Revised Sample Cover Sheet For
                 Filing a Provisional Application For a Patent

   A sample cover sheet for filing a provisional application for a patent
was published as Appendix A to the Notice of Final Rulemaking to
implement 20-year patent term and provisional applications in the
Federal Register on April 25, 1995 (60 FR 20195) and in the Official
Gazette on May 2, 1995 (1174 OG 15). The sample cover sheet for filing a
provisional application did not specifically indicate that the
provisional application is an application for a patent as provided in 35
U.S.C. 111(b)(1). In order to allay any uncertainty that a provisional
application filed under 37 CFR 1.53(b)(2) is indeed an application for a
patent, a revised sample cover sheet for filing a provisional
application for a patent is included for clarification. However, it is
noted that the regulations do not require applicant to use the sample
cover sheet. Any cover sheet containing the information required in 37
CFR 1.51(a)(2)(i) will be acceptable.

November 21, 1995                                        STEPHEN G. KUNIN
                                        Deputy Assistant Commissioner for
                                               Patent Policy and Projects