1. All communications to be addressed to Commissioner of Patents 2. Business to be transacted in writing. 11 12 7. Times for taking action; expiration on Saturday, Sunday or holiday 13 33 31. Applicants may be represented by an attorney or agent 32. Prosecution by assignee 33. Correspondence when no attorney or agent . 36. Revocation of power of attorney or authorization; withdrawal of attorney or agent Who May Apply for a Patent 41. Applicant for patent. . 42. When the inventor is dead 43. When the inventor is insane or legally incapacitated. 44. Proof of authority. 21 45. Joint inventors . 46. Assigned inventions and patents 47. Filing by other than inventor. 20 20 20 21 21 53. Application accepted and filed for examination only when complete . 26 54. Parts of application to be filed together 26 27 67. Supplemental oath for matter not originally claimed. Specification 30 233 29 71. Detailed description and specification of the invention 72. Title of the invention 74. Reference to drawings 75. Claim . . . 76. Signature to the specification 77. Arrangement of specification 78. Cross-references to other applications 79. Reservation clauses not permitted. The Drawings 81. Drawings required 82. Signature to drawing 83. Content of drawing 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 37 37 37 37 88. Use of old drawings Models, Exhibits, Specimens 91. Models not generally required as part of application or patent 92. Model or exhibit may be required. Amendments-Continued 117. Amendment and revision required 118. Amendment of disclosure 119. Amendment of claims. 121. Manner of making amendments 122. Entry and consideration of amendments 123. Amendments to the drawing. 124. Amendment of amendments 125. Substitute specification. 126. Numbering of claims 127. Petition from refusal to admit amendment Affidavits Overcoming Rejections 131. Affidavit of prior invention to overcome cited patent or publication 132. Affidavits traversing grounds of rejection Interviews 133. Interviews. Time for Response by Applicant; Abandonment of Application 135. Abandonment for failure to respond within time limit. 136. Time less than six months. 137. Revival of abandoned application 138. Express abandonment Joinder of Inventions in One Application; Restriction 141. Different inventions in one application 142. Requirement for restriction 143. Reconsideration of requirement 144. Petition from requirement for restriction 145. Subsequent presentation of claims for different inventions 146. Election of species 147. Separate application for invention not elected 204. Interference with a patent; affidavit by junior applicant. 205. Interference with a patent; copying claims from patent 206. Interference with a patent; claims improperly copied 689 Interferences: Motion Period, Dissolution, Reformation—Continued Page 255. Requests for findings of fact and conclusions of law 256. Final hearing. 257. Burden of proof. 258. Matters considered in determining priority 263. Statutory disclaimer by patentee . 264. Reissue filed by patentee .` 265. Status of claims of defeated applicant after interference 266. Action after interference 267. Second interference. 282. Official records and printed publications 83 84 84 85 86 |