INDEX I-RULES RELATING TO PATENTS EDITORIAL NOTE: This listing is provided for information purposes only. It is compiled and kept up-to-date by the Department of Commerce. Abandonment of application. (See Abandoned applications.) Address for notice to Commissioner of appeal to Fed. Cir...... 1.302(c) 1.44 Administrator or executor, may make application and receive patent...............1.42 Proof of authority....... Admission to practice. (See Attorneys and agents.) Affidavit (see also Oath in patent application): Section Patent withheld for nonpayment of issue fee........... Reasons for.......... Withdrawal from issue...... ..1.155, 1.316 1.109 1.313 Allowed claims statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent ..1.196 Amendment: Adding or substituting claims......... 1.119 After appeal................. ..1.116 After decision on appeal, based on new rejection of Board of Patent 1.196 To applications in interference.... To correct inaccuracies or prolixity...... To correspond to original drawing or specification........ To preliminary statement in interference..... To reissues...... To save from abandonment....... ..1.111, 1.115, 1.116, 1.127 ..1.33 .1.125 1.134 1.633 ... .1.633 1.117 .1.118 1.628 .1.173, 1.174 .1.135 Amino Acid Sequences. (See Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences.) Appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences: Reply brief..... Reopening after decision......... Section Statement of grounds for rejecting, by Board of Patent Appeals and Executor or administrator....... Informed of serial number of application........ Joint changed to sole................ Letters for, sent to attorney or agent.................. May be represented by an attorney or agent......................... Personal attendance unnecessary............ Required to conduct business with decorum and courtesy. 1.198 ....1.193 1.196 .... 1.301 1.301 .1.302 Sole changed to joint............... 1.48 Sole changed to another sole........ 1.48 Application for patent (see also Abandoned applications, Claims, Drawing, Ex Identification required in letters concerning........ Incomplete papers not accepted and filed for examination.. Interlineations, etc., to be indicated.............. 1.5 1.53 1.52 If of entire interest, patent may issue to him............ If of undivided part interest, correspondence will be held with inventor.................. .1.46, 3.81 If of undivided part interest, must assent to application for reissue of patent.......... If of undivided part interest, patent may issue jointly...... May conduct prosecution of application......... May take action in interference....... Assignments and recording: Abstracts of title, fee for.......... Conditional assignments........ Date of receipt is date of record....... Fees.......... 1.33 .1.171, 1.172 1.46, 3.81 .3.71, 3.73 1.643 .1.19(b) ........... 3.56 ........ 3.51 1.21(h), 3.41 .3.28, 3.31 .3.34 Cover Sheet required.......... Correction of Cover Sheet errors.. Effect of recording..... Requirements for recording................................... ........ 3.54 ..3.21-3.41 If recorded before payment of issue fee, patent may issue to assign ee....... ..3.81 Must be recorded in Patent and Trademark Office to issue patent to assignee........ .3.81 Acting in a representative capacity.... Assignment will not operate as a revocation of power..... Associate...... 1.14 .1.33, 1.34 1.36 1.34 Biological material. (See Deposit of Biological material) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. (See Appeal to Board of Patent Ap On appeal to Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.... ..1.192 Chemical and mathematical formulas and tables......... Citation of prior art in patent... Citation of references......... Civil action....... Claims (see also Examination of applications): 1.322, 1.323 .1.20 1.325 1.8 ... 1.10 .1.570 1.13 1.19(b) 1.58 1.501 1.107 .1.303, 1.304 |