Rules of Practice in Patent Cases

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First edition, March 1949.
Second edition, January 1953.

Third edition, September 1955.

Fourth edition, June 1960. (Reprinted March 1963 With Inserted Addendum.)

Fifth edition, November 1965.

Sixth edition, January 1968.

Seventh edition, January 1970. Includes amendments to rules effective: March 30, 1968: 33 F.R. 5216, March 30, 1968; 849 O.G. 278, April 9, 1968: Form 41.

May 1, 1968: 33 F.R. 5623, April 11, 1968; 849 O.G. 1221, April 30,
1968: Rules 11, 14, 101, 103, 108, 139, Form 50.

February 14, 1969: 34 F.R. 2206, February 14, 1969; 860 O.G. 661,
March 18, 1969: Rule 21.

March 22, 1969: 34 F.R. 5550, March 22, 1969; 861 O.G. 680, April 15, 1969: Rules 322, 323.

April 24, 1969: 34 F.R. 6843, April 24, 1969; 862 O.G. 654, May 20, 1969: Rule 312.

June 11, 1969: 34 F.R. 9211, June 11, 1969; 864 O.G. 654, July 15, 1969: Rule 5.19.

September 1, 1969: 34 F.R. 12629, August 2, 1969; 866 O.G. 1, September 2, 1969: Rules 55, 204, 215, 216, 217, 222, 223, 224, 228, 231, 238, 252, 253, 254, 256, 258, 281, 283, 284.

September 16, 1969: 34 F.R. 14430, September 16, 1969; 867 O.G.
333, October 14, 1969: Rule 68.

November 4, 1969: 34 F.R. 17772, November 4, 1969; 868 O.G. 1057,
November 25, 1969: Rule 334.

November 26, 1969: 34 F.R. 18857, November 26, 1969; 869 O.G.
1033, December 23, 1969: Rules 5, 6, 15, 24, 25, 47, 52, 55, 65,
101, 106, 107, 111, 131, 132, 138, 147, 167, 175, 178, 181, 191,
192, 193, 195, 202, 204, 215, 216, 224, 226, 228. 231, 292, 313,
316, 317, 332, 341, 346, 348; Forms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 1la,
12, 12a, 13, 13a, 14, 14a, 16, 16a, 17, 17a, 18, 18a, 21, 23, 23a,
25, 26, 26a, 28, 29, 31, 31a, 32, 32a, 36, 39, 44, 51, 52.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Maurice H. Stans, Secretary

PATENT OFFICE

William E. Schuyler, Jr., Commissioner

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1970

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office

SEVENTH EDITION REVISION

Revision 1, July 1970

Includes amendments to rules effective:

March 7, 1970: 35 F.R. 4259, March 7, 1970; 872 O.G. 1387, March 31, 1970: Rule 181 (g).

April 22, 1970: 35 F.R. 6430, April 22, 1970; 874 O.G. 688, May 19, 1970: Rules 5.18 and 5.19.

Revision 2, July 1971

Includes amendments to rules effective:

October 13, 1970: 35 F.R. 16043, Oct. 13, 1970; 880 O.G. 739, Nov. 17, 1970: Rule 5.1.

March 30, 1971: 36 F.R. 5850, March 30, 1971; 885 O.G. 644, April 27, 1971: Rule 192.

April 30, 1971: 36 F.R. 7312, April 17, 1971; 886 O.G. 424, May 18, 1971: Rules 78, 321 and form 53.

June 11, 1971: 36 F.R. 8732, May 12, 1971; 887 O.G. 726, June 15, 1971; Rules 245, 251 and 287.

May 28, 1971: 36 F.R. 9774, May 28, 1971; 887 O.G. 1840, June 29, 1971: Rules 59, 82, 84, 85, 87, 123 and 165.

July 2, 1971: 36 F.R. 12616, July 2, 1971; 890 O.G. 298, Sept. 14, 1971; Rules 14, 21, 33, 34, 35, 36, 51, 52, 57, 61, 76, 341, 343, 344, 346 and 347.

September 1, 1971: 36 F.R. 12689, July 3, 1971; 889 O.G. 3, August 3, 1971: Rules 41, 60, 75, 147 and form 54.

Revision 3, July 1973

May 11, 1972: 37 F.R. 9475, May 11, 1972; 899 O.G. 409, June 13, 1972: Rule 301.

January 1, 1973: 37 F.R. 21994, October 18, 1972; 905 O.G. 255,

cember 12, 1972; Rules 52, 58 and 75. June 25, 1973: 38 F.R. 10004, April 23, 1973; 910 O.G. 992, May 22, 1973: Rules 225, 231, 243, 244, 251, 253, 272, 277, 281 and 5.3. August 25, 1973: 38 F.R. 9297, April 13, 1973; 910 O.G. 402, May 8, 1973: Rule 55.

Rules of Practice-July 1973

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