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 December 27, 2011 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1373 CNOG  1 

CONSOLIDATED LISTING OF OFFICIAL GAZETTE NOTICES
RE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES
PATENT NOTICES

The following is a compilation of the more important notices and rule changes which have been published in the Official Gazette from July 1, 1964, through December 31, 2011. These notices and rule changes are currently in effect unless otherwise noted.


CONTENTSItem Number/
Range
 
Start Page 
List of Patent Notices 2
Information and Correspondence  
 Address and USPTO Organization Information(1-4)13
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(5-60)21
 Information for the Public(61-65)105
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(66-74)147
Fees and Payment of Money  
 Copies, Fee Deficiency Submissions(75-76)317
 Fees, Deposit Accounts, Credit Cards, Refunds, etc.(77-100)319
Patent Applications  
 General Information(101-125)440
 Reexamination(126-141)504
 Biotechnology(142-148)666
 Plants(149-151)726
Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of  
 Documents(152-164)729
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway(165-219)790
 New Route, "Triway"(220-221)894
 Prioritized Examination(222-224)901
 CREATE Act, Examination Instructions and Guidelines(225-244)934
 Computer-Implemented, Computer-Related(245-249)1145
Application Procedure and Rules  
 Recent Notices and Requests for Comments(250-261)1197
Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time  
 Periods(262-266)1251
 Petitions for Accelerated Examination(267)1259
 18 Month Publication(268-274)1267
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(275-283)1369
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(284-293)1489
 Certificates of Correction(294-297)1504
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(298-299)1508
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(300-307)1601
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(308-312)1632
 Appeals and Interferences(313-326)2090
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(327-343)2333
Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers,  
 Status Inquiries(344-346)2443
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(347-348)2458
 Legal Procedures(349-356)2467
 PCT, International Applications(357-375)2516
 Helpful Hints, Notices(376-383)2590
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(384-391)2603
 Facsimile Information(392-395)2617
List of Trademark Notices 2652
 Fastener Insignia Register(396-399)2655
 Madrid Protocol(400-408)2661
 Native American Insignias(409-410)2803
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(411-413)2810
 Trademark Post-Registration(414-416)2820
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(417-431)2854
 Trademark Examination(432-442)2983
 Trademark Information and Services(443-454)3148
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(455-464)3192
 Trademark Publications 2010(465-469)3277
 Trademark Publications 2011(470-476)3292
Index 3314

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List of Patent Notices
					    List of Patent Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
		
  1	13		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  2	17		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent Related
			Correspondence
  3	18		Relocation of Customer Service Window for Patent-Related Correspondence;
			Establishment of Drop Box in South Tower for Certain Patent-Related
			Correspondence;
			Hand Carry and Mailing Address for Trademark-Related Correspondence
  4	20		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
  5	21		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
  6	22		Post Card Receipt Reminder
  7	23		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
			Matters
  8	24		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
			Office
  9	25		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
		  	37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
 10	26		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
 11	27		Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March
			2, 2011
 12	28		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
			February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
 13	29		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			December 21, 2009
 14	30		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			December 26, 2009
 15	31		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			December 24, 2007
 16	32		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			January 2, 2007
 17	33		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			June 11, 2004
 18	34		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
			December 26, 2003
 19	35		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October
			10, 2003
 20	36		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
			September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
 21	37		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
			February 18, 2003
 22	38		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
			December 24, 2001
 23	39		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
			and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
 24	40		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
 25	41		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
 26	43		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
 27	44		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996
			through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
 28	45		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
 29	46		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20,
			1994 and Friday, February 11, 1994
 30	47		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
 31	48		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
 32	49		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
 33	50		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
 34	51		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and
		 	Trademark Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11,
		 	2011 in Japan
 35	54		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
		
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 36	57		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 37	60		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 38	63		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 39	66		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 40	69		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 41	71		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and
		 	Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 42	72		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 43	75		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 44	78		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of
		 	Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
 45	79		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a)
 46	82		Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for
		 	Correspondence Intended for the United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 	but Addressed to Washington DC 20231
 47	83		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C.
			21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
 48	85		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
 49	86		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications
			and Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
 50	92		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United
			States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
 51	93		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service
			for Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
 52	95		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
 53	96		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
 54	97		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
 55	98		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
 56	100		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
 57	101		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
 58	102		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State
			of California
 59	103		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
 60	104		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
 61	105		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
			Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
 62	112		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
 63	141		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
 64	142		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
 65	144		Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the
		 	Patent Application Location and Monitoring (PALM) Migration
		 	Pre-examination Subsystem
 66	147		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in
			a Patent Application
 67	151		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
 68	182		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 69	200		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 70	311		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
 71	312		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
 72	313		Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
 73	314		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
		 	37 CFR 3.73
 74	316		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
 75	317		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided
			in both Electronic and Paper Form
 76	318		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view
		
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			of the Federal Circuit decision in <i>DH Technology</i>
 77	319		Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America
		 	Invents Act
 78	329		Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
 79	330		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
 80	331		Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012
 81	341		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
			Search Fees
 82	351		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
 83	352		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
			Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
 84	360		The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be
			Charged to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
 85	361		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
		 	Verification Test
 86	362		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
		 	was due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina
 87	363		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
			Appropriate Fees
 88	375		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
			Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
 89	382		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
 90	383		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
 91	387		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
			Appropriations Act, 2005
 92	414		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance
			Fees Paid over the Internet
 93	415		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers")
			to Matters Involving Pending Patent Applications
 94	423		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
 95	425		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
 96	427		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
 97	434		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
 98	437		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
 99	438		Unpaid Fee Checks
100	439		Deposit Account Authorizations
101	440		Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
			Representative Capacity
102	441		Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
103	442		Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
104	444		Full First Action Interview Pilot Program
105	452		Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
106	454		Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
107	455		First Action Interview Pilot Program
108	461		Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having
			Omitted Items
109	465		Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of
			Trilateral Offices
110	467		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S.
			Patent Applications
111	468		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents,
			Statutory Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
112	471		Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
113	473		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information
			Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
114	475		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S.
			Patents and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after
			June 30, 2003
115	476		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
116	478		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of
			a Patent
117	480		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)
118	483		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
			Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
		
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119	484		Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application
			Data Sheets Are Strongly Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed
120	486		Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
121	487		Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
122	498		Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed
			in Nonprovisional Patent Applications
123	500		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification
			for an Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
124	502		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
125	503		Animals - Patentability
126	504		Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
127	512		Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination
			Certificates
128	513		Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
			Proceedings
129	516		Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
			Proceedings
130	518		Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a
			Substantial New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
131	521		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
			Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
132	525		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte
			and Inter Partes Reexamination
133	557		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
			Reexamination Proceedings
134	566		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
			Reexamination Proceedings
135	571		Notice of Changes in Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability
			for a Second or Subsequent Request for Reexamination While an Earlier Filed
			Reexamination is Pending
136	573		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
			Amendments to the Patent Statute
137	599		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art
			in Reexamination
138	602		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional
			Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
139	603		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
			Delay of Effective Date
140	604		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
141	665		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
142	666		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
143	671		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
			with Sequence Listings
144	673		Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date
			of Availability of a Biological Deposit
145	684		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
			Material
146	689		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: <i>37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format
			for Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable
			Form</i>
147	692		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence
			and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
148	725		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence
			Listing Submissions
149	726		Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
150	727		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
			Protection of New Varieties of Plants
151	728		United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection
			of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
152	729		Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between
			the Japan Patent Office and the United States and Trademark Office
153	731		Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
			Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
154	732		Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
			Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
			and Further Procedural Information
		
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155	736		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration
			Form
156	739		Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual
			Property Offices
157	749		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
158	751		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
159	754		Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual
			Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
160	758		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with
			a Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
161	779		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C.
			§§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
162	787		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
			Filed in Thailand
163	788		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously
			Filed In India
164	789		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in
			Taiwan
165	790		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Norwegian Industrial Property Office
166	791		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and the Austrian Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
167	792		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and the Austrian Patent Office
168	793		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents &
			Trademarks on Russia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
169	794		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and the Hungarian Patent Office
170	795		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
171	796		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom
			Intellectual Property Office
172	797		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and
			Trademark Office
173	798		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on
			Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of Russia
174	799		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
175	800		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Board of
			Patents and Registration of Finland
176	801		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian
			Intellectual Property Office
177	802		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office and IP Australia
178	803		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Nordic Patent Institute based on Patent
			Cooperation Treaty Work Products
179	804		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office based
			on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
180	805		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Israeli Patent Office
181	806		Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade
			Mark Office
182	807		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
183	808		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and IP Australia
		
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184	809		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and IP Australia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty
			Work Products
185	810		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program
			between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian
			Intellectual Property Office
186	811		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the National Board of Patents and Registration of
			Finland based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
187	812		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and EPO
188	813		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual
			Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia based on Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
189	814		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Service on Intellectual
			Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia
190	815		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office
191	816		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Austrian Patent Office based on Patent
			Cooperation Treaty Work Products
192	817		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
193	818		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office based on
			Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
194	819		Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special
			Filed Under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
195	821		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Patent Office
196	822		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and Finland
197	823		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office based on
			Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
198	824		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent
			Prosecution Highway Pilot Program in the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office
			(USPTO) (Between the USPTO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO))
199	825		Patent Cooperation Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on
			Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
200	826		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office based on
			Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
201	827		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and IPOS
202	828		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and the DKPTO
203	829		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and EPO
204	830		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and Trademark Office and the National
			Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
205	836		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
206	842		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between
			the USPTO and IP Australia
207	843		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
208	849		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
			Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
		
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			Korean Intellectual Property Office
209	854		Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			USPTO and the CIPO
210	855		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution
			Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the EPO)
211	858		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office
212	864		Extension Of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the
			USPTO and the UKIPO
213	865		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and European Patent Office
214	869		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and IP Australia
215	874		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
216	879		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
217	884		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution
			Highway Pilot Program in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the UK IPO)
218	886		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
219	890		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
			Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
			Patent Office
220	894		New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office and the Japan Patent Office
221	898		"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office, the European Patent Office, and the Japan Patent Office
222	901		Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of
			the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act
223	910		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of
			the Enhanced Examination Timing Control Procedures
224	925		Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting
225	934		Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of <i>In re Tanaka</i>
		
226	936		Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
			35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
227	960		Notice of Roundtable and Request for Comments on How To More Effectively
			Use the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program
228	962		A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior
			Art
229	968		Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
230	972		Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process
			Claims in View of Bilski v. Kappos
231	984		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
			Act of 2004
232	1000		Examination Guidelines Update:  Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry
			After KSR v. Teleflex
233	1033		Examination Guidelines for Determining Obviousness Under 35 U.S.C. 103 in
			View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.
234	1055		Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), as amended by the
			American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, and further amended by the
			Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of
			2002, and 35 U.S.C. § 102(g) (revised)
235	1068		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35
			USC 112, ¶ 1, "Written Description" Requirement
236	1091		Utility Examination Guidelines
237	1103		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)
238	1107		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
239	1112		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
			Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
		
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240	1127		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
241	1130		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of <i>In
			re Ochiai, In re Brouwer </i>and 35 USC 103(b)
242	1132		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
243	1138		Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer
			Reviewed Prior Art
244	1140		Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
245	1145		Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
246	1146		Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer
			Implemented Business Method Patent Applications in Class 705, and
			Request for Comments
247	1166		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
			Computer-Implemented Inventions
248	1167		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for
			Computer-Generated Icons
249	1171		Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
250	1197		Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
251	1199		Expansion and Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction
			Stimulus Plan
252	1202		Extension of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
253	1203		Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan
254	1206		Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
255	1210		Pilot Program for Extended Time Period for Reply to a Notice to File
			Missing Parts of Nonprovisional Application
256	1218		Elimination of Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot
			Program
257	1220		Pilot Program for Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction
258	1227		Request for Comments on Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies and
			Licensing Through the Intellectual Property System
259	1230		Request for Comments on Proposed Changes to Restriction Practice in
			Patent Applications
260	1235		Request for Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents
261	1247		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings
			of Abandonment
262	1251		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
263	1252		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
264	1255		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
265	1257		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not
			Received
266	1258		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the
			Holding of Abandonment
267	1259		Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special
			and For Accelerated Examination
268	1267		Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
269	1268		Clarification of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's
			Interpretation of the Provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv)
270	1273		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a
			Notice of Foreign Filing
271	1274		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
			Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
272	1293		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy
			of an Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
273	1294		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
274	1295		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
275	1369		Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
			Determination is Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes
			is Appropriate
276	1371		Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request a Recalculation of the Patent
			Term Adjustment to Comply With the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v.
			Kappos Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
277	1375		Notice Concerning Calculation of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C.
			§ 154(b)(1)(B) involving International Applications entering the
			National Stage Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 371
278	1377		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
279	1411		Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) and of the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
		
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280	1415		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
281	1430		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
282	1432		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of
			Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
283	1434		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent
			Term
284	1489		United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information
			on Issued Patents and Published Patent Applications
285	1491		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the
			Face of Patent Under the Heading "Field of Search"
286	1492		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
			Publications
287	1493		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
288	1494		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
289	1496		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85)
			Concerning a Previously Paid Issue Fee
290	1498		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
291	1500		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued
			Examination is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
292	1501		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after
			Payment	of Issue Fee
293	1503		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
294	1504		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
			Certificates of Correction
295	1505		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is
			Attributable to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
296	1506		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under
			35 USC 119
297	1507		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the
			Official Gazette
298	1508		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
			Application Practice
299	1534		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
300	1601		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of
			a Patent Application
301	1603		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
302	1605		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment
			of Non-Compliant Amendments
303	1607		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
304	1608		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims
			in an Application
305	1609		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
306	1618		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility
			and Plant Patent Applications
307	1628		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
308	1632		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
309	1765		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
310	1766		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
311	1774		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
312	1933		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
313	2090		Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
314	2093		Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals
			and Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
315	2094		Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for
			Ex Parte Appeals
316	2096		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the
			Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
317	2097		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
318	2098		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
319	2103		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
320	2105		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
321	2192		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
		
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322	2325		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the
			Board of Patent	Appeals and Interferences
323	2327		New Interference Search Procedure
324	2328		Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR
			§ 41.202(a)
325	2329		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
326	2332		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of
			Patent Appeals and Interferences
327	2333		Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
328	2337		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration
			Regulations in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
329	2339		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in
			Application, Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
330	2341		Electronic Office Action
331	2347		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
332	2348		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
333	2350		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
334	2363		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References
			with Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
335	2368		Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
336	2369		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding
			Request to Retrieve Priority Information
337	2370		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible
			Markup Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine
			(ePAVE) Components
338	2372		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
339	2373		Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
340	2397		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will
			No Longer be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
341	2399		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application
			Records
342	2436		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
343	2439		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
344	2443		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
345	2455		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double
			Patenting Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After
			June 8, 1995
346	2457		Handling of Status Inquiries
347	2458		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
348	2465		Disclosure Document Program
349	2467		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
350	2470		Legal Processes
351	2479		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director
			of Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
352	2481		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents
			in Legal Proceedings
353	2482		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
354	2484		Duty of Disclosure
355	2512		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings
			Before The Patent and Trademark Office
356	2515		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of
			a Client/Patent Applicant
357	2516		Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With
			Respect to Applications Filed in the USPTO
358	2517		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
359	2518		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References
			in International Applications
360	2519		Sequence Listings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
			Filed in the United States Receiving Office
361	2521		Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority
			and Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received
			by the USPTO
362	2522		Arrangement between IP Australia and the United States Patent and Trademark
			Office Concerning Action of the Australian Patent Office as an International
			Searching Authority and Preliminary Searching Authority and Preliminary
			Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for Certain Applications
		
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			Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
363	2526		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching
			Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
			Applications Received by the USPTO
364	2527		Agreement Between the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the Republic
			of Korea and the United States Patent and Trademark Office Concerning
			Action of the Korean Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of
			Korea as an International Searching Authority and International
			Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for
			International Applications Received by the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office
365	2529		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the
			Patent Cooperation Treaty
366	2530		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
			Cooperation Authority
367	2541		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
368	2542		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
369	2543		Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
370	2547		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
371	2548		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United
			States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
372	2558		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
373	2560		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
374	2562		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
			Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
375	2588		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian
			Patent Convention
376	2590		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional
			Application with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration
			from Prior Application
377	2591		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
378	2595		Status of Office of Public Records Services
379	2597		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
380	2598		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
381	2599		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners'
			Search Rooms
382	2601		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance
			Fees
383	2602		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
384	2603		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices
			and Changes in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic
			Official Gazette
385	2605		Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official
			Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
386	2606		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the <i>Official Gazette
			of the United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents </i>
387	2608		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed
			Over the Internet
388	2609		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the
			Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
389	2611		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
390	2612		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web
			Site
391	2613		Interim Internet Usage Policy
392	2617		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
393	2641		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
			Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
394	2647		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
395	2650		Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO
			Customers
		
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List of Trademark Notices
					    List of Trademark Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
		
 396	2655		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 397	2656		Fastener Insignia Register
 398	2657		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 399	2659		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 400	2661		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 401	2662		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 402	2665		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 403	2678		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 404	2681		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 405	2695		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 406	2698		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 407	2701		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 408	2762		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 409	2803		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 410	2807		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 411	2810		International Trademark Classification Changes
 412	2815		International Trademark Classification Changes
 413	2819		Request for Suggestions from the Public for Additions to the
			Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual,
			Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 414	2820		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 415	2825		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 416	2830		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 417	2854		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 418	2884		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 419	2907		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 420	2913		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 421	2914		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 422	2915		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 423	2930		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 424	2939		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 425	2943		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 426	2945		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 427	2958		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
		
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			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
 428	2960		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 429	2961		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 430	2977		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 431	2978		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 432	2983		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 433	3022		Trademark Examination Guides 01-09 and 02-09 on Deceptiveness
			Refusals
 434	3024		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 435	3058		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 436	3062		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 437	3069		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 438	3073		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 439	3074		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 440	3126		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 441	3130		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 442	3144		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
 443	3148		Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificate
 444	3149		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 445	3150		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
 446	3152		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 447	3159		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia
 448	3161		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of Marks
			That Include Design Elements
 449	3166		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site - Revised
 450	3167		New USPTO Policies Regarding (1) Generation of Paper Copies of
			Trademark-Related Documents and (2) Public Access to Existing Paper
			Copies of Trademark-Related Documents USPTO Will Cease Creating Paper
			Copies of Various Trademark Related Documents
 451	3170		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 452	3172		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 453	3174		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 454	3178		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 455	3192		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 456	3237		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 457	3238		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 458	3262		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 459	3264		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 460	3265		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 461	3271		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 462	3272		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 463	3275		Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board New
			Title for Members of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
		
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 464	3276		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 465	3277		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition
 466	3278		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 467	3279		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
 468	3281		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 469	3291		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Seventh Edition
 470	3292		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Eighth Edition
 471	3293		Request for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period
		 	for Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark
		 	Initial Capture Registration System
 472	3295		Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
		 	Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or
		 	Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 473	3296		Notice of Inclusion of Trademark Registration Certificate Maintenance
		 	Requirements Page in Trademark Document Retrieval Database
 474	3297		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or
		 	Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 475	3308		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 476	3310		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
		
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Index
				     INDEX

				       A

Abandonment:
     Express ............................................................................. 262
     Revival ............................................................................. 263, 265
     Withdrawing the Holding ............................................................. 261, 265
Accelerated Examination .................................................................. 267
Access:
     Application Files in Trilateral Offices ............................................. 109, 152, 155-159
     Patent Applications ................................................................. 271, 311
     U.S. Patent References, electronic .................................................. 334
Address:
     Fee ................................................................................. 94
     For Customer Window ................................................................. 3, 4
     For Service of Process .............................................................. 350, 352
     Office mailing ...................................................................... 1-10
Adjustment:
     Of Patent Term ...................................................................... 277-283
Advance Notice:
     Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ...................................... 116
     Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ............................................... 119
Allowance, Papers:
     Revision of Notice .................................................................. 289, 290
     Submitted After ..................................................................... 281, 287
Alternative Language, Examination of Claims Containing ................................... 259
Amendments:
     Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ................................................. 301
     After Allowance ..................................................................... 281, 292
     In Patent Application Publications .................................................. 268
     Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ................................................... 304
     Patent Application Publication May Now Include ...................................... 268
     Patent Law Foreign Filing ........................................................... 305
     Preliminary, Revised Format ......................................................... 300
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................................ 234, 238
Amino Acid Disclosures ................................................................... 142-147
Animals, Patentability ................................................................... 125
Appeals:
     Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................ 314
     Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ........................................... 317-318
     Public Attendance at Hearings ....................................................... 319
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 319-321
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 322
     Signatures No Longer Provided ....................................................... 316
     Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in IP Reexam .......................... 129
     Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed .............................................. 313
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology .......................................................... 148
Application:
     Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................................... 304
     Duplicate Filings ................................................................... 49
     Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to ........................................ 121
     Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ........................................ 8
     Paper Size/Margin Requirements ...................................................... 117
     Receipt Acknowledgment .............................................................. 6, 7, 9
Application Data Sheet ................................................................... 119, 311
Assignments:
     Availability on the Web ............................................................. 388
     Facsimile Submission ................................................................ 392-395
     Indexing ............................................................................ 72
     Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ............................................... 71
     Recording Foreclosures .............................................................. 74
     Revision of Practice ................................................................ 73
     Taking Action in a Patent Matter .................................................... 70
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of .................................. 294
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Austrian Patent Office and USPTO, PPH program between .................................... 190
Authorization, Deposit Accounts .......................................................... 100

				       B

Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan .......................................................... 251, 252, 253
Batch Update Practice, Elimination of .................................................... 70
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................................ 271
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications .......................... 284
Bilski v. Kappos, Interim Guidance ....................................................... 230
Biological Deposit ....................................................................... 145, 146
Biotechnology:
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps ..................................... 143
     Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing ............................................. 146-148
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 366, 368-369
     Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ...................................... 142-148, 360
     Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material ...................................... 145
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
     Availability of Interference Files .................................................. 326
     Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................................ 324
     Docketing Procedures for Appeals .................................................... 322
     New Interference Search Procedure ................................................... 323
     Publication of Opinions ............................................................. 326
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 322
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 299-300
     Simplification of Interference Requirements ......................................... 304
Business Method Search Criteria .......................................................... 246
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ............................... 61

				       C

Canadian Intellectual Property Office:
     Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ........................... 209
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 216
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark .............................................................. 380
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile .......................................................... 372
Certain Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 63
Certificate of Correction:
     Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature .............................. 294
     Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................................ 297
     Expedited Issuance .................................................................. 295
     To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ...................................... 296
Certificate of Mailing:
     Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays ............................................. 49
     Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................................ 9
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ................... 328
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette ......................................... 384
Changes to:
     Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ........................................... 347
     Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ............................... 333
     Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records .................................. 341
     Implement the Patent Business Goals ................................................. 309-311
     Patent Practice and Procedure ....................................................... 294
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 96
     Practice for Documents Submitted .................................................... 392
     Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees ...................................... 87
     Provisional Application ............................................................. 298, 299
     Representation of Others ............................................................ 67, 68
     Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ............................... 308
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access .................................................... 335
Claim Limits ............................................................................. 299
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ........................................ 160, 161, 271
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................... 304
Clarification of:
     37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................................. 281
     Application Revival Procedures ...................................................... 263
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     Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................................. 314
     Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims .............................. 131
     Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals ..................... 315
     Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ...................................... 133-134
     Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 269
     Notice Concerning EPO Competence .................................................... 368
     Procedure for Seeking Review of an SNQ in Ex Parte Reexam ........................... 130
Client/Patent Applicant .................................................................. 355, 356
Closing of PTO ........................................................................... 12-33
Color Drawings/Photographs ............................................................... 311
Comments, Request for:
     Computer Implemented Business Methods ............................................... 246
     Enhancement of the Quality of Patents ............................................... 260
     Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies ............................................. 258
     Proposed Changes in Restriction Practice ............................................ 101
     "Written Description" Requirement ................................................... 235
Compact Disc (CD) ........................................................................ 380
Computer-Implemented Inventions .......................................................... 246-247
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings ................................................. 146, 148
Computer Readable Media, Subject Matter Eligibility of ................................... 245
Conduct on PTO Premises .................................................................. 64
Confidential Information, Proper Filing .................................................. 113
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes .......................... 83, 91
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions .......................................... 292
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ............................................... 306-307
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 .............................. 231
Copies of:
     Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ....................................... 75
     U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper .................................. 334, 359
Correction of Inventorship ............................................................... 311
Correspondence:
     Fee Address ......................................................................... 94
     First Class Mail .................................................................... 9
     Post Card Receipts .................................................................. 5-7
     With the USPTO ...................................................................... 1
CREATE Act ............................................................................... 231
Credit Card Fee Payment .................................................................. 90, 95-96
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................ 353
Customer Numbers:
     Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted ................................................. 340
     Extension of Payor Number Practice .................................................. 93
     For Fee Address ..................................................................... 94
Customer Service Window .................................................................. 3-4

				       D

Danish Patent and Trademark Office:
     Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 202
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 211
Declarations:
     37 CFR 1.63 ......................................................................... 122, 123
     37 CFR 1.131 ........................................................................ 118
     Copy from Prior Application ......................................................... 376
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 122
     Enhancement of Form ................................................................. 155
Deposit Accounts:
     Authorizations ...................................................................... 100
     Charge of Refused Payment Where Authorized .......................................... 84
     General Authorizations .............................................................. 100
     Mailing of Monthly Statements ....................................................... 82
     Replenishing ........................................................................ 90
Deposit of Biological Material ........................................................... 144, 145
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons ......................................... 248
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................................ 75
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive .................................................. 266
Disclosure Document Program .............................................................. 347-348
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Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................................. 349-353
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director ................................... 294
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ............................... 381
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................................ 231, 345
Document Production ...................................................................... 353
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ...................................... 286
Double Patenting Rejections .............................................................. 231, 345
Drawings:
     Black Ink ........................................................................... 303, 311
     Color ............................................................................... 311
     Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ........................... 288
     Patent Application Publications and Patents ......................................... 272, 274
     Proposed Change to Standards ........................................................ 312
     Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ............................... 303
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............................ 84
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays ................................. 49
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 122, 354

				       E

e-Office Action .......................................................................... 330-332
Electronic:
     Access to Cited US Patent References ................................................ 334
     Availability of the Official Gazette ................................................ 384-386
     Exchange of Priority Documents ...................................................... 152-159
     Filing of Patent Correspondence ..................................................... 333
     Filing System:
        Availability of .................................................................. 343
        Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ........... 328
        Contingency Option ............................................................... 327
        Legal Framework for .............................................................. 339
        Simplification of ................................................................ 338
     Information Disclosure Statements ................................................... 335
     Maintenance of Records .............................................................. 341
     Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action) ........................... 330-332
     Publication of Certificates of Correction ........................................... 297
     Retirement of EFS-ABX ............................................................... 337
     Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ............................... 329
Elimination of:
     Batch Update ........................................................................ 70
     Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program .................... 256
     Continued Prosecution Applications Practice ......................................... 306
     Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............................ 90
     Fee for Petitions to Make Special for PPH Programs .................................. 194
     Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia .............................................. 2
Emergency, U.S. Postal Services .......................................................... 39-60
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window ............................................. 19
Employee Indemnification ................................................................. 350-352
Employee Testimony ....................................................................... 352
Enhanced Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting ............................. 224
Eurasian Patent Convention ............................................................... 375
European Patent Office:
     Clarification of Notice Concerning Competence ....................................... 368
     Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority ................................. 366
     Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................ 187, 203
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 213
     Priority Document Exchange .......................................................... 156, 157
     Revision Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot .......................... 210
     Simplification of Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ......................... 158
     "Triway" Pilot Program Among USPTO, EPO and JPO ..................................... 221
Examination of Patent Applications:
     35 USC 102(d) ....................................................................... 149
     35 USC 102(e) ....................................................................... 234
     35 USC 103 in view of KSR ........................................................... 233
     35 USC 103(b) ....................................................................... 241
     35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ..................................................... 237, 238
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     35 USC 103(c), Joint Research Agreement ............................................. 231
     35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ..................................................... 242
     35 USC 112, Written Description ..................................................... 235
     Including Claims Containing Alternative Language .................................... 259
     Instructions for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility .............................. 237, 238
     Nucleotide Sequences ................................................................ 240
     Species of Chemical Compositions .................................................... 239
     Utility Guidelines .................................................................. 236
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ........................................ 381
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
     Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ........................................... 133-134
     Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in ................. 329
     Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ........................................ 141
     Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims ......................... 131
     Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement ................................ 128
     Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability ......................... 135
     Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................................ 137
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ........................................................... 279
Export Administration Regulations ........................................................ 328
Express Mail:
     Interruption and Emergency .......................................................... 39-43, 45, 47-48, 50-60
     Suspension of service to USPTO ...................................................... 51
     Termination of Interruption and Emergency ........................................... 41, 44, 46, 48
     Termination of Suspension of Service ................................................ 50
Extension, Patent Term ................................................................... 280-282
Extraordinary Situation, Relief .......................................................... 63

				       F

Facilities Use Regulations ............................................................... 64
Facsimile Submission:
     Assignment Documents ................................................................ 394, 395
     Centralized Delivery and Requirements ............................................... 393
     Payment of Issue Fee, Publication Fee, and Related Correspondence ................... 288
Federal Holidays, 1996 ................................................................... 33
Fee:
     Address ............................................................................. 94
     Application Size Fee ................................................................ 91
     Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 ............................................. 98
     Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ........................................................ 76
     Duplicate Forms No Longer Required .................................................. 79
     Examination Fee ..................................................................... 91
     For Fiscal Year 2009 ................................................................ 81
     Maintenance Fee Statements .......................................................... 92
     Payment by Credit Card .............................................................. 96
     Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ....................................... 92
     Replenishing Deposit Accounts ....................................................... 90
     Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ....................................................... 83, 91
     Unpaid Checks ....................................................................... 99
Fees Information ......................................................................... 79-100
Filing Date, Application ................................................................. 121
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ...................................... 261
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder ............................................. 113
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance .................................................. 281
Filing Receipts, Change in Practice ...................................................... 336
Financial Services Over the Internet ..................................................... 389
Finland, Patent Prosecution Pilot Program between USPTO and .............................. 196,
First Action Interview Pilot Program ..................................................... 107
First Class Mail, Returned ............................................................... 9
Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to PCT Transmittal and Search Fees .............................. 81
Foreclosures, Recordability .............................................................. 74
Foreign Filing License, Scope of ......................................................... 103
Form PTOL-85 ............................................................................. 282, 289, 290
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required .............................. 79
Freedom of Information and Privacy ....................................................... 62

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				       G

GATT ..................................................................................... 299
German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .... 205
GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ............................................................... 380
Green Technology:
     Elimination of Classification Requirement ........................................... 256
     Pilot Program ....................................................................... 257
Guidelines:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ..................................... 268-273
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 309-311
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment ......................................... 280-283
     Changes in Patent Practice .......................................................... 312
     Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions ................................. 239
     Computer-Implemented Inventions ..................................................... 247, 249
     Continued Prosecution Practice ...................................................... 306, 307
     Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ..................................... 248
     Evidence of Common Ownership ........................................................ 237
     Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ......................................... 234
     Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 .................... 235
     Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) .................................. 234
     Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112, 6th paragraph .............. 242
     Obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 ..................................................... 233
     Utility Examination ................................................................. 230-242
     Written Description Requirement ..................................................... 235

				       H

Handling of Status Inquiries ............................................................. 346
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ............................... 377
Holidays, 1996 ........................................................................... 33
Hungarian Patent Office, PPH Pilot between USPTO and ..................................... 195

				       I

Icons .................................................................................... 248
Implementation Guide:
     For Patent Practice ................................................................. 309-312
     For 21st Century Strategic Plan ..................................................... 308
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights Certificates .................. 149
Incentivizing Humanitarian Technologies, Request for Comments on ......................... 258
Indexing Assignments ..................................................................... 72
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............... 159
Information Disclosure Statements:
     Filed Electronically ................................................................ 335
     May Be Filed Without Copies ......................................................... 114
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
        between .......................................................................... 207
Inter partes Reexamination Proceedings:
     Changes to Implement ................................................................ 136
     Revised Guidelines .................................................................. 137
     Rules to Implement .................................................................. 140
        Delay in Effective Date .......................................................... 139
        Effective Date of Final Rule ..................................................... 138
     Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review ....................................... 129
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 141
Interference:
     Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting .......................................... 324
     Opinions & Orders ................................................................... 326
     Proceedings ......................................................................... 320, 321
     Publication of Opinions and Orders entered by BPAI .................................. 326
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 320, 321
     Simplification of Certain Requirements .............................................. 325
Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of Patent Term Adjustment ................. 276
International Standard Code for a Patent Document ........................................ 115
Internet:
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     Biosequence Information Filing ...................................................... 146
     Credit Card Payments ................................................................ 89
     Financial Services Available ........................................................ 389
     Interim Usage Policy ................................................................ 391
     Maintenance Fees, Payment ........................................................... 92, 95
     Provisional Applications, Availability .............................................. 387
     Usage Policy, Interim ............................................................... 376
Interpretation of:
     35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ..................................................... 269
     35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) .............................................................. 279
     37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ........................................................ 349
     "Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999 .......................................... 238
     Registration of Agents .............................................................. 351
Interruption, Postal Service ............................................................. 39-60
Invalidate Patents ....................................................................... 141
Inventor’s name, Procedures .............................................................. 120
Inventorship, Correction of .............................................................. 313
Interview:
     Conducting with a Registered Practitioner Acting in Representative Capacity ......... 101
     Enhanced First Action Pilot Program, Extension of ................................... 106
     First Action Pilot Program .......................................................... 107
     Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Pilot Program ......................... 105
IP Australia:
     Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 361
     Arrangement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT .......................... 362
     Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................ 206
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 214
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations .............................................................. 383
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee ......................................................... 67, 71
Issue Fee:
     Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After Payment of ......... 292
     Form ................................................................................ 282, 289, 290
     Payment & Notification .............................................................. 288, 293
     Payment via Facsimile ............................................................... 288
     Preauthorized Payment ............................................................... 309-311

				       J

Japan Patent Office:
     Addition as Participating Foreign IPO in Priority Document Exchange ................. 159
     Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents .................. 152
     Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program ........................... 219
     New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 220
     Priority Document Exchange between .................................................. 152, 155-159
     "Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 221
Joint Research Agreement ................................................................. 231
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ........................................... 345

				       K

"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents .......................................... 116
Korean Intellectual Property Office:
     Acting as ISA and IPEA for International Applications Received by USPTO ............. 363
     Addition to Priority Document Exchange Program ...................................... 154
     Agreement between USPTO to act as ISA and IPEA under PCT ............................ 364
     Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ............................. 208
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between .................................... 215
KSR v. Teleflex, Examination Guidelines Update ........................................... 232

				       L

Legal:
     Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) .................................... 339
     Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in .................. 352
     Processes ........................................................................... 350
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice ............................................. 111
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License for Foreign Filing ............................................................... 103, 305
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ....................... 357
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 390

				       M

Mail:
     Delays .............................................................................. 39-60
     Duplicate Papers and Applications ................................................... 49
     Interruption and Emergency (37 CFR 1.10(i)) ......................................... 47
     Interruption and Emergency Terminated ............................................... 41, 48, 52, 57
     Interruption in Connecticut ......................................................... 56
     Interruption in Los Angeles ......................................................... 59
     Interruption in South Florida ....................................................... 60
     Interruption in the State of California ............................................. 58
     Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings .......................................... 53, 54
     Processing of Duplicate Applications ................................................ 49
     Returned ............................................................................ 9
     Suspension of "Express Mail" Service for Mail Addressed to Zip Codes 202xx Through
        205xx ............................................................................ 51
     Termination of Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service ............................. 50
Maintenance Fees:
     Payment over Internet ............................................................... 95
     Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ........................ 86
     Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment .............................. 92
     Voice Response System ............................................................... 382
Metric equivalents ....................................................................... 124
Miscellaneous Patent Changes ............................................................. 278

				       N

National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot
     Program between ..................................................................... 204
National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ........................................ 370, 371
New Route Pilot Project .................................................................. 220
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of .................................. 141
Non-Delivery of Mail ..................................................................... 25
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder .............................................. 270
Notice of Allowance:
     Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on .......................... 282
     Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............................ 44
     Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of ......................................... 287
     Revision of Form .................................................................... 289, 290
     Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After .................. 281
     Time Period for Paying a Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is
        Filed after Mailing of ........................................................... 291
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System .................................. 388
Notice of Change(s):
     In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO ......................... 386
     In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ....................... 143
     In Requirement for Substantial New Question in Subsequent Reexams ................... 135
     Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names ......................................... 120
     To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination .................................. 102
     To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ...................................................... 119
     To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent ................................. 116
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams ............... 131
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update .................................................... 70
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ....................................................... 270
Notice of Public Meeting on Enhanced Timing Control Initiative ........................... 224
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette ................ 385
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt ............................................. 336
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
     Based Upon Applications filed in India .............................................. 163
     Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ........................................... 162
Notification of Voice Response System .................................................... 382
Nucleotide Sequence ...................................................................... 142-148
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				       O

Oath:
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 122
     Information necessary to Identify Specification ..................................... 123
Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 .................................... 286
Office of Public Records, Status of Services ............................................. 378
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to .......................................... 341
Official Closings ........................................................................ 14-32
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ........................................ 384-386
Ombudsman Pilot Program .................................................................. 254
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ...................................... 331, 332
Overpayment of $25 or Less ............................................................... 98
Oversized Postcards ...................................................................... 5

				       P

PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ........................................................ 65
Paper (requirements to become part of Office’s permanent records, e.g., legibility) ...... 236, 311
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of ..................................................... 381
Paragraph Numbering ...................................................................... 312
Patent Business Goals .................................................................... 309-311
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
     Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA .............................................. 361, 362
     Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ........................................... 358
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 366, 368-369
     Eurasian Patent Convention .......................................................... 375
     Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Transmittal and Search Fees ............................. 81
     Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................................ 363, 364
     Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) .................................. 375
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ..................... 359
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of .............................................. 333
Patent Examiner Technical Training Program ............................................... 229
Patent Interference Practice ............................................................. 320, 321, 323-326
Patent Practice Changes .................................................................. 312
Patent Prosecution Highway Between:
     USPTO & Austrian Patent Office ...................................................... 190, 191
     USPTO & Canadian Intellectual Property Office ....................................... 209, 216
     USPTO & Danish Patent and Trademark Office .......................................... 211
     USPTO & European Patent Office ...................................................... 187, 210, 213
     USPTO & Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of Russia .. 188, 189
     USPTO & German Patent and Trade Mark Office ......................................... 205
     USPTO & Hungarian Patent Office ..................................................... 195
     USPTO & IP Australia ................................................................ 162, 206, 214
     USPTO & Japan Patent Office ......................................................... 198, 199, 219
     USPTO & Korean Intellectual Property Office ......................................... 163, 197, 215
     USPTO & National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland ....................... 204
     USPTO & Spanish Patent and Trademark Office ......................................... 192, 193, 201
     USPTO & United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office ................................. 202, 203, 218
Patent Term Adjustment:
     Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................ 281
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 283
     Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page .. 282
     Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation in view of Wyeth ..................... 276
     Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications ................................. 277
     Revised Notice of Allowance ......................................................... 290
     Revision of Provisions .............................................................. 280
     Treatment of Letters stating USPTO’s Determination is Greater ....................... 275
Patent Term Extension .................................................................... 280, 282
Patent Term Extension (20-Year Term) ..................................................... 278, 280
Patentability, Animals ................................................................... 125
Payor Numbers ............................................................................ 93
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card .................................................... 96
Petitions:
     For Accelerated Examination ......................................................... 267
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     Request for Alert ................................................................... 112
     To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina ................ 44
     To Make Special ..................................................................... 267
     To Revive ........................................................................... 263, 266
     Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ............................................... 261
Photographs:
     Black and White ..................................................................... 278
     Color ............................................................................... 278
Pilot Program:
     First Action Interview .............................................................. 107
     Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction ............................... 257
     New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 220
     Patent Ombudsman .................................................................... 254
     Patent Prosecution Highway .......................................................... 187-219
     Pre-Appeal Brief .................................................................... 317, 318
     Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art ........................................ 243, 244
     "Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 221
Plant Patents ............................................................................ 149-151
Policy; Internet Usage ................................................................... 391
Postal Service Emergency ................................................................. 39-60
Post Card Receipt ........................................................................ 5-7
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of ......................................... 2
Power of Attorney Practice:
     Changes to .......................................................................... 68, 69
     Elimination of Batch Update ......................................................... 70
     Revision of ......................................................................... 67
Practitioners Before the PTO ............................................................. 354, 355
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference .............................................................. 317, 318
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ........................................................... 65
Preliminary Amendments ................................................................... 268, 302, 304, 308, 311
Prior-Filed Application, Claiming the Benefit of ......................................... 160, 161, 312
Priority:
     Claim, when made .................................................................... 312
     Electronic Exchange of Documents .................................................... 152-159
     Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................................ 271
     Right of priority in India .......................................................... 163
     Right of priority in Thailand ....................................................... 162
     Using certificate of correction to perfect 35 USC 119 claim ......................... 296
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................................ 264
Production of Documents .................................................................. 352
Products for Sale ........................................................................ 379, 380
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 ................................................. 113
Protest under 37 CFR 1.291 ............................................................... 308
Provisional Applications ................................................................. 160, 161, 298, 299, 387
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............................ 269
PTO Closings ............................................................................. 14-32
Publication of Sequences ................................................................. 143
Publications, 18-Month:
     Drawings and ........................................................................ 303, 311
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 274
     Final Rule with correction .......................................................... 273
     Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication ................................................. 376
     Lengthy Tables Notice ............................................................... 111
     Publication Fee ..................................................................... 291
     Publications May Now Include Amendments ............................................. 268
     Sequence Listings ................................................................... 143
     Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............................ 270
     Requirements for Benefit Claims ..................................................... 271
     USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ......................... 269
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ........................................ 326
Public Information, FOIA ................................................................. 62

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Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) .................................. 117
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam, Substantial New ............... 135
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Questions & Answers:
     Facsimile of Assignment Documents ................................................... 394

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Receipts, Paper .......................................................................... 10
Receipts, Postcard ....................................................................... 5-7
Reexamination:
     Changes to Implement Inter Partes Reexamination ..................................... 136
     Clarification of Office Policy to Reexam Fewer Than All Patent Claims ............... 131
     Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex Parte .................... 128
     Revised Guidelines for Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art ........................ 137
     Revision Affecting Requirements for ................................................. 132
     Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings (Jan. 2, 2001)
        Effective Date ................................................................... 138-140
     Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes ....................... 129
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 141
Refund of Overpayment .................................................................... 98
Regulations:
     Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ...................... 328
     Iraqi Sanctions ..................................................................... 383
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ............................... 61
Relief, Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 63
Representing Clients ..................................................................... 68, 69, 355, 356
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions ......................................... 112
Request for Continued Examination:
     Change to Docketing ................................................................. 102
     Final Rules ......................................................................... 291, 298
     Publication Fee and ................................................................. 291
Requirements for Patent Applications:
     Containing Nucleotide Sequences ..................................................... 147
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ........................................... 270
Restarting Response Periods .............................................................. 264
Revised Procedure for:
     Express Abandonments ................................................................ 262
Revival of Abandoned Applications ........................................................ 263, 364
Rule Changes:
     Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ................................ 320, 321
     Changes to Practice for Continued Examination Filings, Patent Applications
        Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims in Patent
     Change in Procedure Relating to Filing Date, Effective July 22, 1996 ................ 121
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application:
        Final Rule ....................................................................... 274
        Final Rule with correction ....................................................... 263
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 309-311
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ........... 283
     Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications, Effective
        June 8, 1995 ..................................................................... 299
     Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................................ 312
     Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................................ 96
     Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of Biological Material ...... 144, 145
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes To Provisional Application ............... 298
     Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice .................................... 312
     Elimination of (Final Rule).......................................................... 307
     Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings, Effective
        January 16, 1996 ................................................................. 353
        Duty of Disclosure ............................................................... 354
     Fees:
        Customer Number Required in Order to Establish Fee Address ....................... 94
        Foreign Filing Amendments ........................................................ 287
        Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings ........................................... 132-134
        Legal Processes .................................................................. 350
        Patent Application Containing Nucleotide Sequence And/or Amino Acid .............. 142-148
        PCT Application Procedure ........................................................ 371, 372
        Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................ 96
     Provisional Applications ............................................................ 160, 161, 298, 299, 387
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Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications ........................ 271
Russia, Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks, PPH Program
     between USPTO and ................................................................... 188, 189

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Sanctions, Iraqi ......................................................................... 383
Search Facilities in PTO:
     Regulations, Violations ............................................................. 64
Sequence Listings:
     Applicant Aid for Submissions ....................................................... 148
     Biosequence Internet Filing ......................................................... 146
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ............................... 143
     Filed in International Applications in the U.S. Receiving Office .................... 360
     Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ..................................... 147
Service of Process ....................................................................... 352
Sheet Size/Margin Requirements ........................................................... 117
Signature of:
     Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents .................................. 294
     Office Personnel - Electronic and Initials Permitted ................................ 329
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............................ 316
Simplification of:
     Requirements of Interference Practice ............................................... 325
     Electronic Filing System ............................................................ 338
Small Entity Status ...................................................................... 311
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment ................................................... 92
Status Inquiries ......................................................................... 346
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables ......................... 111
Stimulus Plan, Patent Application Backlog Reduction ...................................... 251, 252, 253
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ........................................ 308
Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media .................................... 245
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning ........................................ 112
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ............................................... 5
Supplemental Amendments .................................................................. 308, 311

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Terminal Disclaimers:
     CREATE Act .......................................................................... 231
     Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection ............................. 345
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............ 162
Timing for National Stage Commencement ................................................... 371, 372
Tort Claims .............................................................................. 350
Trademark:
     Fastener Insignia Register .......................................................... 396-399
     Madrid Protocol ..................................................................... 400-408
     Native American Insignias ........................................................... 409-410
     Trademark Classification & Identification of Goods .................................. 411-413
     Trademark Post Registration ......................................................... 414-416
     Trademark Correspondence and Fees ................................................... 417-431
     Trademark Examination ............................................................... 432-442
     Trademark Information and Services .................................................. 443-454
     Trademark Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 455-464
     Trademark Publications .............................................................. 465-469
     Trademark Manual of Examination Procedure, Eighth Edition ........................... 470
     Request for Comments on Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for
        Trademark-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial
        Capture Registration System ...................................................... 471
     Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Changes in
        Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued
        Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases ....................................... 472
     Notice of Inclusion of Trademark Registration Certificate Maintenance
        Requirements Page in Trademark Document Retrieval Database ....................... 473
     Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of
        Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases ............................. 474
     Coding of Design Marks in Registrations - Final Notice .............................. 475
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     Coding of Design Marks in Registrations - Notice and Request for Comments ........... 476
Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and
     Returned by the U.S. Postal Service ................................................. 9
Treatment of Non-Compliant Amendments .................................................... 302
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents ................................... 141
Treatment of Unlocatable - Patent Application and Patent Files ........................... 345
"Triway" Pilot Program ................................................................... 221
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
     Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................................ 308

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United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office:
     Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ................................... 212
     Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program ............................................ 218
     Revised Requirements for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot ........................... 217
United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California ........................ 57, 58
United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida ................. 60
United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ........................................ 25
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files ................................................. 344
Unpaid Fee Check ......................................................................... 99
Unscheduled Closing ...................................................................... 12-32
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) ................................................. 261
UPOV Convention .......................................................................... 150, 151
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................................ 334
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................................ 64
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications .............................. 124
User Passes .............................................................................. 64
Utility Examination Guidelines ........................................................... 236

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Voice Response System .................................................................... 382

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Waiver of:
     37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs ........................ 286
     Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 .................................................... 110
     Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of ................................... 46
Website:
     Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ..................................... 384-386
     Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................................ 297
     List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 390
Withdrawal of Abandonments ............................................................... 265, 266
World Intellectual Property Office to Participate in Priority Document Exchange .......... 153
"Written Description" Requirements ....................................................... 235
Wyeth v. Kappos, Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of PTA in view of ........ 276

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