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 December 29, 2020 US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Print Table of Contents 1481 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 29, 2020. These notices and rule changes are currently in effect unless otherwise noted. Beginning July 30, 2019, new notices about rule changes to Part 1 of 37 CFR are no longer published in the Official Gazette.


CONTENTSItem Number/
Range
 
Start Page 
List of Patent Notices 2
Information and Correspondence  
 Address and USPTO Organization Information(1-4)14
 Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.(5-113)22
 Information for the Public(114-117)230
 Assignments, Powers of Attorney(118-124)269
 Fees and Payment of Money(125-159)327
Patent Applications  
 General Information(160-176)498
 Reexamination(177-192)526
 Biotechnology(193-199)688
 Plants(200-202)734
 Benefit Claims, Priority, Electronic Exchange of Documents(203-218)737
Examination of Applications  
 Patent Prosecution Highway(219-235)801
 Prioritized Examination(236-239)820
 Examination Instructions and Guidelines(240-260)857
 Software, Computer-Implemented(261-264)1066
Application Procedure and Rules  
 Design Applications(265-266)1084
 America Invents Act, Patent Law Treaty(267-275)1189
 Pilot Programs(276-283)1628
 Revival or Withdrawal of Abandonment, Restarting Time Periods(284-289)1665
 Accelerated Examination, 18 Month Publication(290-298)1677
 Allowance, Patent Term Adjustment or Extension(299-316)1792
 Issue: Fees, Notifications, Applicant Submissions(317-325)1984
 Certificates of Correction(326-329)1997
 RCEs, Provisional Applications(330-331)2001
 Amendments, Drawings, CPA Practice(332-340)2094
 21st Century Strategic Plan, Patent Business Goals(341-345)2130
 Appeals, Interferences, Patent Trial and Appeal Board(346-356)2588
 PAIR, EFS-Web, Electronic Submission(357-380)2610
 Unlocatable Applications, Terminal Disclaimers, Status Inquiries(381-383)2724
Miscellaneous  
 Disclosure Documents(384-385)2739
 Legal Procedures(386-393)2748
 PCT, International Applications(394-419)2797
 Helpful Hints, Notices(420-426)2891
 Web Content, Internet, and Automation(427-435)2902
 Facsimile Information(436-438)2939
List of Trademark Notices 2950
 Fastener Insignia Register(439-442)2953
 Madrid Protocol(443-451)2959
 Native American Insignias(452-453)3101
 Trademark Classification and Identification of Goods(454-456)3108
 Trademark Post-Registration(457-459)3118
 Trademark Correspondence and Fees(460-474)3152
 Trademark Examination(475-485)3281
 Trademark Information and Services(486-497)3446
 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board(498-507)3490
 Trademark Publications 2010(508-512)3575
 Trademark Publications 2011(513-519)3590
 Trademark Publications 2012(520-529)3612
 Trademark Publications 2014(530-532)3654
 Trademark Publications 2015(533-535)3728
 
This Consolidated Listing does not include an index. A search can be done through the Office’s internet web site, http://www.uspto.gov. Additionally, Patent Federal Register and Official Gazette notices may be viewed at https://www.uspto.gov/patent/laws-and-regulations/patent-related-notices/patent-related-notices-2020. Trademark Federal Register notices can be searched at https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/laws-regulations/rule-making-trademark-federal-register-notices-and-comments.
 

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List of Patent Notices
		       List of Patent Notices

ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
  1	14		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  2	18		Elimination of Post Office Box in Arlington, Virginia for Patent
		  	Related Correspondence
  3	19		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	21		Finance Customer Window to Permanently Close
  5	22		Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Deposit Account Replenishments
  6	23		Change of Mailing Address for Submitting Patent Maintenance Fee Payments
  7	24		Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
  8	39		Oversized Postcards Must Be Submitted with Sufficient Postage
  9	40		Post Card Receipt Reminder
  10	41		Use of a Post Card as a Receipt for Correspondence in Patent-Related
		  	Matters
  11	42		Filing of Papers During Unscheduled Closings of the Patent and Trademark
		  	Office
  12	43		Treatment of Correspondence Deposited as First Class Mail Pursuant to
		  	37 CFR 1.8 and Returned by the U.S. Postal Service
  13	44		Acknowledgement of Receipt of a Patent or Trademark Application
  14	45		Shutdown of Certain Electronic Systems of the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 through Thursday,
		  	December 24, 2015
  15	46		Emergency Closing of the Customer Service Window on Wednesday, March 2, 2011
  16	47		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	December 24, 2019
  17	48		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
		  	February 20, 2019
  18	49		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	January 14, 2019
  19	50		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	December 24, 2018
  20	51		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
		  	December 5, 2018
  21	52		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
		  	March 21, 2018
  22	53		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
		  	March 2, 2018
  23	54		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	January 25, 2016 and Tuesday, January 26, 2016
  24	55		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
		  	March 5, 2015
  25	56		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	February 17, 2015
  26	57		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
		  	December 26, 2014
  27	58		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	March 17, 2014
  28	59		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	March 3, 2014
  29	60		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
		  	February 13, 2014
  30	61		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	January 21, 2014
  31	62		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	December 10, 2013
  32	63		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday,
		  	March 6, 2013
  33	64		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	October 29, 2012 and Tuesday, October 30, 2012
  34	65		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from Monday,
		
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		  	February 8, 2010, through Thursday, February 11, 2010
  35	66		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	December 21, 2009
  36	67		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
		  	December 26, 2008
  37	68		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	December 24, 2007
  38	69		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	January 2, 2007
  39	70		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
		  	June 11, 2004
  40	71		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Friday,
		  	December 26, 2003
  41	72		Emergency Closure of the Customer Service Window on Friday,
		  	October 10, 2003
  42	73		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday,
		  	September 18, 2003 and Friday, September 19, 2003
  43	74		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday,
		  	February 18, 2003
  44	75		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday,
		  	December 24, 2001
  45	76		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday January 25, 2000,
		  	and Wednesday, January 26, 2000
  46	77		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, December 26, 1997
  47	78		United States Postal Service Non-Delivery of Mail
  48	80		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, January 12, 1996
  49	81		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, January 8, 1996
		  	through Wednesday, January 10, 1996
  50	82		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, April 27, 1994
  51	83		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, January 20, 1994
		  	and Friday, February 11, 1994
  52	84		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, Jan. 20, 1989
  53	85		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Feb. 23, 1987
  54	86		Closing of the Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, Jan. 26, 1987
  55	87		Federal Government Holidays, 1996
  56	88		Notice of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's COVID-19 Outbreak
		  	Relief Relating to Restoring the Right of Priority or Benefit to Patent
		  	Applicants
  57	90		June 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the
		  	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
		  	to Patent Applicants and Patentees
  58	92		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
  59	97		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
  60	99		Notice of Extended Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the
		  	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
		  	to Patent Applicants and Patentees
  61	103		Relief Available for Patentees in View of the COVID-19 Outbreak for Submission
		  	of Initial Patent Term Extension Applications Filed Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 156
  62	105		May 2020 Update Regarding Certain Patent-Related Deadlines under the
		  	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and Other Relief Available
		  	to Applicants, Patent Owners, and Others
  63	106		Notice of Waiver of Patent-Related Timing Deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid,
		  	Relief, and Economic Security Act
  64	109		Relief Available to Plant Patent Applicants in View of the COVID-19 Outbreak:
		  	File Plant Patent Applications and Correspondence via USPTO Patent Electronic
		  	Filing Systems
  65	111		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
  66	113		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Severe Coronavirus Outbreak in China
  67	118		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by Hurricane Irma
  68	123		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey
		
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  69	128		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in the Southwest Region of Japan
  70	131		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by Hurricane Sandy
  71	134		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Flooding in Thailand
  72	137		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Severe Earthquakes in Northern Italy
  73	140		Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark
		  	Owners Affected by the Catastrophic Events of March 11, 2011 in Japan
  74	143		Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
		  	Mailed to Areas of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Florida Affected
		  	by Hurricane Irma
  75	144		Office Actions, Notices of Allowance, and Other Office Notices Previously
		  	Mailed to Areas of Texas and Louisiana Affected by Hurricane Harvey
  76	145		Office Actions and Notice of Allowances Previously Mailed to Areas of Alabama,
		  	Louisiana, and Mississippi Affected by Hurricane Katrina
  77	146		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  78	149		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  79	152		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  80	155		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  81	158		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  82	161		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  83	164		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. § 21(a)
  84	167		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  85	170		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  86	173		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  87	176		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  88	179		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  89	182		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  90	185		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  91	188		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  92	191		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  93	193		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  94	196		Termination of the United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
		  	under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  95	197		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  96	200		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  97	203		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
  98	206		Termination of the Waiver of Provisions of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 for
		  	Correspondence Intended for the United States Patent and Trademark Office but
		  	Addressed to Washington DC 20231
  99	207		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)
		  	and 37 CFR 1.10(i)
  100	209		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  101	210		Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and
		  	Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays
  102	216		Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States
		  	Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
  103	217		Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for
		  	Mail Addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx Through 205xx
  104	219		United States Postal Service Interruptions and Emergency Terminated
  105	220		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  106	221		Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings
  107	222		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency
  108	224		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Connecticut
  109	225		United States Postal Service Emergency in the State of California Terminated
  110	226		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of
		  	California
  111	227		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in Los Angeles
  112	228		United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in South Florida
  113	229		Notice of Delegation to Commissioner for Patents
  114	230		Business Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark
		  	Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations
  115	237		Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy
  116	266		Relief in Certain Extraordinary Situations
		
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  117	267		Rules Concerning Conduct on Patent and Trademark Premises
  118	269		Change in Procedure for Requests to Withdraw from Representation in a Patent
		  	Application
  119	273		Revision of Power of Attorney and Assignment Practice
  120	304		Changes to Representation of Others Before the United States Patent and
		  	Trademark Office
  121	322		Notice of Elimination of Batch Update Practice to Change Power of Attorney
  122	323		Issuance of a Patent to an Assignee
  123	324		Taking Action in a Patent Matter Before the Office by the Assignee under
		  	37 CFR 3.73
  124	326		Recordability of Foreclosures for Assignment Purposes
  125	327		Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
  126	328		Original Utility Patents Not Surrendered by Reissue and All Reissue Patents
		  	in the Reissue Patent Family Require Separate Maintenance Fee Payments
  127	329		Cash Payment Method Will No Longer Be Accepted
  128	330		USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments
		  	and Authorizations
  129	332		Notice to Customers Making Payments by Checks
  130	333		New Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront and Termination of the Maintenance
		  	Fee Payment by E-Mail Pilot Program
  131	335		Announcement of Final Rule to Set or Adjust Patent Fees
  132	336		Waiver of the New Requirement to Pay an Appeal Forwarding Fee if the Fee for
		  	Filing an Appeal Brief was Filed before March 19, 2013
  133	337		CPI Adjustment of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2013
  134	353		Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees
  135	381		Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System
  136	386		Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes under the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act
  137	396		Notice of Establishment of a Prioritized Examination Fee
  138	397		Duplicate Copy of Forms for Fee Processing No Longer Required
  139	398		Fiscal Year 2009 Changes to Patent Cooperation Treaty Transmittal and
		  	Search Fees
  140	408		Upcoming Changes to the Mailing of Monthly Deposit Account Statements
  141	409		Changes to Implement the Patent Search Fee Refund Provisions of the
		  	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
  142	417		The Fee under 37 CFR 1.21(m) for Processing a Refused Payment may be Charged
		  	to a Deposit Account Authorized to be Charged
  143	418		New or Modified Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) User Accounts Must Pass
		  	Verification Test
  144	419		Petitions to Accept a Delayed Patent Maintenance Fee Payment where Non-Payment
		  	was due to the Effects of Hurricane Katrina
  145	420		Changes to the Practice of Handling Patent Applications Filed Without
		  	Appropriate Fees
  146	432		Revision of Search and Examination Fees for Patent Cooperation Treaty
		  	Applications Entering the National Stage of the United States
  147	439		Credit Card Payments Submitted over the USPTO Internet
  148	440		Elimination of Credit Cards as Payment for Replenishing Deposit Accounts
  149	444		Changes to Implement the Patent Fee Related Provisions of the Consolidated
		  	Appropriations Act, 2005
  150	471		Maintenance Fee Statements are No Longer Being Mailed for Maintenance Fees Paid
		  	over the Internet
  151	472		Extension of the Payor Number Practice (through "Customer Numbers") to Matters
		  	Involving Pending Patent Applications
  152	480		Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address
  153	482		Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet
  154	484		Changes to Permit Payment of Patent and Trademark Fees by Credit Card
  155	491		Fees for Patent and Trademark Copies
  156	494		Automatic Refund of Overpayments of $25 or Less for a Limited Refund
  157	495		Treatment of Fee Deficiency Submissions under 37 CFR 1.28(c) in view of the
		  	Federal Circuit decision in DH Technology
  158	496		Unpaid Fee Checks
  159	497		Deposit Account Authorizations
  160	498		Changes to Pre-Examination Notices
  161	501		Conducting an Interview with a Registered Practitioner Acting in a
		  	Representative Capacity
  162	502		Notice of Change to Docketing of Requests for Continued Examination
		
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  163	503		Scope of Foreign Filing Licenses
  164	505		Replacement Notice: Copies of Patent Application Records will be Provided in
		  	both Electronic and Paper Form
  165	506		Waiver of the Copy Requirement for 37 CFR 1.98 for Cited Pending U.S. Patent
		  	Applications
  166	507		Notice that Lengthy Tables will be Published Differently in Patents, Statutory
		  	Invention Registrations and Patent Application Publications
  167	510		Reminder of the Proper Procedure for Filing Confidential Information Pursuant
		  	to MPEP 724.02
  168	512		Information Disclosure Statements May Be Filed Without Copies of U.S. Patents
		  	and Published Applications in Patent Applications filed after June 30, 2003
  169	513		"Kind Codes" Included on USPTO Patent Documents
  170	515		Advance Notice of Change to "References Cited" on the Front Page of a Patent
  171	517		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)
  172	520		Identification of Affidavits/Declarations Filed Under 37 CFR 1.131 Which
		  	Establish a Date of Invention In a NAFTA or WTO Member Country
  173	521		Notice of Change in Procedures for Recording Inventors' Names
  174	522		Information on Oath/Declaration Necessary to Identify the Specification for an
		  	Application filed under 35 USC 111 in Accordance with 37 CFR 1.63
  175	524		Use of Metric System of Measurements in Patent Applications
  176	525		Animals - Patentability
  177	526		September 15, 2012 Deadline to File Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination
		  	Proceedings and Modification of Notice of Failure to Comply Form
  178	528		Revision of Standard for Granting an Inter Partes Reexamination Request
  179	536		Elimination of the Listing of Prior Art Documents on Reexamination Certificates
  180	537		Pilot Program for Waiver of Patent Owner's Statement in Ex Parte Reexamination
		  	Proceedings
  181	540		Streamlined Procedure for Appeal Brief Review in Inter Partes Reexamination
		  	Proceedings
  182	542		Clarification on the Procedure for Seeking Review of a Finding of a Substantial
		  	New Question of Patentability in Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings
  183	545		Notice of Clarification of Office Policy to Exercise Discretion in Reexamining
		  	Fewer Than All the Patent Claims
  184	549		Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and
		  	Inter Partes Reexamination
  185	581		Clarification of Filing Date Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter Partes
		  	Reexamination Proceedings
  186	590		Changes to Implement the 2002 Inter Partes Reexamination and Other Technical
		  	Amendments to the Patent Statute
  187	616		Revised Guidelines for Usage of Previously Cited/Considered Prior Art in
		  	Reexamination Proceedings
  188	619		Effective Date of the Final Rule Entitled Rules to Implement Optional Inter
		  	Partes Reexamination Proceedings
  189	620		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings: Delay of
		  	Effective Date
  190	621		Rules to Implement Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Proceedings
  191	682		Treatment of Non-Conforming Requests to Revoke or Invalidate U.S. Patents
  192	683		Correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  193	688		Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at the Provasoli-Guillard National
		  	Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean
		  	Sciences
  194	689		Changes to Requirements for Seed Deposits at American Type Culture Collection
		  	and Advanced Notice of Change to Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
  195	690		Notice of Change in Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications
		  	with Sequence Listings
  196	692		Changes in the Time Period for Making any Necessary Deposit of Biological
		  	Material
  197	697		Biosequence Internet Filing Related to: 37 CFR 1.824 Form and Format for
		  	Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submissions in Computer Readable Form
  198	700		Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or
		  	Amino Acid Disclosures
  199	733		Applicant Aid for Biotechnology Computer Readable Form (CRF) Sequence Listing
		  	Submissions
  200	734		Inapplicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(d) to Plant Breeder's Rights Certificates
  201	735		Taking Effect in the United States of the International Convention for the
		
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		  	Protection of New Varieties of Plants
  202	736		United States Adherence to the International Union for the Protection of New
		  	Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
  203	737		United States Patent and Trademark Office to Deposit Certified Copies of U.S.
		  	Design Applications as Priority Documents via the WIPO DAS (World Intellectual
		  	Property Organization Digital Access Service)
  204	739		Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
		  	United States Patent and Trademark Office and the State Intellectual Property
		  	Office of the People's Republic of China
  205	740		Change in Practice Regarding Correction of Foreign Priority Claims
  206	743		Electronic Delivery of Search Results from the United States Patent and
		  	Trademark Office to the European Patent Office
  207	745		Addition of World Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
		  	Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  208	746		Addition of Korean Intellectual Property Office as Participating Foreign
		  	Intellectual Property Office in Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents and
		  	Further Procedural Information
  209	750		Enhancement of Priority Document Exchange Program and USPTO Declaration Form
  210	753		Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual
		  	Property Offices
  211	763		Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  212	765		Simplification of the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents
  213	768		Complete Transition to WIPO DAS for the Electronic Exchange of Priority
		  	Documents Between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
		  	Patent Office
  214	769		Provisions for Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application with a
		  	Non-English Specification and Other Miscellaneous Matters
  215	790		Claiming the Benefit of a Prior-Filed Application under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e),
		  	120, 121, and 365(c)
  216	798		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
		  	Thailand
  217	799		Notice of Right to Claim Priority Based Upon Applications Previously Filed in
		  	India
  218	800		Right of Priority in Patent and Trademark Applications Available in Taiwan
  219	801		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property of the
		  	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  220	802		National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile Transitioning to the Global
		  	Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
  221	803		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program Between the
		  	United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
		  	Industrial Property
  222	804		Updated Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States
		  	Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property
		  	of Brazil
  223	805		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program between the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office and the Eurasian Patent Office of the Eurasian Patent
		  	Organization
  224	806		Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Transitioning to the Global
		  	Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
  225	807		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina
  226	809		Continuation of the IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the
		  	IP5 Offices
  227	810		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office and the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
  228	811		Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program Between the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office and the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
  229	812		Continuation of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with
		  	Participating Offices
  230	813		Requirements for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program  to Implement
		  	PPH 2.0 with the Nicaraguan Registry of Intellectual Property
  231	814		Continuation of Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Programs between the United States
		  	Patent and Trademark Office and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
  232	815		Continuation of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) 2.0 Pilot Program
  233	816		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
		
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		  	the United States Patent and Trademark Office, acting as the designated
		  	representative of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taiwan Intellectual
		  	Property Office, acting as the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural
		  	Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
  234	817		Notice Regarding Full Implementation of Patent Prosecution Highway Program between
		  	the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Mexican Institute of
		  	Industrial Property
  235	818		Notice Regarding Elimination of the Fee for Petitions To Make Special Filed Under
		  	the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programs
  236	820		Changes to Permit Delayed Submission of Certain Requirements for Prioritized
		  	Examination
  237	827		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination for Requests for Continued
		  	Examination
  238	833		Changes To Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
		  	Examination Timing Control Procedures Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
  239	842		Changes to Implement the Prioritized Examination Track (Track I) of the Enhanced
		  	Examination Timing Control Procedures
  240	857		October 2019 Patent Eligibility Guidance Update
  241	859		2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
  242	875		Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Ninth Edition, Revision of January 2018
  243	877		May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
  244	879		July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
  245	881		2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility
  246	882		Clarification of Criteria for Reissue Error in View of In re Tanaka
  247	884		Supplementary Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With
		  	35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications
  248	908		Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative
  249	914		Patent Examiner Technical Training Program
  250	918		Changes to Implement the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement
		  	Act of 2004
  251	934		Examination Guidelines Update: Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After
		  	KSR v. Teleflex
  252	967		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.
  253	989		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)
  254	1002		Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications Under the 35 U.S.C. 112, ¶ 1,
		  	`Written Description' Requirement
  255	1025		Utility Examination Guidelines
  256	1037		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 U.S.C. 103(c)
  257	1041		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
  258	1046		Guidelines for the Examination of Claims Directed to Species of Chemical
		  	Compositions Based Upon a Single Prior Art Reference
  259	1061		Examination of Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequences
  260	1064		Guidelines on Treatment of Product and Process Claims in light of In re Ochiai,
		  	In re Brouwer and 35 U.S.C. 103(b)
  261	1066		Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations in Compliance With
		  	35 U.S.C. 112
  262	1076		Means or Step Plus Function Limitation Under 35 U.S.C. 112, 6th Paragraph
  263	1082		Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media
  264	1083		Guidance on Searching and Examining PCT Applications Drawn to
		  	Computer-Implemented Inventions
  265	1084		Changes to Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration
		  	of Industrial Designs
  266	1185		Guidelines for Examination of Design Patent Applications for Computer-Generated
		  	Icons
  267	1189		Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act; Correction
  268	1193		Changes to Implement the First Inventor to File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act
		
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  269	1261		Examination Guidelines for Implementing the First Inventor to File Provisions
		  	of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
  270	1317		Changes to Implement the Supplemental Examination Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act and To Revise Reexamination Fees; Final Rule
  271	1365		Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of
		  	the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
  272	1466		Changes to Implement Miscellaneous Post Patent Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act; Final Rule
  273	1499		Changes to Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of
		  	the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Final Rule
  274	1547		Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty; Correction
  275	1550		Changes to Implement the Patent Law Treaty
  276	1628		"Patents 4 Partnerships" IP Marketplace Platform Pilot Program
  277	1629		Extension of the Cancer Immunotherapy Pilot Program
  278	1631		Elimination of Publication Requirement in the Collaborative Search Pilot Program
		  	Between the Japan Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  279	1633		United States Patent and Trademark Office and Japan Patent Office Collaborative
		  	Search Pilot Program
  280	1644		United States Patent and Trademark Office and Korean Intellectual Property Office
		  	Collaborative Search Pilot Program
  281	1655		Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program
  282	1659		Expiration of the Extended Missing Parts Pilot Program
  283	1661		Patents Ombudsman Pilot Program
  284	1665		Untimely Filing of Petitions under 37 CFR 1.181(a) to Withdraw Holdings of
		  	Abandonment
  285	1669		Revised Procedures for Express Abandonments
  286	1670		Clarification of Application Revival Procedures (37 CFR 1.137)
  287	1673		Procedures for Restarting Response Periods
  288	1675		Withdrawing the Holding of Abandonment When Office Actions Are Not Received
  289	1676		Diligence in Filing Petitions to Revive and Petitions to Withdraw the Holding
		  	of Abandonment
  290	1677		Changes in Accelerated Examination Practice
  291	1682		Changes to Practice for Petitions in Patent Applications to Make Special and
		  	for Accelerated Examination
  292	1690		Patent Application Publications May Now Include Amendments
  293	1691		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)
  294	1696		Reminder that Rescission of a Nonpublication Request is Not Itself a Notice of
		  	Foreign Filing
  295	1697		Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under
		  	Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  296	1716		Assignment of Confirmation Number and Time Period for Filing a Copy of an
		  	Application by EFS for Eighteen-Month Publication Purposes
  297	1717		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  298	1718		Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
  299	1792		Patent Term Adjustment Procedures in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
		  	Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu
  300	1796		Interim Procedure for Requesting Recalculation of the Patent Term Adjustment
		  	With Respect to Information Disclosure Statements Accompanied by a Safe Harbor
		  	Statement
  301	1800		Revision of Certificate of Extension Language Regarding Original Patent
		  	Expiration Date
  302	1801		Changes to Patent Term Adjustment in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in
		  	Novartis v. Lee
  303	1820		Revisions to Implement the Patent Term Adjustment Provisions of the Leahy-Smith
		  	America Invents Act Technical Corrections Act
  304	1834		Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment
  305	1843		Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Appellate Review
  306	1856		Revision of Patent Term Adjustment Provisions Relating to Information
		  	Disclosure Statements
  307	1862		Treatment of Letters Stating that the USPTO's Patent Term Adjustment
		  	Determination is Greater than what the Applicant or Patentee Believes is
		  	Appropriate
  308	1864		Interim Procedure for Patentees to Request a Recalculation of the Patent Term
		  	Adjustment to Comply with the Federal Circuit Decision in Wyeth v. Kappos
		  	Regarding the Overlapping Delay Provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(2)(A)
		
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  309	1868		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	1870		Miscellaneous Changes in Patent Practice
  311	1904		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	1908		Revision of Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment Provisions
  313	1923		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	1925		Patent Term Extension or Adjustment Information Printed on Notice of
		  	Allowance and Issue Fee Due and Patent Front Page
  315	1927		Changes to Implement Patent Term Adjustment under Twenty-Year Patent Term
  316	1982		United States Patent and Trademark Office Bibliographic Information on Issued
		  	Patents and Published Patent Applications
  317	1984		Revised Procedure for Recording Search and Information Printed on the Face of
		  	Patent under the Heading "Field of Search"
  318	1985		Waiver of 37 CFR 1.312 for Documents Required by the Office of Patent
		  	Publications
  319	1986		Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application
  320	1987		Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile
  321	1989		Revision of the Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due Form (PTOL-85) Concerning
		  	a Previously Paid Issue Fee
  322	1991		Revision of the Notice of Allowance Form
  323	1993		Time Period for Paying Publication Fee if a Request for Continued Examination
		  	is Filed After a Notice of Allowance is Mailed
  324	1994		Filing of Continuing Applications, Amendments, or Petitions after Payment of
		  	Issue Fee
  325	1996		Change to "Issue Notification" Procedure
  326	1997		Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and
		  	Certificates of Correction
  327	1998		Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction When the Error is Attributable
		  	to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  328	1999		Using Certificate of Correction to Perfect Claim for Priority Under 35 USC 119
  329	2000		Electronic Publication of Certificates of Correction on the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office Web Site for Later Listing with the Official Gazette
  330	2001		Request for Continued Examination Practice and Changes to Provisional
		  	Application Practice
  331	2027		Changes to Implement 20-Year Patent Term and Provisional Applications
  332	2094		Revised Procedure for Preliminary Amendments Presented on Filing of a Patent
		  	Application
  333	2096		Acceptance of Certain Non-Compliant Amendments Under 37 CFR 1.121(c)
  334	2098		Amendments Permitted Under the Revised Amendment Practice and Treatment of
		  	Non-Compliant Amendments
  335	2100		Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents
  336	2101		Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an
		  	Application
  337	2102		Patent Law Foreign Filing Amendments
  338	2111		Changes to Continued Prosecution Application Practice
  339	2116		Elimination of Continued Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and
		  	Plant Patent Applications
  340	2126		Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) Practice
  341	2130		Changes to Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark
		  	Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (Final Rule)
  342	2263		Changes to Implement Patent Business Goals
  343	2264		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
  344	2272		Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
  345	2431		Changes to Patent Practice and Procedure
  346	2588		Notice Concerning Payment of the Appeal Forwarding Fee under 37 CFR 41.45 and
		  	Improper Use of Deposit Account General Authorizations under 37 CFR 1.25(b)
  347	2590		Notice Concerning Unavailability to the Public of the Patent Review Processing
		  	System on December 16-18, 2014
  348	2591		Procedure for Treating Rejected Claims That Are Not Being Appealed
  349	2594		Clarification of the Date of Decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and
		  	Interferences under 37 CFR 1.304
  350	2595		Signatures No Longer Provided on Outgoing Correspondence from the Board of
		  	Patent Appeals and Interferences
		
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  351	2596		Extension of the Pilot Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Program
  352	2597		New Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program
  353	2602		Public Attendance at Board Hearings
  354	2604		Revised Docketing Procedures for Appeals Arriving at the Board of
		  	Patent Appeals and Interferences
  355	2606		Simplification of Certain Requirements in Patent Interference Practice
  356	2609		Publication of Opinions and Orders Entered by the Board of Patent Appeals
		  	and Interferences
  357	2610		New Web System for Ordering Certified Copies of Patent and Trademark Documents
  358	2611		Authentication Changes for Registered Users of EFS-Web and Private PAIR
  359	2615		Filing Patent Applications Electronically During Designated Significant Outages
		  	of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Business Systems
  360	2618		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
  361	2622		Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Contingency Option
  362	2626		New Certification Requirements regarding the Export Administration Regulations
		  	in EFS-Web and Private PAIR
  363	2628		Electronic Signatures and Initials by Office Personnel Permitted in Application,
		  	Patent and Reexamination Proceeding Matters
  364	2630		Notice Announcing Inclusion of International Design Applications in the
		  	Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program
  365	2631		Electronic Office Action
  366	2637		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
  367	2638		Electronic Notification of Outgoing Correspondence (e-Office Action)
  368	2640		Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence
  369	2653		USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office
		  	Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
  370	2658		Electronic Processing of Information Disclosure Statements
  371	2659		Changes to Facilitate Applicant's Authorization of Access to Unpublished U.S.
		  	Patent Applications by Foreign Intellectual Property Offices
  372	2671		Change in the Electronic Retrieval Method for Priority Documents between the
		  	United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property
		  	Office
  373	2672		Notice of Recent Amendment to Filing Receipt Adding Indication Regarding Request
		  	to Retrieve Priority Information
  374	2673		Retirement of Electronic Filing System - Application Body Extensible Markup
		  	Language (EFS-ABX) and Electronic Packaging and Validation Engine (ePAVE)
		  	Components
  375	2675		USPTO Simplifies Electronic Filing System
  376	2676		Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System
  377	2678		Customer Number Bar Code Labels and Papers with Shaded Portions will No Longer
		  	be Permitted in Correspondence for Patent Applications
  378	2680		Changes to Implement Electronic Maintenance of Office Patent Application Records
  379	2717		Electronic Submission of Information Disclosure Statements
  380	2720		Electronic Filing System Available to the Public
  381	2724		Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files
  382	2736		Terminal Disclaimers Required to Overcome Judicially-Created Double Patenting
		  	Rejections in Utility and Plant Applications Filed on or After June 8, 1995
  383	2738		Handling of Status Inquiries
  384	2739		Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program
  385	2746		Disclosure Document Program
  386	2748		Interpretation of 37 CFR §§ 11.7(d)(2) and (d)(3)
  387	2751		Legal Processes
  388	2760		Interpretation of Registration of Agents and Representative for Director of
		  	Enrollment and Discipline in Disciplinary Proceedings
  389	2762		Service of Process; Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in
		  	Legal Proceedings
  390	2763		Cross-Appeals in Patent and Trademark Office Disciplinary Proceedings
  391	2765		Duty of Disclosure
  392	2793		Responsibilities of Practitioners Representing Clients in Proceedings Before
		  	The Patent and Trademark Office
  393	2796		Practitioner's Responsibilities to Avoid Prejudice to the Rights of a
		  	Client/Patent Applicant
  394	2797		Patent Cooperation Treaty Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot Project
		  	between the IP5 Offices
		
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  395	2801		July 2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
  396	2807		Use of WIPO's ePCT System for Preparing the PCT Request for Filing as Part of an
		  	International Application with the USPTO as Receiving Office
  397	2810		Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Japan
		  	Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office as an International
		  	Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent
		  	Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by the United States
		  	Patent and Trademark Office
  398	2815		Notice Concerning the Japan Patent Office's Action as an International Searching
		  	Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International
		  	Applications Received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  399	2816		Modification of the Arrangement between the United States Patent and Trademark
		  	Office and the Japan Patent Office Concerning Action of the Japan Patent Office
		  	as an International Searching Authority and Preliminary Examining Authority
		  	under the Patent Cooperation Treaty for International Applications Received by
		  	the United States Patent and Trademark Office
  400	2818		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited WO Document References in
		  	International Applications
  401	2819		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
  402	2821		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
  403	2822		Limited Competency for Certain International Searching Authorities With Respect
		  	to Applications Filed in the USPTO
  404	2823		Electronic Transfer of Priority Documents to the International Bureau
  405	2824		USPTO to Cease Supplying Paper Copies of Cited U.S. Patent References in
		  	International Applications
  406	2825		Sequence Listings and Tables Related Thereto in International Applications
		  	Filed in the United States Receiving Office
  407	2827		Australian Patent Office to Act as International Searching Authority and
		  	Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications Received by
		  	the USPTO
  408	2828		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
  409	2832		Korean Intellectual Property Office to Act as International Searching Authority
		  	and International Preliminary Examining Authority for International Applications
		  	Received by the USPTO
  410	2833		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
  411	2835		Search and Examination of International Applications Filed Under the Patent
		  	Cooperation Treaty
  412	2836		Notice Concerning European Patent Office Competence to Act as a Patent
		  	Cooperation Authority
  413	2847		Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority
  414	2848		Notices Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)
  415	2849		Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States
		  	for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
  416	2859		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure; Correction
  417	2861		Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
  418	2863		Announcement of Certain Amendments to the Regulations Under the Patent
		  	Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
  419	2889		Announcement on the Starting Date of Operations under the Eurasian Patent
		  	Convention
		
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  420	2891		Pre-Grant Publication Helpful Hint: File Continuation or Divisional Application
		  	with a New Specification and Copy of Oath or Declaration from Prior Application
  421	2892		Helpful Hints Regarding Publication of Patent Applications
  422	2896		New Product Available from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  423	2897		GLOBALPat and USAMark CD-ROM Products Now Available
  424	2898		Disposal of Paper Copies of U.S. Patents Removed From the Examiners' Search
		  	Rooms
  425	2900		Notification Regarding Voice Response System For Patent Maintenance Fees
  426	2901		Iraqi Sanctions Regulations
  427	2902		Elimination of Patent Search Templates
  428	2904		Changes in Publication Format of Patent and Trademark Office Notices and Changes
		  	in Display of Patent and Trademark Offices Notices Electronic Official Gazette
  429	2906		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the
		  	United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patents
  430	2908		Most Publicly Available Provisional Applications Can Now Be Viewed Over the
		  	Internet
  431	2909		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on the Web System
		  	on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web Site
  432	2911		Financial Services Available Over the Internet
  433	2912		Posting a List of Patents with 37 CFR 1.607(d) Notices on the PTO Web Site
  434	2913		Change to Internet Usage Policy to Permit Oral Authorization for Video
		  	Conferencing Tools by Patent Examiners
  435	2915		Changes to Practice for Documents Submitted to the United States Patent
		  	and Trademark Office
  436	2939		Updated Lists of Exceptions to the Centralized Delivery and Facsimile
		  	Transmission Policy for Patent Related Correspondence
  437	2945		Update of Facsimile Submissions of Assignment Documents to the USPTO
  438	2948		Facsimile Submission of Assignment Documents is Now Available to PTO Customers

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ITEM	PAGE
NUMBER	NUMBER		TITLE OF THE NOTICE
 439	2953		Fastener Insignia Register To Be Posted On PTO Web Cite
 440	2954		Fastener Insignia Register
 441	2955		Recordal Fees Associated with the Fastener Quality Act
 442	2957		Request for Information to Aid in the Implementation of the
			Recordation Requirements of Section 8 of the Fastener Quality Act
 443	2959		Change in Practice Regarding Acceptance by USPTO of Bank Checks for
			Fees Payable to the International Bureau
 444	2960		Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States
			Patent and Trademark Office
 445	2963		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 446	2976		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-related Rules
 447	2979		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 448	2993		Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and
			Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 449	2996		Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for
			Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
 450	2999		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 451	3060		Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid
			Protocol Implementation Act
 452	3101		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally and State Recognized Native American Tribes
 453	3105		Establishment of a Database Containing the Official Insignia of
			Federally Recognized Native American Tribes
 454	3108		International Trademark Classification Changes
 455	3113		International Trademark Classification Changes
 456	3117		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
 457	3118		Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and Correction of
			Trademark Registrations
 458	3123		Proposed Rule - Changes in the Requirements for Amendment and
			Correction of Trademark Registrations
 459	3128		Post Registration: Changes to Requirements for Maintaining
			Trademark Registrations
 460	3152		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 461	3182		Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition
			of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the
			Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
 462	3205		Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by
			Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
 463	3211		New Mailing Addresses for Letters of Protest and Native American
			Tribal Insignia Notifications
 464	3212		Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on
			Tuesday, January 2, 2007
 465	3213		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 466	3228		Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application
			Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
 467	3237		Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
 468	3241		The Trademark Operation Will No Longer Accept Responses to Office
			Actions that are Transmitted by E-Mail
 469	3243		New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related
			Correspondence
 470	3256		Correction - New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of
			Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
		
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 471	3258		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 472	3259		Reorganization of Correspondence and Other General Provisions
 473	3275		Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
 474	3276		Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via
			"Express Mail"
 475	3281		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 476	3320		Trademark Examination Guides 01-09 and 02-09 on Deceptiveness
			Refusals
 477	3322		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
 478	3356		Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration
			of a Final Office
 479	3360		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 480	3367		Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in
			Trademark Applications
 481	3371		Changes to Signature Options on TEAS Response to Office Action and
			Petition to Revive Forms
 482	3372		Changes to Representation of Others Before The United States Patent
			and Trademark Office
 483	3424		Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration
			of Final Office Actions in Trademark Cases
 484	3428		Exam Guide No. 1-03 Changes Affecting All Applications and
			Registrations
 485	3442		Exam Guide 2-06 Geographical Indications Used on Wines and Spirits
 486	3446		Notice of Reformatted Trademark Registration Certificate
 487	3447		Coming Soon: Lower-Cost Trademark Bulk Data from U.S. Patent and
			Trademark Office
 488	3448		Waiver of Pixel Requirement for Drawings Filed Electronically
 489	3450		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Marks That Include Design Elements from Trademark Search Library in
			Arlington, Virginia
 490	3457		Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered
			Word-Only Marks from Trademark Search Library in Arlington, Virginia
 491	3459		Request for Comments on Removal of Paper Search Collection of Marks
			That Include Design Elements
 492	3464		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site - Revised
 493	3465		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
 494	3468		Invitation to the Public to Submit Suggestions Regarding Database
			Design Codes and Pseudo-Marks
 495	3470		Notice of Availability of the Patent and Trademark Assignments on
			the Web System on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Web
			Site
 496	3472		THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR TRADEMARK RECORDS
 497	3476		Proposed Records Control Schedule
 498	3490		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 499	3535		Citation of Opinions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 500	3536		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules
 501	3560		Public Attendance At Board Hearings
 502	3562		ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT OR ORDER PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF
			INFORMATION REVEALED DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 503	3563		PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REVEALED
			DURING BOARD PROCEEDING
 504	3569		Standard Form Agreement or Order for Protecting Confidentiality of
			Information and Documents Disclosed During Proceedings Before the
			Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
 505	3570		Effect of December 1, 1993 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
			Procedures on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inter Partes
			Proceedings
 506	3573		Trademark Trial and Appeal Board New Title for Members of Trademark
			Trial and Appeal Board
 507	3574		Interlocutory Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
		
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 508	3575		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Sixth Edition
 509	3576		Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of
			the United States Patent and Trademark Office-Trademarks
 510	3577		Electronic Publication of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
 511	3579		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 512	3589		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Seventh Edition
 513	3590		Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure, Eighth Edition
 514	3591		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
 515	3593		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
 516	3594		Notice of Inclusion of Trademark Registration Certificate Maintenance
			Requirements Page in Trademark Document Retrieval Database
 517	3595		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 518	3606		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 519	3608		Coding of Design Marks in Registrations
 520	3612		Notice Concerning Larger Than Usual Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
 521	3613		Extension of Comment Period for Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment
			of Fees for Trademark Applications
 522	3614		Extension of Comment Period for Request for Comments Regarding Amending
			the First Filing Deadline for Affidavits or Declarations of Use or
			Excusable Nonuse
 523	3615		Notice of Inquiry Regarding Adjustment of Fees for Trademark Applications
 524	3617		Request for Comments Regarding Amending the First Filing Deadline for
			Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse
 525	3620		International Trademark Classification Changes
 526	3625		Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations
			of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
 527	3647		Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Trademark-Related Papers
			That Have Been Scanned Into the Trademark Initial Capture Registration
			System
 528	3649		Additional Courtesy Electronic Mail Addresses Now Permitted for
			Trademark Correspondence
 529	3650		Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
 530	3654		Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals
 531	3665		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of
			Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid
			Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
 532	3682		Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks,
			Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks
 533	3728		Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals
 534	3742		Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of
			Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid
			Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
 535	3763		Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks,
			Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks