United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 06 Nov 2007
OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE November 6, 2007 Volume 1324 Number 1 CONTENTS Page Patent and Trademark Office Notices Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay Maintenance Fee Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a Late Maintenance Fee from 10/08/2007 Reissue Applications Filed Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed Requests for Inter Partes Reexamination Filed Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations Due to Failure to Renew 37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication 37 CFR 1.47(a) Notice by Publication Registration to Practice Clarification of the Transitional Provisions Relating to Continuing Applications and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures 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. Disclaimers Errata Erratum Certificates of Correction Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Mailing and Hand Carry Addresses for Mail to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in Patent Depository Libraries Patent Technology Centers Reexaminations Statutory Invention Registrations Reissue Patents Granted (39,905) Plant Patents Granted (18,177) Patents Granted General and Mechanical (7,290,290) Chemical (7,291,183) Electrical (7,291,775) Design Patents Granted (554,326) Index of Patentees Indices of Reissue, Reexaminations, Design and Plant Patents Classification of Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations) Design and Plant Applications Statutory Invention Registrations Geographical Index of Residence of Inventors Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations) Design and Plant Applications Statutory Invention Registrations Change of Address Form Subscription Order Form ELECTRONIC OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office PATENTS (eOG:P) The Electronic Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Patents (eOG:P) provides the information contained in the paper version of the Official Gazette in electronic format on CD-ROM. Similar to the paper OG, the eOG:P is published every Tuesday and includes bibliographic information, a representative claim, and a drawing (if applicable) of each patent issued that week. Patents are accessible by type of patent (utility, plant, etc.), classification (class or class/subclass), patentee name, and geographical location. Links enable users to "jump" to a specific patent from these various indexes. The eOG:P is sold as an annual subscription or as single copies. Subscriptions are $300.00 per year, with single copies available for $15.00. For single copy purchases, please specify date and volume/issue number. Order forms are available in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format. Get the MS Word format here. or Get the Acrobat version here. Go here if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Information Products Division Crystal Park 3, Suite 441 Washington, D.C. 20231 (703) 306-2600 or email at IPD@uspto.gov COPIES OF PATENTS are furnished by the Patent and Trademark Office at $3.00 each; PLANT PATENTS in color, $15.00 each; copies of TRADEMARKS at $3.00 each. Address orders to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA., 22313-1450. Printing authorized by Section 11(a)3 of Title 35, U.S.P.T.O. The following documents are for sale by and are mailed under direction of the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office VISA or MasterCard may be used for telephone orders Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE (TRADEMARK SECTION), issued weekly. Stock No. 703-034-00000-4 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE NOTICES, issued weekly. Stock No. 703-035-00000-1