Examiner's Handbook Index



A
Alpha Subclass
B
Basis of Class
C
Claim, Most Comprehensive
Claimed Disclosure
Class 1, Subclass 1
Classification Definitions Classification, Design Patents
Combination-Subcombination
Coordinate Subclass
Cross-Reference Design Discretionary Limiting Mandatory
Cross-Reference Art Collections Utility Design
D Defintions, Design Patents
Digests Digest Design
Disclosure Claimed Total Unclaimed
E
Effect as Basis for Class Electronic Search Systems Exclusion Notes
F
Field of Search
Foreign Patent Art Collection
G
Genus-Species Rule
H
Hierarchy Utility Design
Historical Placement
Hybrid Claim
I
Indented Subclasses
Index to the U.S. Patent Classification System
Industrial Designs International Patent Classification
L
Last Resort Only
Locarno International Classification Location Selection (for Searching)
M
Mainline Subclass
Mandatory Cross-Reference
Manual of Classification
Markush Claim
Miscellaneous Subclass Mixed Array
N
Non-Patent Literature
Notes Utility Classes - Search Notes, etc. Design Classes - Exclusion Notes, Search Notes
O
Order of Superiority, Claimed Invention
Orders, Classification
Original Designation Ornamental Designs
P
Patents Without Valid Classification
Placement Utility Patents Design Patents
S
Search Notes - Utility Patents Search Notes - Design Class
Selecting a Class
Subclass Schedule Hierarchy - Utility Class Subclass Schedule Hierarchy - Design Class
T
Theoretical Organization Utility Design
Total Disclosure
U
Unclaimed Disclosure
X
XR (Cross-Reference) Utility Patents Design Patents

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