622 Preliminary statement, who made invention, where invention made.

1.623 Preliminary statement;

made in United States.

1.642 Addition of application or patent to interference.

1.643 Prosecution of interference by assignee.

1.644 Petitions in interferences.

1.645 Extension of time, late papers, stay of proceedings.

1.646 Service of papers, proof of service. 1.647 Translation of document in foreign language.

1.651 Setting times for discovery and taking testimony, parties entitled to take testimony.

1.652 Judgment for failure to take testimony or file record.

1.653 Record and exhibits. 1.654 Final hearing.

1.655 Matters considered in rendering a final decision.

1.656 Briefs for final hearing.

1.657 Burden of proof as to date of invention.

invention

1.672

an opponent.

1.673

1.671 Evidence must comply with rules. Manner of taking testimony.

Notice of examination of witness. 1.674 Persons before whom depositions may be taken.

1.675 Examination of witness, reading and signing transcipt of deposition.

1.676 Certification and filing by officer, marking exhibits.

1.677 Form of a transcript of deposition. 1.678 Transcript of deposition must be filed.

1.679 Inspection of transcript.

1.682 Official records and printed publications.

1.683 Testimony in another interference, proceeding, or action.

1.684 Testimony in a foreign country.

1.685 Errors and irregularities in depositions.