Patent Related Notices 2002

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* active hyperlinks in this column retrieve USPTO documents posted prior to publication in the OG or Fed. Reg.

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Discontinuance of Attestation of Signature of Director on Patents and Certificates of Correction (posted 03 December 2002)
03DEC2002
  
Certain Fees to be Adjusted to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)(signed 04 November 2002).
26NOV2002
  
USPTO Announces Prototype of Image Processing (signed 19 November 2002)
17DEC2002
  
Notice of Publication of a 2002 Annual Index to the Electronic Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (eOG:P)(signed 23 September 2002)
29OCT2002
  
Notice of Change in Free Publication Format for the General Requirements Bulletin for Registration Examination and the
Examination Questions and Answers (signed 20 September 2002)
22OCT2002
  
New Fee Code Structure Effective October 1, 2002 (signed 18 September 2002)
15OCT2002
  
USPTO No Longer Offers Interim Procedures for Submissions on Compact Disc (signed 13 September 2002)
15OCT2002
  
Legal Framework for the Use of the Electronic Filing System (signed 9/09/02)
08OCT2002
  
Notice of No Increase in Patent Fees on October 1, 2002 (signed 27 September 2002)    
Electronic Submission of
Information Disclosure Statements (signed 20 August 2002)
17SEP2002
  
Expedited Issuance of Certificates of Correction when the Error is Attributable to the USPTO (signed 21 July 2002)
17SEP2002
  
Temporary Office Problems in Routing of Some Correspondence Transmitted By Facsimile (signed 10 July 2002)
06AUG2002
  
Notice of Change in Publication Format for the Official Gazette of the USPTO - Patents (23 July 2002)
13AUG2002
23JUL2002
Customer Number Required in order to Establish a Fee Address (signed 11 July 2002)
06AUG2002
  
Notice of Revised Appeal Docketing Procedures at BPAI
02JUL2002
  
Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via "Express Mail" (23 May 2002)
18JUN2002
23MAY2002
Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2003
04JUN2002
07MAY2002
Establishment of Box CONVERSION (posted 14 June 2002)
11JUN2002
  
Processing of Papers Filed after Allowance of an Application (signed 01 April 2002)
30APR2002
  
Legal Framework for the Use of the Electronic Filing System (posted 30 May 2002)
21APR2002
  
Lack of Response to Survey
by Registered Practitioners in Patent Cases
02APR2002
  
Patent Applications submitted to the USPTO between September 11, 2001 and December 1, 2001 via the United States Postal Service (signed 11 March 2002)    
Notice Regarding Modification of Time Limits Fixed in Article 22(1)(signed 05 March 2002)
09APR2002
  
Clarification of Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority(signed 05 March 2002)
09APR2002
  
Notice Concerning EPO Competence to Act as a PCT Authority (signed 16 January 2002)
19FEB2002
  
Memos Regarding Mail Delays from Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy to TC Directors (15 February 2002)    
Letter from Commissioner of Patents Godici to Registered Practitioners (signed 16 January 2002)    
Treatment of Amendments that if Entered Would Cancel All of the Claims in an Application (signed 09 January 2002)
05FEB2002
  
Revision of the Time Limit for National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
29JAN2002
04JAN2002
New "10" Series for Patent Applications (signed 31 December 2001)
29JAN2002
  
Patent Term Adjustment Determinations in Notices of Allowance Mailed Between November 13, 2001 and December 23, 2001(signed 31 December 2001)
29JAN2002
  
Processing of, and Requirements for, the Filing of Duplicate Applications and Papers in Patent Applications in view of USPS Mail Delays(signed 20 Decmeber 2001)
15JAN2002
  
Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications; Final rule(signed 19 December 2001)
22JAN2002
28DEC2001
Payment of the Issue Fee and Filing Related Correspondence by Facsimile(signed 19 December 2001)
15JAN2002
  
Payment of Patent Maintenance Fees over the Internet(signed 19 December 2001)
01JAN2002
  
Closing of the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, December 24, 2001(signed 31 December 2001)
08JAN2002
  
Notice Concerning Deposit Account Replenishments (signed 11 December 2001)    
Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx
01JAN2002
  
Questions and Answers Concerning the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx(posted 05 December 2001)    
Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx

1253 OG 103

1254 OG 33

25DEC2001

01JAN2002

  
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