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is abandoned and is available, it may be inspected or copies obtained by any person on written request, without notice to the applicant. Abandoned applications may be destroyed after twenty years from their filing date, except those to which particular attention has been called and which have been marked for preservation. Abandoned applications will not be returned.

(c) Applications for patents which disclose or which appear to disclose, or which purport to disclose, inventions or discoveries relating to atomic energy are reported to the Atomic Energy Commission and the Commission will be given access to such applications, but such reporting does not constitute a determination that the subject matter of each application so reported is in fact useful or an invention or discovery or that such application in fact discloses subject matter in categories specified by secs. 151 (c) and 151 (d) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 919; 42 U. S. C. 2181.

See trademark rule 2.27 for trademark applications.

35 U. S. C. 122. Confidential status of applications. Applications for patents shall be kept in confidence by the Patent Office and no information concerning the same given without authority of the applicant or owner unless necessary to carry out the provisions of any Act of Congress or in such special circumstances as may be determined by the Commissioner.

NOTE: See rules 5.1 et seq. and 35 U. S. C. 181 et seq. (pages 129-137) relating to secrecy of certain inventions.

See 42 U. S. C. 2181 and 2182 (page 24) relating to atomic energy inventions.

FEES AND PAYMENT OF MONEY

21. Patent and miscellaneous fees and charges. In addition to the fees prescribed by statute, the following fees and charges are established by the Patent Office:

(a) For typewritten manuscript copies of records, for every 100 words or

fraction thereof.

(b) For photo copies of records or printed material, per sheet_

(c) For photo prints of drawings, for each sheet of drawing--

(d) For certified copies of patents if in print:

For specification and drawing, per copy

For the certificate..

For the grant_.

(e) For abstracts of title to each patent or application: For the search, one hour or less, and certificate__

Each additional hour or fraction thereof.

$0.10

.30

. 30

. 25

1. 00

1. 00

3. 00

1.50

For each brief from the digest of assignments, of 200 words or less _ _
Each additional 100 words or fraction thereof__.

1. 00

(f) For title reports required for Office use_

· 10

1. 00

(h) On admission to practice as an attorney or agent_--

(g) For translations, made only of references cited in applications or of papers filed in the Office, for every 100 words or fraction thereof...

1.25

5. 00

(i) For certificate of good standing as an attorney or agent___

(j) For making patent drawings, when they can be made by the Patent Office, the cost of making the same, minimum charge per sheet. 15. 00

1. 00

(k) For correcting patent drawings, the cost of making the correction, minimum charge..

(1) For the mounting of unmounted drawings and photoprints received with patent applications, provided they are of approved permanency...

(m) For photographic prints of patent models, building facilities, etc., if

available:

For 5 x 7 photographic print..

For 810 photographic print___

(n) Searching for and supplying list of references cited in the file of a patent issued before February 4, 1947 (this list is printed on the copies of patents issued on and after February 4, 1947), for list and time involved, one hour or less, $1.50, and $1.50 for each additional hour or fraction.

(0) Search of records to determine the filing by any particular person of applications for patents, on presentation of proper authorization, one hour or less_ _ _ _

(p) Subscription orders for printed copies of patents as issued: Annual service charge for entry of order and one subclass, $1.00, and 10 cents for each additional subclass; amount to be deposited (for the price of the copies supplied), as determined with respect to each order.

(q) Lists of U. S. patents classified in a subclass, made to order, per sheet (containing 100 patent numbers or less).

(r) Local delivery box rental, annual__

(s) For publication in the Official Gazette of a notice of the availability of a patent for licensing or sale, each patent_

NOTE: The statutory fees are as follows:

$1.00

1.00

. 50 .75

1.50

. 20 5. 00

3.00

35 U. S. C. 41. Patent fees. (a) The Commissioner shall charge the following fees:

1. On filing each application for an original patent, except in design cases, $30, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty.

2. On issuing each original patent, except in design cases, $30, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty.

3. In design cases: For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $15; for fourteen years, $30.

4. On every application for the reissue of a patent, $30 and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty over and above the number of claims of the original patent. 5. On filing each disclaimer, $10.

6. On an appeal for the first time from the examiner to the Board of Appeals, $25.

7. On filing each petition for the revival of an abandoned application for a patent or for the delayed payment of the fee for issuing each patent, $10.

8. For certificate of correction of applicant's mistake under section 255 of this title, $10.

9. For uncertified printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents (except design patents), 25 cents per copy; for design patents, 10 cents per copy; special rate for libraries specified in section 13 of this title, $50 for patents issued in one year.

10. For recording every assignment, agreement, or other paper not exceeding six pages, $3; for each additional two pages or less, $1; for each additional

patent or application included in one writing, where more than one is so included, 50 cents additional.

11. For each certificate, $1.

(b) The Commissioner may establish charges for copies of records, publications, or services furnished by the Patent Office, not specified above.

NOTE: The Official Gazette and other publications in the following list are sold, and the prices therefor established, by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., to whom all communications respecting the same should be addressed (except with respect to items indicated as supplied by the Patent Office also).

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office:

Annual subscription, domestic___

Annual subscription, foreign_.

Single numbers__.

Portions of the Official Gazette supplied separately:

Decision leaflets, domestic $3.00, foreign $4.00, per annum; single numbers..

Trademark Section, domestic $10.00, foreign $12.00, per annum ;
single numbers_

Annual index relating to patents; price varies, 1954 volume, buckram____
Annual index relating to trademarks; price varies, 1954 volume, buckram__
Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents; price varies, 1954 volume,
buckram__.

Classification Bulletins published from time to time (also supplied by the
Patent Office), price varies for different numbers, according to size, mini-
mum price 10 cents.

Roster of Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice before the United
States Patent Office..

Manual of Classification of Patents__

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure:

Domestic_.

Foreign

Guide for Patent Draftsmen_.

$30.00

38.50

.75

.10

.20

3. 75

2.50

2.00

1.00

9.00

6.25

7.50

. 15

35 U. S. C. 266. Issue of patents without fees to Government employees. The Commissioner may grant, subject to the provisions of this title, to any officer, enlisted man, or employee of the Government, except officers and employees of the Patent Office, a patent without the payment of fees, when the head of a department or agency certifies the invention is used or likely to be used in the public interest and the applicant in his application states that the invention described therein, if patented, may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to him of any royalty thereon, which stipulation shall be included in the patent.

22. Fees payable in advance. Fees and charges payable to the Patent Office are required to be paid in advance, that is, at the time. of making application for any action by the Office for which a fee or charge is payable.

23. Method of payment. All payments of money required for Patent Office fees should be made in United States specie, Treasury

notes, national bank notes, post office money orders or postal notes payable in Washington, D. C., or by certified checks. If sent in any other form, the Office may delay or cancel the credit until collection is made. Money orders and checks must be made payable to the Commissioner of Patents. Remittances from foreign countries must be payable and immediately negotiable in the United States for the full amount of the fee required. Money sent by mail to the Patent Office will be at the risk of the sender; letters containing money should be registered.

24. Coupon. Coupons in denominations of ten cents and twentyfive cents are sold by the Patent Office for the convenience of regular purchasers of printed copies of patents, designs and trademark registrations; these coupons may also be used for small remittances. The ten-cent coupons are sold individually and in pads of 20 for $2.00 and books of 100 with stubs for record for $10.00. The twenty-fivecent coupons are sold individually and in pads of 20 for $5.00 and in books of 100 with stubs for record for $25.00. These coupons are good until used; they may be transferred but cannot be redeemed.

NOTE: Public document coupons issued by the Superintendent of Documents cannot be used in the Patent Office, nor can the coupons issued by the Patent Office be used at the Government Printing Office or elsewhere.

25. Deposit accounts. (a) For the convenience of attorneys, agents, and the general public, in ordering services offered by the Office, copies of records, etc., special deposit accounts may be established in the Patent Office. A minimum deposit of $25.00 or more depending on the activity of the individual account, is required. At the close of each month's business, a statement will be rendered. A remittance must be made promptly upon receipt of the statement to cover the value of items or services charged to the account and thus restore the account to its established normal deposit value. An amount sufficient to cover all services, copies, etc., requested must always be on deposit.

(b) Filing, final, appeal, and petition fees will not be charged against these accounts.

26. Refunds. Money paid by actual mistake or in excess, such as a payment not required by law, will be refunded, but a mere change of purpose after the payment of money, as when a party desired to withdraw his application or to withdraw an appeal, will not entitle a party to demand such a return. Amounts of ten cents or less will not be returned unless specifically demanded, within a reasonable time, nor will the payer be notified of such amount; amounts over

ten cents but less than one dollar may be returned in postage stamps, and other amounts by check.

All patent

35 U. S. C. 42. Payment of patent fees; return of excess amounts. fees shall be paid to the Commissioner who shall deposit the same in the Treasury of the United States in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury directs, and the Commissioner may refund any sum paid by mistake or in excess of the fee required by law.

PROSECUTION OF APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY OR AGENT

31. Applicants may be represented by an attorney or agent. An applicant for patent may file and prosecute his own case, or he may be represented by an attorney or agent authorized to practice before the Patent Office in patent cases. The Patent Office cannot aid in the selection of an attorney or agent.

32. Prosecution by assignee. The assignee of record of the entire interest in an application for patent is entitled to conduct the prosecution of the application to the exclusion of the inventor.

When no attor

33. Correspondence when no attorney or agent. ney or agent has been appointed, all notices, official letters and other communications in the case will be sent to the applicant or to the assignee of the entire interest if the applicant or such assignee so request, or to the assignee of an undivided part if the applicant so request, at the post office address of which the Office has been notified in the case. Amendments and other papers filed in the application must be signed by the applicant, or if there is an assignee of an undivided part interest, by the applicant and such assignee, or if there is an assignee of the entire interest, by such assignee.

34. Power of attorney or authorization. Before any attorney or agent, original or associate, will be allowed to inspect papers or take action of any kind in any application or proceeding, a written power of attorney or authorization, from the person or persons entitled to prosecute the application or from the principal attorney or agent in the case of an associate attorney or agent, must be filed in that particular application or proceeding.

35. Correspondence held with attorney. When an attorney or agent shall have filed his power of attorney, or authorization, duly executed, the correspondence will be held with him; notices, official letters and other communications in the case intended for the applicant will be sent to the attorney or agent at the address of which notice shall have been given in the case, and replies to Office actions, or other

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