United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 19 March 2002

                                    Errata

   In the Consolidated Listing of Official Gazette Notices
Re-Patent and Trademark Office Practices and Procedures published
February 5, 2002, the Table of Contents inaccurately split the
subcategory heading "Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers,
Status Inquiries" into two lines. The category heading
"Miscellaneous" should have appeared in the position occupied by
the words "Status Inquiries." In addition, the following
information was inadvertently left out:

                            List of Patent Notices

OG NUMBER       TITLE OF THE NOTICE

      1         Special Boxes for Patent Mail
      2         Address Change
      3         Reestablishment of the Patent and Trademark Office as the
                United States Patent and Trademark Office
      4         Establishment of a Special Box for Comments to
                Proposed Rulemaking
      5         Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through
                "Customer Numbers") to Matters Involving Pending
                Patent Applications
      6         Establishment of a Box REISSUE Elimination of Box 7
      7         Notice Regarding Technical Center Box Issue Fee Mailings
      8         Use of Box Issue Fee
      9         Establishment of a Special Box for Design Patent
                Applications
     10         Changes in Procedure for Papers Filed at the
                Customer Service Window
     11         Changes in How Papers May Be Filed in the Patent
                and Trademark Office
     12         Patent Technology Centers
     13         Post Card Receipt Reminder
     14         Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First
                Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by
                the U.S. Postal Service
     15         Waiver of Certificate of Mailing Requirement
                Under 37 CFR 1.10
     16         Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or
                Trademark Application
     17         Identifying Application Correspondence With
                Issue Batch Number
     18         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Tuesday January 25, 2000, and Wednesday, January 26,
                2000
     19         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Friday, December 26, 1997
     20         United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
     21         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Friday, January 12, 1996
     22         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
     23         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Wednesday, April 27, 1994
     24         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Thursday, January 20, 1994 and Friday, February 11, 1994
     25         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
     26         Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of
                the Patent and Trademark Office
     27         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
     28         Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on
                Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
     29         Federal Government Holidays, 1996
     30         Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of
                United States Postal Service for Mail Addressed to
                ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
     31         United States Postal Service Interruptions and
                Emergency Terminated
     32         Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
     33         Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
     34         United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
     35         United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
                in Connecticut
     36         United States Postal Service Emergency in the
                State of California Terminated
     37         United States Postal Service Interruption and
                Emergency in the State of California
     38         United States Postal Service Interruptions and
                Emergency in Los Angeles
     39         United States Postal Service Interruption and
                Emergency in South Florida
     40         Performance Review Board
     41         Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
     42         PSIRF Hours Changing
     43         Public User Identification Passes USPTO Public
                Search Facilities
     44         Patent Assistance Center
     45         Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
     46         Customer Feedback Card
     47         Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
     48         Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence
                in Patent-Related Matters
     49         Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the
                Deployment of the Patent Application Location and
                Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
     50         Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
     51         Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
     52         Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the
                Office by the Assignee under 37 CFR 3.73
     53         Changes in Patent and Trademark Assignment Practice
     54         Changes in Patent and Trademark Assignment Practice
     55         Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
     56         Clarification of Patent and Trademark Copy Fees
     57         "Expedited Local" and "At Cost" Services
                for Certified and Uncertified Copies of Patent and
                Trademark Office Documents
     58         Changes in Practice in Supplying Certified Copies and
                Filing Receipts
     59         "At Cost" Recordation of Assignments and
                Related Transactions
     60         Obtaining Copies of Interference Related Files
     61         Temporary Suspension of "At Cost" Services
                for Orders of Certified Copies
     62         Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37
                CFR 1.28(c) in view of the Federal Circuit decision
                in DH Technology
     63         Interim Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions
                under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of DH Technology
     64         Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2002
     65         Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and
                Trademark Fees by Credit Card
     66         Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
     67         Partial Payment of Patent Fees During Period of
                October 10, 1998 through October 20, 1998 pursuant
                to Continuing Resolutions
     68         Partial Payment of Patent Fees During Period of
                October 1, 1998 no later than October 9, 1998
                pursuant to Continuing Resolutions
     69         Point-of-Sale Check Conversion Pilot Program
     70         Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less
                for a Limited Refund
     71         Deposit Account Authorization to Charge Issue Fee
     72         Unpaid Fee Checks
     73         Deposit Account Authorizations
     74         "Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
     75         Advance Notice of Change to "References
                Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
     76         Applicants Cautioned to File Applications on
                Papers that Comply with Sheet Size/Margin and
                Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g).
     77         Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed
                Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which Establish a Date of
                Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
     78         Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors'
                Names
     79         Change in Procedure Relating to an Application
                Filing Date
     80         Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to
                Identify the Specification for an Application filed
                under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
     81         Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent
                Applications
     82         Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
     83         Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules
                to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
                Proceedings
     84         Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes
                Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of Effective Date
     85         Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes
                Reexamination Proceedings
     86         Change in Policy of Examiner Assignment in Ex Parte
                Reexamination Proceedings and Establishment of
                Patentability Review Conferences in Ex Parte
                Reexamination Proceedings
     87         Guidelines for Reexamination of Cases in View of
                In re Portola Packaging, Inc.
     88         Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke
                or Invalidate U.S. Patents
     89         Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and
                Patent Application Publications with Sequence Listings
     90         Changes in the Time Period for Making any
                Necessary Deposit of Biological Material
     91         Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR
                1.84 Form and Fomat for Nucleotide and/or Amino
                Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
     92         Requirements for Patent Applications Containing
                Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures;
                Correction
     93         Requirements for Patent Applications Containing
                Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
     94         Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer
                Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing Submissions
     95         Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant
                Breeder's Rights Certificates
     96         Taking Effect in the United States of the
                International Convention for the Protection of New
                Varieties of Plants
     97         United States Adherence to the International
                Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
                (UPOV)
     98         Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon
                Applications Previously Filed in Thailand
     99         Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon
                Applications Previously Filed In India
    100         Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark
                Applications Available in Taiwan
    101         Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim
                for Priority Under 35 USC 119
    102         Examination Guidelines for 35 USC 102(e)(2), as
                amended by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
    103         Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications
                Under the 35 USC 112,  1, "Written Description" Requirement
    104         Utility Examination Guidelines
    105         Guidelines Setting Forth a Modified Policy
                Concerning the Evidence of Common Ownership, or an
                Obligation of Assignment to the Same Person, as
                Required by 35 USC 103(c)
    106         Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed
                to Species of Chemical Compositions Based Upon a
                Single Prior Art Reference
    107         Examination of Patent Applications Containing
                Nucleotide Sequences
    108         Guidance on Treatment of Product and Process
                Claims in light of In re Ochiai, In re Brouwer and
                35 USC 103(b)
    109         Guidelines Concerning the Implementation of
                Changes to 35 USC 102(g) and 103(c) and the
                Interpretation of the Term "Original Application"
                in the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999
    110         Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35
                USC 112, 6th Paragraph
    111         Notification of Required and Optional Search
                Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method
                Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments
    112         Notice of Roundtable on Computer-Implemented
                Business Method Patent Issues
    113         Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT
                Applications Drawn to Computer-Related Inventions
    114         Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent
                Applications for Computer-Generated Icons
    115         Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
    116         Clarification of Application Revival Procedures
                (37 CFR 1.137)
    117         Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
    118         Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When
                Office Actions Are Not Received
    119         Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and
                Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of Abandonment
    120         Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of
                Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month
                Publication of Patent Applications
    121         Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period
                for Filing a Copy of an Application by EFS for
                Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
    122         Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication
                of Patent Applications - Final rule; correction.
    123         Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication
                of Patent Applications  -  Final rule
    124         Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
    125         Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) - Reduction
                of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Types of
                Papers Filed After a Notice of Allowance has been Mailed
    126         Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information
                Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due
                and Patent Front Page
    127         Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under
                Twenty-Year Patent Term
    128         Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
    129         Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a
                Request for Continued Examination is Filed After a
                Notice of Allowance is Mailed
    130         Interim Practice of Mailing a Notice of
                Publication Fee Due Separate From the Notice of Allowance
    131         Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or
                Petitions after Payment of Issue Fee
    132         Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
    133         Request for Continued Examination Practice and
                Changes to Provisional Application Practice
    134         Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and
                Provisional Applications
    135         Interim Waiver of Parts of 37 CFR 1.84 and 1.165,
                and Delay in the Enforcement of Change in
                37 CFR1.84(e) to No Longer Permit Mounting of Photographs
    136         Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
    137         Removal of Surface Treatment From Design Drawings Permitted
    138         Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals - Final rule;
                correction.
    139         Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals -
                Final rule and correction to final rule.
    140         Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals -
                Final rule.
    141         Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
    142         Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application
                Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
    143         Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
    144         Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
    145         Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
    146         Standard for Declaring a Patent Interference
    147         Simplification of Certain Requirements in
                Patent Interference Practice
    148         Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent
                Interference Practice
    149         Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the
                Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
    150         Interference Practice - New Procedures for
                Handling Interference Cases at the Board of Patent Appeals
                and Interferences
    151         Interference Practice - Interference Rules Which
                Require a Part to "Show the Patentability" of a Claim
    152         Admissibility of Electronic Records in Interferences
    153         Availability of Interference Files and
                Interference Related Applications and Patent Files
    154         Patent Interferences Practice Burden of Proof
    155         Interference Practice: Matters Relating to
                Belated Preliminary Motions
    156         Patent Interference Proceedings
    157         Arbitration of Patent Interference Cases
    158         Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and
                Patent Files
    159         Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome
                Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections in Utility
                and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
    160         Handling of Status Inquiries
    161         Changes to Disclosure Document Program
    162         Disclosure Document Program
    163         Legal Processes
    164         Interpretation of Registration of Agents and
                Representative for Director of Enrollment and Discipline in
                Disciplinary Proceedings
    165         Notice of Examination for Registration Wednesday,
                April 17, 2002
    166         Legal Processes
    167         Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and
                the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings
    168         Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office
                Disciplinary Proceedings
    169         Duty of Disclosure
    170         Filing a Notice of Appeal to the Court of Appeals
                for the Federal Circuit in the Patent and Trademark Office
    171         Service of Court Papers on the Commissioner of
                Patents and Trademarks
    172         Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing
                Clients in Proceedings Before The Patent and Trademark
                Office
    173         Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid
                Prejudice to the Rights of a Client/Patent Applicant
    174         Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update Accession
                by the Republic of Tunisia
    175         Timing of National Stage Commencement in the
                United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
    176         Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application
                Procedure; Correction
    177         Patent Cooperation Treaty Update
    178         Request for Comments on Patent Law Treaty
    179         Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
    180         Announcement of Certain Amendments to the
                Regulations Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
    181         Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations
                under the Eurasian Patent Convention
    182         Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File
                Continuation or Divisional Application with a New
                Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from
                Prior Application
    183         Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
    184         PrintEFS An Aid for Preparing Bibliographic
                Information for a U.S. Patent Application
    185         Video Conference Center
    186         Notice of Electronic Products Available from the
                Information Products Division, Chief Information Officer,
                U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    187         New Product Available from the U.S. Patent and
                Trademark Office
    188         Publication Containing Training and
                Implementation Materials for Recent Rule Changes
    189         Availability of PatentIn 2.1 Software For
                Preparation of Sequence Listings
    190         Announcement of Training Sessions for PatentIn
                2.1 for Preparation of Sequence Listings
    191         GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
    192         Training and Implementation Guide for the Final
                Rule entitled "Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure"
    193         Training Materials on the Final Utility
                Examination Guidelines are Available
    194         Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
    195         Status of Office of Public Records Services
    196         Fiscal Year 2001 Board of Patent Appeals and
                Interferences Receipts and Dispositions by Groups
    197         Notice of Request for Comments on Development of
                a Plan to Remove the Patent and Trademark Classified Paper
                Files from the Public Search Facilities
    198         Notice of Hearing and Request for Comments on
                Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgements in
                Civil and Commercial Matters
    199         Reopening of the Time Period for Acceptance of
                Comments on Prelimary Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and
                Foreign Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters
    200         Request for Comments on Preliminary Draft
                Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgements in Civil
                and Commercial Matters
    201         Public Advisory Committees
    202         Notice of Conference on State Sovereign Immunity
                and Intellectual Property Rights
    203         Notification Regarding Voice Response System For
                Patent Maintenance Fees
    204         Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
    205         Electronic Publication of Certificates of
                Correction on the United States Patent and Trademark Office
                Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
    206         USPTO Offers Interim Procedures for Submissions
                on Compact Disc
    207         The Electronic Availability of the Official
                Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
                on the USPTO Web Site with Proposed Enhancements
    208         Financial Services Available Over the Internet
    209         Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d)
                Notices on the PTO Web Site
    210         Dissemination of Patent and Trademark Information
                on the PTO's Web Site
    211         Publication of the Current Patent Rules in Title
                37, Code of Federal Regulations
    212         Interim Internet Usage Policy
    213         Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment
                Documents to the USPTO
    214         Fax Automation in Technology Center 1700
    215         Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is
                Now Available to PTO Customers