Revised Sample Cover Sheet For Filing a Provisional Application For a Patent A sample cover sheet for filing a provisional application for a patent was published as Appendix A to the Notice of Final Rulemaking to implement 20-year patent term and provisional applications in the Federal Register on April 25, 1995 (60 FR 20195) and in the Official Gazette on May 2, 1995 (1174 OG 15). The sample cover sheet for filing a provisional application did not specifically indicate that the provisional application is an application for a patent as provided in 35 U.S.C. 111(b)(1). In order to allay any uncertainty that a provisional application filed under 37 CFR 1.53(b)(2) is indeed an application for a patent, a revised sample cover sheet for filing a provisional application for a patent is included for clarification. However, it is noted that the regulations do not require applicant to use the sample cover sheet. Any cover sheet containing the information required in 37 CFR 1.51(a)(2)(i) will be acceptable. November 21, 1995 STEPHEN G. KUNIN Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patent Policy and Projects