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 December 25, 2012 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1385 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, 2012. 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)12
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(5-63)20
 Information for the Public(64-68)113
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(69-77)155
Fees and Payment of Money  
 Copies, Fee Deficiency Submissions(78-79)325
 Fees, Deposit Accounts, Credit Cards, Refunds, etc.(80-107)327
Patent Applications  
 General Information(108-134)587
 Reexamination(135-151)654
 Biotechnology(152-158)818
 Plants(159-161)878
 Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of Documents(162-175)881
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway(176-246)944
 New Route, "Triway"(247-248)1068
 Prioritized Examination(249-252)1075
 CREATE Act, Examination Instructions and Guidelines(253-272)1114
 Computer-Implemented, Computer-Related(273-277)1325
Application Procedure and Rules  
 America Invents Act(278-283)1377
 Recent Notices(284-291)1668
 Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time Periods(292-296)1703
 Accelerated Examination, 18 Month Publication(297-304)1711
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(305-315)1821
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(316-325)1960
 Certificates of Correction(326-329)1975
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(330-331)1979
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(332-339)2072
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(340-344)2103
 Appeals and Interferences(345-358)2561
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(359-376)2804
 Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers, Status Inquiries(377-379)2918
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(380-381)2933
 Legal Procedures(382-389)2942
 PCT, International Applications(390-410)2991
 Helpful Hints, Notices(411-418)3068
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(419-426)3081
 Facsimile Information(427-430)3095
List of Trademark Notices 3130
 Fastener Insignia Register(431-434)3133
 Madrid Protocol(435-443)3139
 Native American Insignias(444-445)3281
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(446-448)3288
 Trademark Post-Registration(449-451)3298
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(452-466)3332
 Trademark Examination(467-477)3461
 Trademark Information and Services(478-489)3626
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(490-499)3670
 Trademark Publications 2010(500-504)3755
 Trademark Publications 2011(505-511)3770
 Trademark Publications 2012(512-521)3792
Index 3834

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List of Patent Notices
					    List of Patent Notices
		
ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
  1	12		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  2	16		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent Related Correspondence
  3	17		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	19		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
  5	20		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
  6	21		Post Card Receipt Reminder
  7	22		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related Matters
  8	23		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark Office
  9	24		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.8 and
			Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
 10	25		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
 11	26		Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
 12	27		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday, February 8, 2010,
			through Thursday, February 11, 2010
 13	28		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 21, 2009
 14	29		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2009
 15	30		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2007
 16	31		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 17	32		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, June 11, 2004
 18	33		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 2003
 19	34		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday, October 10, 2003
 20	35		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, September 18, 2003
			and Friday, September 19, 2003
 21	36		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, February 18, 2003
 22	37		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001
 23	38		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000, and Wednesday,
			January 26, 2000
 24	39		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
 25	40		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
 26	42		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
 27	43		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996 through Wednesday,
			January 10, 1996
 28	44		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
 29	45		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994 and Friday,
			February 11, 1994
 30	46		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
 31	47		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
 32	48		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
 33	49		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
 34	50		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
			Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
 35	53		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
			Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
 36	56		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners
			Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
 37	59		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 38	62		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 39	65		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 40	68		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 41	71		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 42	74		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 43	76		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 44	79		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 45	80		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 46	83		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 47	86		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama, Louisiana,
			and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
 48	87		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
 49	90		Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for Correspondence Intended
		
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			for the United States Patent and Trademark Office but Addressed to Washington DC 20231
 50	91		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a) and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
 51	93		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
 52	94		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in
			Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
 53	100		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service
			for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
 54	101		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for Mail Addressed
			to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
 55	103		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
 56	104		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
 57	105		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
 58	106		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
 59	108		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
 60	109		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
 61	110		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of California
 62	111		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency in Los Angeles
 63	112		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
 64	113		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory
			Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
 65	120		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
 66	149		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
 67	150		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
 68	152		Improved Pre-Exam Notices to Result From the Deployment of the Patent Application Location
			and Monitoring (PALM) Migration Pre-examination Subsystem
 69	155		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent Application
 70	159		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
 71	190		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 72	208		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 73	319		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
 74	320		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
 75	321		Indexing Against a Recorded Assignment
 76	322		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under 37 CFR 3.73
 77	324		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
 78	325		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in both Electronic
			and Paper Form
 79	326		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the Federal Circuit
			decision in DH Technology
 80	327		Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees
 81	429		CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
 82	445		Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
 83	461		Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
 84	466		Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
 85	476		Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
 86	477		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
 87	478		Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2012
 88	488		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and Search Fees
 89	498		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
 90	499		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations
			Act, 2005
 91	507		The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged to a Deposit Account
			Authorized to be Charged
 92	508		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass Verification Test
 93	509		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment was due to the
			effects of Hurricane Katrina
 94	510		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without Appropriate Fees
 95	522		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications Entering the
			National Stage of the United States
 96	529		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
 97	530		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
 98	534		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
 99	561		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid over the Internet
100	562		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters Involving Pending
			Patent Applications
101	570		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
102	572		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
		
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103	574		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
104	581		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
105	584		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
106	585		Unpaid Fee Checks
107	586		Deposit Account Authorizations
108	587		Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a Representative Capacity
109	588		Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
110	589		Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
111	591		Extension of the First Full Action Interview Pilot Program
112	592		Extensio nof the First Full Action Interview Pilot Program and Request for Comments
113	594		Full First Action Interview Pilot Program
114	602		Second Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
115	604		Extension of the Enhanced First Action Interview Pilot Program
116	605		First Action Interview Pilot Program
117	611		Change in Procedure for Handling Nonprovisional Applications Having Omitted Items
118	615		Reciprocal Access to and Usage of Documents in Application Files of Trilateral Offices
119	617		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent Applications
120	618		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory Invention
			Registrations and Patent Application Publications
121	621		Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions
122	623		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant to MPEP 724.02
123	625		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents and Published
			Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
124	626		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
125	628		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
126	630		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)
127	633		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which Establish a Date
			of Invention In a NAFTS or WTO Member Country
128	634		Advance Notice of Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) - Application Data Sheets Are Strongly
			Recommended When Inventor Information is Changed
129	636		Notice of Change of Procedure for Recording Inventors' Names
130	637		Change in Procedure Relating to an Application Filing Date
131	648		Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in Oaths or Declarations Filed in Nonprovisional Patent
			Applications
132	650		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an Application
			filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
133	652		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
134	653		Animals - Patentability
135	654		September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings and
			Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
136	656		Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
137	664		Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
138	665		Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
139	668		Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
140	670		Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial New Question
			of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
141	673		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All
			the Patent Claims
142	677		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
			Reexamination
143	709		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
144	718		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
145	723		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
146	725		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical Amendments to the
			Patent Statute
147	751		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in Reexamination
148	754		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination
			Proceedings
149	755		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of Effective Date
150	756		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
151	817		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
152	818		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
153	823		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications with Sequence
			Listings
		
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154	825		Revision to the Time for Filing of a Biological Deposit and the Date of Availability of a
			Biological Deposit
155	836		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological Material
156	841		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.84 Form and Format for Nucleotide and/or
			Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
157	844		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Disclosures
158	877		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing Submissions
159	878		Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
160	879		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the Protection of New
			Varieties of Plants
161	880		United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of
			Plants (UPOV)
162	881		Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the
			European Patent Office
163	883		Electronic Exchange of Non-Participating Office Priority Documents Between the Japan Patent Office
			and the United States and Trademark Office
164	885		Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office
			in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
165	886		Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office
			in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and Further Procedural Information
166	890		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
167	893		Changes To Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
168	903		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
169	905		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
170	908		Addition of Japan Patent Office as Participating Foreign Intellectual Property Office in Electronic
			Exchange of Priority Documents
171	912		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a Non-English Specification and
			Other Miscellaneous Matters
172	933		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c)
173	941		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in Thailand
174	942		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed In India
175	943		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
176	944		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
177	945		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
178	946		Continuation of the 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	947		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office and the Israeli Patent Office
180	948		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Israeli Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
181	949		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
			based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
182	950		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office based on
			Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
183	951		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
184	952		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the
			Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
185	953		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program to Implement PPH 2.0
			with Participating Offices
186	958		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
187	959		Continuation of the 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
188	960		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the Icelandic Patent Office
189	961		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China based on Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
190	962		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
191	963		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the Norwegian Industrial Property Office
		
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192	964		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the Norwegian Industrial Property Office
193	965		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian
			Patent Office based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
194	966		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the Austrian
			Patent Office
195	967		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Progarm between the USPTO and the Federal
			Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks on Russia based on Patent Cooperation
			Treaty Work Products
196	968		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the
			Hungarian Patent Office
197	969		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Established by the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
198	970		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
199	971		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
200	972		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
201	973		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
202	974		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
203	975		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
204	976		Revised Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office and IP Australia
205	977		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
206	978		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
207	979		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Israeli Patent Office
208	980		Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
209	981		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
210	982		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
211	983		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and IP Australia based on Patent Cooperation Treaty Work Products
212	984		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
213	985		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
214	986		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
215	987		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
216	988		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia
217	989		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Austrian Patent Office
218	990		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
219	991		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
220	992		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
221	993		Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under the
			Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
222	995		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Hungarian Patent Office
223	996		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and Finland
224	997		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
		
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225	998		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))
226	999		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
227	1000		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
228	1001		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IPOS
229	1002		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the DKPTO
230	1003		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and EPO
231	1004		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
232	1010		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
233	1016		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and IP Australia
234	1017		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
235	1023		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
236	1028		Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the USPTO and the CIPO
237	1029		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
			in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the EPO)
238	1032		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Danish Patent and Trademark Office
239	1038		Extension Of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the USPTO and the UKIPO
240	1039		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and European Patent Office
241	1043		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and IP Australia
242	1048		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Korean Intellectual Property Office
243	1053		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
244	1058		Revised Requirements for Requesting Participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
			in the USPTO (between the USPTO and the UK IPO)
245	1060		Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
246	1064		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan Patent Office
247	1068		New Route Pilot Project between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
			the Japan Patent Office
248	1072		"Triway" Pilot Program among the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office,
			and the Japan Patent Office
249	1075		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued Examination
250	1081		Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination
			Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
251	1090		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced Examination
			Timing Control Procedures
252	1105		Enhanced Examination Timing Control Initiative; Notice of Public Meeting
253	1114		Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
254	1116		Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for
			Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
255	1140		Notice of Roundtable and Request for Comments on How To More Effectively Use the Patent and
			Trademark Depository Library Program
256	1142		A New Pilot Program Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
257	1148		Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
258	1152		Interim Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility for Process Claims in View
			of Bilski v. Kappos
259	1164		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004
260	1180		Examination Guidelines Update:  Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex
261	1213		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.
262	1235		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)
263	1248		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 USC 112, ¶ 1,
		
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			"Written Description" Requirement
264	1271		Utility Examination Guidelines
265	1283		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)
266	1287		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
267	1292		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions Based
			Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
268	1307		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
269	1310		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
			In re Brouwer and 35 USC 103(b)
270	1312		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 USC 112, 6th Paragraph
271	1318		Extension and Expansion of Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
272	1320		Pilot Concerning Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art
273	1325		Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
274	1326		Notification of Required and Optional Search Criteria for Computer Implemented Business Method
			Patent Applications in Class 705, and Request for Comments
275	1346		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to Computer-Implemented Inventions
276	1347		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated Icons
277	1351		Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
278	1377		Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
279	1410		Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act
280	1438		Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,
			and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
281	1486		Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act; Final Rule
282	1587		Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act; Final Rule
283	1620		Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith
			America Invents Act; Final Rule
284	1668		Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
285	1672		Sunset of the Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan and a Limited Extension of
			the Green Technology Pilot Program
286	1674		Extension of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
287	1678		Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
288	1682		Pilot Program for Extended Time Period for Reply to a Notice to File Missing Parts of
			Nonprovisional Application
289	1690		Elimination of Classification Requirement in the Green Technology Pilot Program
290	1692		Pilot Program for Green Technologies Including Greenhouse Gas Reduction
291	1699		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of Abandonment
292	1703		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
293	1704		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
294	1707		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
295	1709		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
296	1710		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding of
			Abandonment
297	1711		Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and For
			Accelerated Examination
298	1719		Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
299	1720		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)
300	1725		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of Foreign Filing
301	1726		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month
			Publication of Patent Applications
302	1745		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an Application by
			EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
303	1746		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
304	1747		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
305	1821		Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
306	1834		Revision of the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
			Disclosure Statements
307	1840		Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment Determination is
			Greater than What the Applicant or Patentee Believes is Appropriate
308	1842		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
		
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			Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
309	1846		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
310	1848		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
311	1882		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)
312	1886		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
313	1901		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
314	1903		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and
			Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
315	1905		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
316	1960		United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued Patents
			and Published Patent Applications
317	1962		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of Patent
			Under the Heading "Field of Search"
318	1963		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent Publications
319	1964		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
320	1965		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
321	1967		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning a
			Previously Paid Issue Fee
322	1969		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
323	1971		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination is Filed After
			a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
324	1972		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of Issue Fee
325	1974		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
326	1975		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction
327	1976		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable to the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office
328	1977		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
329	1978		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent and
			Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
330	1979		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional Application Practice
331	2005		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
332	2072		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent Application
333	2074		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
334	2076		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of Non-Compliant
			Amendments
335	2078		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
336	2079		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application
337	2080		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
338	2089		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Patent Applications
339	2099		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
340	2103		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
			21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
341	2236		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
342	2237		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
343	2245		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
344	2404		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
345	2561		Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
346	2564		Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
			under 37 CFR 1.304
347	2565		Clarification of the Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals
348	2567		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the
			Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
349	2568		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
350	2569		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
351	2574		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
352	2576		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
353	2663		Rules of Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
354	2796		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the
			Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
355	2798		New Interference Search Procedure
356	2799		Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting Interferences under 37 CFR § 41.202(a)
357	2800		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
358	2803		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
		
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359	2804		Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been
			Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners
360	2808		Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
361	2812		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations in
			EFS-Web and Private PAIR
362	2814		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application, Patent
			and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
363	2816		Electronic Office Action
364	2822		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
365	2823		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
366	2825		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
367	2838		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions
			and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
368	2843		Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
369	2844		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request to
			Retrieve Priority Information
370	2845		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup Language (EFS-ABX)
			and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE) Components
371	2847		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
372	2848		Legal Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
373	2872		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer be Permitted
			in Correspondence for Patent Applications
374	2874		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
375	2911		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
376	2914		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
377	2918		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
378	2930		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections
			in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
379	2932		Handling of Status Inquiries
380	2933		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
381	2940		Disclosure Document Program
382	2942		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
383	2945		Legal Processes
384	2954		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of Enrollment and
			Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
385	2956		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
			Legal Proceedings
386	2957		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
387	2959		Duty of Disclosure
388	2987		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
			The Patent and Trademark Office
389	2990		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
			Client/Patent Applicant
390	2991		Agreement Between The United States Patent and Trademark Office and The Federal Service for
			Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT) Concerning Action of ROSPATENT 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
391	2993		The Federal Service on Intellectual Property, Patents & Trademarks of Russia to Act as
			International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for
			International Applications Received by The United States Patent and Trademark Office
392	2994		Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect to
			Applications Filed in the USPTO
393	2995		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
394	2996		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
			International Applications
395	2997		Sequence Lisitings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications Filed
			in the United States Receiving Office
396	2999		Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining
			Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
397	3000		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 Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
398	3004		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority and International
			Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by the USPTO
		
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399	3005		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
400	3007		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
401	3008		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent Cooperation Authority
402	3019		Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
403	3020		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
404	3021		Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
405	3025		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
406	3026		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States for
			Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
407	3036		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
408	3038		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
409	3040		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
410	3066		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent Convention
411	3068		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application with a
			New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
412	3069		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
413	3073		Status of Office of Public Records Services
414	3075		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
415	3076		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
416	3077		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search Rooms
417	3079		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
418	3080		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
419	3081		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes in Display of
			Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
420	3083		Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the Patent
			and Trademark Office-Patents (eOG:P)
421	3084		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the United States Patent
			and Trademark Office - Patents
422	3086		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the Internet
423	3087		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System on the
			United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
424	3089		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
425	3090		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
426	3091		Interim Internet Usage Policy
427	3095		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
428	3119		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile Transmission
			Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
429	3125		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
430	3128		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
		
 431	3133		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 432	3134		Fastener Insignia Register
 433	3135		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 434	3137		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 435	3139		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 436	3140		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 437	3143		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 438	3156		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 439	3159		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 440	3173		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 441	3176		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 442	3179		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 443	3240		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 444	3281		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 445	3285		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 446	3288		International Trademark Classification Changes
 447	3293		International Trademark Classification Changes
 448	3297		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
 449	3298		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 450	3303		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 451	3308		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 452	3332		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 453	3362		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 454	3385		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 455	3391		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 456	3392		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 457	3393		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 458	3408		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 459	3417		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 460	3421		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 461	3423		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 462	3436		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
		
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			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
 463	3438		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 464	3439		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 465	3455		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 466	3456		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 467	3461		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 468	3500		Trademark Examination Guides 01-09 and 02-09 on Deceptiveness
			Refusals
 469	3502		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 470	3536		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 471	3540		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 472	3547		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 473	3551		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 474	3552		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 475	3604		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 476	3608		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 477	3622		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
 478	3626		Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificate
 479	3627		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 480	3628		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
 481	3630		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 482	3637		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia
 483	3639		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of Marks
			That Include Design Elements
 484	3644		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site - Revised
 485	3645		New USPTO Policies Regarding (1) Generation of Paper Copies of
			Trademark-Related Documents and (2) Public Access to Existing Paper
			Copies of Trademark-Related Douments USPTO Will Cease Creating Paper
			Copies of Various Trademark Related Documents
 486	3648		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 487	3650		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 488	3652		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 489	3656		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 490	3670		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 491	3715		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 492	3716		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 493	3740		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 494	3742		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 495	3743		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 496	3749		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 497	3750		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 498	3753		Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board New
			Title for Members of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
		
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 499	3754		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 500	3755		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition
 501	3756		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 502	3757		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
 503	3759		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 504	3769		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Seventh Edition
 505	3770		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Eighth Edition
 506	3771		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
 507	3773		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
 508	3774		Notice of Inclusion of Trademark Registration Certificate Maintenance
			Requirements Page in Trademark Document Retrieval Database
 509	3775		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 510	3786		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 511	3788		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 512	3792		Notice Concerning Larger Than Usual Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
 513	3793		Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment
			of Fees for Trademark Applications
 514	3794		Extension of Comment Period for Request for Comments Regarding Amending
			the First Filing Deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use or
			Excusable Nonuse
 515	3795		Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment of Fees for Trademark Applications
 516	3797		Request for Comments Regarding Amending the First Filing Deadline for
			Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse
 517	3800		International Trademark Classification Changes
 518	3805		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 519	3827		Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers
			That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration
			System
 520	3829		Additional Courtesy Electronic Mail Addresses Now Permitted for
			Trademark Correspondence
 521	3830		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
		
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Index
				       INDEX

				       A

Abandonment:
     Express ............................................................................. 292
     Revival ............................................................................. 293,295
     Withdrawing the Holding ............................................................. 291,295
Accelerated Examination .................................................................. 297
Access:
     Application Files in Trilateral Offices ............................................. 118,163,166-170
     Patent Applications ................................................................. 301,343
     U.S. Patent References, electronic .................................................. 367
Address:
     Fee ................................................................................. 101
     For Customer Window ................................................................. 3,4
     For Service of Process .............................................................. 383,385
     Office mailing ...................................................................... 1-10
Adjustment:
     Of Patent Term ...................................................................... 307-315
Advance Notice:
     Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page ...................................... 125
     Change to MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ............................................... 128
Allowance, Papers:
     Revision of Notice .................................................................. 321,322
     Submitted After ..................................................................... 313,319
Amendments:
     Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant ................................................. 333
     After Allowance ..................................................................... 313,324
     In Patent Application Publications .................................................. 298
     Non-Entry if Canceling All Claims ................................................... 336
     Patent Application Publication May Now Include ...................................... 298
     Patent Law Foreign Filing ........................................................... 337
     Preliminary, Revised Format ......................................................... 332
America Invents Act, Leahy-Smith ......................................................... 84,250,278-283
American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 ................................................ 262,266
Amino Acid Disclosures ................................................................... 153-158
Animals, Patentability ................................................................... 134
Appeals:
     Clarification of Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................ 346
     Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program ........................................... 349-350
     Public Attendance at Hearings ....................................................... 351
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 351-353
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 354
     Signatures No Longer Provided ....................................................... 348
     Treatment of Claims Not Being Appealed .............................................. 345
Applicant Aid for Biotechnology .......................................................... 158
Application:
     Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................................... 336
     Duplicate Filings ................................................................... 52
     Filing Date, Change in Procedure Relating to ........................................ 130
     Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings ........................................ 8
     Paper Size/Margin Requirements ...................................................... 126
     Receipt Acknowledgment .............................................................. 6,7,9
Application Data Sheet ................................................................... 128,343
Assignments:
     Availability on the Web ............................................................. 423
     Facsimile Submission ................................................................ 428-430
     Indexing ............................................................................ 75
     Issuance of the Patent to an Assignee ............................................... 74
     Recording Foreclosures .............................................................. 77
     Revision of Practice ................................................................ 76
     Taking Action in a Patent Matter .................................................... 73
Attestation of Signature of Director, Discontinuance of .................................. 326
Authorization, Deposit Accounts .......................................................... 107
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				       B

Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan .......................................................... 285
Batch Update Practice, Elimination of .................................................... 73
Benefit claims, timing of ................................................................ 301
Bibliographic Information on Patents and Published Applications .......................... 316
Biological Deposit ....................................................................... 154,155
Biotechnology:
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Apps. .................................... 153
     Computer Readable Form Sequence Listing ............................................. 156-158
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 401,403-404
     Sequence Listing and/or Amino Acid Disclosures ...................................... 153-158,395
     Time Period for Deposit of Biological Material ...................................... 154
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences:
     Availability of Interference Files .................................................. 358
     Contact for Suggesting Interferences ................................................ 356
     New Interference Search Procedure ................................................... 355
     Publication of Opinions ............................................................. 358
     Revised Docketing Procedures ........................................................ 354
     Simplification of Interference Requirements ......................................... 357
Business Method Search Criteria .......................................................... 274
Business Size Standard for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis ............................... 64



				       C
Catastrophic Events in Japan, Relief Available ........................................... 36
CD-Rom, GLOBALPat & USAMark .............................................................. 415
Centralized Delivery, Facsimile .......................................................... 328
Certain Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 66
Certificate of Correction:
     Discontinuation of Attestation of Director’s Signature .............................. 326
     Electronic Publication on USPTO Web Site ............................................ 329
     Expedited Issuance .................................................................. 327
     To Perfect Claim for Priority under 35 USC 119 ...................................... 328
Certificate of Mailing:
     Duplicate Papers in view of Mail Delays ............................................. 52
     Treatment of Returned Correspondence ................................................ 9
Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ................... 361
Change in Publication Format of Official Gazette ......................................... 419
Changes to:
     Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program ........................................... 380
     Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence ............................... 366
     Implement Electronic Maintenance of Patent Records .................................. 374
     Implement the Patent Business Goals ................................................. 341-343
     Patent Practice and Procedure ....................................................... 326
     Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card ............................................... 103
     Practice for Documents Submitted .................................................... 427
     Practice of Handling Applications Without Fees ...................................... 94
     Provisional Application ............................................................. 330,331
     Representation of Others ............................................................ 70,71
     Support Implementation of 21st Century Strategic Plan ............................... 340
Cited U.S. Patents, Electronic Access .................................................... 368
Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application ........................................ 171,172,301
Claims, Non-Entry of Amendments Canceling All Claims ..................................... 336
Clarification of:
     37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................................. 313
     Application Revival Procedures ...................................................... 293
     Date of Decision under 37 CFR 1.304 ................................................. 346
     Discretion in Reexamining Fewer Than All Patent Claims .............................. 141
     Effective Date Provision in the Final Rule for Ex Parte Appeals ..................... 346
     Filing Date Requirements of Reexam Proceedings ...................................... 143-144
     Interpretation of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ...................................... 299
     Notice Concerning EPO Competence .................................................... 403
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     Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka ............................................... 253
     Substantial New Question in Ex Parte Reexam ......................................... 140
Client/Patent Applicant .................................................................. 388,389
Closing of PTO ........................................................................... 12-33
Color Drawings/Photographs ............................................................... 343
Computer-Implemented Inventions .. ....................................................... 274-275
Computer Readable Form Sequence Listings ................................................. 156,158
Conduct on PTO Premises .................................................................. 67
Confidential Information, Proper Filing .................................................. 122
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005, Implementation Changes .......................... 90,98
Continuing Applications, Amendment or Petitions .......................................... 324
Continued Prosecution Application Practice ............................................... 338-339
Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement Act of 2004 .............................. 258
Copies of:
     Records Provided in Electronic and Paper Form ....................................... 78
     U.S. Patent References No Longer Supplied in Paper .................................. 338,339
Correction of Inventorship ............................................................... 281,343
Correspondence:
     Fee Address ......................................................................... 101
     First Class Mail .................................................................... 9
     Post Card Receipts .................................................................. 5-7
CPI Adjustment for Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013 ...................................... 81
CREATE Act ............................................................................... 259
Credit Card Fee Payment .................................................................. 97,102-103
Cross-Appeals in Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................ 386
Customer Numbers:
     Bar Code Labels No Longer Permitted ................................................. 373
     Extension of Payor Number Practice .................................................. 100
     For Fee Address ..................................................................... 101
Customer Service Window .................................................................. 3-4,11,19



				       D

Declarations:
     37 CFR 1.63 ......................................................................... 131,132
     37 CFR 1.131 ........................................................................ 127
     Copy from Prior Application ......................................................... 411
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 131
     Enhancement of Form ................................................................. 166
Deposit Accounts:
     Authorizations ...................................................................... 107
     Charge of Refused Payment Where Authorized .......................................... 91
     General Authorizations .............................................................. 107
     Mailing of Monthly Statements ....................................................... 89
     Replenishing ........................................................................ 4,97
Deposit of Biological Material ........................................................... 154,155
Depository Library ....................................................................... 255
Design Application with Computer Generated Icons ......................................... 276
DH Technology, Fee Deficiency ............................................................ 78
Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive .................................................. 296
Disclosure Document Program .............................................................. 380-382
Disciplinary Proceedings ................................................................. 382-386
Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director ................................... 326
Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents from Search Rooms ............................... 416
Disqualification of Prior Art ............................................................ 259,378
Document Production ...................................................................... 386
Documents Required by Office of Patent Publications ...................................... 318
Double Patenting Rejections .............................................................. 313,378
Drawings:
     Black Ink ........................................................................... 335,343
     Color ............................................................................... 343
     Corrected Drawings Submitted with Issue Fee via Facsimile ........................... 320
     Patent Application Publications and Patents ......................................... 302,304
     Proposed Change to Standards ........................................................ 344
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     Review of Patent Application Publications and Patents ............................... 335
Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required ............................ 91
Duplicate Papers and Applications in view of Mail Delays ................................. 52
Duty of Disclosure ....................................................................... 131,387



				       E

e-Office Action .......................................................................... 363-365
Electronic:
     Access to Cited US Patent References ................................................ 367
     Availability of the Official Gazette ................................................ 419-421
     Delivery of Search Results from USPTO to EPO ........................................ 162
     Exchange of Priority Documents ...................................................... 162-170
     Filing of Patent Correspondence ..................................................... 366
     Filing System:
        Availability of .................................................................. 376
        Certification Requirements Regarding Export Administration Regulations ........... 361
        Legal Framework for .............................................................. 372
        Simplification of ................................................................ 371
     Information Disclosure Statements ................................................... 368
     Maintenance of Records .............................................................. 335
     Publication of Certificates of Correction ........................................... 329
     Retirement of EFS-ABX ............................................................... 370
     Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted ............................... 362
Elimination of:
     Batch Update ........................................................................ 73
     Continued Prosecution Applications Practice ......................................... 300
     Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Account ............................ 97
Emergency, U.S. Postal Service ........................................................... 33-60
Emergency Closure of Customer Service Window ............................................. 11,19
Employee Testimony ....................................................................... 385
Examination Guidelines, First-Inventor-to-File ........................................... 279
Examination of Patent Applications:
     35 USC 102(d) ....................................................................... 159
     35 USC 102(e) ....................................................................... 262
     35 USC 103 in view of KSR ........................................................... 260,261
     35 USC 103(b) ....................................................................... 269
     35 USC 103(c), Common Ownership ..................................................... 265,266
     35 USC 112, Means Plus Function ..................................................... 270
     35 USC 112, Written Description ..................................................... 254,263
     Instructions for Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility .............................. 258
     Nucleotide Sequences ................................................................ 268
     Species of Chemical Compositions .................................................... 267
     Supplementary Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 112 Compliance ............................... 254
     Utility Guidelines .................................................................. 264
Examiners’ Search Rooms, Disposal of Paper Copies ........................................ 416
Ex parte Reexamination Proceedings:
     Clarification of Filing Date Requirements ........................................... 143,144
     Electronic Signature and Initials by Officer Personnel Permitted in ................. 362
     Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke US Patents ........................................ 151
     Office Discretion to Reexamine Fewer than All Patent Claims ......................... 141
     Requirement for a Substantial New Question of Patentability ......................... 145
     Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Art ............................................ 147
Explanation of 37 CFR 1.703(f) ........................................................... 311
Export Administration Regulations ........................................................ 361
Express Mail ............................................................................. 38-46,50-51,53-63
Extraordinary Situation, Relief .......................................................... 66


				       F

Facilities Use Regulations ............................................................... 67
Facsimile Submission:
     Assignment Documents ................................................................ 423
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     Centralized Delivery and Requirements ............................................... 428
Federal Holidays, 1996 ................................................................... 33
Fee:
     Address ............................................................................. 101
     Application Size Fee ................................................................ 98
     Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 ............................................. 105
     Deficiency under 37 CFR 1.28 ........................................................ 79
     Duplicate Forms No Longer Required .................................................. 86
     Examination Fee ..................................................................... 97
     For Fiscal Year 2012 ................................................................ 87
     Maintenance Fee Statements .......................................................... 99
     Payment by Credit Card .............................................................. 96,103
     Payment of Maintenance Fees Over the Internet ....................................... 102
     Replenishing Deposit Accounts ....................................................... 2,97
     Search Fee, Search Fee Refund ....................................................... 90,98
     Unpaid Checks ....................................................................... 106
Fees Information ......................................................................... 80-106
File Contents Available on CD ............................................................ 78
Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a), Untimely ...................................... 296
Filing of Confidential Information, Reminder ............................................. 122
Filing Papers After Notice of Allowance .................................................. 319
Financial Services Over the Internet ..................................................... 424
First Action Interview Pilot Program ..................................................... 111-115
First Class Mail, Returned ............................................................... 9
First-Inventor-to-File:
     Changes to Implement ................................................................ 278
     Examination Guidelines for Implementing ............................................. 279
Foreclosures, Recordability .............................................................. 77
Foreign Filing License, Scope of ......................................................... 110
Forms, Duplicate Copy for Fee Processing No Longer Required .............................. 86
Freedom of Information and Privacy ....................................................... 65


				       G

GLOBALPat & USAMark CD-Rom ............................................................... 415
Guidelines:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication ..................................... 303-304
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 341-343
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment ......................................... 315,331
     Changes in Patent Practice .......................................................... 310
     Claims Directed to Species of Chemical Compositions ................................. 267
     Computer-Implemented Inventions ..................................................... 274,275
     Continued Prosecution Practice ...................................................... 338,339
     Design Application for Computer-Generated Icons ..................................... 276
     Determining Compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112 ........................................... 254
     Evidence of Common Ownership ........................................................ 265
     Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102(e) ......................................... 262
     Examination of Patent Applications under 35 USC 112, paragraph 1 .................... 263
     Implementation of Change to 35 USC 102(g) & 103(c) .................................. 262
     Means or Step Plus Function Limitation under 35 USC 112, 6th paragraph .............. 270
     Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai ................................. 269
     Utility Examination ................................................................. 258-270
     Written Description Requirement ..................................................... 263


				       H

Handling of Status Inquiries ............................................................. 379
Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications ............................... 412
Holidays, 1996 ........................................................................... 33



				       I

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Icons .................................................................................... 276
In re Tanaka, Clarification of Reissue Error in View of .................................. 253
Inapplicability of 35 USC 102(d) to Plant Breeder’s Rights Certificates .................. 159
Indexing Assignments ..................................................................... 75
India, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............... 168
Information Disclosure Statements:
     Electronic Processing ............................................................... 368
     Filed Electronically ................................................................ 375
     May Be Filed Without Copies ......................................................... 123
     Quick Path (QPIDS) Pilot Program .................................................... 284
Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings:
     Changes to Implement ................................................................ 146
     Filing Date Requirements ............................................................ 143-144
     Revised Guidelines .................................................................. 142
     Revision of Standard for Granting ................................................... 136
     Rules to Implement .................................................................. 136
        Delay in Effective Date .......................................................... 149
        Effective Date of Final Rule ..................................................... 150
     Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in .................................... 139
     Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests ................................................ 151
Interference:
     Contact for Matters Relating to Suggesting .......................................... 356
     New Search Procedure ................................................................ 355
     Proceedings ......................................................................... 277
     Publication of Opinions and Orders .................................................. 358
     Rules of Practice ................................................................... 352,353
     Simplification of Certain Requirements .............................................. 357
Interim Instructions for Evaluating Patent Subject Matter Eligibility .................... 221
International Standard Code for a Patent Document ........................................ 124
Internet:
     Biosequence Information Filing ...................................................... 156
     Credit Card Payments ................................................................ 96
     Financial Services Available ........................................................ 424
     Interim Usage Policy ................................................................ 426
     Maintenance Fees, Payment ........................................................... 99,102
     Provisional Applications, Availability .............................................. 422
     Usage Policy, Interim ............................................................... 426
Interpretation of:
     35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ..................................................... 299
     35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A) .............................................................. 311
     37 CFR 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3) ........................................................ 382
     "Original Application" in the AIPA of 1999 .......................................... 266
     Registration of Agents .............................................................. 384
Interruption, Postal Service ............................................................. 37-63
Invalidate Patents ....................................................................... 157
Inventor’s name, Procedures .............................................................. 129
Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions, final rule .................................... 281
Interview, First Action Pilot Program .................................................... 113-115
Iraqi Sanctions Regulations .............................................................. 418
Issuance of a Patent to Assignee ......................................................... 74
Issue Fee:
     Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments or Petitions After Payment of ......... 324
     Form ................................................................................ 314,321
     Payment via Facsimile ............................................................... 320
     Preauthorized Payment ............................................................... 341-343

				       J

Japan, Relief Available for Catastrophic Events .......................................... 36
Joint Research Agreement ................................................................. 265
Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejections ........................................... 378
July 2009 Revision to PCT Procedures ..................................................... 88

				       K

"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents .......................................... 124
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				       L

Leahy-Smith America Invents Act .......................................................... 84,250
Legal:
     Framework for Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) .................................... 372
     Proceedings, Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in .................. 385
     Processes ........................................................................... 383
Lengthy Tables Published Differently, Notice ............................................. 120
License for Foreign Filing ............................................................... 110
Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities ....................... 392
List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 425


				       M

Mail ..................................................................................... 1-63
Maintenance Fees:
     Payment over Internet ............................................................... 102
     Petitions to Accept Delayed Payment Due to Hurricane Katrina ........................ 93
     Statements no Longer Being Mailed for Internet Payment .............................. 99
     Voice Response System ............................................................... 417
Metric equivalents ....................................................................... 133
Miscellaneous Patent Changes ............................................................. 310
Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions, final rule ......................................... 282
Missing Parts Pilot Program .............................................................. 286,288

				       N

National Stage Commencement of PCTs, Timing In US ........................................ 405,406
New Route Pilot Project .................................................................. 247
Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents, Treatment of .................................. 151
Non-Delivery of Mail ..................................................................... 25
Nonpublication Request, Rescission Reminder .............................................. 300
Notice of Allowance:
     Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on .......................... 314
     Previously Mailed to Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina ............................ 47
     Processing of Papers Filed After Mailing of ......................................... 319
     Revision of Form .................................................................... 321,322
     Reduction of Patent Term Adjustment for Certain Papers Filed After .................. 313
Notice of Availability of Assignments on the Web System .................................. 423
Notice of Change(s):
     In Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO ......................... 419,421
     In Publishing Patents and Publications with Sequence Listings ....................... 153
     In Requirement for Substantial New Question in Subsequent Reexams ................... 145
     Of Procedure for Recording Inventors’ Names ......................................... 129
     To Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination .................................. 109
     To MPEP 605.04(b), (c) and (f) ...................................................... 128
     To "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent ................................. 125
Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexams ............... 141
Notice of Elimination of Batch Update .................................................... 73
Notice of Foreign Filing, Reminder ....................................................... 300
Notice of Publication of 2002 Annual Index of Electronic Official Gazette ................ 420
Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt ............................................. 369
Notice of Right to Claim Priority:
     Based Upon Applications filed in India .............................................. 174
     Based Upon Applications filed in Thailand ........................................... 173
Notification of Voice Response System .................................................... 417
Nucleotide Sequence ...................................................................... 153-158


				       O

Oath:
     Duty of Disclosure Language Set Forth in ............................................ 131
     Information necessary to Identify Specification ..................................... 132
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Office of Patent Publications, Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 .................................... 318
Office of Public Records, Status of Services ............................................. 413
Official Patent Application Records, Changes to .......................................... 374
Official Closings ........................................................................ 11-32
Official Gazette is only Available Electronically ........................................ 419-421
One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers ...................................... 359
Outgoing Correspondence, Electronic Notification of ...................................... 363-365
Overpayment of $25 or Less ............................................................... 105
Oversized Postcards ...................................................................... 5


				       P

PALM Migration Pre-Exam Subsystem ........................................................ 68
Paper Copies of Patents, Disposal of ..................................................... 416
Papers that will part of official record (size, margins, etc.) ........................... 344
Paragraph Numbering ...................................................................... 344
Patent Business Goals .................................................................... 340-343
Patent Cooperation Treaty:
     Australian Patent Office to Act as ISA .............................................. 396,397
     Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents ........................................... 393
     EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority ............................................ 401,403-404
     Eurasian Patent Convention .......................................................... 410
     Korean IPO to Act as ISA ............................................................ 398,399
     Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1) .................................. 405
     USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of U.S. Patent References ..................... 367
Patent Correspondence, Electronic Filing of .............................................. 372
Patent Practice Changes .................................................................. 310
Patent Prosecution Highway ............................................................... 176-246
Patent Term Adjustment:
     Clarification of 37 CFR 1.704(c)(10) ................................................ 313
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 315
     Information Printed on Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page .. 314
     Notice Concerning Calculation in § 371 Applications ................................. 309
     Revised Notice of Allowance ......................................................... 322
     Revision of Provisions .............................................................. 309
     Revision Relating to Appellate Review ............................................... 305
     Revision Relating to Information Disclosure Statements .............................. 306
Payor Numbers ............................................................................ 100
Permit Payment of Fees by Credit Card .................................................... 103
Petitions:
     For Accelerated Examination ......................................................... 297
     Request for Alert ................................................................... 121
     To Accept a Delayed Maintenance Fee Payment due to Hurricane Katrina ................ 47
     To Make Special ..................................................................... 221,297
     To Revive ........................................................................... 293,296
     Under 37 CFR 1.181(a), untimely filed ............................................... 291
Pilot Program:
     Extended Time Period for Reply to Notice in Nonprovisional .......................... 288
     First Action Interview .............................................................. 113-116
     Green Technology .................................................................... 289,290
     New Route Pilot Project ............................................................. 247
     Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) ................................. 284
     Patent Prosecution Highway .......................................................... 176-246
     Patents Ombudsman ................................................................... 287
     Pre-Appeal Brief .................................................................... 349,350
     Public Submission of Peer Reviewed Prior Art ........................................ 256,271-272
     "Triway" Pilot Program .............................................................. 248
     Waiver of Patent Owner’s Statement in Ex parte reexam ............................... 138
Plant Patents ............................................................................ 159-161
Post Card Receipt ........................................................................ 5-7
Post Office Box in Arlington, VA, Elimination of ......................................... 2
Power of Attorney Practice:
     Changes to .......................................................................... 70,71
     Elimination of Batch Update ......................................................... 73
     Withdraw from Representation ........................................................ 69
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Practitioners Before the PTO ............................................................. 388,389
Pre-Appeal Brief Conference .............................................................. 349,350
Pre-Exam Notice to; Deployment ........................................................... 68
Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties, final rule ..................................... 284
Preliminary Amendments ................................................................... 298,332,333,336
Prioritized Examination:
     Changes to Implement for Requests for Continued Examination ......................... 249
     Changes to Implement Track I ........................................................ 250,251
     Fee ................................................................................. 85
Priority:
     Claim, when made .................................................................... 341
     Electronic Exchange of Documents .................................................... 163-170
     Requirements for Claiming Under 18 Month Publication ................................ 172
     Right of priority in India .......................................................... 167
     Right of priority in Thailand ....................................................... 166
     Using certificate of correction to perfect 35 USC 119 claim ......................... 328
Procedure for Restarting Response Periods ................................................ 294
Production of Documents .................................................................. 385
Proper Procedure Pursuant to MPEP 724.02 ................................................. 122
Provisions of 35 USC 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv), Interpretation of ............................ 299
PTO Closings ............................................................................. 11-32
Publication of Sequences ................................................................. 153
Publications, 18-Month:
     Drawings and ........................................................................ 261,269
     Final Rule .......................................................................... 341-343
     Helpful Hint, Pre-Grant Publication ................................................. 338
     Lengthy Tables Notice ............................................................... 109
     Publications May Now Include Amendments ............................................. 298
     Sequence Listings ................................................................... 153
     Reminder that Rescission is not Notice of Foreign Filing ............................ 229
     Requirements for Benefit Claims ..................................................... 230
     USPTO’s Interpretation of 35 U.S.C. § 122(b)(2)(B)(ii)-(iv) ......................... 299
Publication of Opinions/Order Entered by the BPAI ........................................ 358
Public Information, FOIA ................................................................. 65


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Quality Requirements of 37 CFR 1.52 and 1.84(f) and (g) .................................. 126
Question of Patentability for Second of Subsequent Reexam, Substantial New ............... 140
Questions & Answers:
     Facsimile of Assignment Documents ................................................... 430
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program ........................ 284


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Receipts, Paper .......................................................................... 10
Receipts, Postcard ....................................................................... 5-86
Reexamination ............................................................................ 135-151
Refund of Overpayment .................................................................... 105
Regulations:
     Certain Amendments Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty .............................. 409
     Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration ...................... 361
     Iraqi Sanctions ..................................................................... 418
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Business Size Standard ............................... 64
Reissue Error, Clarification in view of In re Tanaka ..................................... 253
Relief, Extraordinary Situations ......................................................... 34-36,66
Request for Alert Concerning Submitted Petitions ......................................... 121
Request for Continued Examination:
     Change to Docketing ................................................................. 109
     Final Rules ......................................................................... 330
     Publication Fee and ................................................................. 323
Rescission of Nonpublication Request, reminder ........................................... 300
Restarting Response Periods .............................................................. 294
Revised Procedure for:
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     Express Abandonments ................................................................ 292
Revival of Abandoned Applications ........................................................ 293,296
Rule Changes:
     Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication Of Patent Application ............... 303-304
     Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals .......................................... 341-343
     Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment Under Twenty-Year Patent Term ........... 315
     Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for
        Requests for Continued Examination ............................................... 249
     Changes to Implement 20-Year Term and Provisional Applications,
        Effective June 8, 1995 ........................................................... 331
     Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure ............................................ 344
     Changes to Permit Payment of PTO Fees by Credit Card ................................ 103
     Changes to Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit Of Biological Material ...... 154,155
     Continued Examination Practice and Changes To Provisional Application ............... 330
     Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice .................................... 339
     Cross Appeals in Patent and Trademark Disciplinary Proceedings,
        Effective January 16, 1996 ....................................................... 386
        Duty of Disclosure ................................................................. 387



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Sanctions, Iraqi ......................................................................... 418
Search Facilities in PTO:
     Regulations, Violations ............................................................. 67
September 15, 2012 Deadline for Requests for inter partes reexamination .................. 135
Sequence Listings:
     Applicant Aid for Submissions ....................................................... 158
     Biosequence Internet Filing ......................................................... 156
     Change in Publishing of Patents and Publications with ............................... 153
     Examination of Applications Containing .............................................. 268
     Filed in International Applications in the U.S. Receiving Office .................... 385
     Requirements for Patent Applications Containing ..................................... 158
Service of Process ....................................................................... 385
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees ........................................................ 80
Signature of:
     Director, Discontinuance of Attestation on Patents .................................. 326
     Office Personnel – Electronic and Initials Permitted ................................ 362
Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing BPAI Correspondence ............................ 348
Simplification of:
     Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents ........................................... 169
     Electronic Filing System ............................................................ 296
     Requirements of Interference Practice ............................................... 357
Statements for Maintenance Fee Payment ................................................... 99
Status Inquiries ......................................................................... 379
Statutory Invention Registrations, Publication of Lengthy Tables ......................... 120
Strategic Plan, Changes to Support Implementation ........................................ 340
Submitted Petitions, Request for Alert Concerning ........................................ 121
Sufficient Postage for Oversized Postcards ............................................... 5
Supplemental Examination Provisions, final rule .......................................... 280
Supplementary Examination Guidelines ..................................................... 254

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Tables Published Differently ............................................................. 120
Terminal Disclaimers:
     CREATE Act .......................................................................... 259
     Required, Judicially-Created Double Patenting Rejection ............................. 378
Thailand, Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in ............ 173
Trademark:
     Fastener Insignia Register .......................................................... 431-434
     Madrid Protocol ..................................................................... 435-443
     Native American Insignias ........................................................... 444-445
     Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods ................................ 446-448
     Trademark Post-Registration ......................................................... 449-451
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     Trademark Correspondence and Fees ................................................... 452-466
     Trademark Examination ............................................................... 467-477
     Trademark Information and Services .................................................. 478-489
     Trademark Trial and Appeal Board .................................................... 490-499
     Trademark Publications 2010 ......................................................... 500-504
     Trademark Publications 2011 ......................................................... 505-511
     Trademark Publications 2012 ......................................................... 512-521
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 .................................................... 333
Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke Patents ................................... 151
Treatment of Unlocatable – Patent Application and Patent Files ........................... 377
"Triway" Pilot Program ................................................................... 248
Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan:
     Change to Support Implementation; Final Rule ........................................ 340


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United States Postal Service Emergency ................................................... 37-63

United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail ........................................ 25
Unlocatable Application and Patent Files ................................................. 377
Unpaid Fee Check ......................................................................... 106
Untimely Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) ................................................. 291
Upcoming Changes to Mailing of Deposit Account Statements ................................ 89
UPOV Convention .......................................................................... 160,161
U.S. Patent References, Electronic Access ................................................ 367
Use of Facilities Regulations ............................................................ 67
Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications .............................. 133
User Passes .............................................................................. 67
Utility Examination Guidelines ........................................................... 264


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Voice Response System .................................................................... 417


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Waiver of:
     37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by Office of Patent Pubs. ....................... 318
     Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 .................................................... 119
     Of Patent Owner’s Statement in Reexam, Pilot ........................................ 138
     Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10, Termination of ................................... 49
Website:
     Electronic Availability of the Official Gazette ..................................... 419-421
     Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction ................................ 329
     List of Patents 37 CFR 1.607(d) ..................................................... 425
Withdrawal of Abandonments ............................................................... 291,295
"Written Description" Requirements ....................................................... 263


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