Chapter 0800

Restriction in Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111; Double Patenting

801-Introduction
802-Basis for Practice in Statute and Rules
- 802.01-Meaning of “Independent” and “Distinct”
- 802.02-Definition of Restriction
803-Restriction — When Proper
- 803.01-Review by Examiner with at Least Partial Signatory Authority
- 803.02-Markush Claims
- 803.03-Transitional Applications
  - 803.03(a)-Transitional Application — Linking Claim Allowable
  - 803.03(b)-Transitional Application — Generic Claim Allowable
- 803.04-Nucleotide Sequences
804-Definition of Double Patenting
- 804.01-Prohibition of Double Patenting Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 121
- 804.02-Avoiding a Double Patenting Rejection
- 804.03-Commonly Owned Inventions of Different Inventive Entities; Non-Commonly Owned Inventions Subject to a Joint Research Agreement
- 804.04-Submission to Technology Center Director
805-Effect of Improper Joinder in Patent
806-Determination of Distinctness or Independence of Claimed Inventions
- 806.01-Compare Claimed Subject Matter
- 806.03-Single Embodiment, Claims Defining Same Essential Features
- 806.04-Genus and/or Species Inventions
- 806.05-Related Inventions
- 806.06-Independent Inventions
807-Patentability Report Practice Has No Effect on Restriction Practice
808-Reasons for Insisting Upon Restriction
- 808.01-Reasons for Holding of Independence or Distinctness
  - 808.01(a)-Species
- 808.02-Establishing Burden
809-Linking Claims
- 809.02(a)-Election of Species Required
- 809.03-Restriction Between Linked Inventions
810-Action on the Merits
811-Time for Making Requirement
- 811.02-New Requirement After Compliance With Preceding Requirement
- 811.03-Repeating After Withdrawal Proper
- 811.04-Proper Even Though Grouped Together in Parent Application
812-Who Should Make the Requirement
- 812.01-Telephone Restriction Practice
814-Indicate Exactly How Application Is To Be Restricted
815-Make Requirement Complete
817-Outline of Letter for Restriction Requirement
818-Election and Reply
- 818.01-Election Fixed by Action on Claims
- 818.02-Election Other Than Express
- 818.03-Express Election and Traverse
819-Office Generally Does Not Permit Shift
821-Treatment of Claims Held To Be Drawn to Nonelected Inventions
- 821.01-After Election With Traverse
- 821.02-After Election Without Traverse
- 821.03-Claims for Different Invention Added After an Office Action
- 821.04-Rejoinder
  - 821.04(a)-Rejoinder Between Product Inventions; Rejoinder Between Process Inventions
  - 821.04(b)-Rejoinder of Process Requiring an Allowable Product
822-Claims to Inventions That Are Not Distinct in Plural Applications of Same Inventive Entity
- 822.01-Copending Before the Examiner
823-Unity of Invention Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty

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