Amendment: Adding or substituting claims, rule 119. After appeal, rule 116......- After decision on appeal, based on new rejection of Board of Appeals, After final action, rule 116.. 42 After notice of allowance, rule 312- 90 Copying claim of another application, rule 203_ _. 60 Copying claim of issued patent, rules 204–206, sec. 135 - Manner of making, rule 121....... May be required, rule 117.. Not covered by original oath, rule 67. Of amendments, rule 124 - . Of claims, rule 119_ Of disclosure, rule 118_ Of drawing, rules 21 (k) 123- Of specification, rule 118_ Paper and writing, rule 52- Petition from refusal to admit, rule 127. Proposed during interference, rule 212.. Requisites of, rules 33, 111, 115, 116, 121, 123, 124, 125. Right to amend, rules 111, 115, 116, 127– Signature to, when no attorney or agent, rule 33. Time for, rule 135_-. To accompany motion to amend interference, rule 233- To accompany motion to dissolve interference, rule 232_ To correspond to original drawing or specification, rule 118. To preliminary statement in interference, rules 221, 222- To save from abandonment, rule 135.. Annual Index Relating to Patents: Charge for, rule 21, note_--_. Publication of, par. W (d)- Appeal to Board of Appeals: Action following decision, rule 197- Affidavits after appeal, rule 195– Brief, rule 192____ Decision by Board, rule 196_ Examiner's answer, rule 193. Fee on filing, sec. 41 (a) 6. Form, form 41_ Hearing of, rule 194, sec. 7--- New grounds for refusing a patent, rule 196-- Rehearing, rule 197_ 59 58 57 58 57 16 116 57, 58 58 59 Appeal to Board of Appeals-Continued Reply brief, rule 193_. Requirements of, rule 191- Statute, sec. 134--- Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent Appeals: Determination of appeal, sec. 144--- Fee provided by rules of court, rule 301- Form for notice, interferences, form 52- Form for petition, ex parte, form 53_ Form for petition, interferences, form 54-- From Board of Appeals, rule 301, sec. 141- From Board of Patent Interferences, rule 301, sec. 141- Time for, rules 302, 304. Applicant for patent, rules 41-47- Informed of serial number of application, rule 55 - May be represented by an attorney or agent, rule 31. Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy, rule 3----- Application for patent (see also Abandoned application, Assignments, Accepted and filed for examination only when complete, rule 53_- 26 14 Effective as of date of earliest foreign application in certain cases, Filed by other than inventor, rules 42, 43, 47, sec. 117, 118. Improper applications, rule 56_-_. 28 Incomplete papers not accepted and filed for examination, rule 53. - Interlineations, etc., to be indicated, rule 52__. Joint changed to sole, rule 45-. 21 Language, paper, writing, margin, rule 52--- 26 Must be filed within twelve months after foreign application which 23 Must be made by actual inventor, with exceptions, rules 41, 46-. 20, 21 of priority, sec. 119_- 27 26 26 Application for patent-Continued New, after abandonment, may use old drawings, rule 88- Papers of complete application not to be returned, rule 59 - Parts of complete application, rule 51.. Patented open for inspection, rule 11. Relating to atomic energy, rule 14-. Reservation for future application not permitted, rule 79– Secret while pending, rule 14, sec. 122. Serial number and filing date, rule 55_ Signatures, rules 57, 61, 65, 76- Single signature form, form 16. Stricken from the files for irregularities, rule 56. Page 37 8 39, 46 28 26 25 14 14 33 130, 135 14, 15 27 28, 29, 32 108 28 47 25 33 To contain but one invention unless connected, rule 141- Two or more by same party with conflicting claims, rule 78_- Assignee: Correspondence held with assignee of entire interest, rule 33-- If of undivided part interest, patent may issue jointly, rule 46------- 19 21 If of undivided part interest, must assent to application for reissue of 52, 53 May conduct prosecution of application, rule 32- Patent will issue to, if assignment is recorded before payment of final fee, rule 334--- Assignment Branch, par. P. 19 19 72 94 Assignments and recording: Abstracts of title, fee for, rule 21 (e) - 15 If recorded before payment of final fee, patent will issue to assignee, 94 Must be recorded in Patent Office to secure against subsequent convey- 94 Must be recorded in Patent Office to issue patent to assignee, rule 33, Assignments and recording - Continued Records open to public inspection, rule 12. Atomic Energy Act-. Atomic energy applications reported to Atomic Energy Commission, rule 14---- Attorneys and agents: Advertising, rule 345---. Agents, registration of, rule 341 (b) _ Assignments do not operate as a revocation of power, rule 36_. Associate, rule 34----- Attorneys at law, registration of, rule 341 (a) Certificate of good standing, rule 21 (i)_. Committee on Enrollment, rule 341 (i). Correspondence to be with them only, rule 35-- Fee on admission, rule 21 (h) - - - - - Former examiners, registration of, rule 341 (g). Foreign patent attorneys and agents, registration of, rule 341 (e) 15 97 19 15 96 97 19 Government officers and employees as, rule 341 (f), 18 U. S. C. 281__ 96, 97 May be refused recognition for misconduct, rule 348, sec. 32_. Power of attorney or authorization of agent, rule 34-- Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy, rule 3_-. Requirements for registration, rule 341-. 12 95 Revocation of power, rule 36, form 37. Rules for recognition made by Commissioner, sec. 31.. Signature and certificate of attorney, rule 346_. Suspension or disbarment proceedings, rule 348--- 20, 115 100 98 99 Suspension or exclusion from practice, rule 348, sec. 31_ - . Unauthorized practitioners, sec. 33_. Who may act as, rules 341, 342-. Board of Appeals (see also Appeals to Board of Appeals), par. F, sec. 7--- 2, 57 2 Briefs: Page At final hearing in interference, rule 254. 76 In motions heard by interference examiners, rules 243, 244-. 72, 73 70, 73 In petitions to Commissioner, rule 181. 55 On appeal to Board of Appeals, rule 192- 57 Business to be transacted in writing, rule 2- Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy, rule 3. C Certificate of correction, rules 322, 323, secs. 254, 255 - - Fee, for applicant's mistake, sec. 41 (a) 8.. Certified copies of records, papers, etc., rule 13. Fee for certification, rule 21 (d), sec. 41 (a) 11. Claims (see also Examination of application): Fee for claims over 20, sec. 41 (a) 1, 2_ 12 12 92 16 14 15 88, 89 43 -16 32 32 32 39, 40 44 40 31, 32 Twice or finally rejected before appeal, rule 191.. Classification divisions, par. J. Clerk of United States Court may summon witness in interference cases, 7, 17 4 Combined petition, oath and specification (Single signature form), form 16- All communications to Patent Office to be addressed to, rule 1. 11 May make rules for taking affidavits and depositions, sec. 23. To sign patents or have name printed thereon and attested, sec. 153-- To prescribe rules and regulations governing recognition of attorneys Complaints against examiners, how presented, rule 3-- Composition of matter, patentability of, sec. 102...-- Specimens of ingredients may be required, rule 93, sec. 114.... Correction, certificate of, rules 322, 323, secs. 254, 255--. 91 100 12 23 38 97 14 15 92 |