Correspondence: Page All letters and communications to the Office to be addressed to the 11 Business with the Office to be transacted by, rule 2. 12 Discourteous communications returned to writers, rule 3_ 12 Double, with different parties in interest not allowed, rule 35. 19 19 Identification of application or patent in letter relating to, rule 5-- 12 May be held exclusively with assignee of entire interest, rule 32_. 19 12 Receipt of letters and papers, rule 6_. 13 Resumed with principal, if power or authorization is revoked, rule 36_ - 20 11-13 Separate letter for each subject of inquiry, rule 4-. 12 With attorney or agent after power or authorization is filed, rule 35-- 19 19 Coupons sold by the Office, rule 24-- 18 Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, appeal to. (See Appeal to Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.) D Day for taking any action or paying any fee falling on Saturday, Sunday or Death or insanity of inventor, rules 42, 43, sec. 117.. Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents, rule 21, note par. W (c)----. 7, 17 Delivery of patent, rule 315_.. Deposit accounts, rule 25__ Depositions (see also Testimony, Witnesses): Certificate of officer to accompany, rule 276-- Copies of, rule 253_- 13 20 90 18 82 75 To be sealed up, addressed, and forwarded to the Commissioner of Disbarment of attorneys and agents, rule 348, sec. 32.. Disbarred person may not assist others in transaction of business before Requirements of, rule 321, sec. 253_.. Disclosure, amendments to not permitted, rule 118_. District Court for District of Columbia, Jurisdiction, sec. 146– Review of disbarment of attorneys and agents, sec. 32- Division. (See Restriction.) Division of patent on reissue, rule 177, sec. 251. Docket Branch, par. S- Drafting Branch, par. Q- Drawing: Amendment of, rules 118, 123- Arrangement of views, rule 84 (j) - Attached to patent, sec. 154-- 91 42 88 101 52, 54 6 5 42, 43 36 91 If of an improvement, must show connection with old structure, rule 83- Must be described and referred to in specification, rule 74- 32 34 35 Office will make or amend drawings if requested, rules 85, 86–. 37 Original may be used with application for reissue, rule 174-. 53 34 Part of patent, sec. 154- 91 Printed and published by the Office when patented, rule 84- 34 32, 35 Reissue, rule 174-. 53 Required by law when the nature of the case admits, rule 81– Specific rules relating to preparation of drawing will be enforced, When necessary, part of complete application, rule 51- Withdrawal for signature, rules 87, 123--- 25 37, 43 Election of species, rule 146_ E Employees of Patent Office, restrictions on as to interest in patents, sec. 4-- Evidence. (See Testimony.) Examination of applications: Abandoned and forfeited applications not cited in, rule 108- Applicants shall be notified of rejection on, sec. 132. 41 As to form, rules 104, 105__ Citation of references, rule 107. Completeness of examiner's action, rule 105- Examination of invention, sec. 131- Examiner's action, rule 104- Nature of examination, rule 104- Order of examination, rule 101. Reexamination after rejection if requested, rule 111.. Reexamination of original claims upon reissue, rule 176. Rejection of claims, rule 106 - 39 40 39, 40 40 40 40 39 39 38 41 54 40 39 19 3 12 45 4 Suspension of, rule 103_ Examination of papers by attorney or agent not permitted without auth- Federal Register, publication of rules in, rules 351, 352 Fee on appeal to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals provided Files and papers of abandoned applications, disposition, rule 14- Final fee: Amount, sec. 41 (a) 2. Delayed payment of, rule 317 If not paid on or before Thursday, too late for issue of that week, Page 16 91 90 If not paid within six months patent withheld, rules 314, 316, sec. 151-- 90, 91 Final rejection: Appeal from, rule 191.. Response to, rules 113, 116. When and how given, rule 113- Financial Division, par. L.. Foreign application, rule 55, sec. 119_- 89 56 41, 42 41 4 27 License to file, rule 5.11-5.17, sec. 184--- 133, 137 Foreign country: Knowledge or use in, not used to establish date of invention, sec. 104-- List of entitled to right of priority. Taking oath in, rule 66. Taking testimony in, rule 284- Foreign patent, effect on United States application or patent, sec. 102 (d) General information concerning patents, published, par. W (k). 8 96 17 20 Patents to, without fees, sec. 266 - - - - Guardian of insane person may apply for patent, rule 43, sec. 117--- Hearings: H By the Board of Appeals, rule 194- Of motions in interferences, rule 236- Holiday, time for action expiring on, rule 7, sec. 21. I Improvements, patents may be granted for, sec. 101- Information given by Office, par. X.--. Insane inventor, application by guardian of, rule 43, sec. 117- Interferences (see also Depositions, Motions, Preliminary Statement, Appeal to the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, rules 301, 302, Interferences-Continued Certified copies used in place of original papers, rule 241. Civil action, rule 303, sec. 146_-- Claims copied from patent, rules 204-206 – – Claims of defeated parties stand finally disposed of, rule 265_ Conflicting parties having same attorney, rule 208_ Concession of priority, rule 262 – Copies of part of application, rule 241. Copying claims from patent, rule 205. Declaration of interference, rule 209. Definition, rule 201_ _ _ Determination of priority, sec. 135_ Disclaimer during interference, form 46_. Page 72 88 61, 62 79 78 63 72 62 63 59 60 118 Notice and access to applications of opposing parties, rule 226. Order to show cause, judgment on the record, rule 225_ Preliminary inquiry of junior applicant, rule 202_ 67 59 60 60 60 77 72 Recommendation by Board of Patent Interferences, rule 259- 78 14 Reissue filed by patentee during, rule 264- 79 Requests for findings of fact and conclusions of law, rule 255- 76 88 80 Service of papers, rules 247, 248. 73, 74 Statement of, from examiner to examiner of interferences, rule 207___ 62 79 79 Stay of proceedings, rule 246- Suggestion of claims for interference, rule 203_ Suspension of ex parte prosecution, rule 212- Suspension of interference for addition of party, rule 238- 73 60 64 72 Suspension of interference for consideration of new references, rule 237- 71 |